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OverOver tthehe yeayears,rs, our long-standing Books for passionpassion ooff yoyoungung pepeopleople and iinvestingnvesting in thetheirir ASIA FOUNDATION AsiaAsia pprogramrogram hhasas rreachedeached millions of reareadersders futurefuture is an enenduringduring chcharacteristicaracteristic ooff The of aallll agageses anandd ssectorsectors of societsociety,y, equippiequippingng AsiaAsia FFoundation’soundation’s wowork.rk. IInn AAfghanistan,fghanistan, foforr students,students, prprofessionals,ofessionals, and policymakers wiwithth example,example, wwee aarere preppreparingaring AfghaAfghann ggirlsirls iinn PROGRAMS toolstools aandnd resresourcesources to contcontributeribute effectiveffectivelyely ttoo KandaharKandahar proprovincevince for the nnationalational pupublicblic HELPING SOCIETIES FLOURISHFLOURISH theirtheir ccountry’sountry’s ddevelopment.evelopment. In the past yyear,ear, universityuniversity entrance exaexam.m. 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In CChina,hina, dodomesticmestic givigivingng skyskyrocketedrocketed in 2008 afterafter the ddevastatingevastating SSichuanichuan asiafoundation.orgasiafoundation.org ThroughThrough ththisis initiative, we araree ccontributingontributing to earthquake,earthquake, mamarkingrking a tturningurning ppointoint foforr 87% 80% a love ofof rereadingading foforr chilchildren,dren, whilwhilee at the ChineseChinese phphilanthropyilanthropy whiwhichch wwasas limitlimiteded Budget Allocated Staff are local same timetime buildibuildingng a rarapidlypidly eexpandingxpanding untiluntil ththen.en. 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We work with innovative leaders and communities to BringingBringing ttogetherogether new momodesdes ooff ththinking,inking, workwork is oonlynly popossiblessible bbecauseecause of deddedicatedicated build effective institutions and advance pathbreaking approaches,approaches, aandnd ttoolsools wiwithth the ddriverive and friendsfriends and ssupportersupporters like yyou.ou. ThThankank yyou.ou. reforms. Together with our partners, we are committed to OUR DDavidavid AArnoldrnold SunderSunder RaRamaswamymaswamy Asia’s continued development as a peaceful, just, and thriving PrPresidentesident aandnd ChaChairmanirman of the BoBoardard region of the world. ChiefChief ExExecutiveecutive OOfficerfficer and ExExecutiveecutive CoCommitteemmittee ISISHH HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR IMPACT Advancing debate Connecting migrant workers Cross-border cooperation Advocating for the marginalized Gender-sensitive police stations U.S.-Thai Bilateral on conflict solutions to resources on water Organized Track 1.5 dialogue led 3,100+ indigenous people Equipped 230+ peace process Provided financial access points, Supported community-policing ACROSS ASIA THIS YEAR Equipped 200 elected women by former Thai Prime Minister secured their national ID cards stakeholders, including mobile course materials, and job training for 568 Officers-In-Charge from local government and Chuan Leekpai and former U.S. and birth certificates. 10 ethnic armed organizations, information, reaching 527,000+ and a national workshop on Assistant Secretary of State and female political party leaders to advance policy solutions. through mobile devices and 15,000+ gender-based violence to 42 Ambassador Stapleton Roy. to improve community resilience viewers/day through social media. 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AFGHANISTAN PACIFIC ISLAND Educating women and girls Promoting peace and tolerance NATIONS 120+ Afghan schools, 12,000 Mobilized 11 Early Response Unit Empowering citizens to know TIMOR-LESTE Storybooks in 10 languages female teachers and students members, 15 lead peacekeepers, and protect their legal rights Online platforms where businesses Vote First for first-time voters Protecting women and children for migrant children trained in science, mathematics, and 78 community peacekeepers. Provided legal aid and services access APEC economies Campaign to encourage citizens to Supported court monitoring Wrote and published seven and computer literacy. to 14,000+ people, and legal counsel 24-hour app building competition participate at the ballot, especially and advocacy through the Nabilan Mobile banking for women new bilingual books, created to 255 people in four provinces. bringing 14 teams young voters and women, Program, including legal aid business owners 5,000 new hard-copy books, of software developers executed 21 election workshops for 2000+ clients. Supported digital financial and provided unlimited access and designers together from in 9 districts for 2,200+ participants. services in remote areas via text to our Let’s Read digital library. nine APEC economies. to 4.9 million, initiating process of mobile bank transactions.

CAMBODIA Atlas of Gender and Environment Local Philanthropy sector growing Improving quality of life 60 interactive maps provide data Promoted grantmaking to CSOs US-ASEAN Conference for urban residents on ways climate change to sustain diversity of China’s on Legal Issues Developed first-ever Coalitions for Change and disasters impact women civil society; 61,000+ utilized Countering violent extremism Implemented YSEALI (Young Read our stories at asiafoundation.org training framework for Supported changes in transport and men in . grantmaking website. In border communities vulnerable Southeast Asian Leadership 3,270+ civil servants to infrastructure, broadband internet, to recruitment, engaged Initiative) Summit for 150 improve access to services. education, credible elections, and 200+ at-risk youth, trained innovators and entrepreneurs from security sector resulting in 38 109 community paralegals the U.S. and ASEAN to connect reforms and 15 new policies. and 49 community police. with each other and experts. MYANMAR NEPAL INDIA INDONESIA SRI LANKA THAILAND HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR IMPACT Advancing debate Connecting migrant workers Cross-border cooperation Advocating for the marginalized Gender-sensitive police stations U.S.-Thai Bilateral on conflict solutions to resources on water Organized Track 1.5 dialogue led 3,100+ indigenous people Equipped 230+ peace process Provided financial access points, Supported community-policing ACROSS ASIA THIS YEAR Equipped 200 elected women by former Thai Prime Minister secured their national ID cards stakeholders, including mobile course materials, and job training for 568 Officers-In-Charge from local government and Chuan Leekpai and former U.S. and birth certificates. 10 ethnic armed organizations, information, reaching 527,000+ and a national workshop on Assistant Secretary of State and female political party leaders to advance policy solutions. through mobile devices and 15,000+ gender-based violence to 42 Ambassador Stapleton Roy. to improve community resilience viewers/day through social media. Divisional Commanders. to frequent floods.

AFGHANISTAN BANGLADESH LAOS PACIFIC ISLAND Educating women and girls Promoting peace and tolerance KOREA NATIONS PAKISTAN 120+ Afghan schools, 12,000 Mobilized 11 Early Response Unit Empowering citizens to know TIMOR-LESTE Storybooks in 10 languages female teachers and students members, 15 lead peacekeepers, and protect their legal rights Online platforms where businesses Vote First for first-time voters Protecting women and children for migrant children VIETNAM trained in science, mathematics, and 78 community peacekeepers. Provided legal aid and services access APEC economies Campaign to encourage citizens to Supported court monitoring Wrote and published seven and computer literacy. to 14,000+ people, and legal counsel 24-hour app building competition participate at the ballot, especially and advocacy through the Nabilan Mobile banking for women new bilingual books, created to 255 people in four provinces. bringing 14 teams young voters and women, Program, including legal aid business owners 5,000 new hard-copy books, of software developers executed 21 election workshops for 2000+ clients. Supported digital financial and provided unlimited access and designers together from in 9 districts for 2,200+ participants. services in remote areas via text to our Let’s Read digital library. nine APEC economies. to 4.9 million, initiating process of mobile bank transactions.

CAMBODIA CHINA MONGOLIA Atlas of Gender and Environment Local Philanthropy sector growing SINGAPORE Improving quality of life 60 interactive maps provide data Promoted grantmaking to CSOs PHILIPPINES US-ASEAN Conference MALAYSIA for urban residents on ways climate change to sustain diversity of China’s on Legal Issues Developed first-ever Coalitions for Change and disasters impact women civil society; 61,000+ utilized Countering violent extremism Implemented YSEALI (Young Read our stories at asiafoundation.org training framework for Supported changes in transport and men in Cambodia. grantmaking website. In border communities vulnerable Southeast Asian Leadership 3,270+ civil servants to infrastructure, broadband internet, to recruitment, engaged Initiative) Summit for 150 improve access to services. education, credible elections, and 200+ at-risk youth, trained innovators and entrepreneurs from security sector resulting in 38 109 community paralegals the U.S. and ASEAN to connect reforms and 15 new policies. and 49 community police. with each other and experts. MYANMAR NEPAL INDIA INDONESIA SRI LANKA THAILAND HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR IMPACT Advancing debate Connecting migrant workers Cross-border cooperation Advocating for the marginalized Gender-sensitive police stations U.S.-Thai Bilateral on conflict solutions to resources on water Organized Track 1.5 dialogue led 3,100+ indigenous people Trained 230+ peace process Provided financial access points, Supported community-policing ACROSS ASIA THIS YEAR Equipped 200 elected women by former Thai Prime Minister secured their national ID cards stakeholders, including mobile course materials, and job training for 568 Officers-In-Charge from local government and Chuan Leekpai and former U.S. and birth certificates. 10 ethnic armed organizations, information, reaching 527,000+ and a national workshop on Assistant Secretary of State and female political party leaders to advance policy solutions. through mobile devices and 15,000+ gender-based violence to 42 Ambassador Stapleton Roy. to improve community resilience viewers/day through social media. Divisional Commanders. to frequent floods.

AFGHANISTAN BANGLADESH LAOS PACIFIC ISLAND Educating women and girls Promoting peace and tolerance KOREA NATIONS PAKISTAN 120+ Afghan schools, 12,000 Mobilized 11 Early Response Unit Empowering citizens to know TIMOR-LESTE Storybooks in 10 languages female teachers and students members, 15 lead peacekeepers, and protect their legal rights Online platforms where businesses Vote First for first-time voters Protecting women and children for migrant children VIETNAM trained in science, mathematics, and 78 community peacekeepers. Provided legal aid and services access APEC economies Campaign to encourage citizens to Supported court monitoring Wrote and published seven and computer literacy. to 14,000+ people, and legal counsel 24-hour app building competition participate at the ballot, especially and advocacy through the Nabilan Mobile banking for women new bilingual books, created to 255 people in four provinces. bringing 14 teams young voters and women, Program, including legal aid business owners 5,000 new hard-copy books, of software developers executed 21 election workshops for 2000+ clients. Supported digital financial and provided unlimited access and designers together from in 9 districts for 2,200+ participants. services in remote areas via text to our Let’s Read digital library. nine APEC economies. to 4.9 million, initiating process of mobile bank transactions.

CAMBODIA CHINA MONGOLIA Atlas of Gender and Environment Local Philanthropy sector growing SINGAPORE Improving quality of life 60 interactive maps provide data Promoted grantmaking to CSOs PHILIPPINES YSEALI SUMMIT MALAYSIA for urban residents on ways climate change to sustain diversity of China’s Implemented YSEALI (Young Developed first-ever Coalitions for Change and disasters impact women civil society; 61,000+ utilized Countering violent extremism Southeast Asian Leadership Read our stories at asiafoundation.org training framework for Supported changes in transport and men in Cambodia. grantmaking website. In border communities vulnerable Initiative) Summit for 150 3,270+ civil servants to infrastructure, broadband internet, to recruitment, engaged innovators and entrepreneurs improve access to services. education, credible elections, and 200+ at-risk youth, trained from the U.S. and ASEAN security sector resulting in 38 109 community paralegals to connect with each other reforms and 15 new policies. and 49 community police. and experts. MYANMAR NEPAL INDIA INDONESIA SRI LANKA THAILAND HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR IMPACT Advancing debate Connecting migrant workers Cross-border cooperation Advocating for the marginalized Gender-sensitive police stations U.S.-Thai Bilateral on conflict solutions to resources on water Organized Track 1.5 dialogue led 3,100+ indigenous people Equipped 230+ peace process Provided financial access points, Supported community-policing ACROSS ASIA THIS YEAR Equipped 200 elected women by former Thai Prime Minister secured their national ID cards stakeholders, including mobile course materials, and job training for 568 Officers-In-Charge from local government and Chuan Leekpai and former U.S. and birth certificates. 10 ethnic armed organizations, information, reaching 527,000+ and a national workshop on Assistant Secretary of State and female political party leaders to advance policy solutions. through mobile devices and 15,000+ gender-based violence to 42 Ambassador Stapleton Roy. to improve community resilience viewers/day through social media. Divisional Commanders. to frequent floods.

AFGHANISTAN BANGLADESH LAOS PACIFIC ISLAND Educating women and girls Promoting peace and tolerance KOREA NATIONS PAKISTAN 120+ Afghan schools, 12,000 Mobilized 11 Early Response Unit Empowering citizens to know TIMOR-LESTE Storybooks in 10 languages female teachers and students members, 15 lead peacekeepers, and protect their legal rights Online platforms where businesses Vote First for first-time voters Protecting women and children for migrant children VIETNAM trained in science, mathematics, and 78 community peacekeepers. Provided legal aid and services access APEC economies Campaign to encourage citizens to Supported court monitoring Wrote and published seven and computer literacy. to 14,000+ people, and legal counsel 24-hour app building competition participate at the ballot, especially and advocacy through the Nabilan Mobile banking for women new bilingual books, created to 255 people in four provinces. bringing 14 teams young voters and women, Program, including legal aid business owners 5,000 new hard-copy books, of software developers executed 21 election workshops for 2000+ clients. Supported digital financial and provided unlimited access and designers together from in 9 districts for 2,200+ participants. services in remote areas via text to our Let’s Read digital library. nine APEC economies. to 4.9 million, initiating process of mobile bank transactions.

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