The Asia Foundation works with Korea to promote international development cooperation in the Asia- Pacific, peace on the Korean Peninsula, and strong Korea-U.S. relations. Since 1954, The Asia Foundation has supported Korea’s dramatic development from an aid recipient to a donor nation whose advanced economy and robust democracy are considered models for others. With 18 Asian offices, the Foundation is uniquely positioned to work alongside Korea as it expands its development assistance programs, and the Foundation’s Korea office is a hub for regional cooperation in Northeast Asia. The Foundation partners with Korean NGOs and the Korean government to build capacity and expand their official development assistance through joint development projects, training, and knowledge exchanges.

TAF Color Palette ENHANCING KOREA’S ROLE AS A GLOBAL COOPERATION WITH KOREA’S DEVELOPMENT PARTNER DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS Since 2010, The Asia Foundation and the Korea With the KDI School of Public Policy and Man- Development Institute (KDI) have collaborated to agement, The Asia Foundation sponsors training share knowledge among emerging and traditional programs for government aid workers, NGO development actors. An outgrowth of the Fourth leaders, and postgraduate students of interna- KOREA High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in 2011, tional development studies. Fellowship programs facilitated by the Foundation and KDI, the Asian introduce Korean development specialists to issues The Asia Foundation Approaches to Development Cooperation (AADC) and strategies in developing countries, and bring has been a partner dialogue series convenes “nontraditional” Asian international specialists to study Korea’s economic in Korea’s dramatic donor countries, traditional development partners, development experience, work on projects, and economic and political develop- and aid recipients to critique conventional aid conduct research. The Foundation and the KDI ment since 1954. architectures and share perspectives on emerging School also hold an annual public conference on Asian approaches, a process that has grown more development cooperation. The Foundation vigorous as the development discourse is increas- works with the ingly influenced by Asian trends. In 2016, AADC In 2016, a delegation of 11 development specialists Korean government expanded the discussion to include the vital visited for the study tour “International and Korean NGOs to development role of Asian civil society, and the Development Cooperation for Balanced Regional expand Korea’s role evolving, untapped opportunities of public-private Development.” A 12-member delegation visited as a development partner and a demo- partnerships and collaboration between civil for “International Development Coop- cratic and economic society and business. eration in Countries in Political, Economic, and leader in Asia. Social Transition.” And the Korea office brought 15 participants from Myanmar to Korea, includ- Since 1996, The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia The Asia Foundation ing first-term members of the Myanmar parlia- program has donated more than 170,000 books is a nonprofit international ment, parliamentary secretariat staff, and NGO and publications to North Korean institutions, development organization representatives, to study Korea’s parliamentary including the national library of North Korea, the committed to improving development and practices. Grand People’s Study House, and various univer- lives across a dynamic sity libraries, in the areas of science, technology, and developing Asia. medicine, economics, English, art, history, inter- PARTNERING WITH KOREA IN Headquartered in San national relations, and law. Major donors include DEVELOPING ASIA Francisco, The Asia McGraw Hill, Lynne Rienner, and W.W. Norton The Asia Foundation works closely on regional Foundation works through & Company. development with the official Korean Interna- a network of offices in 18 tional Cooperation Agency (KOICA). In 2012, FELLOWSHIP & SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS Asian countries and in the Foundation and KOICA launched a three-year Washington, DC. Working The Asia Foundation has long supported a modest collaboration on local economic governance in with public and private program of fellowships and scholarships to in- four cities in eastern Sri Lanka hard hit by civil partners, the Foundation war and natural disasters. The program focused crease U.S.-Korean understanding. Since 1976, in receives funding from a on rehabilitating infrastructure to encourage partnership with the Henry Luce Foundation, the diverse group of economic growth, including improving tourist Korea Office has helped place more than 20 young facilities, upgrading solid waste management, and Americans as Luce Scholars at various Korean bilateral and multilateral building a new parking garage. A 2015 KOICA institutions of government, academia, and civil development agencies, grant allowed the construction of ’s first society. Every two years, the Foundation sponsors foundations, corporations, women’s business center and incubator, a three- a promising Korean journalist for a yearlong Nie- and individuals. way collaboration between The Asia Foundation, man Fellowship at Harvard University, considered KOICA, and the City of Ulaanbaatar. one of the most prestigious fellowships in Korea. Since 1963, a total of 26 Korean journalists from PROMOTING REGIONAL COOPERATION leading newspapers and broadcasters have been Nieman Fellows. The Asia Foundation supports Korea’s efforts to address Northeast Asian security challenges while FRIENDS OF THE ASIA FOUNDATION KOREA maintaining its alliance with the . The Foundation supports selective engagement The Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea (FO- with North Korea, including constructive dialogue TAF) is a nonprofit organization created in 2004. and concrete cooperation on projects to expose FOTAF’s directors are some of Korea’s most distin- North Koreans to professionals and best practices guished statesmen and business people, including in the U.S. and Asia. For 20 years, as diplomatic former prime minister Lee Hong-koo, former circumstances have permitted, the Foundation has foreign minister Han Sung-joo, and former chair brought North Korean delegations to the United of the JoongAng Media Network Hong Seok- States and facilitated regional programs for North hyun. FOTAF offers advisory and financial sup- Koreans in the fields of international law and port, particularly focusing on Korea’s international economics, agricultural science, and the teaching relations, its role in regional development, and programs that support constructive engagement HEADQUARTERS of English. 465 California Street, with North Korea. Friends of The Asia Foundation 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 USA In , the Foundation provides educa- Korea also provides educational opportunities in Tel: (415) 982-4640 tional opportunities for young people of North developing Asia. Since 2009, FOTAF has provided [email protected] Korean origin. It supported 10 North Korean stu- scholarships for 60 female students annually in WASHINGTON, DC 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW dents in the English-language program of the Brit- the Mekong Delta region, one of ’s most Suite 815 vulnerable areas for trafficking of women. Washington, D.C. 20036 USA ish Council, and administers a program funded by Tel: (202) 588-9420 the Coalition for North Korean Women’s Rights [email protected] The work of the Korea office is supported by international public and private to help North Korean women in South Korea find donors. We invite you to join this partnership by visiting our website, www. KOREA employment and gain vocational, entrepreneurial, asiafoundation.or.kr, or contacting our external relations officer, min.bang@ 7th Floor, Bunam Building asiafoundation.org. 447 Samil-daero, Jongno-gu and leadership training. Seoul, Korea 03148 Tel: (82) 2-732-2044 In Korea, The Asia Foundation and the Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea [email protected] are also supported by Air Busan, New Paradigm Institute, Hansae Yes24 Foundation, Lotte, Booyoung Co., Korea Development Institute, Korea Develop- www.asiafoundation.org ment Institute School, The Sungkok Foundation for Journalism, and YBM. 06/17