Skip Navigation About us Our work Explore Join us Donate Search NEWS Our development experts and staff in 18 Asian countries, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. are available for media briefings and speaking engagements on critical issues in Asia. Sign up for news and our blog. For assistance, please contact Global Communications: Amy Ovalle, Vice President, Global Communications Twitter feed Asia_Foundation The Asia Foundation Supports the Creation of a Network of Young Developers across Asia-Pacific NOVEMBER 15, 2021 NEWS Digital Members Asia Pacific is gathering young developers to expand coding language across the region The Asia Foundation, supported by Google and in association with the APEC Secretariat, launched Digital Makers Asia Pacific (DMAP), a network of young software developers and digital entrepreneurs across the Asia Pacific region. DMAP aims to expan… Read more Asia Foundation and APEC Announce Winner of APEC Digital Prosperity Award NOVEMBER 10, 2021 MEDIA COVERAGE The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) announce the winners of the fifth APEC App Challenge at the ministerial meeting in New Zealand. A joint initiative of The Asia Foundation, APEC Secretariat, and Google, this is the fifth App Challenge to spotlight talent and innovative software developers and designers from across the region. “This probl… Read more The Asia Foundation Selected for Google.org Impact Challenge to Empower Female Stewardship Over Indonesia’s Forest Resources NOVEMBER 8, 2021 NEWS The Asia Foundation is one of 34 selected fund recipients of the Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls, receiving USD 1 million for a forest stewardship empowerment project for women and girls in Indonesia. The project responds to the call for the global nonprofit community to create a more equitable economic reality for females through b… Read more The Asia Foundation Honors Yo-Yo Ma, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Dr. Eun Mee Kim at Annual Leadership Awards SAN FRANCISCO, NOVEMBER 4, 2021 NEWS On November 9, 2021, The Asia Foundation will celebrate Leaders on the Frontlines: Leaders for a Better World, honoring Yo-Yo Ma, Dr. Eun Mee Kim, and The Rockefeller Foundation for modeling courage, innovation, and perseverance as leaders and advancing our collective vision for a better world. The Asia Foundation’s annual leadership awards include… Read more Asia Foundation Appoints Héctor Salazar Salame as Country Representative in Timor-Leste NOVEMBER 2, 2021 NEWS The Asia Foundation announces the appointment of Héctor Salazar Salame as the country representative in Timor-Leste. With 15 years of experience in governance and social protection systems, industrial/labor relations, community participation, and electoral processes, Héctor is well equipped for work in Timor-Leste. Héctor join… Read more The Asia Foundation Selects Class of 2021-2022 William P. Fuller Fellows in Peacebuilding SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 28, 2021 NEWS The Asia Foundation is excited to announce the class of 2022 William P. Fuller Fellows in Peacebuilding. This group of fellows, which come from five countries in Asia, are an impressive group of emerging leaders with demonstrated leadership capacity and a commitment to advancing knowledge and practice across a range of peace-building efforts. The e… Read more The Asia Foundation presents at USAID Sustainable Infrastructure Webinar OCTOBER 28, 2021 NEWS USAID’s Mekong Safeguards Program hosted Promoting Sustainable Infrastructure via Innovative Financing–Real-world Cases and Best Practices in the Region. The webinar featured speakers from Oxfam, Climate Bonds Initiative, Mekong For the Future implemented by WWF, and opening remarks by Aaron Brownell, director for USAID’s Regional Environment Offic… Read more 2022 Asia Foundation Development Fellows Program Now Accepting Applications OCTOBER 18, 2021 NEWS The Asia Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2022 Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Emerging Leadership for Asia’s Future program. The 2022 fellowship class will be the eighth cohort of this program, which is designed to engage and empower a dynamic community of emerging leaders from across Asia. Applications will be accepted throug… Read more The Asia Foundation Publishes Six Stories of Resilience Fostering Inclusive Growth through Digital Tools OCTOBER 12, 2021 NEWS The Asia Foundation, with support from Google, launched the white paper Six Stories of Resilience: Digital Technologies as Drivers of Development in the Covid-19 Era. This publication presents examples of how digital technologies can help solve immediate, pressing problems for MSMEs and farmers and help support new generations of skilled digital ci… Read more Virtual Event – Launch of The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia, 2021: Identity-based Conflict and Extremism WASHINGTON, DC, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021 EVENTS Download event transcript The world has endured a tumultuous few years due to economic stagnation, political polarization, global power struggles, violence, and long-term fragility accelerated and compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. In Asia, political violence and organized conflicts continue to be fueled by the rising trend toward more authoritar… Read more More news About us Careers Donate Contact us Financial information STAY INFORMED © Copyright 2021 by The Asia Foundation