Skip Navigation About us Our work Explore Join us Donate Search LOTUS CIRCLE The Lotus Circle is a vibrant community of committed individuals and organizations supporting our Women’s Empowerment program to strengthen economic, social, and political rights and opportunities for women and girls in Asia. By joining the Lotus Circle, with an annual gift of $1000 or more, you can help transform the lives of women and girls across Asia. Join the Lotus Circle Covid-19 Lotus Rapid Response Fund The gendered impact of Covid-19 continues to play out across the globe, with acute effects on women and girls, including a dramatic rise in gender-based violence amid quarantines and lockdowns, women’s loss of economic security, increased caregiving demands that fall largely on women, and the increased risks to women of illness as they comprise most of the frontline health and community workers. With The Asia Foundation’s network of country offices and our longstanding relationships with local partners, we’ve identified urgent needs and mobilized quickly in response to what we’re seeing on the ground to get resources where they’re most needed. Read more The Lotus Leadership Awards Each year, The Asia Foundation’s Lotus Leadership Awards recognize outstanding individuals and organizations that have made major contributions to advancing the rights and opportunities of women and girls. Proceeds from the gala go towards innovative programs for women and girls across the Asia-Pacific region. Learn more Lotus Circle Highlights 2021 Lotus Leadership Awards APRIL 28, 2021 VIDEO Journey to Cambodia: Women and Girls Leading Change TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 EVENTS More From the Lotus Circle Meet the Lotus Circle Advisors The Lotus Circle Advisors are a group of committed philanthropists and business leaders who provide advice and generous support to The Asia Foundation’s Women’s Empowerment Program to create more opportunities for disadvantaged girls and women across Asia to improve their lives. Susan L. Beningson Swati Bhisé Jennifer Cabalquinto Debby Carter Cheng-Ling Chen Gina Lin Chu Joan Cummins Winnie C. Feng Priya Ghandikota Laurette Hartigan Lilly Huang Lin Jamison Rene Kim Sydnie Kohara Lucy Lee Meredith Ludlow Lisa M. Lum Janet Montag Hee-Jung Moon Smita Pillai Carol Rattray Missie Rennie Faye Sahai Nobuko Sakurai Umbreen Sheikh Masako H. Shinn Deshi Singh Songyee Yoon Alice Young Leyli Zohrenejad HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS ASIA 2021 Leaders on the Frontlines: Leaders for a Better World NOVEMBER 11, 2021 SLIDESHOW Podcast: Water, Gender, and Poverty Collide in Cambodian Watershed Chap Sreyphea NOVEMBER 10, 2021 BLOG Asia Foundation and APEC Announce Winner of APEC Digital Prosperity Award NOVEMBER 10, 2021 MEDIA COVERAGE 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 Honors Yo-Yo Ma, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Dr. Eun Mee Kim at Annual Leadership Awards SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 4, 2021 NEWS Podcast: The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia By Adam Burke OCTOBER 27, 2021 BLOG Leaders on the Frontlines: Leaders for a Better World Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 6PM PT Register Questions about donating? Contact us at: +1 415-743-3380 or giving@asiafoundation.org About us Careers Donate Contact us Financial information STAY INFORMED © Copyright 2021 by The Asia Foundation