ANNUAL REPORT 2011

Overview2-3 MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT4-5 FACTS AND STATIST ICS6-7 THE VOICES OF THE ASIA FOUNDATION

Country Programs8-9 AFGHANISTAN10 BANGLADESH11 CAMBODIA

12-13 CHINA14-15 INDIA

16 INDONESIA17 KOREA18 LAOS19 MALAYSIA

20-21 MONGOLIA22 NEPAL23 PAKISTAN

24-25 PHIL IPPINES26-27 SRI LANKA28-29 THAILAND

30 TIMOR-LESTE31 VIETNAM

Cross-Regional Programs32 WASHINGTON, DC33 BOOKS FOR ASIA

34-35 GIVE2ASIA36 LUCE SCHOLARS37 EXCHANGES

Reports38 FINANCIAL REPORT

39-40 DONORS41-43 LEADERSHIP44 CONTACT US

Asia is experiencing tremendous growth, but there are extraordinarydevelopment challenges. Improving lives, creating opportunity, andincreasing equality by enhancing the quality of national and localgovernance, fostering inclusive and sustainable growth, managingand reducing violent conflict – these are goals The Asia Foundationis actively pursuing across the Asia-Pacific.

Message from the Chairman of the Board and President

2011 was a year of momentous change across Asia: landmarkelections in ailand, dramatic reform in Burma, anti-corruption protests in India, a generational transfer of lead-ership in North Korea. Economically, Asia grew faster thanthe rest of the world. At the same time, persistent conflicts,from Afghanistan to the Philippines, drained resources vitalfor development. And natural disasters—major floods inPakistan and ailand and Japan’s devastating earthquakeand tsunami—provided stark reminders of Asia’s dauntingenvironmental challenges.

For nearly 60 years, we’ve worked with our partners on theground—governments, citizen groups, grassroots networks,associations, women’s organizations—to promote positivechange and development in Asia. Last year, our staff in 17 country offices partnered with Asian leaders and change-agents to improve the social and economic well-being ofmillions of people in Asia. Reflecting on our work over thepast year, four areas stand out:

First, our longstanding commitment to strengthen demo-cratic institutions and promote good governance. Our 2011Survey of the Afghan People reminds us of the impact thatimproved service delivery, greater public accountability, andincreased citizen participation can make in people’s dailylives. In Bangladesh, we are helping strengthen the parlia-ment and introduce community oriented policing to reduce

the distance between citizens and government. In Cambodia,the Foundation works with government and civil society organizations to respond to citizen demands for good gover-nance. And in China, Foundation research is documentingthe very real links between more accountable governanceand improved public service delivery at the provincial level.

Second, our work in economic development. Using our ownpioneering survey instruments to assess the local economy,our staff in Indonesia surveyed more than 12,000 small and medium enterprises to identify barriers to growth. Poor infrastructure, internal trade barriers, and burdensome regulations emerged as constraints; these issues are nowbeing addressed through advocacy and dialogue between associations of business owners and local officials. Similarly,our partnership with regional chambers of commerce and

David D. Arnold, President (left) Michael H. Armacost, Chairman of the Board (right)

local banks in war-ravaged Sri Lanka is helping women entre-preneurs and other business owners obtain loans to expandtheir operations and create new jobs. Two new books—Builton Dreams, Grounded in Reality: Economic Policy Reform in the Philippines, and Innovations in Strengthening Local Economic Governance in Asia—distill lessons from our work.

ird, our efforts to promote peace and reconciliation amonggroups engaged in subnational conflicts. More than half thecountries in which we work are conflict-affected, and the averageduration of these intractable conflicts in South and SoutheastAsia is 32 years. A new partnership initiative funded by the UKDepartment for International Development enabled the Foun-dation to significantly expand its conflict management andpeacebuilding programs in 2011. Efforts are now underway tohelp reduce active conflicts that undermine development inAfghanistan, southern ailand, and Mindanao in the Philip-pines, as well as to foster post-conflict reconciliation in Nepal,Sri Lanka, and Timor-Leste. Because women are particularly affected by conflict, and gender issues are central to solutions, ourwork often involves specific gender components, such as a decade-long partnership with the Mindanao Commission on Women.

Lastly, our ongoing efforts to examine aid effectiveness. Our collaboration with the Australian Agency for International Development is a strategic partnership to explore new methodsto enhance current approaches to development. We also organized

a series of regional workshops devoted to emerging Asian approaches to development cooperation, culminating in a majorseminar in Busan, co-hosted by the Korea Development Institute.

In the following pages you’ll hear—in the voices of our staff—about ways e Asia Foundation is making progress on some of the most difficult challenges in Asia. With the support of committed donors and dedicated local partners, we are makinga difference in the quality of life for millions of people in Asia—both in this generation and the next.

David D. ArnoldPresident

Michael H. ArmacostChairman of the Board and Executive Committee

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of the global population (of 7 billion) reside in Asia.60%

Of the world’s 21 mega-cities in 2010, 12 are in Asia, including 7 of the largest 10 cities.

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$1.25<Despite its impressive growth and development, the Asia-Pacific region is still home to some 947 million people living under $1.25 a day, roughly two-thirds of the global poor.

Of the top global economies, three—China, India, and Japan— are in Asia. The Asia-Pacific region will remain, by far, the region with the most dynamic growth in the world.

The middle class is the main source of the leaders and activists who create and operate many of the nongovernmental organizations that work for greater accountability in government.

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China has 22 percent of the world’s population, but only 5 percent of the world’s water resources.

Subnational conflict affects nearly two-thirds of the countries in South and Southeast Asia.

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Asia has fewer fresh water resourcesthan any other continent in the world.

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Asia and the Pacific is home to the largest number of illiterate adults worldwide.

Mobile internet usage is bigger in Asia than anywhere else in the world. There will be more than 1.4 billion mobile internet users in Asia by 2015.

In most countries in Asia and the Pacific women earn less than men; have limited access to bank loans, land, and property; face discrimination in education and healthcare; and are underrepresented in policy and decision-making.

AfghanistanMohammad Osman Tariq writes from Kabul that our landmark annual survey shows Afghanistan’s religious institutions remain among the most trusted. | PAGES 8-9

BangladeshGolam Azam Faruque reports from Bogra on our launching of 518 village forums to bring together police and citizens to fight crime. | PAGE 10

CambodiaMoul Samneang writes from Tonlé Sap that the Foundation has protected forests, fisheries, and rural livelihoods. | PAGE 11

ChinaChen Liuting reports from Beijing on our work to improve the transparency, accountability, and governance of China’s blossoming charity sector in the aftermath of the country’s 2008 earthquake.| PAGES 12-13

IndiaMandakini Devasher Surie files from New Delhi on the landmark Right to Information Act and the empowering legal advice centers we helped launch. | PAGES 14-15

IndonesiaErman Rahman writes from Jakarta that our pioneering economic surveys highlighted Indonesia’s decaying infrastructure—poor roads, blackouts—as an impediment to growth. | PAGE 16

KoreaKyung-Sook Lee reports from Seoul on a special side event we hosted at HLF-4 in Busan, the largest-ever gathering to discuss international development cooperation. | PAGE 17

LaosSomphou Keomounmany writes from Vientiane that despite challenges, we have brought free legal aid to thousands of people in Laos, dramatically changing their lives. | PAGE 18

MalaysiaHerizal Hazri files from Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia’s efforts to achieve and sustain high-income nation status, and its development cooperation framework. | PAGE 19

MongoliaBolormaa Purevjav reports from Ulaanbaatar where we brought together local officials and industry representatives to talk about the social and environmental responsibilities of mining companies. | PAGES 20-21

NepalKirti Thapa writes from Kathmandu about the National Action Plan to end the nation’s crisis of gender-based violence. | PAGE 22

PakistanAmena Raja and Nadia Tariq Ali report from Islamabad on our campaign to mobilize, empower, and protect more than a million women. | PAGE 23

PhilippinesMaribel Buenaobra reports on how conflict in Mindanao is bringing out the resiliency of women to participate in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.| PAGES 24-25

Sri LankaA. Subakaran writes about the struggle for capital and credit in former battleground cities like Jaffna and our work with regional chambers of commerce and banks to help small businesses expand.| PAGES 26-27

ThailandRuengrawee Pichaikul reports from Bangkok on our efforts to support safe clean-up of flooded industrial estates and to include the public in flood prevention efforts.| PAGES 28-29

Asia Foundation staff contributed first-hand reports on defining issues and developments in their work on the ground for this report. Their insights typify the nuanced perspectives and local knowledge and our commitment to reformers. Go online to hear live interviews with some of them.

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VietnamDang Thi Hanh files on the country’s 26 million migrant workers and our efforts to provide thousands with health consultations, employment services, IT and language skills, and legal counseling. | PAGE 31

Washington D.C.Nguyen Vu Tung from the Embassy of Vietnam and former Foundation grantee writes about the value of our Southeast Asia Roundtable’s in-depth discussions on developments in and policy toward the region. | PAGE 32

Books for AsiaDinh Kieu Nhung reports on the passion for reading in Vietnam and the investments we continue to make in the country’s libraries and librarians. | PAGE 33

Give2AsiaGillian Yeoh writes about Give2Asia donors supporting young change agents and social entrepreneurs in hard-hit Tohoku, Japan. | PAGES 34-35

Luce ScholarsOuleye Ndoye reports on her experience as a Scholar in an orphanage in Thailand and the construction of a bridge connecting Laos to a small Thailand town that may spawn a dangerous hub of labor and sex trafficking. | PAGE 36

ExchangesWajahat Ali writes about the role of media in Pakistan and the responsibility of news outlets to remain neutral and objective. | PAGE 37

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Timor-LesteLillian Dang writes from Dili on the importance of legal assistance to ensure justice for the disadvan-taged in places where laws are not well understood. | PAGE 30

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Our Kabul office is committed to working toward building effectivecentral and provincial government and supportingAfghan citizens to build astable, prosperous society.We assist in the develop-ment of subnational gover-nance; strengthen keyexecutive branch agencies;and support civic educa-tion, government-media relations, women’s empowerment, education,Islam and development; and free and fair elections.AFGHANISTAN

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AFGHANISTAN’S RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AMONG MOST TRUSTEDFamily conflicts, tribal disputes, and legal disputes brought to religious leaders

In Afghanistan’s history, the only consistent, local gover-nance institution available to the public has been religiousleaders, known as mullahs or imams. Our 2011 Survey of the Afghan People revealed that religious leaders still receive the highest vote of confidence among local institutions.Seventy percent of 6,348 Afghan citizens polled say thereshould be regular consultation with religious leaders aboutproblems in their area, while 74 percent rank religious leadersas one of the three most trusted institutions. ese figuresare the highest since 2006. Our survey is the broadest andmost comprehensive poll conducted in the country; thisyear, while 46 percent maintain the country is headed in

the right direction, more respondents than at any timesince we began polling in 2004 say Afghanistan is headedin the wrong direction. At the same time, the survey reflectsprogress in day-to-day needs being met. Improvements insecurity, transparency, and reductions in corruption are critical to encouraging the Afghan people to trust their stateinstitutions. In the meantime, religious leaders will continueto play a critical role in their local communities.

—M O H A M M A D OS M A N TA R I Q

Director of Islam and Development, Kabul

Weak governance remains the primary impediment to Bangladesh’s social and economic development and poverty reductiongoals. 2011 was a year of rising prices, war criminal trials, and an intensification of a bitter rivalry between the mainstream politi-cal parties. We focus on reducing barriers to growth, developing more accountable and responsive governance, and improvingsafety and security at the community level. Specific programs include promoting fair elections, enhancing transparency of parlia-ment, facilitating micro-small enterprises to advocate for reforms, engaging religious and secular leaders in national developmentefforts, improving public security through increased citizen-police collaboration, and promoting regional cooperation in South Asia.

BANGLADESH

Sumaiya Akhter, a 12-year-old in Dhaka, hung herself fromher ceiling fan with a scarf. She had been harassed daily by anolder neighborhood boy and must have felt she had nowhereto turn. According to statistics recently released by theBangladesh Police, crimes against women are among the topthree offences. Citizens in many areas do not have a positiverelationship with their local police officers. Regrettably,Sumaiya’s case is not isolated. Crime is on the rise and thestrained relationship between the police and local residents isoften mentioned as a significant factor: among all professions,Bangladeshi police are one of the least trusted. At the sametime, the police are seriously challenged to reverse crimetrends. ey lack resources, skills, equipment, and manpower.

To address this, we worked with the police to activate 518 village-level Community Policing Forums (CPFs) in 16 districts,bringing together police and citizens in monthly meetings,

awareness-raising campaigns, joint patrols, and police openhouses. ese CPFs were created by the Bangladesh Policeunder a 2007 national mandate, but were largely inactive until e Asia Foundation began providing technical support.We also developed and taught a three-day course for 200 mid-level police officers on how to partner with citizens to identifysolutions to and prevent crime. An adapted version of thiscourse was taught to 250 community leaders to enhance theirunderstanding of the challenges law enforcement officers faceand their willingness to partner with police on community issues. rough these efforts, there has been a remarkablechange among participating police officials and they have activated additional forums in other districts.

—G O LA M AZA M FA R U Q U E

Program Officer, Community Based Policing, Bogra

INCREASING PUBLIC TRUST IN THE POLICE Improving public security by bridging the gap between police and citizens

Strengthening governance, building democracy, and enhancing opportunities for growth remain challenges for Cambodia. Our local office works closely with civil society, the private sector, government agencies, andpartners to expand opportunities for peace and prosperityfor Cambodia’s citizens. We contribute to the long-termstability of Cambodia at all levels by enhancing citizenengagement in local decision-making, reducing barriersto private sector growth, countering human trafficking,and building the capacity of libraries.

Tonlé Sap Lake is the center of life for more than threemillion Cambodians, providing over 75 percent of Cambodia’s annual inland fish catch and 60 percent ofCambodians’ protein intake. It is the largest freshwaterlake in Southeast Asia, and a natural floodplain reservoirthat drains into the Mekong. Every year, the lake observesa phenomenal natural occurrence: the Mekong rises andflows into the Tonlé Sap, expanding its area over fivetimes, up to 16,000 square kilometers and up to 9 metersdeep during monsoon season. Over the past four years,e Asia Foundation has worked with hundreds of community-based organizations (CBOs) around TonléSap to promote their participation in local decision-making and to demand better natural resource manage-ment and access to markets to improve their livelihoods.But with the planned construction of up to 12 hydro-power dams on the Mekong, many worry about possiblenegative impacts on fish catches and on the livelihoodsof these communities, which depend heavily on naturalresources. Unfortunately, these communities are oftenunaware of their rights, or how to influence authorities—and they face competition from private interests.rough the Civil Society and Pro-Poor Markets(CSPPM) program, the Foundation has helped theserural communities raise their voices, and so far helpednearly 225 small grassroots organizations protect morethan 46,000 hectares of forest and fisheries.

—M O U L SA M N EA N G

Senior Program Officer, Civil Society and Pro-PoorMarkets, Phnom Penh

CAMBODIA

BOUNTIFUL RURAL FISHERIESAND FORESTS THREATENEDA massive movement to unite the poorto protect their livelihoods

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e 2008 Wenchuan earthquake still haunts many. More than 80,000 people died or went missing,and 15 million lost their homes. e progress in reconstruction is impressive, but there has been something else of equal significance: the earthquake had a major impact not only on how the Chinesegovernment responds to and prepares for natural disasters, but also, to an unprecedented degree, inmotivating citizen volunteers and the country’s charity groups to become involved in an extraordinaryhumanitarian relief effort. As a result, the charity sector in China has become far more prominent. We are now working to help improve the transparency, accountability, and governance of China’s charitablesector by: examining international models of charity governance; supporting the formulation of policyrecommendations to improve the legal framework for philanthropy; assisting local governments to promote charitable sector growth; and helping charities improve their organizational governance andfinancial management. In addition, we are fostering a platform of key stakeholders to promote growth,accountability, and effectiveness of the charity sector. Ultimately, this will increase public confidenceand strengthen the charitable sector in China.

—C H E N L I U T I N G

Program Officer, Community Development, Beijing

CHINA’S CHARITY SECTOR BLOSSOMS Earthquake response dramatically transforms aid and relief efforts

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China’s economic transformation presents challengesboth for the country’s rapidly changing society andfor the government, which has undertaken reforms to promote the rule of law, curb pollution, and encourage more broad-based development. Our staff work on legal development, governance,women’s empowerment, disaster management, environmental protection, and international relations.

CHINA

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September 28 is celebrated internationally as Right to Know Day. After a nationwide campaign led by grassroots and civil society organizations, the government here passed thelandmark Right to Information Act (RTI) backin 2005. e Act is now internationally recog-nized as a strong and effective law, and a modelfor other countries. Social activists and ordinarycitizens have effectively used the Act to tacklecorruption and bring greater transparency andaccountability in the government; for many,particularly India’s poor and disadvantaged, thesimple act of filing an application is empowering,and often leads to tangible results. e law isfrequently used to redress individual grievances,access entitlements such as ration cards andpensions, investigate government policies anddecisions, and expose corruption and misuse ofgovernment resources. A 2009 study estimatesthat in the first three years alone, close to twomillion RTI requests were filed across the country.Last year we helped support the opening of advocacy and legal advice centers in the state of Bihar to facilitate the efficient delivery ofservices and redress citizen grievances; morethan 250 RTI requests were filed by citizensseeking improvements in government services.

— M A N DA K I N I D EVAS H E R S U R I E

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BRINGING GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE GOVERNMENTRight to Information Act is fast emerging as an effectiveanti-corruption tool

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India is in the midst of rapid economic and social transition.With an economic growth rate around 7 percent per year andexpanding investments abroad, the country is playing anincreasingly international role. Yet the prospects for India asa rising power depend on how it faces domestic challengesand engages its neighbors. Our resident office in New Delhisupports local initiatives to promote open, accountable, andinclusive governance, and to facilitate India’s engagementin regional and global affairs.

INDIA

For nearly 60 years, the Foundationhas supported Indonesia’s transition toan open society with strong economicgrowth. But corruption, inequity, andpoverty remain significant hurdles. Ourcurrent focus is to build the capacity of democratic institutions, empowerwomen’s political participation,strengthen legal and judicial systems,and support reform of the correctionssystem. We also partner with Indonesia’svibrant civil society and knowledgeinstitutions to contribute to develop-ment policy and good governanceacross the country.

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Indonesia is poised to become one of the world’s top 10 economies by2025, but poor roads, water supply, and street lighting are holding the nation back. e Foundation’s pioneering Local Economic Governance surveys, which cover 90 percent of all districts, found that entrepreneursconsider infrastructure a main impediment to growth. irty eight percentof 12,391 private firms—mostly small and medium enterprises—surveyedin 2011 said poor infrastructure is creating tremendous costs and reducingcompetition. ose polled said they experienced blackouts three times aweek and interruptions to water supply almost twice a week. In less developedregions, conditions are worse. rough budget advocacy, we are helping localgovernments focus their priorities on investments that will foster economicgrowth. Of course, infrastructure improvements on their own are notenough. We know unnecessary levies are still imposed on farmers to trans-port produce across district borders, in addition to illegal charges faced bytraders and transporters along the supply chain. We therefore also promoteregulatory reforms that will foster business investment and enterprise development. Our position is that national investment in the infrastructureneeded for business growth, coupled with a stronger emphasis on improvingeconomic governance, is critical if Indonesia is to continue outperformingits neighbors.

—E R M A N RA H M A N

Director, Local and Economic Governance, Jakarta

INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDEDTO ENSURE INDONESIA’S GROWTH Local Economic Governance survey shows entrepreneurs suffer from service interruptions

INDONESIA

Asia Foundation President David Arnold led our delegationto HLF-4 in Busan—the largest-ever gathering to discuss international development cooperation. Over 3,000 partici-pants from 160 countries came together to assess globalprogress in improving the impact and effectiveness of aid, andset a new development agenda. As part of HLF-4, we hosted a side event, “Emerging Asian Approaches to DevelopmentCooperation,” in partnership with the Korean DevelopmentInstitute (KDI) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning andInvestment. More than 250 delegates participated, making itone of the most popular sessions of the forum. It was thrillingto watch the highly interactive discussion that ensued, whereparticipants addressed the key ingredients for growth, such asthe compatibility of aid principles with Asian approaches and partnership-based development. e event culminated a successful year-long research workshop series organizedjointly by the Foundation and KDI. We agreed to convene

a second round of workshops focusing on pro-poor growth in New Delhi, Beijing, and Seoul in 2012. We also facilitatedthe signing of a path-breaking agreement with the Korea International Cooperation Agency for its first-ever grant to a foreign NGO to support e Asia Foundation’s Local Economic Governance Program in Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, the Foundation continues to seek to increaseNorth Korea’s capacity to improve the welfare of its peopleand encourage economic reform and opening. e Founda-tion co-hosted a two-week trip to the United States by 12mid-level officials from key North Korean ministries and institutions, including visits to Silicon Valley companies andStanford University.

—KYU N G-SO O K L E E

Senior Program Officer, Seoul

EMERGING ASIAN APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIONBusan HLF-4 highlights evolving sector

Korea hosted the groundbreaking Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) in 2011 and was recognized as anexemplary case for countries making the transition from recipient to donor. At HLF-4, the Korean government reaffirmedits commitment to triple official aid to developing countries by 2015, and to expand its partnership with Korean NGOs ininternational development cooperation. At the same time, with a sudden leadership transition in the North, South Koreacontinues to face challenges maintaining peace on the Korean peninsula. Our Korea office partners with the governmentand NGOs to improve aid effectiveness and facilitate regional knowledge-sharing.

KOREA

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Rule of law is in its early stages here; and even wherewell-made laws exist, few Lao citizens are aware of them.In fact, data shows villagers rarely take advantage of legalresources available to them and do not know their rights.Despite these challenges, in partnership with the Lao BarAssociation and the Ministry of Justice, we launchedthree legal aid clinics across Laos, with a thriving paralegalprogram made up of local volunteers that has broughtlegal information and free legal aid to thousands of people, in some cases dramatically changing people’s lives.Mr. Neu, a coffee farmer, was badly injured in a road accident. To pay for hospital bills totaling many times hisannual salary, he sold all of his possessions and borrowedfrom family. Later, a local paralegal suggested he come toa legal aid clinic. With professional legal help, in a totalreversal the court accused the driver of manslaughter andMr. Neu is now being properly compensated.

—SO M P H O U K EO M O U N M A NY

Law Program Officer, Vientiane

VULNERABLE CITIZENS UTILIZE LEGAL AID TO THEIR ADVANTAGEThousands learning their rights and seeking justice

We are actively helpingLaos to meet its goal ofgraduating from the list of the world’s least-developed countries by2020. We partner withlocal reformers to accelerate the country’slegal development, protectwomen’s rights and increase their involvementin public life, encouragesustainable developmentthat safeguards natural resources, expand accessto information, and provideopportunities for greaterinternational exposure.

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In 2011, I co-wrote a chapter on Malaysia’s foreign policy and South-South Cooperation for Emerging Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation, a publicationproduced by e Asia Foundation and the Korea Development Institute for theFourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea. Since its independ-ence in 1957, Malaysia has a long and noble history of cooperation and solidaritywith developing nations in Asia and Africa through training assistance and capacitybuilding. Today, South-South Cooperation continues as an important tenet inMalaysia’s foreign policy. Achieving and sustaining high-income nation status willdepend both on domestic policy reform and strategic international relations. etime is ripe for Malaysia to rethink and reshape its development cooperation frame-work to continue its legacy as a champion of sustainable and smart partnerships forshared development in the 21st century.

—H E R I ZA L H AZ R I

Program Director, Kuala Lumpur

In the span of one generation, Malaysia has transformed from an agricultural-based economy into amodern, upper-middle-income country. At $14,700 GDP per capita (PPP), the country aspires to reachhigh-income nation status by 2020. Malaysia’s rise, however, is not guaranteed and requires strategicreforms and targeted actions to overcome the challenges associated with the “middle income trap.”We support this reform agenda by strengthening the business environment for small and medium-sized enterprises, enhancing electoral integrity and public accountability, providing higher educationopportunities for underprivileged girls, improving community security in vulnerable border regions,and bolstering Malaysia’s efforts in international development cooperation.

MALAYSIA

MALAYSIA’S OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP IN SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATIONA history of cooperation and solidarity with developing nations

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An increase in industrial and mining activity has created a range of waterquality and environmental issues. Weare working to inform citizens abouttheir rights and responsibilities and howmining might affect their water and land,helping them participate in decision-making to become partners for localsustainable development. As a neutralfacilitator, we bring government, industry,and civil society to the same table, andsupport collaboration among them toensure Mongolians are benefiting fromthe growth of the mining sector. Lastyear, we brought together people frommore than 22 soums (counties) in 11aimags (provinces), including local government officials and mining companyrepresentatives, to talk about the socialand environmental responsibilities ofmining companies. e participantsjointly developed draft recommendationsand presented them to the country’sMinistry of Mineral Resources and Energy for consideration.

—BO LO R M AA P U R EVJAV

Program Director, Engaging Stakeholders for Environmental Conservation, Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia’s large-scale mining and infrastructureprojects have begun; the country’s staggeringeconomic growth is predicted at 15 percent, thesecond highest in the world. Managing growth willbe key to ensuring long-term prosperity. And whileprogress has been made in tackling corruption indaily life such as bribes, governance challengespersist. Our staff work on crucial issues: responsiblemining and environmental stewardship; corruptionand legal reform; community-based mediation;trafficking in persons; and increasing educationalopportunities.

A MOVEMENT FOR RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE USEInforming stakeholdersabout their rights and responsibilities in environmental protection

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Gender-based violence has reached a crisis level here. e decade-long conflict in Nepal increased women’s vulnerability to rape, domestic violence, verbal and psychological abuse, and physical and sexual torture whichhas traditionally taken on many forms, such as child marriage; abuse from in-laws; dowry-related violence;polygamy; deuki, a ritual offering of young girls to the gods; and accusations of witchcraft. According to theNepali NGO SAATHI’s situation analysis of gender-based violence, an estimated 80 percent of women inNepal’s most conflict-affected districts experience recurring domestic violence in their homes; and 43 percent ofworking women in Nepal are harassed at their workplace. Since 2010, with support from the UK’s Departmentfor International Development (DFID), we have assisted a new unit in the Office of the Prime Minister andCouncil of Ministers that responds to cases of gender-based violence at the policy level and increases nationalvisibility on the issue. Our shared successes include a National Action Plan to end gender-based violence and an Inter-Ministerial Coordination Committee on gender-based violence; a review of the civil and criminal codes;and the launch of complaint handling and monitoring desks and hospital-based one-stop crisis centers.

—K I RT I T H A PA

Policy Officer on Gender-Based Violence, Kathmandu

Despite a transformative dealreached by Nepal’s politicalparties on the fate of cantonedMaoist combatants, the peaceprocess remains incompleteand political instability continues.This is exacerbated by discrimi-nation, poverty, impunity, andinequality. We work with govern-ment and nongovernmental organizations to address long-term stability and democraticdevelopment through four critical areas: supporting an effective political transition; facilitating conflict transfor-mation and peacebuilding;safeguarding women’s rightsand security; and strengtheninglocal governance.

A NATIONAL ACTION PLAN TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCEHigh-level committee, a review of civil and criminal codes, and new complaint desks and hospital crisis centers

NEPAL

e women’s movement here emerged in the 1980s; today, the recently approved Sexual Harassment Act,a significant piece of legislation that protects against workplace sexual harassment; restoration of women’sassembly seats; and inclusion of gender issues in the manifestos of all political parties are concrete wins.But Pakistan’s women still face disparities and violence; and literacy rates for women remain among theworld’s lowest. We, in the Gender Equity Program (GEP) , are supporting local organizations to deftlytackle deep-rooted gender inequalities and bring women’s rights center stage. Right now, our staff isworking side by side with Aurat Foundation, one of Pakistan’s leading women’s rights organizations, innearly every district in the country to mobilize, empower, and protect women; our efforts with AuratFoundation have impacted more than 1.1 million women, from legal aid to start-up capital. In 2011,GEP formed the National Advisory Forum, the only national committee where all provincial ministersworking on women’s rights come together to shape policy on gender and create ownership within civilsociety to make headway on gender issues. We hope that this platform, coupled with our on-the-groundinitiatives, will create a powerful opening for positive change in women’s empowerment.

—A M E N A RAJA & N A D I A TA R I Q A L I

Senior Program Officers, Gender Equity Program, Islamabad

Pakistan has deep-seated economic,social, and governance challenges,and security is a major problem. We contribute to bridging the gapbetween citizens and their govern-ment, including addressing issues of citizen demand, accountability ofthe state, and the empowerment ofmarginalized populations, especiallywomen. The scale of our work hasincreased markedly, and is focusedon impact. A goal is increasing ourlocal partners’ capabilities, so wecan promote the long-term objectiveof national self-sufficiency.

PAKISTAN’S WOMEN’S MOVEMENT GAINS GROUNDA year of new legislation and interventions dedicated to women’s rights

PAKISTAN

Women have been particularly affected by the fighting in Mindanao, now one of the world’s longest-running violentconflicts. Widows and survivors have provided for their families in a region mired in poverty and have faced acts ofgender-based violence. But conflict can also bring out the resiliency of women. Some here have set up nongovernmentalorganizations to promote women’s participation in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Formal associations ofwomen advocates have also been established to address political subordination, gender-stereotyping, and violenceagainst women. e Mindanao Commission on Women, an Asia Foundation partner since its establishment in 2001,advocates for a Mindanao peace and development agenda from a woman’s perspective. Last year, supported by AusAID, the group provided gender training to members of the International Monitoring Team tasked by both negotiating panels to monitor the ceasefire compliance and agreements between the government and the Moro IslamicLiberation Front (MILF).

—M A R I B E L B U E N AO B RA

Director of Programs, Manila

PERSEVERANCE AND PROGRESSWomen uniting to protect their communities from violence and to end conflict

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This past year, the Philippines office continued to provide path-breaking leadership in utilizing the Foundation’s political economyframework to achieve reforms, helping to improve community relations with security forces in conflict-affected areas, drivingeconomic reform with concrete, measurable successes, and sustaining justice reforms, and upholding human rights. We are also contributing to peace monitoring and navigating the intersection between gender and conflict in Mindanao.

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Ongoing rehabilitation from the decades-long conflict is essential in this dynamic,multi-ethnic nation, as is restoring critical institutions of justice and improving localgovernance. Our office in Colombo seeks tostrengthen democracy and access to justice;support post-civil war healing; promotegreater citizen participation in policymakingand governance; and create an enabling environment for economic development, especially in lagging regions.

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Entrepreneurs, the backbone of our economy, are struggling forcapital and credit in former battleground cities like Jaffna. Here,quality of life is uneven and people are still facing economichardship. People want to share in the country’s new prosperity.ey have suffered for decades; driving into the city, you still seethe tops of Palmyra trees blown off. Some people are still angryabout the way the war ended; others want to move forward.With support from AusAID, we have teamed with the districtchamber of commerce here, as well as in hard-hit Mannar, Trincomalee, and Batticaloa, and with regional banks, to facilitatemore lending to small businesses. Banks are reluctant to lend.ey are still risk averse so the Foundation has established a tripartite relationship with regional chambers of commerce andbanks. Chambers conduct due diligence, work with small enter-prises to develop business plans, and certify to the banks that thebusinesses are loan-worthy. e bank then provides a loan from arevolving capital fund that the Foundation has established withAusAID’s backing. Later, after the bank sees that the funds arewell spent and the initial loan is paid back, it will provide a largerfollow-up loan, out of their own capital. at’s what the bankshave promised. Our project is meant to give them confidence insmall enterprises as being loan-worthy. We are paying special attention to vulnerable groups, like women entrepreneurs, manyof whom are war widows and must now support their children.Our position is that it will help heal social division if growth isbalanced and broad, reaching all.

—A. S U BA KA RA N

Senior Program Officer, Local Governance, Colombo

AVOIDING FUTURE ARMED CONFLICTDEPENDS ON QUALITY OF LIFENew loans immediately allow marginalized to share in post-war prosperity

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2011 was an eventful year for Thailand. A decisive election victory swept Yingluck Shinawatra to power as the country’s first woman prime minister. Within weeks her government wastested by the worst flooding in 50 years, which devastated industrial estates and rice crops and battered the economy. Escalating violence in the Deep South underscored the fact thatresolution of the protracted conflict remains elusive. We promotepeaceful conflict mitigation, citizen engagement in public affairs,and responsive and transparent governance, supported by perception surveys that register the views and expectations ofcitizens with political leaders and lawmakers.

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e 2011 flooding crisis undermined public confidence in the capacity of government tomanage water resources, guide responsible development, and tackle recurrent and unforeseenemergencies. While people suffered tremendously, the experience has propelled ais to takecollective action in a manner consistent with traditional values of self-reliance. rough voluntary community organizations, academic institutions, professional associations, and traditional and social media, ais are pressing government to listen to diverse opinions andto create space for citizen participation. We contributed by supporting the establishment offive flood relief and counseling centers for industrial workers who lost their jobs as a result offactory closures. We helped convene a working group of government officials, environmentalspecialists, toxicologists, professors, National Human Rights Commission officers, and laborassociation representatives to plan advocacy strategies to demand safe clean-up of industrialestates and citizen participation in flood recovery and future prevention efforts. e experiencewill serve as a model for broader citizen voice in governance and rights protection, turningtragedy to greater good.

—R U E N G RAW E E P I C H A I KU L

Senior Program Coordinator, Bangkok

FLOODING CRISIS PROPELS CITIZENS TO ACTIONCitizens demand a greater voice in flood recovery and mitigation

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Rule of law here is in the early stages—and not well-understood by mostcitizens. Legal aid organizations play a unique, important, sometimes invisible role in ensuring access to justice for disadvantaged people. Working in isolated, remote communities, these specialists provide freelegal assistance to victims of gender-based violence, represent criminal defendants, and litigate or mediate civil disputes for those who cannot afford to pay for a private lawyer. However, in 2008, a new law passed requiring all private lawyers, including those who work for legal aid organizations, to complete a two-year certification program. To ensure the availability of social justice for all, and with support from the UnitedStates Agency for International Development (USAID), we launched ascholarship to provide financial support to legal aid lawyers to completethe program. Six initial recipients of the scholarships include fourwomen, who are now studying for their certificates.

—L I L L I A N DA N G

Legal Training Officer, Dili

Timor-Leste is evolving from its former post-conflict status into a developing nation; we arededicated to improving the lives of all on this small island nation. In 2011, we helped to close thegap between citizens and the state through our local governance initiatives; published the first-ever Timorese legal textbook for training local lawyers; and provided assistance to women inareas of law, governance, and elections. Coupled with our work in community policing, these developments have empowered ordinary Timorese to access their rights far better than before.We continue to work closely with government, civil society, communities, and emerging leaders.

LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONSTHREATENED BY NEW LAWNew scholarships ensure access to justice fordisadvantaged citizens

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Two decades of market-based reformshave transformed Vietnam into one ofthe fastest growing economies in theworld, with a remarkable poverty reduction record; but social inequalityand environmental degradation remainchallenges. The discourse here is onequitable and sustainable develop-ment, and the required governance capacity to achieve it. This past year,we established new livelihood modelsfor vulnerable rural communities impacted by the ongoing global economic crisis and helped migrantworkers access basic services such ashealthcare, legal aid, vocational/skilltraining, and job placement.

VIETNAM

As Vietnam modernizes, millions of migrants, many youngwomen, pour from the countryside into the cities in searchof work. But with low wages, unstable jobs, and being faraway from their families, migrants are vulnerable to exploitation. Attitudes toward migrant workers are alsooften shaped by perceptions of the pressure they place onurban infrastructure and potential social problems theybring rather than as a dynamic labor source fueling Vietnam’sbooming economy. No one government department is responsible for migrant social policy, which means that theirspecific challenges frequently fall between the cracks. In Ha Noi, the government estimates that only 11 percent ofnewly resident laborers have work contracts, and Ministry ofHealth statistics show 90 percent of new residents from thecountryside have no social insurance. The expense and

bureaucratic convolutions of accessing basic health and education services put them beyond the reach of many.

is past year, we worked closely with Vietnamese civil societyin Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City to provide thousands ofmigrant workers with health consultations, employmentservices, IT and foreign language skills, and legal counseling.We also trained their staff in these areas and provided opportunities for them to network with one another so that the support they provide to migrant workers can besustained in the long term.

—DA N G T H I H A N H

Program Officer, Ha Noi

VIETNAM’S 26 MILLION MIGRANT WORKERS FUEL ECONOMIC MIRACLEEconomic dynamism and social challenges

Our office in the U.S. capital convenes substantive dialogues on policy issues facing the Asia-Pacific by bringingvoices from the region to Washington. Roundtables, forums, lectures, and discussions provide policymakers, non-governmental leaders, journalists, business people, and scholars with contemporary views from on the ground inAsia, including on governance, economic reform, development, women’s empowerment, and Asian regional architec-ture. Our Washington office is also the hub of our Regional Cooperation efforts, which focus on key development andsecurity challenges within Asia, particularly cross-border challenges in the sub-regions of Northeast Asia, SoutheastAsia, and South Asia. Programs include a monthly Southeast Asia Roundtable for policymakers.

DIALOGUE ON ISSUES OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCEOngoing roundtable is now a hub for Southeast Asia ideas and insights

WASHINGTON D.C.

As the world watched the dramatic political events of theArab Spring in early 2011, some urged analysts to look toward Indonesia for a precedent to help make sense ofwhat was happening, and what might be expected next. As part of the ongoing roundtables, lectures, and dialogueshosted by our Washington office, we organized a discussionfeaturing Dr. Robin Bush, then-Asia Foundation CountryRepresentative in Indonesia, Mr. Endy Bayuni, former Editor in Chief, e Jakarta Post, and J. Stapleton Roy, former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, who shared their insights on Indonesia’s reform against the backdrop of theunfolding Arab Spring, including a report card of progressand the role of Muslim organizations in creating momen-tum for the reform process.

e Southeast Asia Roundtable is a unique institution inWashington where top-notch policymakers, scholars, diplomatsand others can have in-depth discussions about developmentsin and policy toward the region. I believe the interactions andexchanges in this monthly Roundtable provide officials with a strong academic basis for policymaking while researchersgain valuable insights from their Track One colleagues. I alsobelieve that the ongoing efforts by the U.S. government to intensify American engagements with ASEAN and its members are greatly influenced by what has been discussed in the Roundtable.

—D R. N G UY E N V U T U N G

Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Vietnam

Here in Vietnam, people have a passion for reading;you can see it on every street corner and in parksfilled with people engrossed in newspapers, books,and magazines. is appreciation for reading is also evident in Vietnam’s extensive public librarysystem, with nearly 2,000 community libraries, 613 district libraries, 63 provincial libraries, and abeloved national library. Public libraries here arefree, open for long hours, and are run by well-quali-fied personnel. But many of the libraries are under-used. Many librarians are trained in library science,but they are not taught to be responsive to theneeds of their communities. In 2009, supported bythe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we workedto strengthen Vietnam’s public libraries by creatinga more useful and welcoming environment in selectpilot sites in ai Nguyen, Nghe An, and Tra Vinh.Last year, we replicated our success, expanding thetraining for client-friendly service, counseling, andoutreach skills in Ho Chi Minh City for 50 librarystaff from 43 of our Books for Asia recipient publicand university libraries in the South and SouthCentral Coast.

—D I N H K I EU N H U N G

Books for Asia Program Officer, Vietnam

Books unlock opportunity and open new doors. Since our foundingin 1954, more than 46 million books—research, science, business,medical, law texts, reference and vocational books, and children’sstory books—have all been donated and delivered to tens of thou-sands of institutions across Asia. In 2011, we provided nearly onemillion books and information resources valued at $40 million to7,500 institutions, reaching an estimated 9 million people. Throughour country offices in Asia, we help public libraries in cities andschools gain access to the education, information, and servicestheir citizen users need to advance themselves and their countries.

UNLOCKING THE POTENTIALOF VIETNAM’S LIBRARIES Catalyzing changes to make librariesmore welcoming and useful

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e weak government response to the disaster, and tragically, the deaths of many established local leaders,motivated individuals in decimated, struggling Tohoku to advocate for their rights in a way rarely seen before. Despite the uncertainties, local people are taking on leadership and revitalization roles to build thisnatural resource-rich region back better than ever. is is a profound and unique opportunity for philan-thropists to test and pilot ideas and to help nurture the skills of young Japanese visionaries. Our donors,committed to making targeted, strategic, and long-term impact in Tohoku, are supporting bold changeagents, innovators, and an unprecedented relationship between civil society and government. As of thiswriting, we have raised US$5.7 million to support survivors, and anticipate an additional $1million. Ourwork there reflects our mission to help donors make targeted, strategic, and long-term impact. Since 2001,we have responded to more than 30 disasters, including the 2004 tsunami, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, andthe recent floods in Southeast Asia and Pakistan.

—G I L L I A N Y EO H

Senior Program Officer, Give2Asia

PHILANTHROPISTS SUPPORT YOUNG CHANGE AGENTS INHARD-HIT TOHOKU, JAPANGive2Asia harnesses support of generous donors to build region back better

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Founded by The Asia Foundation, Give2Asia helps to strengthen private philanthropy and overcome serious challenges to international giving. Give2Asiaconnects donors and recipients by conducting duediligence, managing charitable funds, and monitoringand assessing the impact of charitable grants toqualified projects in over 20 Asian countries. Since2001, Give2Asia has made more than $177 million ingrants to essential causes and communities in needand has supported the philanthropy of 8,500 donors.

GIVE2ASIA

After graduation, I studied with the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Institute in Cairo; I subsequently worked with African refugees and asylum seekers in Israel. As a Luce Scholar, to live at the orphanage in Chiang Khong with 19 girls from the northern hill-tribes of Laos, Myanmar, and ailandwas to spend 11 months learning a different way of life. e construction of a bridge that will soon connectLaos to Chiang Khong, ailand may turn the town into a hub of tourism and sex trafficking. Living withyoung girls who are exposed to these dangers dramatically changed my view of the world and taught meabout perseverance. I’m now reading for the University of Oxford’s MSc in Migration Studies; I thinkabout these young women, resilient and disadvantaged, when I am in discussions or writing. ey remainwith me and are my constant motivation as I endeavor to counter the threats faced by unprotected people.

—O U L EY E N D OY E

2010-2011 Luce Scholar, Thailand

A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCEBrutalized, disadvantaged women in the Golden Triangle are motivation

LUCE SCHOLARS

Since its launch in 1974, The Asia Foundation has adminis-tered the signature program of the Henry Luce Foundation,the Luce Scholars program, a major effort to provide anawareness of Asia among future leaders in American society.Each year, highly qualified young Americans under the age of 29 from a range of professional fields, including thearts, journalism, law, medicine, science, public health, andinternational relations are matched with opportunities intheir professions in countries across Asia. The heart of theyear-long program continues to lie in these organizationalplacements arranged by The Asia Foundation based on individual career interests and experience.

e media in Pakistan are very powerful, but withgreat power comes great responsibility. I agree thatthe media should always have an adversarial role withthe government, but too many here in Pakistan arenow positioning themselves with the opposition—they have become political actors themselves. eycriticize the government no matter what it does, andthat is not a very healthy trend. For example, whenthe government says it’s going to raise the price ofgasoline, reporters immediately start interacting withthe people on the streets to get their take. e peopleare obviously going to say this is a bad thing, andthat’s what gets published. But those reporters aren’talso going to the economic experts to explain to thepeople the government’s reasons for such action. It’sour role to educate the people about the kind of society we have turned into, and the kind of societywe should become. As you start educating the people,mindsets will change and it will become easier for thegovernment to deal with militant groups.

—WAJA H AT A L I

Pakistani journalist and Asia Foundation William P. Fuller Fellow in Conflict Resolution

FULLER FELLOW IN CONFLICTRESOLUTION EXAMINESCAUSES OF RADICALIZATIONDawn News Journalist Pakistani Wajahat Ali studies media’s role

e Foundation encourages greater understanding and strengthened relations through a broadrange of professional exchange opportunities. We’ve provided thousands of participants with opportu-nities to exchange views and gain direct experience with countries other than their own. Participantstake part in academic studies, conferences, special programs, and study tours specifically tailored to their professions. Examples of recent exchanges include: a study tour for environmental leadersfrom seven Asian nations; research affiliations in distinguished law schools in the U.S. for intellec-tual property rights specialists from China’s Supreme People’s Court; an exploration of aspects ofgood governance by Afghan political and community leaders; and a visit by Japanese representativesto meet with organizations that support global social enterprises and practice corporate social responsibility. Pakistani journalist Wajahat Ali, the 2011 William P. Fuller Fellow in Conflict Resolution, spent six months at the New America Foundation examining religious radicalization.He also published articles in Foreign Policy and was an invited panelist at several conferences.

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*Asian Development Bank; Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID); Australian Agency for International Development, Developmental Leadership Program; Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, in Indonesia and Pakistan; Australian Federal Police;British Embassy, in Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Vietnam; British High Commission, in Malaysia and Sri Lanka; Canadian International Develop-ment Agency (CIDA); Danish Embassy, in Indonesia; Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA); Department for International Devel-opment (DFID), United Kingdom; European Commission; European Union; Government of Belgium; International Finance Corporation (IFC);Irish Aid; Korea Development Institute School; Ministry of Finance, in Timor-Leste; Norwegian Embassy, in Afghanistan and Indonesia; NorwegianMinistry of Foreign Affairs, in Afghanistan and Indonesia; Royal Netherlands Embassy, in Afghanistan, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Thailand; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, in Bangladesh, Laos, Mongolia, and Pakistan; United Nations Democracy Fund;United States Agency for International Development (USAID); United States Department of Labor; United States Department of State; UnitedStates Embassy, in Afghanistan, Korea, Nepal, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka; The Hague Forum for Judicial Expertise; The World Bank

THE ASIA FOUNDATION CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (in thousands)

FY09 FY10 FY11REVENUE, SUPPORT, & INCOMEGovernment: Bilateral & Multilateral Institutions* 90,197 102,653 102,591

Foundations, Corporations, & Individuals 6,215 6,372 6,404

Donated Books & Related Materials 46,146 44,416 38,029

Non-operating Income 351 1,111 (140)

142,909 154,552 146,884

FY09 FY10 FY11EXPENDITURESPrograms, Grants, & Related Services 86,213 98,103 97,349

Distribution of Books & Materials 43,438 42,682 41,367

General Administration 9,833 11,072 12,038

Fundraising 348 356 361

Other Expense 27 — —

139,859 152,213 151,115

FY09 FY10 FY11Change in Net Assets 3,050 2,339 (4,231)

Postretirement benefit change (269) 210 62

Net Assets, beginning of year 38,560 41,341 43,890

Net Assets, end of year 41,341 43,890 39,721

Management is responsible for the preparation of The Asia Foundation’s financial statements in accordance with accountingprinciples generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the financial information presented in this report. This responsibility includes maintaining the integrity and objectivity of financial records, protection of Foundation assets, and compliance with funder restrictions and instructions.

The Foundation’s financial statements have been audited by Grant Thorton, LLP, independent certified public accountants. It is the opinion of the independent auditor that the financial statements as of and for the year ended September 30, 2011, are fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The independent auditor’sreport and the complete audited financial statements and accompanying footnotes can be downloaded from our website atwww.asiafoundation.org, and are also available by mail upon request.

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Donors Donations Received Fiscal Year 2011

(October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011)

INDIVIDUALSTrustees’ Circle ($25,000 +)Jerome and Thao DodsonJanet KetchamChien LeePandju MeraliMasashi OkaMasako* and James ShinnHaydn Williams

President’s Circle ($10,000 - $24,999)Michael H. ArmacostGina Lin Chu*Scott Cook and Signe H. OstbyWinnie* and Michael FengWalter J. Frost*Kenneth I. JusterStephen and Maria KahngBill S. and Mary KimS. Timothy Kochis and Penelope WongChong-Moon and Reiko LeeMaria Lival-LondströmMaja and Craig RamseyMissie T. Rennie* and Zach TaylorMasaaki TanakaJudith WilburMasamoto and Yoko Yashiro

Benefactor ($5,000 - $9,999)Terrence B. Adamson and Ede HolidayTodd AhlstenDavid R. AndrewsDavid and Sherry ArnoldMary Brown BullockMichael A. and Victoria* CallenMichael and Elizabeth ChuJean CornuelleAdrienne Halper*Harry HardingErnest M. and Jean M. HowellXiao Yun HuJames A. KellyCarol* and John LydenJun and Jeong PyonJ. Stapleton RoyMary SheridanAlice Wu and Albert LamGillian Yu

Patron ($1,000 - $4,999)Anonymous (2)David and Charlotte AckertWilliam S. AndersonDouglas and Louise BereuterRon Boring Alexander and Cornelia CalhounDebby CarterMargaret Carter WeissmanMinalie Chen and Jackson HsiehWenyu ChenAnnette Clear and Michael BegertJudith-Ann CorrenteMarsha Dubrow

Catherine FarrellStephanie and John FosterBarbara A. GeorgescuThomas M. Gottlieb and Carol A. KirshMichael J. Green* and Eileen PenningtonWillis and Cindy HesselrothTeh Kean Hock†

Karl F. and Meredith R. InderfurthVictoria* and William JohnstonMark A. KeleherJeanie and Murray KilgourNorn KittiaksornEllen Laipson Hien Tam LamLee Hong-Koo and Hanock LeeSiu-Ki LeungIda Liu*Diane LooneyMeredith Ludlow* and Marc TeillonLynda MartinDaniel Mintz Ruth and Harold NewmanKim NinhDouglas H. PaalSo Yong Park and Brian ByunWilliam and Leonilla PerryMary Ann PetersSusan J. PharrKathleen M. PikeSurin and Alisa PitsuwanCarol Rattray*Michael L. RiordanThomas and Shelagh RohlenNobuko Sakurai*Teresita SchafferJoan D. SchneiderPaul S. and Mary* SlawsonPaul and Renee SpeltzGloria H. SpivakArgie and Oscar TangHannah TangLinda Tsao YangH.T. Than and Kim PhamLulu C. WangJonathan Wills

Supporter ($500 - $999)Anonymous (2)George Baker and Lauren JenningsWilliam L. Ball, IIIPeter and Jean Anne BarnesDoris BebbRoger and Felice BraultSusan and James BreeceGale CoganMiyoko DaveyDonald DavisTheodore L. Eliot, Jr.Nancy B. FessendenSusan FrybergerWilliam P. FullerIris GiordanoBruce HanStephen HausCatherine HoughtonBong Hwang and Hae LeeRalph and Carol KuiperDavid and Susan LamptonMrs. Roman Martinez IV

Jon McAlisterDan and Dimity MuellerJulie NemethJulie and Kevin OhRegina PhelpsLinda RizkCarlton Rochell Elise RonzettiMary and Ted SobelTina TseSue Ann WeinbergAlice Young*Linda Yu Lam

Friend (Up to $499)Anonymous (16)Walter and Maria Luiza AdamsonPamela T. AmossLucy AndaAtsuko AwayaBurnell AyersJoan D. BaekelandPaula BaileyBarbara L. BarckAvijit BhuniaSusan H. BrawleyShelley BrindleMalcolm and Sarah BrownleeBeverly J. CanonMartha CassidyMelissa A. Cast-BredeSteve CenTricia ChanMark and Carolyn ChandlerIris ChenJay ChoiVirginia CooperJohn CroizatMark and Linda G. DalsinRichard B. DasherMaurice and Rebecca D’LimaTrinh DoanMary and James DowntonRob Dretler and Muffie MichaelsonRoger and Jean ErnstRonald and Sonia EttingerSandra EuDeborah EvangelakosThomas and Sarah FargoCurtis Farrar and Carol J. LancasterBrenda FiesMaria and Joseph FinettiJohn J. and Margaret I. FrancisSteven FriedmanRichard and Susan FullerWendell and Hilde GerkenIrene HahnCarlyn HaldeVincent HarinamRichard and Beatrice HeggieJennifer HerreraShannon Holz and Mike MarshallKaren HsuCharles and Sandra HulacJudith C. HuseMuhammad A. HussainCheryl IversonSonya JibodhRobert Johnston and Pamela Lepore

James JoyceJeffrey JueNixa KhuonMallory KingSusan and David KingSusan Robinson KingAnn KinneyAmy Klatzkin and Terry FryLeslie LaconsayGary, Susan, and Courtney LatshawHung The LeLan T. LeJessica LeeJosephine LeeNancy LemonAi-Ling LiBarbara LiddellRosemarie LiebermanBenson LoGermaine LongMelissa LorBernice Q. LyMaree MacdonaldMargarita MaciasCaroline MarsdenTrace MartynChristian McBurneyLuke and Toolsi MeisnerIlze MelngailisBonnie Melville and Dan TerLouwDavid Menke and Elfriede MenkeJane Miller ChaiRumiko Mizuuchi-AdamowiczJohn and Adela MoriMaxine NeidichLaura Beth NelsonPeter NestorJoe Newman and Rachel FreemanMark K. NguyenElizabeth NickersonKhanh NinhEd OliverosRobin PorterLeslie PowellJuliette M. PralleSonia and Ramon QuesadaMerrill RandolBarak and Laura RichmanShardel RileyMichelle RodriguesSusan Roosevelt WeldAndrew Rubinson and Laura ThorpePeter Rude and Margaret Johnson RudeKenneth T. SabottaSteven and Makie SabottaDiane H. SchaferErich F. SchimpsDavid SchneiderMax SchreierJessica ShaoCharles and Andie SimonEllen SlocumConstance and Stephen SpahnSteven E. SteinerDavid StewartSusan StinsonEdith and Harry SurhGeorge and Barbara SyCipDavid Tan

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Patricia P. TangTracy Tang LimpeHozefa TaqueeAnne TellerTrinh D. ThaiPham Thi Thu ThuyAnh My TranFrank TugwellSean and Khanh WachobHuayan Amy WangWalter and Susan WesselsCynthia WhiteheadStephanie Wong and Michael E. McKeeverConway YabutSalle YooFelicity YostNancy YuanYun and Marin FamilyPhilip Yun and Melissa MillsapsBari ZahnOliver ZeeDa ZhangAspasia Zoumas

*Lotus Circle Advisors; †Deceased

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS,AND ORGANIZATIONSAAT Sri LankaThe Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.Bleedfest Film FestivalCeylon Biscuits LtdChevron CorporationConsulate General of the People’s

Republic of ChinaDel Monte Pacific LimitedDialog Axiata PLCEast West BankThe Estée Lauder CompaniesFriends of The Asia Foundation, Korea

Asiana AirlinesChartisDoosan InfracoreThe Korea International Trade

AssociationPantechTong Yang Investment Bank

The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation

Give2AsiaMarvell Charitable FundThe Mushroom FundMYTWO Fund

Hatton National BankJ.I. Foundation, Inc.Janet Ketcham Family FoundationKaye Scholer LLPKorea FoundationLanka Bible CollegeLG Electronics, Inc.The Henry Luce FoundationMas Capital (Pvt) Ltd.The McConnell FoundationShirin Pandju Merali FoundationMill Park Elementary SchoolMonmouth Regional High SchoolNational Development BankNational Geographic SocietyOlympus Capital Holdings AsiaPeoples Bank

PfizerPubali Bank Ltd.Rhodes & Fletcher, LLCThe Rockefeller FoundationRotary Club InternationalSheridan-Urbanski FamilySilicon Valley Community Foundation

The National Semiconductor Foundation

Sri Lanka Institute of MarketingSri Lanka Telecom PLCWestlake Group

GOVERNMENT AND MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONSAsian Development BankAustralian Agency for International

DevelopmentAustralian Agency for International

Development, Developmental Leadership Program

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, in Indonesia and Pakistan

Australian Federal PoliceBritish Embassy, in Afghanistan,

Mongolia, and VietnamBritish High Commission,

in Malaysia and Sri LankaCanadian International

Development Agency Danish Embassy, in IndonesiaDanish International Development

AgencyDepartment for International

Development United KingdomEuropean CommissionEuropean UnionGovernment of Belgium The Hague Forum for Judicial

ExpertiseInternational Finance CorporationIrish AidKorea Development InstituteKorea Development Institute SchoolMinistry of Finance, in Timor-LesteNorwegian Embassy, in Afghanistan

and IndonesiaNorwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

in Afghanistan and IndonesiaRoyal Netherlands Embassy, in

Afghanistan, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Thailand

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, in Bangladesh, Laos, Mongolia, and Pakistan

United Nations Democracy FundUnited States Agency for International

DevelopmentUnited States Department of LaborUnited States Department of StateUnited States Embassy, in Afghanistan,

Korea, Nepal, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka

The World Bank

BOOKS FOR ASIA ( IN-KIND)PublishersAxios Press

Bearport PublishingBooks of DiscoveryEisenbrauns Inc.Feminist PressGuilford PressHachette Book GroupHoopoe BooksHoughton Mifflin HarcourtISEAS PublishingIsland PressKumarian Press, Inc.LexisNexisMcGraw-Hill CompaniesMondo PublishingNeal-Schuman PublishersOxford University PressPearson EducationPolhemus PressSimon & SchusterSkyhorse Publishing, Inc.Swordpen PublishingTechnics PublicationsTraders Press Inc.Tricycle PressTrythai Ketco BooksUniversity of California PressUniversity of Pittsburgh PressW. W. Norton & Company, Inc.Weldon Owen PublishingJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.Wish Publishing, Inc.

Corporations, Foundations, and OrganizationsAlluvium BooksBrother’s Brother FoundationThe Caliber GroupCenter for Khmer StudiesChinese Christian SchoolsCollege of Staten Island History

DepartmentContributions & Donations, Inc.Cupertino High School United

Nations ClubThe East-West CenterEpstein, Becker & Green Law FirmLouis and Nancy Hatch Dupree

FoundationHawaii Pacific University College

of Humanities and Social SciencesInova LLCJackson-Via Elementary SchoolJohn Eliot Elementary SchoolThe Johns Hopkins Hospital

Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine

Magic Yeti LibrariesMenlo College BookstoreMorrison & Foerster LLPNYU Publishing Student AssociationOhio University Civil Engineering

DepartmentResource Center for the Visually

ImpairedRussell and Russell Law OfficesSan Francisco Public LibrarySiemens CorporationTeachers Across BordersUNICEF

United States Institute of PeaceWorld Bank PublicationWorld Vision

IndividualsAnonymous (1)Naseem AhmedMark AlperMichelle BakerRebecca BarlowLawrence BeaberBo BennettMargaret Benshoof-HollerOtto BudigZ. Gale CoganMarcus ConantKerri CrawfordLynne R. DayZachary DelanoBarbara DinicolaGrace DoteJason DouglasPat DouglasKate DowlingSarah DreyfussBob EhrhartDonald C. ErwinDoug FischerDavid B. FitzGeraldMonica FloydNaoko FunakoshiMark GillickNorman GillilandNeva GoodwinKazuo GotowElmer R. GrossmanLorraine GuerinHeather HemmerSuzanne HollandChristine HoulihanMalcolm KarlinskyKathy KloewerMary Margaret KochAdam KoranyiAlson LeeDean MachadoSteven McKinneyDaniel MirdaEugene MitacekJack MoshmanAfsaneh NiaConrad NieveraChristopher PhillipsMargaret PurcellMozelle RichardsonJeanne RosenblumRichard SandlerErich F. SchimpsSheldon SeveringhausJack ShindlerDortha Smith ReadeBarton L. St. ArmandHeather K. StearnsCraig and Kelly WevleyJudy WuHarvey YoungAshraf Zahedi

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Leadership(as of April 2012)

TRUSTEES & OFFICERS

OfficersMichael H. ArmacostChairman of the Board and Executive

CommitteeShorenstein Distinguished Fellow for

Political Affairs, Asia/Pacific ResearchCenter, Stanford University

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and the Philippines

Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Harry HardingVice Chair of the Board Dean of Batten School of Leadership and

Public Policy, University of Virginia

Missie RennieVice Chair of the Board Consultant

Susan J. PharrSecretary of the BoardDirector, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations,

Harvard University

Paul S. SlawsonTreasurer of the Board Business Leader

David D. ArnoldPresidentThe Asia Foundation

Suzanne E. SiskelExecutive Vice President and Chief

Operating OfficerThe Asia Foundation

Richard H. FullerVice President, Field OperationsThe Asia Foundation

Gordon HeinVice President, ProgramsThe Asia Foundation

Ken KrugChief Financial Officer and Assistant

Treasurer, Board of TrusteesThe Asia Foundation

Nancy YuanVice President and Director, Washington, DCThe Asia Foundation

Sarah Wan-YauSpecial Assistant to the President and

Assistant Secretary, Board of TrusteesThe Asia Foundation

MembersTerrence B. AdamsonExecutive Vice President, National

Geographic Society

David R. AndrewsCo-Chairman, MetaJure, Inc.Former Legal Adviser for the

U.S. Department of State

William L. Ball, IIIFormer U.S. Secretary of the Navy

Mary Brown BullockDistinguished Visiting Professor of

China Studies, Emory University

William H.C. ChangChairman and CEO, The Westlake

International Group

Gina Lin ChuBoard of Directors, DC Design

International LLC

Scott D. CookCo-Founder and Chairman of the

Executive Committee, Intuit Inc.

Karl EikenberryPayne Distinguished Lecturer, Freeman

Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

Former U.S. Army General and Ambassador to Afghanistan

Theodore L. Eliot, Jr.Former U.S. Ambassador to AfghanistanExecutive Secretary and Inspector

General of the State DepartmentDean Emeritus of the Fletcher School

of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University

Jared FrostExecutive Advisor, RMI Group, Jakarta

Geoffrey GarrettCEO of the United States Studies CentreDean of the University of Sydney

Business School

Karl F. InderfurthJohn O. Rankin Professor of the Practice

of International Affairs, The ElliottSchool of International Affairs, TheGeorge Washington University

Former Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs

Former U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs to the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador

Kenneth I. JusterPartner and Managing Director,

Warburg Pincus LLCFormer U.S. Under Secretary of

Commerce for Industry and Security

James Andrew KellyPresident, EAP Associates, Inc.Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State

for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Ellen LaipsonPresident and CEO, The Henry L.

Stimson Center

David M. LamptonDean of Faculty and Director of the

China Studies Program, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Chien LeePrivate Investor, Hong Kong

Lee Hong-KooChairman of the Board, Seoul Forum

for International AffairsFormer Prime Minister of South Korea

and Korean Ambassador to the U.S. and United Kingdom

Douglas H. PaalVice President for Studies, Carnegie

Endowment for International PeaceFormer Director of the American

Institute in Taiwan

Surin PitsuwanSecretary-General, ASEANFormer Member of the Thai LegislatureFormer Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sunder RamaswamyPresident and Frederick C. Dirks

Professor of International Economics,Monterey Institute of InternationalStudies

Thomas P. RohlenProfessor Emeritus, Stanford University

Teresita C. SchafferDirector, South Asia Program, Center

for Strategic and International StudiesFormer U.S. Ambassador to Sri LankaFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary

of State for South Asian Affairs

Masako ShinnFounder of Graphis Asia

Franklin TugwellPresident and CEO, Winrock International

Judith F. WilburCivic Leader

Alice Young Partner and Chair, Asia Pacific

Practice, Kaye Scholer LLP

TRUSTEES EMERITI

William S. AndersonRetired Chairman of the Board,

NCR Corporation

Alexander D. Calhoun, Esq.Senior Counsel, Squire, Sanders

& Dempsey, LLP

A.W. ClausenRetired Chairman and CEO, Bank

of America CorporationFormer President, The World Bank

Thomas S. FoleyFormer U.S. Ambassador and Speaker

of the U.S. House of Representatives

Ernest M. HowellSenior Vice President - Wealth

Management, Morgan Stanley SmithBarney LLC

Chong-Moon LeeChairman and CEO, AmBex Venture

Group, LLC

J. Stapleton RoyDirector, Kissinger Institute on China

and the United States, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State

Robert A. Scalapino†

Robson Research Professor of Government Emeritus, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley

Linda Tsao YangChairman, Asian Corporate Governance

AssociationFormer Ambassador and U.S. Executive

Director, Asian Development Bank

†Deceased

PRESIDENTS EMERITI

Douglas Bereuter

William P. Fuller

Haydn Williams

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Ron BoringFormer Executive, Vodafone Corporation

Bill S. Kim*Founder and President, Kizan

International, Inc.

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Stephen KahngFounder and Former Chairman and

CEO, Power Computing Corp.

S. Timothy Kochis*President of International Ventures,

Principal, Aspiriant

Leo K.W. Lum*Founder and Chairman, Churchill Capital

Asia Limited of Singapore

Janet McKinley*Former Chair, Oxfam America Board

of DirectorsFormer Chair, The Income Fund of AmericaFormer Director, Capital Research

and Management Company

Masashi OkaPresident and Chief Executive Officer,

Union Bank

Thomas P. RohlenTrustee of The Asia Foundation, Liaison

to the Advisory CouncilProfessor Emeritus and Senior Fellow,

Stanford University Institute for International Studies

Paul S. SlawsonTrustee of The Asia Foundation, Liaison

to the Advisory CouncilBusiness Leader

Masaaki Tanaka*CEO for the Americas, The Bank of

Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

*Founding Member of the Advisory Council

SUPPORTING PARTNERS IN ASIAThe Asia Foundation gratefully acknowl-edges the generous assistance and com-mitment of its supporting partners in Asia.

The Asia Foundation, Australia

BOARD OF D IRECTORS

Carrillo GantnerChairman, Sidney Myer Fund

Geoffrey GarrettChief Executive Officer, United States

Studies Centre, University of Sydney

Andrew MacIntyreDean, ANU College of Asia and the

Pacific, The Australia National University

Peter McCawleyVisiting Fellow, Economics Division,

ANU College of Asia and the Pacific,The Australia National University

Jack WhelanSecretary, The Asia Foundation, Australia,

Board of Directors

The Asia Foundation, Japan

BOARD OF D IRECTORS

Suzanne E. Siskel, ChairExecutive Vice President and COO,

The Asia Foundation

Michael H. ArmacostChairman of the Board and Executive

Committee, The Asia FoundationShorenstein Distinguished Fellow for

Political Affairs, Asia/Pacific ResearchCenter, Stanford University

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and the Philippines

Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Barnett F. BaronPresident and CEO, Give2Asia

Alexander D. Calhoun, Esq.Senior Counsel, Squire, Sanders

& Dempsey, LLP

Akio HaradaLawyer, Hironaka Law Office

Takahiro MoriguchiRepresentative Director and Chairman,

JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

Shotaro YachiAdviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs

Hagihara YasuhiroSenior Counsel, Squire Sanders

Gaikokuhou Kyodo Jigyo HoritsuJimusho

Philip W. Yun1

Vice President, Resource Development, The Asia Foundation

Toshio Kinoshita (internal auditor)Chief Executive, The Japanese Institute

of Certified Public Accountants

1 Until 10/11

The Asia Foundation, Singapore

BOARD OF D IRECTORS

Manu BhaskaranPartner, Centennial Group Inc

Ralph (Skip) BoycePresident, Boeing Southeast Asia

Gordon HeinVice President, Programs, The Asia

Foundation

Kristin PaulsonDirector, Energy Policy for ASEAN,

GE Energy

Ong Keng YongAmbassador-at-Large

Friends of The Asia Foundation, Korea

BOARD OF D IRECTORS

Lee Hong-Koo, ChairmanChairman of the Board, Seoul Forum

for International AffairsFormer Prime Minister of South Korea

and Korean Ambassador to the U.S. and United Kingdom

David D. ArnoldPresident, The Asia Foundation

Park JinNational Assembly Member

Kim Jin-HyunChairman, World Peace ForumFormer Minister of Science and Technology

Kim KihwanChairman, Seoul Financial ForumFormer Vice Minister of Commerce

and Industry

Moon Kook-HyunPresident, New Paradigm Institute

for Green and Responsible Competitiveness

Former National Assembly Member

Kang Kum-SilMember of Council, The One Law FirmFormer Minister of Justice

Edward P. Reed1

Korea Representative, The Asia Foundation

Han Sung-JooChairman, Asan Institute for Policy StudiesFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs

Min SunshikPresident and CEO, YBM/Si-saSecretary-General, Korea-UK Forum

for the Future

1 Until 12/11Senior StaffIN THE UNITED STATES

David D. ArnoldPresident

Suzanne E. SiskelExecutive Vice President and

Chief Operating Officer

Richard H. FullerVice President, Field Operations

Gordon HeinVice President, Programs

Ken KrugChief Financial Officer

Nancy YuanVice President and Director, Washington, DC

Kirsten BishopDirector, Law and Justice

Don BoringDirector, Field Operations(Southeast Asia)

John J. BrandonDirector, International RelationsAssociate Director, Washington, DC

Jaime ChuaSenior Director, Public Sector

Development Services

William S. ColeSenior Director, Governance and LawSenior Director, Program Strategy and

Development

Roger CraigChief Human Resources Officer

Barbara GrothDirector, Public Sector Development

Services

Balasubramanian IyerDirector, Field Operations (South Asia)

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Erik JensenSenior Advisor, Governance and Law

John KarrDirector, Digital Media

David KimLuce Scholars Coordinator

Debra LadnerDirector of Programs, Governance

and Law

Amy OvalleSenior Director, Global Communications

Michael Regimbal Director, Internal Audit

Srabani RoyDirector, Environment

Daniel StokesDirector, Corporate and Foundation

Relations

Carol H. YostDirector, Women’s Empowerment

Vera Y. I. YoungDirector, Asian-American Exchange

Melody ZavalaDirector, Books for Asia

IN AS IA

AfghanistanV. Bruce J. Tolentino1

Country Representative

Mark Kryzer2

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Katherine S. HunterSenior Deputy Country Representative

Sheilagh Henry1

Deputy Country Representative

BangladeshHasan MazumdarCountry Representative

Saima AnwerDeputy Country Representative

CambodiaGavin TrittCountry Representative

Nicole SayresDeputy Country Representative

ChinaJonathan R. StromsethCountry Representative

Nancy Y. KimDeputy Country Representative

IndiaNick LangtonCountry Representative

IndonesiaSandra HamidCountry Representative

Laurel MacLarenDeputy Country Representative

KoreaPeter BeckCountry Representative

LaosGretchen A. KunzeCountry Representative

MalaysiaAnthea MulakalaCountry Representative

MongoliaMeloney C. LindbergCountry Representative

NepalGeorge VarugheseCountry Representative

Sagar PrasaiDeputy Country Representative

Pacific Island NationsKathryn E. HawleyDirector, Pacific Program

PakistanGareth AickenCountry Representative

PhilippinesSteven RoodCountry Representative, Philippines

and Pacific Island NationsRegional Advisor for Local Governance

Ky D. JohnsonDeputy Country Representative

Sri LankaNilan FernandoCountry Representative

Gita SabharwalDeputy Country Representative

ThailandKim McQuayCountry Representative

Pauline TweedieDeputy Country Representative

Tim Meisburger Regional Director, Elections and

Political Processes

Thomas ParksRegional Director for Conflict and

Governance

Véronique Salze-Lozac’hDirector, Economic Development

Timor-LesteSilas EverettCountry Representative

Susan MarxDeputy Country Representative

VietnamKim N. B. NinhCountry Representative

William TaylorDeputy Country Representative

SENIOR ADVISORS

Peggy Kek, SingaporeChen-Dong Tso, TaipeiKaori Kuroda, Tokyo

1 Until 4/122As of 5/12

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REPORT CREDITS

We are grateful for the photos provided by Ted Alcorn, Conor Ashleigh, Nicolas Axelrod, Emdadul Islam Bitu, Kristin Colombano, Express TribunePhoto/Muhammad Javaid , Flickr user LWY, Karl Grobl, Geoffrey Hiller, Mark Leong, Justin Mott, Matthew Pendergast, Marco Ryan, Amir Shariff,United States Institute of Peace, Arpaporn Winijkulchai, and Gillian Yeoh.

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More than 85 percent of land in Laos lies within the Mekong River Basin and communities and citizens, like this woman fishing in the Mekong outside of Vientiane, rely on their rivers to survive. Until now, very little empirical data about how the environment is changing in Laos has been available. Recently, The Asia Foundation started the first-ever water quality monitoring program that creates simple, effective tools communities can use to gauge environmental change and help protect their rivers. The Foundation promotes environmental awareness and local ownership among communities, citizens, and students throughout the country by empowering them to monitor and manage river water quality and assess the environmental impact of development. Photo by Marco Ryan.

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