The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization

committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-

Pacific region. The Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve

governance and law, economic reform and development, women's

empowerment, and international relations. Drawing on 50 years of experience in Asia, the Foundation collaborates with private and public partners to support

leadership and institutional development, exchanges, and policy

research.



The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit, grant-making organization working to

promote a more open, peaceful, and prosperous Asia-Pacific region. Since

1954, the Foundation has been working on the ground, collaborating with

hundreds of governmental and nongovernmental partners across Asia. In

2004, the Foundation provided more than $72 million in program support and

distributed almost 800,000 books and educational materials valued at $28

million throughout Asia.



Through staff expertise, cooperation with local partners, and a long

history in the region, the Foundation brings distinctive insights on local

issues and has successfully implemented thousands of programs that benefit

current and future generations. Program areas include:

€ Economic reform and development

€ Law and governance reform

€ Elections

€ Human rights

€ Women¹s programs

€ The environment

€ International relations

€ Information and communications technology

€ Exchanges