Asia Foundation

  • F Funder
  • I Implementer
Description

The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia. Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, our work across the region addresses five overarching goals, strengthen governance, empower women, expand economic opportunity, increase environmental resilience, and promote regional cooperation. Headquartered in San Francisco, The Asia Foundation works through a network of offices in 18 Asian countries and in Washington, DC. Working with public and private partners, the Foundation receives funding from a diverse group of bilateral and multilateral development agencies, foundations, corporations, and individuals. In 2018, we provided $82.9 million in direct program support and distributed textbooks and other educational materials valued at $10.4 million.

Primary Functions
  • Capacity building/Technical assistance
  • Funding
  • Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
  • Awareness Raising/Advocacy
  • Policy Development/Implementation
Geographic Scope
  • Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
  • Post-secondary
  • Secondary completion
Other
  • Transition from school to work
Other skills
  • Social and emotional learning
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • Other academic performance-related
  • STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
  • Community sensitization
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality
  • Masculinities/boys
  • Mentorship
  • Migration
  • Other
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)
Funders and partners Back to Top

Current girls' education partners

Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website

Asia Foundation


Headquarters location(s)
  • San Francisco, California, United States of America
Office location(s)
  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Republic of Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Viet Nam
Contacts
Paula Uniacke
Senior Program Officer, Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality
paula.uniacke@asiafoundation.org
Asia Foundation

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Afghanistan
  • Cambodia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam
Projects Back to Top