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2 0 0 1 A N N U A L R E P O R T
The Asia FoundationWorking to build a peaceful, prosperous, and open Asia-Pacific community
Programs Offices
C O N T E N T S
1 A Heightened Stake in Growth and Stability
5 A Message from the Chairman of the Board and the President
6 Governance, Law, and Civil Society
10 Economic Reform and Development
13 Women’s Political Participation
16 International Relations
19 U.S.-Administered Programs
22 Environmental Protection
23 Information and CommunicationsTechnology
24 Financial Report
28 Donors
30 Officers and Trustees
32 Give2Asia
33 Staff
*In Taiwan, The Asia Foundation operates through a partnership with the Asia Foundation in Taiwan, a locallyincorporated nongovernmental, nonprofit organization.
A B O U T T H E F O U N D A T I O N
The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit, nongovernmental grantmaking organization committed to the development of a peaceful,
prosperous, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve governance and law,
economic reform and development, women’s participation, and international relations. The Foundation gives priority to
strengthening leadership and the capacity of local organizations, as well as improving public policy. Foundation grants are
given for education and training, technical assistance, exchanges, policy research, and educational materials. Founded in 1954,
The Asia Foundation is headquartered in San Francisco, has 15 offices in Asia, and an office in Washington, D.C.
T H E A S I A F O U N D A T I O N P R O G R A M S A N D O F F I C E S
BangladeshCambodiaChinaEast TimorIndiaIndonesiaJapanKoreaLaosMalaysiaMaldives
MongoliaNepalPacific Island NationsPakistanPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaTaiwan*
ThailandVietnam
AsiaBangkokBeijingColomboDhakaDiliHanoiHong KongIslamabadJakarta
KathmanduManilaPhnom PenhSeoulTokyoUlaanbaatar
United StatesSan FranciscoWashington, D.C.
Foundation Offices
P a c i f i c O c e a n
A Heightened Stake in Growth and Stability
In recent years, the relationship between economics and politics in Asia has become increasingly
complex. One must start with a vitally important fact. Asia’s political cultures derive from ancient
traditions, while Asia’s political institutions are a product of contemporary times. Asia’s rapid
economic development, meanwhile, has produced increasing diversity and mounting demands for
more accountable governments and greater attention to the voices of citizens. Old values have
been increasingly challenged, and in some countries extremism has become an increased threat.
The tragic events of September 11 reveal the critical importance of achieving both broad-based
economic growth and more responsive and effective governance, as well as increasing dialogue
between key groups in Asia and the United States.
The Asia Foundation is a leading nongovernmental organization working to address these
issues through four core programs: governance, law, and civil society; economic reform and devel-
opment; women’s political participation; and international relations. The Foundation assists by
supporting a broad range of programs and organizations in Asia, and by helping to identify and
train future leaders.
Rapid development inevitably brings diverse forms of conflict, spurred by the entry of new
elites into business, government, and civil society, and the discontent of others who feel they have
not benefited or have lost status as a result of economic and political change. These competing forces
have been at play in Asia for half a century. In those five decades, The Asia Foundation has worked
in close partnership with Asian institutions and individuals to promote broad-based economic, political,
and social development, and to prevent and manage conflict. Changes at the regional level have
also been profound, leaving the few existing regional institutions unable to keep pace.
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::2 The economic crisis of 1997–1998 brought many Asian economies to an abrupt halt, forcing
the nations involved to consider difficult but essential economic and political reforms. In some coun-
tries, the clash between deeply entrenched past practices and the new requirements of globaliza-
tion resulted in political crisis and instability. Increased demands for local autonomy and the weakness
of central governments often exacerbated problems.
The post-September 11 era in Asia offers two important lessons. First, local crises or conflicts
can have serious international implications and, conversely, global tensions can exacerbate conflict
within a given nation. Extremism easily crosses national boundaries; countering it requires a wide
range of responses, from the international to the local level. Second, whatever the source of extrem-
ism, it can best be countered by a combination of balanced growth and stability, as Asia’s recent
history has demonstrated.
C R I T I C A L N E E D S A N D P R A C T I C A L P R O G R A M S : : In contemporary Asia, peace and stability are
threatened by a wide range of ethnic, religious, and territorial disputes well beyond Afghanistan, in
countries such as Pakistan, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Nepal as well as North and
South Korea, China, and Taiwan.
In Nepal and Sri Lanka, where courts are often clogged and inefficient, the Foundation
supports alternative mechanisms for dispute resolution. In Indonesia, the Foundation assists Muslim
organizations working to promote tolerance, from student councils in Islamic boarding schools to
groups working to ensure that shari’ah law in Aceh respects the rights of women.
Foundation programs also enable post-conflict societies to build new systems and assist
populations affected by the legacy of civil war. In East Timor, the Foundation is providing technical
assistance to help draft a new constitution. In Cambodia, 10 years after the 1992–93 peace accord,
Foundation programs are supporting Buddhist clergy to help mediate problems in territories which
were once held by the Khmer Rouge and are only now beginning to be integrated into the nation.
East Timor elections
e-Government project,Seoul, Korea
Street vendor, Vietnam
Legal research in Southeast Asia
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No less important are preventive measures to ameliorate the strains and dislocations of
rapid change, and to prevent escalation into greater conflict. The Foundation is assisting local groups
to ensure that women workers in southern China have access to legal aid, health care, and better
working conditions. Indeed, Foundation programs focusing on women are central to efforts in
conflict management, on the premise that women’s personal and political participation in their
communities is crucial to enable societies to move beyond intolerance.
To support the scaffolding needed for economic change in China and to facilitate China’s
further integration into the global economy, the Foundation is helping government specialists review
laws and regulations needed to enable China to comply with World Trade Organization standards.
Elsewhere, the Foundation is encouraging a wide range of unofficial dialogues related to the
issues of the Korean peninsula, Taiwan, and Kashmir, and other critical sources of regional tension.
C O M M O N C A U S E S A N D D I V E R G I N G V I E W S : : The events of September 11 provide both oppor-
tunities and challenges. Responding to the immediate challenges in South Asia, The Asia Foundation
expanded its presence and programs in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, and resumed programming
in India after a long hiatus. It provided critical funding to organizations assisting Afghan refugees
in Pakistan. Foundation staff have met with officials of the interim Afghan government and with
nongovernmental organizations to assess and organize immediate short term assistance efforts
and design long-term development programs.
University students, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Laborer, Cambodia
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Political alliances and alignments across the Pacific are being affected by the war on terror-
ism, sometimes in complicated ways. September 11 and subsequent events clearly demonstrate that
no region or country is immune to extremism. If this has become a common cause, however, it
can also become a basis for growing suspicions. One key challenge is to discourage monolithic
thought or unilateralism on the part of either Asian nations or the United States. This is a time
when mutual understanding and multilateralism in regional and global affairs are crucial.
The Foundation’s international relations programs bring together key actors from all sectors
and levels in Asia and the United States to focus on the prevailing issues and problems. These
activities range from high-level briefings for Asian leaders on Capitol Hill to study visits in the United
States for groups of Indonesian Muslim leaders and Vietnamese officials. These programs constitute
an essential complement to the Foundation’s resident programs in Asia, dedicated similarly to the
pursuit of economic growth, political stability, and increased mutual understanding in an era of
extraordinarily rapid change. �
Voting in Bangladesh
Trustee William H. C. Changat Vietnam Chamber ofCommerce and Industryconference
Newly sworn-in members of Thai Parliament
East Timor rally
A Message from the
Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the President
saddened by the passing of Jane Irwin after 21 dedicated
years on the Board. Other key trustees who stepped
down this year were Dolores Wharton, Laura D’Andrea
Tyson, who left to become Dean of the London Business
School, and Paul Wolfowitz and Henrietta Holsman Fore,
both of whom left to serve in the Bush Administration,
Wolfowitz as Deputy Secretary of Defense and Holsman
Fore as Director of the United States Mint. The Board
also welcomed four new members: Linda Tsao Yang,
former U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development
Bank and currently special advisor at Lombard Invest-
ments; J. Stapleton Roy, former Ambassador to China,
Indonesia, and Singapore and currently Managing
Director at Kissinger Associates; Janet McKinley, Director
of Capital Research and Management Company; and
Robert Theleen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of ChinaVest, Inc.
The Foundation is looking ahead to its 50th anniver-
sary in 2004. It will be an occasion not only to commem-
orate our past and present work, but to assess and
perhaps revise the Foundation’s directions in light of
Asia’s changing needs. It will be a chance to reconnect
with former staff, grantees, and friends in Asia and
the United States, and to engage with new partners,
donors, and supporters. Planning for the commemora-
tion has already begun and will continue in earnest
this coming year.
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William L. Ball, III, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
William P. Fuller, President
William P. FullerPresident
William L. Ball, IIIChairman of the Board of Trustees
It has been a sobering year, yet one whichstrongly reaffirms The Asia Foundation’s man-date: developing institutions of governance
that can effectively mediate competing interests;supporting civic participation and conflict resolu-tion; expanding economic opportunity; and promoting better understanding between theUnited States and Asia.
In 2001, we placed priority on addressing the con-
flicts affecting the region. In the process, we recognized
that many of the Foundation’s programs are fundamen-
tally aimed at the conditions of exclusion and poverty
that give rise to conflict and extremism. These programs
include logistical support for democratic elections,
funding for nongovernmental organizations, including
an emphasis on women’s rights and participation, and
technical assistance to create transparent legal systems
and government. On the economic front, Foundation
programs help remove regulatory obstacles for small
businesspeople, promote trade to create jobs, and address
perceptions of inequity that erode public faith in the
business sector. We also put great emphasis on conven-
ing the major actors in the Asia-Pacific region for dialogue
and exchanges that are essential to keeping the lines
of communication open in volatile periods.
The Foundation’s Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) program developed into a major area
of activity this year. With applications in all program
areas, technology is a formidable tool for political parti-
cipation and access to government, as well as a source
of economic opportunity. Other highlights included the
first full year of operation of our office in Hanoi, and
the resumption of programming in India. As the fiscal
year ended, we redoubled our efforts in Pakistan, where
we have been one of the few American organizations
with a significant presence since 1995.
The challenges facing Asia have caused our pro-
grams to grow in scope and complexity. Building on our
federal funding, we have developed complementary
partnerships with private corporations and foundations.
We are also creating new structures that extend our
existing funding, such as Give2Asia, which facilitates
philanthropic giving to Asia.
Internally, it has been a year of transition as well:
William L. Ball, III became Chairman of the Board as the
term of Chang-Lin Tien came to an end, and we were
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Governance, Law, and Civil Society
The year 2001 saw important advances toward good governance and the rule of law
in many Asian countries. In South Korea and Thailand, reformers pressed ahead in
consolidating democratic gains and constitutional reforms, despite significant political
resistance. China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), with its compliance
requirements for administrative and legal reform, presents opportunities and challenges
as the country attempts to modernize its economy in the context of globalization. In the
Philippines and Indonesia, corruption scandals led to a loss of citizen confidence that ulti-
mately brought down both presidential administrations. East Timor, the newest nation in
Asia, appeared off to a good start on the road of independence and democracy following a
remarkably peaceful election in August. In South Asia, Bangladesh held a relatively fair third
democratic election, although not without violence, and the people of Sri Lanka elected a
new Prime Minister who pledged to negotiate with the Tamil Tigers guerrilla movement for
a settlement. Despite the difficulties in Pakistan after September 11, the new military gov-
ernment pressed forward with plans for decentralization and elected local government.
These steps toward more effective and stable democratic governance, however, were
marred in some countries by increasing ethnic, sectarian, and territorial conflict, particularly
across the southern tier of Asian nations from Afghanistan to the southern Philippines. The
year saw both sporadic outbreaks of violence and sustained separatist insurgencies, including
an accelerating Maoist guerrilla movement in Nepal.
The Asia Foundation responded by continuing to support efforts to strengthen the rule
of law and promote governance that is participatory, accountable, and transparent, while
increasing our emphasis on helping societies manage internal conflict.
C O N F L I C T M A N A G E M E N T
To address the challenges of conflict, the Foundation embarked on a greatly expanded
conflict prevention and management program supported by the Hewlett Foundation.
In Indonesia, work continued on the promotion of democratic values throughout both
religious and secular components of civil society. Conferences in the Mindanao region of
the Philippines focused on peace and development, land dispute committees were extended
across Mongolia, and village-level mediation was strengthened in Sri Lanka and Nepal.
R U L E O F L A W
A well-functioning legal system plays an important role in advancing broad-based develop-
ment. Foundation support for legal systems development and reform efforts include judicial
administration, legal education, community legal assistance, and alternative dispute resolution.
A fair and responsive government and an actively involved citizenry
are twin pillars of open and productive societies.
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Introducing Civics inIslamic Education
In 46 state Islamic colleges and universities throughout Indonesia,
students are now taking a pioneering course in basic civic educa-
tion that covers such issues as citizenship, human rights, religious
and ethnic tolerance, democratic processes, women’s rights, and
the role of civil society. Following a pilot program on the Jakarta
campus of the State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) in 2000
supported by the Foundation’s Indonesia office and with funding
from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the course
was dramatically expanded in 2001 and now reaches 8,000 stu-
dents nationwide. The program’s purpose is to create a replace-
ment for the previously mandatory ideological indoctrination
courses left over from the New Order period with a new curricu-
lum designed to strengthen long-term tolerance and responsible
citizenship.
Several other educational institutions have recently begun
to follow the IAIN’s lead in civic education programming. For
example, the Muhammadiyah university system—a private Islamic
educational system which enrolls 10.5 percent of all university
students—is poised to launch, with Foundation support, its own
pilot civic education program on three campuses in early 2002.
Further efforts are being made to prepare the ground for a more
comprehensive program the following year.
The IAIN course, presented at a Foundation-supported
conference of educators, is attracting the attention of reform-
minded educators throughout the country. Since the IAIN network
has a long history of producing top-level government officials and
civil society leaders, many well-placed proponents have already
confirmed their support of the program’s continuation. The
Ministry of Religious Affairs, which oversees the IAIN network,
is expected to assume financial responsibility for the course over
the next two years. Meanwhile, the IAIN civic education team
is preparing to adapt its curriculum for Islamic junior and senior
high schools.
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Instilling Respect for Human Rights
In concert with the Cambodian Institute for Human Rights
(CIHR), The Asia Foundation, with funding from the U.S. Agency
for International Development, has worked to promote and sup-
port a culture of respect for human rights and the rule of law in
Cambodia. In addition to continuing support for major human
rights groups such as the CIHR, the Foundation has focused,
through the Ministry of Education, on developing a human rights
curriculum in Cambodia’s schools and training teachers to use it.
Since 1995, the Institute has trained more than 38,000 teachers
and hopes to reach all of Cambodia’s 80,000 teachers within
three to five years. The Institute is also exploring the possibility
of expanding its teaching methodology to train teachers and
monks in the country’s Buddhist schools. By reaching out to a
new generation of Cambodians in the schools, the CIHR is taking
major steps toward assisting the country in building respect for
human rights and law, and peacefully resolving conflicts.
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Furthering a New Nation’s Self-governance
In the months preceding East Timor’s first democratic elect-
ions in August, 2001, the Foundation supported a number of
voter education and election monitoring programs that not
only contributed to the free and fair election of a Constituent
Assembly but laid important groundwork for the drafting of
the new country’s constitution. After supporting programs in
East Timor for a decade, the Foundation established an office
in Dili in December, 2000. The immediate focus was voter
education in preparation for the August election and early
support for the constitution-drafting process, which began
with a grant to the Jurists’ Association of Timor Lorosa’e.
The Foundation, in collaboration with the East Timor
NGO Forum, conducted the first-ever nationwide survey to
assess East Timorese political knowledge and opinions, carried
out in 196 villages in all 13 districts. The survey revealed that
fewer than 15 percent of respondents understood what the
election was for, and was critical to framing the content
of voter education programs. Foundation support covered the distribution of 30,000 posters,
training in election monitoring to over 80 percent of domestic election observers, creative
voter education initiatives, such as concerts by East Timorese musicians, and establishment of
a website, www.easttimorelections.org, that served as an election information and photo
clearinghouse.
The election drew 91.3 percent of eligible voters, and resulted in 88 new assembly
members. Following the election, the majority of the organizations involved in election moni-
toring received training, supported by the Foundation and with funding from the U.S. Agency
for International Development, to conduct an “Assembly Watch” program to observe the
constitution-drafting process. This is one of several initiatives in a 14-month Constitutional
Development Program supported by the Foundation to provide technical assistance and
resources to the Constituent Assembly and to the future legislative body of East Timor. These
include the provision of constitutional specialists, legal research material, and staff to assist in
the drafting process. Other projects include workshops on comparative constitutional models
and a wide range of public forums and private discussions with political party leaders. All of
these steps are designed to prepare the territory, currently administered by the United
Nations, for independence in May 2002.
In China, the Foundation focused on administrative law reform, advancing the establishment
of legal aid centers at the provincial and county levels, and providing training opportunities
to Chinese legal officials responsible for compliance with WTO regulations. To strengthen its
extensive legal reform program in Indonesia, the Foundation conducted a national survey of
public attitudes toward the justice sector in the resolution of disputes, providing an important
perspective on the expectations of ordinary citizens. In Pakistan, the Foundation began imple-
mentation of an Asian Development Bank-funded project to improve access to justice,
judicial training, legal education, and economic law reform. In Cambodia, the Foundation
contributed to the formulation of new legislation and legal codes in several critical areas.
C O U N T E R - C O R R U P T I O N
Systemic corruption distorts economic growth and imposes particularly severe consequences
on the poorest communities. In Thailand, the Foundation worked to strengthen the role
of the National Counter Corruption Commission, while in the Philippines, activities centered
on building business and civil society alliances in support of counter-corruption reforms.
Voters lined up in Liquica to
cast ballots for the Constituent
Assembly.
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In 2001, the Foundation also moved to integrate e-Government in the fight against corrup-
tion and began implementing a series of country-specific workshops on the issue.
C I V I L S O C I E T Y
Recognizing that citizen participation is fundamental to good governance, the Foundation
continued its long-term commitment to supporting civil society groups—including non-
governmental organizations, community groups, business and professional associations,
and the media—to advance social and economic reform. In addition, the Foundation
maintained its strong support for the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium, which seeks to
improve the capacity of Asian nonprofits to raise funds locally and in the process expand
Asian philanthropy.
H U M A N R I G H T S
Safeguarding human rights is an important element in the Foundation’s programs in a num-
ber of countries. In Indonesia, this includes support for human rights education, monitoring,
and reporting. In Sri Lanka and Thailand, Foundation assistance increased the capacity of
key institutions to monitor and improve human rights guarantees. Regionally, the Founda-
tion continued to support the ASEAN Human Rights Working Group and to increase the
number of Asian human rights law specialists through scholarships to the University of
Hong Kong graduate program in human rights.
L O C A L G O V E R N A N C E
For many years, the Foundation has helped to strengthen local government institutions
and processes, recognizing that this is the level at which the state has the greatest impact on
citizens’ lives. Today in many Asian countries, previously centralized governments are in fact
devolving more responsibilities and authority to the local level. In Korea, the Foundation
supported a Seoul National University review of post-authoritarian local government devel-
opment, and an assessment of the impact of local democracy on local institutions. In
Vietnam, the Foundation assisted government efforts to implement regulations that would
give citizens a greater voice in local planning and decision-making.
E L E C T I O N S
The Foundation has long supported government and civil society efforts to conduct free
and fair elections in Asia. The Foundation has pioneered advanced empirical survey tech-
niques aimed at identifying citizen attitudes and knowledge about elections and democracy.
This information can then assist in the design of effective follow-up electoral programs,
and domestic election observer training. In 2001, this was the approach taken in East Timor,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka. �
The Foundation works to strengthen local government, the level at
which the state has the greatest impact on citizens’ lives.
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Economic Reform and Development
The global economy was characterized by growing uncertainty in 2001, with the
economic slowdown in the United States depressing growth rates across much of
Asia even before the events of September 11. The year saw a number of important
positive economic developments in Asia, including the accession of China and Taiwan to
the World Trade Organization (WTO), an agreement on a new round of negotiations for the
WTO, and the conclusion and ratification of a bilateral trade agreement between Vietnam
and the United States. But even while these events promise increased trade and investment
for the region, the U.S. recession, coupled with continued stagnation in Japan, highlights
the need for economic reforms to stimulate new sources of economic expansion.
Encompassing almost two-thirds of the world’s poor, Asia faces enormous challenges
in improving its citizens’ well-being. While generating market-led economic growth is an
effective means of reducing poverty, the reform process often creates new tensions, as
entrenched interests struggle to maintain their privileges. Although economic reform is often
treated as a technical process, it is this political dimension which allows non-competitive,
inefficient arrangements to persist. Within this context, The Asia Foundation supports a
diverse range of partners from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to encourage
broad-based economic reform geared toward improving prospects for growth and employ-
ment for Asia’s citizens.
C R E A T I N G A B U S I N E S S E N V I R O N M E N T
C O N D U C I V E T O S M A L L B U S I N E S S
In every economy, small and medium enterprises play a central role in job creation and
economic growth. This is particularly true in developing economies, where small businesses
make up between 70 and 90 percent of all enterprises. Unfortunately, in many countries,
the sector is often constrained by government policies designed to protect large and
inefficient state-owned operations and powerful conglomerates. In Indonesia, research
supported by The Asia Foundation demonstrated that a hostile regulatory environment, such
as conflicting or burdensome licensing procedures or arbitrary action by officials, is often the
most critical constraint to small business growth. To address these regulatory impediments,
the Foundation assisted small business, business associations, and government officials to help
streamline regulations and approval processes, thereby stimulating a business environment
conducive to growth. This work, based on the premise that small businesses are both strong
and dynamic, is very different from more traditional programs that seek to strengthen these
firms while leaving the distorted business environment unchanged.
A dynamic private sector governed by transparent economic policies
is critical to generating growth and reducing poverty.
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Complying with WTOLegal Standards
In 2001, China entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) after
15 years of negotiations. It now faces the challenge of establish-
ing and administering the equally difficult legal institutions,
procedures, and norms that WTO membership requires. China
must apply and administer in a “uniform, impartial and reason-
able manner” all trade-related laws, regulations, and measures at
both the national and sub-national level, an especially daunting
task at the provincial and municipal levels.
To support China’s efforts in meeting these standards, The
Asia Foundation, in cooperation with Chinese institutions that
include the National School of Administration and the Legal
Affairs Office of the State Council, has initiated a WTO legal com-
pliance project that focuses on administrative law. Over the past
year, the Foundation sponsored an international conference in
Shanghai on the administrative law implications of WTO member-
ship and a smaller consultation on the same topic with the State
Council Office of Legal Affairs. At the same time the Foundation
supported initial research by the China Administrative Law Research Society on a new Admini-
strative Procedure Act, passage of which will greatly facilitate and accelerate China’s ability
to meet WTO legal standards of transparency and predictability.
These projects grew out of the Foundation’s continuing assistance to China’s admini-
strative law reform program. This, in turn, has spawned a major proposal for a nationwide
Foundation-generated program to train some 40 top legal affairs officials, drawn from every
province and major city in China, in WTO legal administration and compliance practices. With
the guidance of Professor Stanley Lubman, a China law scholar and practitioner who is the
Foundation’s China administrative law project director, a sophisticated and practical year-
long training program has been designed and is poised for implementation.
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In Vietnam, the Foundation supported workshops on two fronts: implications of the
bilateral trade agreement, and public-private policy discussions on regulatory barriers to
small business. In Indonesia, a 10-city survey comparing area business environments was
the first of its kind to demonstrate how the country’s decentralization affects small business.
A regional survey is now identifying barriers to the use of e-Commerce by small business
in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. Related activities were also undertaken
in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mongolia, and Nepal.
P R O M O T I N G C O R P O R A T E G O V E R N A N C E R E F O R M
The 1997 financial crisis exposed the costs of weak corporate governance practices in Asia.
Needed reforms focus on opaque financial reporting, management unresponsive to minority
shareholders, weak regulatory oversight, and collusive relationships among governments,
banks, and commercial firms. Addressing these issues will be critical to attracting much-
needed foreign investment and repairing domestic capital markets. Korea, where significant
reforms in corporate governance have been achieved, has seen a commensurate and strong
economic revival in its capital markets. In contrast, countries that have tried to bail out
domestic banks without reforming the underlying structures have found that bad loan
practices quickly re-emerge.
Higher levels of trade and investment
from WTO membership will help create
jobs, such as these at a joint venture
garment factory in Guangdong province.
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One way to create incentives for better business management practices is to increase
the amount of information available to current and potential investors. To this end, in 2001
the Foundation provided support to the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, a
minority-shareholder rights group in Korea, and the Asian Corporate Governance Associa-
tion in Hong Kong to establish websites serving as information clearinghouses and linking
parties interested in Asian corporate governance. The Asia Foundation also supported Asian
participation in a global workshop on corporate governance organized by the Organiza-
tion for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In a related effort focused on
improving transparency, the Foundation supported a workshop exploring potential uses
of Japan’s new freedom of information law.
S U P P O R T I N G R E G I O N A L E C O N O M I C I N I T I A T I V E S
The Foundation is also active in supporting regional mechanisms, such as the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which helps boost international economic coopera-
tion and stimulate domestic reforms. In 2001, the Foundation assisted the Foundation
for Development Cooperation (FDC) in organizing and conducting meetings among China,
the government which held the rotating APEC chairmanship, and Asia-Pacific scholars to
develop an agenda on economic and technical cooperation activities for the APEC summit.
The Foundation also provided support to the Pacific Trade and Development Conference
(PAFTAD), an annual regional forum for economists to study the dynamics of trade
liberalization. �
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Leveling the Playing Field for Smalland Medium-sized Businesses
Since over 90 percent of Nepal’s industrial base is composed of small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs), The Asia Foundation in 2001 concentrated on two fronts: the education of
business owners, and efforts to overcome uneven and unpredictable application of government
rules and regulations. Though the rules are generally well written, small business owners
lack assurances of even-handed treatment, while micro-
enterprise owners are often hampered by their own
limited knowledge of business procedures.
Ajay Ghimire, an MIT-educated entrepreneur and
CEO of Ace Finance, is illustrative of the regulatory obsta-
cles Nepalese businesspeople face. Despite assurances
that he and others would be consulted on regulations
affecting their businesses, he has been unable to procure
a copy of a draft document issued by the federal bank-
ing authorities on a wide range of new regulations.
The Nepali Company Act, meanwhile, prevents companies
such as his from raising new capital by sales or transfers
from existing shareholders. Efforts to broaden these rules,
he said, have fallen on deaf ears.
This and similar stories underlie Foundation efforts
to support a more transparent business environment for
small and medium-sized businesses in Nepal. One major
initiative was a National Conference on SME Develop-
ment, which the Foundation assisted the Center for Development and Governance in organiz-
ing. Out of the conference came the joint public-private “Kathmandu Declaration 2001” which
recommended a variety of fiscal and regulatory reforms, with particular attention to taxation,
linkages between multinational companies and local SMEs, and strategies to encourage
women’s participation in small business.
The national conference on
SME Development drew entre-
preneurs and leaders from
banking, government and key
industrial sectors.
Women’s Political Participation
In many parts of Asia, the tensions created by rapid social and economic change pose
particular challenges for women. Given the historic exclusion of women from the decision-
making process, strategies to promote womens’ rights, by necessity, have become increas-
ingly creative and sophisticated. The Asia Foundation’s Women’s Political Participation
program (WPP), devoted to developing women’s leadership skills and expanding women’s
participation in public decision-making, is at the forefront in supporting these strategies.
Through the many community-based women’s rights programs it supports, WPP is active in
helping develop approaches to reform that transform potential conflict into constructive
debate and citizen engagement. In Indonesia, for example, the Foundation has assisted
efforts to bring grassroots coalitions with a tradition of protest into contact with urban
policy and women’s rights organizations to focus attention on budget issues such as housing,
health care, and police protection. In the past, neglecting such coalition-building led to
divisions and conflict among competing civil society groups and the state. The success of
future efforts depends on alliances with diverse sectors of society that share common goals.
A D V O C A C Y A N D L E A D E R S H I P
The Foundation is committed to building women’s leadership skills to address political
and economic problems, including the pressing religious, ethnic, and internal conflicts in
parts of Asia today. Foundation programs enable women’s and other citizens’ groups to
identify and solve social problems that are often linked to larger conflicts. In the Philippines,
for example, the Foundation is supporting community groups, including women, in the
Muslim region of Mindanao that are working to establish constructive dialogue with local
government regarding the allocation of public resources.
The Foundation supports programs for elected and potential women leaders in build-
ing constituencies and coalitions, both within their countries and with women’s groups
worldwide. Foundation programs foster leadership skills through curriculum development,
campaign management, and training for women candidates and newly elected leaders.
In Vietnam, the Foundation is supporting efforts of the Vietnam Women’s Union to provide
non-partisan training to women to run for positions in local government. Their representa-
tion has increased dramatically in areas where training has taken place. In Mongolia,
Foundation-funded programs during parliamentary and local elections have encouraged
women to run for office, improved their campaign strategies, and promoted positive
images of women candidates among voters.
We are committed to increasing the participation
of women in decision-making at all levels.
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Supporting Women in Successful Bids for Public Office
In Thailand in 2001, the proportion of women in the House of Represen-
tatives tripled to 9.4 percent from less than 3 percent in the previous
decade. In less than four years, meanwhile, the number of women elected
to office at the local level rose from 1 to 8.5 percent, and at the provincial
level from less than 1 to 6.3 percent. Perhaps most dramatic is the tremen-
dous impact of candidate and voter education programs: in areas where
such efforts were undertaken, the number of women elected to office
reached 14 percent. It is significant that more than half of the women
elected in 2001 graduated from candidate training programs developed
by Thai partner organizations with The Asia Foundation.
This advance, in a country where opportunities for women’s political
participation have been limited, reflects a successful strategy of integrating
gender issues with civic/voter education programs. Addressing the traditional
under-representation of women in Thailand’s Parliament, the Foundation
supported programs to provide non-partisan training to potential women
candidates, offer civic education, and promote debate on issues of interest to
women. Since the early 1990’s, these programs have been developed in coop-
eration with such organizations as the Women in Politics Institute, the Gender
Development Research Institute, and the Women Local Leaders Program.
These electoral successes build on careful institutional work as well.
In 1996, the Foundation assisted 45 Thai organizations in forging the
Women and the Constitution Network (WCN) to ensure representation of women in Thailand’s
Constitutional Drafting Assembly. After successfully incorporating women’s rights and interests
in the 1997 Constitution, the WCN turned its attention to promoting the development of
women candidates to pursue the rights secured in the Constitution. As a result, for the first
time in Thai history, candidates for office in 2001 were obliged to focus on issues of concern
to women, such as domestic violence and trafficking of women and children.
B A S I C R I G H T S A N D S E C U R I T Y
Violence against women is cited by women across Asia as one of the most serious issues
they face. As part of its basic rights and security program, The Foundation supports solu-
tions that approach many aspects of the problem, from domestic violence to the trafficking
of women and children. In Sri Lanka, the Foundation is assisting local partners to systemati-
cally document human rights violations of women, including the prevalence and nature of
domestic violence. In Cambodia, the Foundation supported a study exposing weak enforce-
ment of laws to protect women and girls from violence. The Foundation’s Cambodian
partners are using the report as an advocacy tool to increase government accountability for
enforcement of laws that, in theory, protect women from human rights abuses. To improve
the care and protection of abused women in China, the Foundation supports a women’s
domestic violence hotline at the Shaanxi Women and Family Research Center and has also
sent Center staff to observe the effectiveness of coordinated community-wide programs
in the Philippines.
The trafficking of women and children, meanwhile, exploits the most vulnerable groups
in society. Foundation programs focus on research, public education, legal rights training,
legal aid, and cross-border coordination to bring traffickers to justice. In 2001, the Foundation
conducted the first study on trafficking between Nepal and India, documenting the scope
of the problem and assessing the effectiveness of governmental and nongovernmental
responses.
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women candidates’ backgrounds
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Bringing Education and Opportunity to Women
In the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, one of the country’s most conservative tribal
regions, a remarkable nongovernmental organization called “Khwendo Kor” (“Sisters’ Home”
in the Pushto language) is improving the daily lives of women and children through the tire-
less efforts of its dynamic founder, Mariam Bibi. Bibi, with The Asia Foundation’s support since
1996, has worked in often hostile conditions to expand education, development and micro-
finance opportunities for women. Her pioneering work in opening 60 community schools in as
many villages, and providing education to girls who are traditionally not allowed outside
their homes, has brought her numerous awards, including United Nations honors “for her
outstanding and courageous work for women’s empowerment in rural Pakistan.”
When Khwendo Kor faced a funding crisis in 1996, the
Foundation stepped in to fill the gap, prompting Bibi to state
that “our credibility and survival were at stake. . . The Asia
Foundation supported us at a very crucial stage.” With funding
from the U.S. Agency for International Development and institu-
tional support from the Foundation, Khwendo Kor has now estab-
lished more than 100 schools in the four districts of the North
West Frontier Province, and has expanded its partnership with
the Foundation to include further education, preventive health
care, and microfinance projects.
A key to Khwendo Kor’s success lies in Mariam Bibi’s philo-
sophy of building “a gradual rapport and trust within the commu-
nity.” Says Bibi: “We want to reach our objectives without causing
an imbalance in the communities we work within.”
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E C O N O M I C O P P O R T U N I T I E S
Women are disadvantaged in some Asian societies by numerous obstacles to their ability
to earn an income—a situation that only worsens during periods of conflict and economic
crisis. Foundation programs help women to assert and protect their rights by challenging
discriminatory laws and practices through legal aid, negotiation, and networking skills.
With Foundation support, a legal aid organization filed lawsuits and won cases on
behalf of Bangladeshi women workers for a host of employer violations of labor laws.
In Mongolia, the Foundation supported the Women’s Council of South Gobi province in
its efforts to improve local business conditions for women. The Foundation also sent
staff to Vietnam from the Rural Women Knowing All Magazine, a leading Chinese non-
governmental organization, to share information about their microcredit programs for
poor rural women. �
Mariam Bibi
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International Relations
Driven by American resolve to respond to terrorism, the geopolitical environment of
Asia is fundamentally shifting. Crucial Asian fault lines between secular and religious
views, elites versus the poor, and regional and power relations and interests are
all being tested. The stakes are high and complex. The United States’ reinvigorated interest
in Asia can contribute to peace and greater stability in the region.
The Asia Foundation’s 15 offices throughout the Asia-Pacific region provide access to
an extraordinarily broad range of current and emerging national players, allowing a unique
perspective on the forces at work within Asian societies. Our local presence gives a window
through which to observe and help understand the dynamics and complexities of recent
changes, as well as an appreciation of the repercussions of those changes on international
affairs. As a trusted nongovernmental actor, the Foundation is able to bring together key
Asian and American leaders from different institutions, countries, and points of view to
discuss a wide range of issues in a balanced, considered, and constructive manner that fosters
dialogue and understanding.
‘ A M E R I C A ’ S R O L E I N A S I A ’
In 2001, the centerpiece of this effort was the America’s Role in Asia project, which
brought together groups of senior American and Asian foreign policy specialists for a
thorough review of major issues in U.S.-Asian relations as a contribution to the incoming
American Administration. In February 2001, The Asia Foundation published the reports
and recommendations of both groups. In addition, key members of both groups met in
Seoul, Korea, to explore both shared views and differences of opinion concerning regional
security, economic, and political issues.
E A S T A S I A
The rise of China, Japan’s continuing economic difficulties, and the relationships of both
countries to a militarily and economically powerful United States are crucial factors affecting
stability and security in the region. In this regard, the Foundation has long supported dia-
logues and exchanges among foreign policy and security specialists from the United States
and the countries of East Asia. Programs in the past year included an ongoing trilateral
security conference involving security specialists from the United States, Japan, and China;
a regional security conference on The Future of the Korean Peninsula, held at Fudan
University in China; continued support for the U.S. National Committee of the Council for
Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP); a Trilateral Conference on Security in
The United States has a profound interest in seeing that events in
Asia continue down the path of progress and regional peace.
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Explaining America to Currentand Future Leaders
For more than 20 years, through all the ups and downs in Sino-
American relations, The Asia Foundation has remained committed
to its successful exchange programs between the two countries,
which last year included sponsorship of five young officials from
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Led by the Ministry’s Director
of U.S. Affairs, the study group to the U.S. not only met with a
variety of individuals and organizations, but sampled slices of
Americana that included country meetings with rural charities,
home-stays with farm families, and meetings with farm labor.
In a U.S. geography sampler that took the young diplomats to
Washington, D.C.; Williamsburg, Virginia; Raleigh and Rocky
Mount, North Carolina; as well as to Sacramento and Silicon
Valley, California, the Chinese visitors had the opportunity to
discuss a variety of issues related to free trade, globalization, and
the role of the World Trade Organization. The tour also included
seminars, one-on-one policy discussions, and meetings with
high-tech entrepreneurs.
The Foundation also continues to sponsor year-long formal graduate study and intern-
ship programs in the United States for members of the Chinese foreign affairs community, with
support from the Freeman Foundation, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and The Asia
Foundation. Four Foreign Affairs Ministry Fellows successfully pursued degrees at The Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced
International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, and the Elliot School of International
Affairs at George Washington University.
In 2001 the Foundation also launched its L.Z. Yuan Fellowship in Media and Foreign
Affairs, in honor of the Foundation’s longtime Senior Advisor for China Programs. The first
recipient was a young international news producer at China Central Television who spent an
academic year at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, interned at CNN in Atlanta for
a month, and visited numerous media offices in the U.S.
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Northeast Asia conducted by the Korea National Defense University; and a program of
conferences and exchanges on the Taiwan issue in U.S.-China relations, in cooperation with
the Shanghai Institute of International Studies. In addition, the Foundation’s Japan office
continues to organize a regular public policy series that addresses a broad range of issues
important to U.S. and Japanese interests.
S O U T H A S I A
In 2001, the Foundation began to expand its International Relations program in South
Asia. The Foundation supported an Indian diplomat for a six-month fellowship program in
regional security and foreign policy studies at the Center for Strategic and International
Studies in Washington, D.C. The Foundation also supported research on the political, eco-
nomic, and security repercussions of nuclear proliferation on the subcontinent. To comple-
ment official diplomacy between India and Pakistan, the Foundation enabled ten Pakistanis
to travel to India to attend a Pakistan-India People’s Solidarity Conference that focused on
providing their country’s leaders with citizen perspectives on the issues of nuclear weapons,
democracy, and Kashmir.
Young Chinese diplomats observed a
CPR training session at a Red Cross chapter
in North Carolina.
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A N D C A P A C I T Y B U I L D I N G
Foreign policy dialogue has expanded to include citizens’ organizations and businesses
operating outside the public sector. This past year, the Foundation supported 30 individuals
from Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Cambodia to attend the First ASEAN “People’s
Assembly.” Among the issues covered in the two-day meeting were the empowerment
of women, role of the media, human rights, poverty, the environment, education, the role
of civil society, and good governance—all issues in which the Foundation has been involved
for more than four decades. The Assembly was the most significant attempt to date to
provide constructive nongovernmental input into the discussion of ASEAN’s future direction.
In addition to supporting conferences and dialogue on key foreign affairs issues,
the Foundation also provides grants for graduate degree scholarships, short-term training
opportunities, study tours, and research support that contributes to the growth of a profes-
sional foreign policy community in countries where the Foundation operates. Longstanding
efforts to improve U.S.-China relations include fellowships and study tours to the United
States for Chinese diplomats, military officers, scholars, and journalists. With support from
The Henry Luce Foundation, the Foundation is also providing opportunities for Vietnamese
foreign policy professionals to visit the U.S. for study tours and research affiliations at
American universities. �
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Understanding the DomesticDimensions of Policy
The U.S.-Vietnamese relationship is poised to deepen economically and politically.
Shortly after Vietnam’s National Assembly ratified the Bilateral Trade Agreement
in the fall of 2001, a well-timed conference organized by The Asia Foundation
and Vietnam’s Institute for International Relations attracted significant atten-
tion to the topic of ‘Foreign Policymaking in the United States and Vietnam:
The Domestic Dimension.’ The conference examined the social and institutional
influences on foreign policy-making in each country at a time in which the
international context has changed and economic relations are expected to
expand greatly. Participants included a 12-person Vietnamese delegation from
the Institute for International Relations, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and
Trade, the National Assembly, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
along with two dozen American participants from the Bush Administration,
Congress, business, policy, and academic communities.
A study tour following the conference gave the Vietnamese delegation
further opportunities to discuss issues of mutual interest with representatives
from the U.S. Department of State, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative,
Congressional staff, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, RAND Corporation, and
the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns
Hopkins University. Topics included trade relations, human rights, and changes
in U.S. security policy in Asia since September 11. Both the conference and
study tour provided the Vietnamese delegation with nuanced perspectives
of the determinants of U.S. foreign policy, demonstrating the complexity of the process and
the involvement of numerous nongovernmental players.
These activities are part of a larger three-year project, with generous support from The
Henry Luce Foundation, aimed at promoting greater understanding between Americans and
Vietnamese about domestic conditions and international factors that affect bilateral relations.
Educational exchanges are also underway, including research affiliations in the U.S. for
Vietnamese foreign policy professionals, summer internships in Vietnam for American graduate
students of international affairs, and research grants in Vietnam for American academics.
U.S.-Administered Programs
A S I A N - A M E R I C A N E X C H A N G E
Direct people-to-people programs are among the most fruitful exchanges of ideas and
information. The Asia Foundation’s Asian-American Exchange (AAX) unit brings together
Asian professionals associated with Asia Foundation-supported projects and their American
counterparts. The programs are primarily U.S.-based and carried out in collaboration with
the Foundation’s offices throughout Asia. They include study tours, coordination of work-
shops, and arrangement for graduate study and professional affiliation at universities and
think tanks. AAX also identifies American or Asian specialists for seminars, conferences,
and consulting services in Asia.
The diversity of AAX programs was evident in the range of activities conducted in
2001. These included election assistance in Mongolia, and support to China for World Trade
Organization compliance and strengthening legal aid centers. In one AAX program, Chinese
representatives observed not-for-profit retail operations, focusing on Goodwill Industries’
conversion of in-kind donations into a viable revenue source, as a possible model for a
similar China Charity Federation program. Pakistani legal professionals studied current
trends in U.S. and Canadian court administration practices as part of the Foundation’s
support for legal reform in Pakistan. Through AAX, the Foundation also brought specialists
from Cambodia to study ways to establish links between the Cambodian Development
Resource Institute, the country’s most prominent think tank, and its American counterparts.
B O O K S F O R A S I A
The Asia Foundation’s earliest program in Asia, begun in 1954, has marked a steady
expansion. Books for Asia distributes more than half a million volumes a year—quality
books, journals, and other educational materials—to more than 4,000 schools, universities,
libraries, nongovernmental organizations, and research centers in 14 Asian countries. As
2002 begins, the flagship program is poised to embark on an ambitious fund-raising effort.
Books donated from the Books for Asia program are a valuable resource to many
schools and training centers throughout Asia. The National Centre for Rural Development
(NCRD) in Pakistan is a recipient of books donated through Books for Asia. The central role
of the NCRD is research and training; its library is essential to its operations. The Books for
Asia program is the largest donor to the library and a particularly important source of refer-
ence books and materials on Organizational Management and Information Technology.
With the center serving policymakers, project directors, and graduate students from not
only Pakistan but all of Asia, the impact of donated books in this single institution is
far-reaching.
The Foundation’s U.S.-based activities directly complement
the work of its 15 offices in Asia.
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Believing in Books
The Foundation’s longest-running program is a model of simplicity and effectiveness. The
phenomenal success of Books for Asia over the past 47 years is due to the straightforward,
yet universal value of matching printed—and, increasingly, electronic—resources to pressing
need. As 2001 ended, Books for Asia was gearing up for its largest fund-raising drive ever.
The goal is ambitious—to raise $250,000 to boost this signature program that has, since
its beginnings, shipped more than 38 million books to more than 40 Asian countries.
The 2002 fund-raising effort is designed to capitalize on significant steps to streamline
and enhance the program taken over the past year. The Books for Asia offices and warehouse
were moved to a new San Francisco facility, greatly reducing storage costs and increasing
efficiency. Though neither glamorous nor readily visible, new valuation, classification, and
inventory control systems represent a significant upgrade. One of the most valuable innova-
tions is the re-tooled Books for Asia intranet website, responsive
on a country-by-country basis. Representatives in Asia can
identify those titles and quantities which best suit individual
country’s needs from publisher donation lists on the website
that are accessible to Books for Asia staff.
Books for Asia programs continue to expand as Asian part-
ner institutions work with the Foundation to focus on particular
national needs. Under a new agreement with China’s Ministry
of Education, for example, 160,000 volumes will be sent in 2002,
including textbooks and research materials, to more than 1,000
colleges and universities throughout China.
In Vietnam, where Books for Asia has distributed books since
1992, the year 2001 was a milestone: the first direct book ship-
ments began from San Francisco to Hanoi, eliminating previously
roundabout transit delays. An agreement signed in 2000 between
The Asia Foundation and the National Library of Vietnam estab-
lished the Library as the Foundation’s partner, providing for the
distribution of 80,000 books to libraries and universities. The agreement also established an
English-language reading room at the National Library in Hanoi as well as in eight provincial
libraries. These reading rooms will be provided with books, computers, printers, and educa-
tional CD-ROMs donated by Books for Asia.
In Sri Lanka, LAcNET became the first private donor to Books for Asia’s in-country work.
Through a donation of $4,000, Books for Asia and LAcNET were able to distribute science
and technology books to hundreds of schools, libraries, and other institutions. LAcNET is a non-
profit organization dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities in Sri Lanka, increasing
Internet accessibility, and disseminating information on Sri Lanka, worldwide.
In North Korea, Books for Asia has distributed more than 40,000 books. Working with the
Grand Peoples’ Study House in Pyongyang, English-language books are distributed to colleges,
universities, and research centers. A new program in Mongolia, meanwhile, focuses on nomadic
women in rural areas. Books for Asia has donated 1,300 books and journals in support of a
Foundation-supported initiative that brings herdswomen together to discuss the government’s
National Action Plan for Women and whether obligations to nomadic women are being met.
Children used materials in the Setsuko
Watnabe public library in Siem Reap Town,
Cambodia.
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The Asia Foundation’s Washington office builds upon the Foundation’s extensive experience
and contacts throughout Asia to bring Asian perspectives to American policymakers and
business leaders. The Washington program complements the Foundation’s activities in Asia
and provides insight into policy and rapidly changing developments in Asia.
Now in its fifth year, the Asian Perspectives Seminar series continues its focus on impor-
tant and timely regional issues. In 2001, this included a program on Democratic Transitions
and the Role of Islam in Asia, which presented the views of moderate Muslim specialists
from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Given the events of September 11, this meeting
proved an important source of information on local interpretations of Islam. The Foundation
also hosted Asian Perspectives: Focus on the Philippines shortly after the presidential transition
in the Philippines, including a discussion of issues facing the Muslim region of Mindanao.
This year the Foundation continued its sponsorship of the Ellsworth Bunker Asian
Ambassadors Series, bringing together Washington-based Asian diplomats and American
leaders in off-the-record discussions of issues affecting the future of Asia. Featured speakers
included the Honorable Torkel Patterson, Special Advisor to the President and Director for
Asian Affairs at the National Security Council and the Honorable James Kelly, Assistant
Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
The Foundation also sponsored events highlighting emerging issues in Asia, including
sessions on legal aid in China, judicial reform in Pakistan, Islam and politics in Indonesia,
politics in Thailand, and civil society development in Pakistan.
L U C E S C H O L A R S P R O G R A M
Each year a group of young Americans with the potential to become leaders in their respec-
tive fields live and work in Asia for 10 months as Luce Scholars. Funded by The Henry Luce
Foundation and administered by The Asia Foundation, the program selects young people
whose personal and professional attributes qualify them to benefit from their experiences.
The 2001 class was the largest in the program’s history. The 20 scholars represented
six in law; three each in government, medicine/science, and business; two each in interna-
tional development and environment; and one in the arts. The 13 men and seven women
worked throughout the region in areas as diverse as tracking trade in endangered animals
on Mongolia’s eastern steppe to mediating Indonesian corporate debt restructuring cases. �
The Washington office brings Asian perspectives to American
policymakers and business leaders through its network of contacts
throughout Asian society.
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Asia’s urban population has doubled over the past 20 years to 1.4 billion, and is pro-
jected to swell by another 800 million in the next two decades, putting enormous
pressure on the region’s environment. Poverty and globalization are intensifying the
threat to Asia’s natural resources, which The Asia Foundation is helping to address through
a wide range of programs. The Foundation is engaged in such efforts as helping resolve
Hong Kong’s air pollution problems and analyzing environmental laws in Mongolia. In
Bangladesh, the Foundation supported the publica-
tion of a guide to NGO-business environmental
partnerships, and in Cambodia, it is implementing a
program called Democracy and Natural Resources
Management, which ties the two concepts
together as an agenda for international and local
nongovernmental organizations.
The health of Asia’s environment depends on a
combination of vibrant civil society, economic
reform, and development. The decentralization of
government in many countries, resulting in new
forms of local governance, provides substantial
opportunities for Foundation work in sustainable
development programs across the region. Relations
among civil society, industry, and government must
be improved so that the combined strengths of all
three sectors can cooperate to solve environmental
problems. To this end, the Foundation is continuing
its work with the groundbreaking NGO-Business
Environmental Partnership, with support from the
Goldman Fund. It is also initiating a new regional
program called the US-AEP Environment and Civil
Society Partnership, supported by the U.S.-Asian
Environmental Partnership program of the U.S.
Agency for International Development. �
Environmental Protection
Asia’s urban population has doubled over the past 20 years to 1.4 billion, and is
projected to swell by another 800 million in the next two decades, putting enor-
mous pressure on the region’s environment. Poverty and globalization are intensify-
ing the pressures on Asia’s natural resources, which The Asia Foundation addresses through
a wide range of programs. The Foundation is engaged in such efforts as helping resolve
Hong Kong’s air pollution problems and analyzing environmental laws in Mongolia. In
Bangladesh, the Foundation supported the pub-
lication of a guide to NGO-business environmental
partnerships, and in Cambodia, it is implementing a
program called Democracy and Natural Resources
Management, which ties the two concepts together
as an agenda for international and local non-
governmental organizations.
The health of Asia’s environment depends on
a combination of vibrant civil society, economic
reform, and development. The decentralization of
government in many countries, resulting in new
forms of local governance, provides substantial
opportunities for the Foundation. Relations among
nongovernmental organizations, industry, and
government must be improved so that the com-
bined strengths of all three sectors can cooperate
to solve environmental problems. To this end, the
Foundation is continuing its work with the ground-
breaking NGO-Business Environmental Partnership,
with support from the Richard & Rhoda Goldman
Fund, which promotes improved NGO-business
relations. It is also initiating a new regional program
called the U.S.-AEP Environment and Civil Society
Partnership, supported by the U.S.-Asian Environ-
mental Partnership program of the U.S. Agency
for International Development, aimed at strength-
ening the role of civil society in protecting the
environment. �
Environmental Protection
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Clearing the Air
Hong Kong’s aspiration to be “Asia’s World City” is frustrated
in part by a deteriorating environment, in which air pollution
in particular has worsened despite government pollution
control efforts. Because Hong Kong is highly urbanized and
congested, cleaner fuels
and vehicles will have
a significant impact,
but a key obstruction to
progress toward cleaner
air has been the lack of
an overall strategy with
broad-based community
support.
Recognizing this
problem, The Asia
Foundation last year
partnered with Civic
Exchange, a new Hong
Kong think tank, to
help develop a practical and effective cleaner fuel and vehi-
cle strategy. This included a review of relevant technological
developments, identification and consultation with all key
individuals and groups in Hong Kong, the drafting of a strat-
egy document for review among stakeholders, a follow-up
workshop, and final distribution of a revised report.
The highlight of the program was a successful day-long
workshop held in the spring and conducted in both English
and Cantonese. Approximately 100 participants attended,
representing government, advocacy groups, transport opera-
tors, power companies, vehicle manufacturers and distribu-
tors, fuel providers, and any others identified as having an
interest in a clean air agenda for Hong Kong.
More than 1,500 copies of the report, “Cleaner Fuels
and Vehicles—the Way Forward,” have been distributed in
Hong Kong. In addition, The Asia Foundation’s staff have
presented a summary of the recommendations to Hong Kong’s
Chief Executive and discussed implementation with both the
Secretaries for Environment and Food and for Transport.
The work completed in 2001 has led the Foundation to pre-
pare for a second stage, which will focus on the report’s
recommendations.
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Information and Communications Technology
Innovations in information and communications technology (ICT) increasingly affect the
lives of people across Asia. For more than a decade, The Asia Foundation has supported
programs that focus on the ways information technology can make government more
transparent and efficient, increase economic activity in the private sector, and strengthen
civil society.
The Foundation supported workshops on e-Government at the municipal level in the
Philippines and Taiwan in 2001. In the Philippines, officials representing 23 cities, several
national government departments, and local businesses convened to learn from successful
case studies and share ideas. In China, the Foundation supported research by Fudan University
that included a survey of public opinions and attitudes on e-Government.
The rapid expansion of e-Commerce and IT-enabled services in the private sector,
meanwhile, is generating increased economic growth by opening new markets, increasing
access to market information, and improving efficiency. In Indonesia, the Philippines,
Thailand, and Sri Lanka, the Foundation is working with small and medium enterprises to
identify opportunities for increased use of e-Commerce. The Foundation is also supporting
research on the IT-enabled services market in Asia.
As civil society organizations increasingly use ICT applications and the Internet to expand
and improve their organizations, they become more effective in contributing to the public
discourse. In Sri Lanka, the Foundation is collaborating with the Human Rights Commission
to build a system to collect and analyze information on human rights violations. And in
Thailand, the Foundation supported the development of an online nongovernmental organi-
zation (NGO) forum as well as an online marketplace for Thai artisans. �
Information and Communications Technology
: : K O R E A
Technology for More Open Government
As countries in Asia move toward more open societies and
work to rein in corruption, one effort in particular stands
out: South Korea’s aptly named ‘OPEN’ system. The brain-
child of the Metropolitan Government in Seoul, OPEN—
for ‘Online Procedure Enhancement’—
is an e-Government system that is
gradually revolutionizing access to
city services. In an application and
licensing process long susceptible
to corruption and bribery, the OPEN
system bypasses middlemen and
gives citizens direct access to govern-
ment, without the need to grease
palms along the way.
To highlight the OPEN process
as a model of transparency, The Asia
Foundation co-sponsored, with support from the Chong
Moon Lee Foundation, a two-day Anti-Corruption Symposium
hosted and organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government
and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs. Senior officials from Transparency International also
participated in the program, along with representatives
from the Organization for Co-operation and Development
(OECD) and the World Bank. More than 150 local and inter-
national participants attended the August 2001 symposium
to discuss anti-corruption efforts, including 15 participants
from Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines,
Taiwan, and Thailand invited by The Asia Foundation.
The OPEN system is a web-
based application that gives
citizens access to 54 government
services, including a full range
of city licensing and application
processes. By reducing exposure
to possibly corrupt officials, online
access not only reduces the poten-
tial for bribery but—as a highly
desirable parallel benefit—dramat-
ically reduces the time needed
to complete any given process.
OPEN also allows applicants to monitor applications for such
items as permits and licenses as they work their way through
the system. An English-version manual for the system will
soon be translated into Chinese, Russian, Arabic, French,
and Spanish.
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2001 Financial Report
M A N A G E M E N T ’ S R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y F O R T H E F I N A N C I A L S TAT E M E N T S
Management is responsible for the preparation of The Asia Foundation’s financial statements and other
financial information in this report. This responsibility includes maintaining the integrity and objectivity of
financial records and the presentation of the Foundation’s financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Asia Foundation maintains an internal control structure intended to help ensure the integrity over
the preparation and reporting of financial information, protection of Foundation assets, and compliance
with donor restrictions and instructions. The internal control structure is supported by training of qualified
personnel, written policies and procedures that communicate details of the internal control structure to
the Foundation’s global activities, and by an internal auditor who employs thorough auditing programs.
The Foundation’s financial statements have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent certified
public accountants, who issued an unqualified opinion on the Foundation’s financial statements. The following
condensed financial information has been excerpted from such audited financial statements. The Independent
Auditors’ Report and the complete audited financial statements and accompanying footnotes are available
upon request.
John CroizatDirector, Finance and Administration
William P. FullerPresident
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A S S E T S :
Cash and equivalents $ 2,440 $ 2,698
Receivables:
Grants from U.S. government 20,572 20,071
Grants from other governments, multi-laterals and
private foundations 2,471 548
Investments, at fair value 11,768 17,070
Books for Asia Inventory 9,412 5,907
Prepaid expenses and other assets 803 782
Property and equipment, net 724 506
Total assets $ 48,190 $ 47,582
L I A B I L I T I E S A N D N E T A S S E T S :
Liabilities:
Deferred support $ 17,820 $ 15,863
Grants payable 1,058 1,668
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,865 1,970
Accrued postretirement benefit cost 722 500
Total liabilities 21,465 20,001
N E T A S S E T S :
Unrestricted:
Undesignated 3,839 3,313
Designated for long-term investment 13,251 18,138
Total unrestricted 17,090 21,451
Temporarily restricted 9,412 5,907
Permanently restricted 223 223
Total net assets 26,725 27,581
Total liabilities and net assets $ 48,190 $ 47,582
Audited financial statements available upon request.
C O N D E N S E D S TAT E M E N T O F F I N A N C I A L P O S I T I O N , S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 01
With comparative totals for 2000 (in thousands)
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C O N D E N S E D S TAT E M E N T O F A C T I V I T I E S A N D C H A N G E S I N N E T A S S E T SY E A R E N D E D S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 01
With comparative totals for 2000 (In thousands)
2001 2000
Temporarily PermanentlyUnrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total
S U P P O R T A N D R E V E N U E :
Support:
Grants from U.S. Government agencies $ 17,846 $17,846 $ 15,530
Grants from U.S. Department of State 9,230 9,230 8,216
Grants from other governments,
multilaterals and private foundations 5,159 5,159 5,420
Books for Asia program $ 11,890 11,890 14,846
Net assets released from restrictions 8,385 (8,385)
Total support 40,620 3,505 44,125 44,012
Revenue:
Investment income 499 499 586
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments (4,474) (4,474) 2,451
Other 175 175 48
Total revenue (3,800) (3,800) 3,085
Total support and revenue 36,820 3,505 40,325 47,097
E X P E N S E S :
Program grants and related services 28,787 28,787 24,718
Books for Asia distributions 8,385 8,385 12,156
Supporting services:
Administration and general 3,771 3,771 3,863
Fund-raising 238 238 231
Total expenses 41,181 41,181 40,968
I N C R E A S E ( D E C R E A S E ) I N N E T A S S E T S (4,361) 3,505 (870) 6,129
N E T A S S E T S , B E G I N N I N G O F Y E A R 21,451 5,907 $223 27,581 21,452
N E T A S S E T S , E N D O F Y E A R $17,090 $9,412 $223 $26,725 27,581
Audited financial statements available upon request.
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O P E R A T I N G A C T I V I T I E S :
(Decrease) increase in net assets $ (856) $ 6,129
Adjustments to reconcile increase (decrease) in net assets
to net cash used in operating activities:
Contribution of investment securities (149) (240)
Depreciation and amortization 244 340
Net realized and unrealized loss (gain) on investments 4,474 (2,451)
Support from Books for Asia program — net (3,505) (2,690)
Effect of changes in:
Grants and contributions receivable (2,424) (1,570)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (21) 29
Deferred support 1,957 (1,176)
Accounts payable, grants payable and other accrued expenses (493) 310
Net cash used in operating activities (773) (1,319)
I N V E S T I N G A C T I V I T I E S :
Proceeds from sales of investments 9,041 10,113
Purchases of investments (8,064) (9,887)
Purchases of property and equipment, net (462) (160)
Net cash provided by investing activities 515 66
N E T D E C R E A S E I N C A S H A N D E Q U I V A L E N T S (258) (1,253)
C A S H A N D E Q U I V A L E N T S , B E G I N N I N G O F Y E A R 2,698 3,951
C A S H A N D E Q U I V A L E N T S , E N D O F Y E A R $2,440 $2,698
Audited financial statements available upon request.
C O N D E N S E D S TAT E M E N T O F C A S H F L O W S Y E A R E N D E D S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 01
With comparative totals for 2000 (In thousands)
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The Asia Foundation Donors
I N D I V I D U A L S
Anonymous (2)
Terrence B. Adamson
William S. Anderson
William L. Ball, III
Barbara Barck
Jeffrey T. Bergner
Sanda Blockey
John A. Bohn
Glen Bowersox (deceased 1/01)
Erika Bruce
Joseph Cai
Alexander and Cornelia Calhoun
Mark Chandler
William H.C. Chang
Linda Cheng
A. W. Clausen
Scott D. Cook
Jean F. Cornuelle
N. Cinnamon Dornsife
Theodore L. Eliot, Jr.
William D. Evans
Dan Farmer
Ronald Freemire
Joan Frentzel
William P. Fuller
Wendell E. and Hilde L. Gerken
Margaret Goralski
Carlyn Halde
Renee Renouf Hall
Elizabeth C. Hanson
Harry Harding
Richard and Beatrice Heggie
Pamela G. Hollie
Henrietta Holsman Fore
Ernest M. Howell
Ta-lin Hsu
Judith C. Huse
Mrs. John N. Irwin, II (deceased 7/01)
Bonnie P. James
Anjun J. Jin
Richard Jorgensen
Mark A. Keleher
Hui Leng Khoo
Robert H. Knight
Chong-Moon and Reiko-Moon Lee
Marc Levenson
Ai-Ling Li
Mary H. Livingston
Catherine McCraken
William McDougal
Bonnie J. Melville and Daniel G. Terlouw
Mary P. Millar
Mrs. Maurice T. Moore (deceased 2/02)
John G. Mori
Betty Southard Murphy, Esq.
Thomas Nagorski
Brenda J. Oakley
Victoria Oakley
Leonard Overton
John Pao Borjigin
Rudolph A. Peterson
Susan J. Pharr
PII Advised Fund of Give2Asia
Lucian W. Pye
Mahendra Ranchod
Missie T. Rennie
Marion M. Robb
David Rockefeller
Jeff Romm
Roger and Betty Ruch
Peter H. Rude
Hope S. Rugo
Robert A. Scalapino
Erich F. Schimps
Jan B. Scholes
Robert S. Schwantes
Watanee Sriwatanapongse
Mrs. Carl W. Stern
David B. Stewart
Estrellita Sumulong
Judith Swift
Leslie Tang Schilling
Laura D’Andrea Tyson
Elizabeth Vera
Dolores Wharton
Brayton and Judy Wilbur, Brayton
Wilbur Foundation
Mathilda B. Wilbur
Haydn Williams
Casimir A. Yost
C O R P O R A T I O N S A N D
F O U N D A T I O N S
American Express Foundation
Bank of America
California Community Foundation fund
of Give2Asia
Chevron Corporation
ChinaVest, Inc.
Ford Foundation
The Freeman Foundation
General Electric Company
The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Hewlett-Packard Company
The Chong-Moon Lee Foundation at
Community Foundation Silicon Valley
Levi Strauss Foundation
The Henry Luce Foundation
The McConnell Foundation
Motorola Inc.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
MTR Corporation Limited
The Myer Foundation
Pacific Century Institute
B.T. Rocca Jr. Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Rockefeller Foundation
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Starr Foundation
Sungkok Journalism Foundation
The Tang Foundation
U.S.-China Legal Cooperation Fund
G O V E R N M E N T , M U L T I L A T E R A L ,
A N D O T H E R O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
United States Agency for International
Development (USAID)
Asian Development Bank
World Bank
UNICEF
World Health Organization
World Food Program
Population Council
National Institutes of Health
European Commission
Umea University of Sweden
Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs
of the Department of State
The Asia Foundation gratefully acknowledges the generous benefactors who
contributed to the Foundation during the October 1, 2000 –September 30, 2001
period. In addition, the Foundation especially recognizes the contributions of time
and resources made by its Asian partners not listed here, whose support and
commitment are crucial to the overall success of Foundation-sponsored initiatives.
Governments of: Canada (CIDA), China,
Denmark, Germany, Japan, Netherlands,
Norway, Sweden (SDC), Switzerland,
United Kingdom (DFID)
I N - K I N D D O N A T I O N S
Raymond K.F. Ch`ien
Victor K. Fung
Ulaanbaatar Metropolitan Central Library
A S I A F O U N D A T I O N I N T A I W A N
Individuals
Jian Bang Chang
Paul S.P. Hsu
Sheng Pin Tao
Corporations and Institutions
Acer Group
China Steel Corporation
Development & Evaluation Commission,
Executive Yuan
Institute for Information Industry
Les Enphants Co., Ltd.
Lee and Li Foundation
NGO Affairs Committee, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Nation Taiwan University College of Law
Nation Youth Commission
Popcreative Group
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation
United Daily News Group
W.I Harper Group
Books Donor List
Publishers
Crisp Publications, Inc.
Hong Kong University Press
Houghton Mifflin Company
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
McGraw-Hill Companies
Sage Publications, Inc.
Sundance Publishing
Technomic Publishing Co., Inc.
Technomic Publishing Company
University Science Books
College/University Bookstores
Colorado Bookstore #792
Du Bois Bookstore, Inc.
El Paso Community College, Barnes & Noble
Bookstore #676
Montana State University, M.S.U. Bookstore, Inc.
Sacramento City College Bookstore
Skyline College Bookstore
State University of New York, Oswego;
College Store
Union College, College Bookstore
University of California
University of California, Davis Bookstore
University of Minnesota Bookstore
University of Minnesota East Bank Bookstore
University of Minnesota West Bank Bookstore
Businesses and Organizations
Americares
Asian Cultural Council
B.E. Aerospace
CIGNA Healthplan of America
David Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
Institute of International Education
The Bradley Foundation
World Federalist Association
Colleges and Universities
California State University, Long Beach
McHenry County College
Northern Illinois University Dept. of
Anthropology
Stanford University
UC Berkeley ASCE Student Chapter
University of Baltimore
Library (Non-College/University)
Library Embry-Riddle Aero. University
Schools/School Districts
Barnes & Noble #383 Colorado School of Mines
Ben Parker
Barnes & Noble #676 El Paso
Community College
Frank M. Falcetta, Associate Provost Economic
& Laguna Salada Alternative School
St. Dominic School
University of Pennsylvania
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Chong-Moon LeeChairman and CEO
AmBex Venture Group, LLC
Like other nonprofit organi-
zations, The Asia Foundation
relies on its trustees for
policy guidance, program
oversight, and financial sup-
port. When trustee Chong-
Moon Lee announced his
gift of $1 million to the
Foundation three years ago
at a meeting of the board,
there was a moment of
stunned silence, followed
by thunderous applause. Then Dr. Lee quietly said: “It is time
for the grantees of the Foundation to give back.”
In 1958, Lee received a fellowship from the Foundation
to study library science at Vanderbilt University, in preparation
for an assignment to develop a classification for the national
library system in his native Korea. To this day, he remembers
fondly the details of the award and the respect shown for
his capabilities, skills, and promise. Upon his return to Korea,
Dr. Lee used his skills to upgrade the Yonsei University library
system. Dr. Lee emigrated to the United States in 1970 to
escape the military regime and embarked on a career in multi-
media, becoming a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Since his appointment to the Foundation’s board in 1998,
Dr. Lee has focused on issues related to North Korea. Projects
he supports include the provision of American books for North
Korean libraries, educational visits to the United States for
North Korean medical and agricultural experts, and the training
of the North Korean lawyers in China. In this way, Dr. Lee’s life
has come full circle: now it is he, through the Foundation, who
is investing in the future leaders of Asia.
Officers and Trustees
O F F I C E R S
Chang-Lin Tien1
Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee
University Professor andNEC Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, California
William L. Ball, III 2
Vice ChairmanPresident, National Soft Drink AssociationWashington, D.C.
William P. FullerPresident
Susan J. PharrSecretaryEdwin O. Reischauer Professor of
Japanese Politics,Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts
Paul S. SlawsonTreasurerBusiness LeaderSan Francisco, California
Barnett F. BaronExecutive Vice President
Gordon R. HeinVice President, Programs
Nancy YuanVice President andDirector, Washington, D.C.
Thomas W. Flynn 3
Vice President, External Relations
John CroizatAssistant Treasurer
M E M B E R S
Terrence B. AdamsonExecutive Vice President, National Geographic SocietyWashington, D. C.
David R. AndrewsSenior Vice President Government Affairs,General Counsel and Secretary, PepsiCo Inc.Former Legal Advisor for the
Department of StatePurchase, New York
Michael H. ArmacostPresident, The Brookings InstitutionFormer U.S. AmbassadorWashington, D.C.
Jeffrey T. BergnerPresident, Bergner Bockorny, Inc.Washington, D.C.
Alexander D. Calhoun, Esq.Senior CounselSquire, Sanders, & Dempsey, LLPSan Francisco, California
William H.C. ChangPresident and CEOWestlake Development Company, Inc.San Mateo, California
A.W. ClausenRetired Chairman and CEOBankAmerica CorporationSan Francisco, California
Scott D. CookFounder and Chairman of the
Executive CommitteeIntuit, Inc.Mountain View, California
Theodore L. Eliot, Jr.Former U.S. AmbassadorSonoma, California
Thomas S. FoleyPartner, Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Hauer & Feld, LLPFormer U.S. AmbassadorFormer Speaker of the U.S. House of
RepresentativesWashington, D.C.
Henrietta Holsman Fore 4
Director of the U.S. MintFormer Chairman and CEO, Holsman
InternationalWashington, D.C.
Harry HardingDean, Elliott School of International AffairsGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.
Ernest M. HowellSenior Vice President, InvestmentsSalomon Smith BarneyNew York, New York
Ta-lin HsuChairman, Hambrecht & Quist Asia
Pacific (H&Q)Palo Alto, California
Mrs. John N. Irwin II 5
Civic LeaderNew York, New York
Chong-Moon LeeChairman and CEO, AmBex Venture Group, LLCSunnyvale, California
Janet A. McKinleyDirector, Capital Research & Management Co.New York, New York
Lucian W. PyeFord Professor of Political Science EmeritusMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts
Missie RennieMedia ConsultantNew York, New York
J. Stapleton RoyManaging Director, Kissinger AssociatesFormer U.S. AmbassadorNew York, New York
Arun SarinChief Executive Officer, Accel-KKR TelecomPalo Alto, California
Robert A. ScalapinoRobson Research Professor of Government
EmeritusInstitute of East Asian Studies,University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, California
Leslie Tang SchillingChairperson, Union Square Investment
CompanySan Francisco, California
Robert A. TheleenChairman, ChinaVest, Inc.San Francisco, California
Laura D’Andrea Tyson6
Dean of London Business SchoolFormer Dean of the Haas School of Business, University of California at BerkeleyFormer National Economic Adviser to the
PresidentLondon, United Kingdom
Dolores Wharton7
Chairman, CEO and FounderFund for Corporate Initiatives, Inc.New York, New York
Brayton Wilbur, Jr.Board of Directors, Wilbur-Ellis CompanySan Francisco, California
Paul Wolfowitz 4
Deputy Secretary of DefenseFormer Dean, Paul H. Nitze School of
Advanced International StudiesThe John Hopkins UniversityWashington, D.C.
Linda Tsao YangSpecial Advisor, Lombard InvestmentsSan Francisco, California
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Casimir A. YostMarshall B. Coyne Professor in the Practice
of Diplomacy andDirector, Institute for the Study of
Diplomacy, School of Foreign ServiceGeorgetown UniversityWashington, D.C.
T R U S T E E S E M E R I T U S
William S. AndersonRetired Chairman, NCR CorporationPebble Beach, California
Caryl P. Haskins8
Retired President, Carnegie InstitutionWashington, D.C.
Robert H. KnightAttorney, Shearman & SterlingNew York, New York
Mrs. Maurice T. Moore9
Trustee, China Institute and RetiredChairman, State University of New YorkNew York, New York
Rudolph A. PetersonRetired President and CEOBankAmerica CorporationSan Francisco, California
Walter ShorensteinChairman of the BoardThe Shorenstein CompanySan Francisco, California
P R E S I D E N T E M E R I T U S
Haydn Williams
H O N G K O N G
L E A D E R S H I P C O U N C I L
Payson ChaManaging Director, HKR International Ltd.
Raymond K.F. Ch’ienChairman, chinadotcom corporation
Franklin D. ChuManaging Partner, Kaye Scholer LLP
Victor K. FungGroup Chairman, Li & Fung Ltd.
Chien LeeDirector, Scottish & Eastern Investments Ltd.
Victor LoChairman & Chief Executive, Gold Peak
Industries Ltd.
Henry Ying-yen TangManaging Director, Peninsula Knitters Ltd.
Allan WongChairman, VTech Group
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Trustees Get Up Close in Southeast Asia
One of The Asia Foundation’s greatest assets is its distinguished Board of Trustees.
To make the most of its trustees’ wealth of expertise, the Foundation encourages
on-the-ground interaction between Board members and activities in the field.
Trustee tours, usually held in conjunction with Board meetings, are mutually benefi-
cial in that they also provide trustees with valuable perspectives from Foundation
staff, grantees, and policymakers throughout Asia.
“These trips provide the opportunity to increase our understanding in-depth
of the Asian countries that we visit, the issues The Asia Foundation has to deal with,
Foundation staff on the ground, and the senior government personalities who direct
policy in their country,” noted trustee Paul
Slawson, a business leader in San Francisco.
“There is nothing like seeing the people
and places and programs face-to-face,”
agreed Russell Miller, Managing Partner of
Russell Miller Advisers Pte. Ltd, a special
Foundation guest on the tour.
In 2001, the Foundation’s annual Board
meeting was held in Southeast Asia. During
visits to Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, and
Hong Kong, trustees had the opportunity to
engage with Foundation staff, government
officials, academics, dignitaries, and members
of nongovernmental organizations.
In Cambodia, trustees were invited to
an audience in Phnom Penh with His Majesty,
King Norodom Sihanouk, in a vivid illustration
of the relationships the Foundation enjoys in Asia. A field visit to the Women’s Media
Center, the only NGO-operated radio station in the country, demonstrated the impor-
tance of the program in the lives of women and youth. Board members also traveled
to Hanoi, where the scope of the Foundation’s work was highlighted in meetings
with members of Vietnam’s National Assembly. Legislators described the functions
of the Assembly, the Vietnamese legislative process, and the impact of Foundation-
supported programs for refining mechanisms for public participation in drafting,
promulgating, and implementing laws.
In field visits to women’s business cooperatives in Chiang Mai, Thailand, trustees
saw first-hand the role of local administrative councils, particularly their efforts to
improve women’s participation in government and society. And in their last stop,
trustees shared their ideas and expertise with Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-
hwa in conversations about the special administrative region’s role in the global
economy.
1 Elected Chairman Emeritus 1/02
2 Appointed Chairman of the Board 1/02
3 Appointed 1/02
4 Left Board of Trustees to assume senior position with the United States Government
5 Deceased 7/01
6 Until 12/01
7 Until 8/01
8 Deceased 10/01
9 Deceased 2/02
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: : A F G H A N I S T A N / P A K I S T A N
Speeding Relief Where it is Needed
In swift response to the events of September 11, Give2Asia made
two grants to support relief work in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund, which requested options
on how to best benefit those affected by
the conflict in central Asia, provided major
funding. This critical grant package was
developed for the Goldman Fund by
The Asia Foundation’s representative in
Islamabad, Pakistan, and is a noteworthy
example of how Give2Asia can provide
U.S. philanthropists with strategic, person-
alized, and reliable grant opportunities
in Asia.
Based on first-hand knowledge and
discussions, the Foundation advised the
Goldman Fund that interventions could be made in two areas:
coordinating the efforts of relief organizations, and beginning
a shift from immediate provision of aid to infrastructure develop-
ment designed to meet pressing long-term needs.
To address the need for coordinating relief efforts,
Give2Asia funded the Peshawar-based Agency Coordinating
Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR), a clearinghouse for infor-
mation and technical assistance for development organiza-
tions. The infusion of grant funds allowed ACBAR to quickly
expand its operations, providing immediate results and
ensuring a long-term positive impact.
A second grant was made to
PARSA, an American development
organization headed by Mary
MacMakin, who has lived and worked
in Afghanistan for the last 40 years.
PARSA works in the refugee camps in
Pakistan and in Afghanistan to imple-
ment nutrition, health, education,
and livelihood programs, including
those particularly focused on Afghan
women and families. PARSA is also
starting a volunteer service corps for
Afghan Americans wishing to return for service trips.
These Give2Asia grants are part of a broader Asia
Foundation response to the crisis in Afghanistan which will
focus on reconstruction and development of Afghanistan.
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 had a profound impact on charitable
giving directed toward Asia. Give2Asia, a community of donors, grantees, and
grant-making professionals devoted to philanthropy to Asia, focused immedi-
ately on helping individuals and foundations find grant-making opportunities to
address the complex challenges exposed by the crisis. The outpouring of concerned
response is evident in the flow of relief to victims of the conflict, as well as polls
that show that most Americans believe they have a responsibility to give because
“governments can’t do it alone.”
Give2Asia is a unique institution that gives individuals a way to contribute to
positive change, through tailored investments in social causes they hold dear.
Through its partnership with The Asia Foundation, Give2Asia donors benefit from the
Foundation’s 47 years of grantmaking experience and its network of 15 offices in
Asia. We help connect partners in philanthropy—donors and grantees—and provide
professional grant-making services to assist donors in fulfilling their charitable goals.
Now, at the end of a successful start-up year, we would like to thank the donors
and grantees who have joined with us to make a difference in Asia.
Whether the grant has been large or small, the work of Give2Asia partners is
changing the world. With funding from the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund, we
are bolstering the capacity of relief organizations in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Other
donors support a vigorous press in Southeast Asia through the Indochina Media
Memorial Foundation, scholarships for girls in Cambodia and students at Shanghai
Jiaotong University, improvement of air quality in Hong Kong, the world-renowned
Cloud Gate Dance Group of Taiwan, medical education, and conflict resolution in
Mindanao, Philippines. �
Give2Asia is a U.S. nonprofit organ-ization established by The AsiaFoundation to facilitate charitablegiving to Asia. Give2Asia providesservices that overcome the commonchallenges associated with givingoverseas, making U.S.-Asia philan-thropy accessible, secure, and taxdeductible. With a flexible menu ofoptions for giving, Give2Asia givesindividuals, families, corporations,and foundations the tools to fulfilltheir charitable goals in Asia.
www.give2asia.org
S E N I O R S T A F F A N D
C O N S U L T A N T S
Senior Staff in the United States
William P. FullerPresident
Barnett F. BaronExecutive Vice President
Gordon R. HeinVice President, Programs
Nancy YuanVice President andDirector, Washington, D.C.
Thomas W. FlynnVice President, External Relations (as of 1/02)
Ardith BettsCoordinator, Luce Scholars Program
Everett ChartersDirector, Books for Asia Program
William ColeDirector, Governance, Law, and Civil Society
John CroizatDirector, Finance and Administration
Richard H. FullerSenior Director, Country Programs
Erik JensenSenior Law Advisor
Lois Moore Director, Office of the President (until 1/02)
Chris PlanteDirector, Environmental Programs
Michael Rea Managing Director, Give2Asia (as of 5/01)
Franck S. WiebeChief EconomistDirector, Economic Reform and Development
Carol YostDirector, Women’s Political Participation
Vera Y. I. YoungDirector, Asian-American Exchange Program
L.Z. YuanSenior Advisor for Chinese Affairs
R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
I N A S I A
Bangladesh
Karen L. CasperRepresentative
Karan SwanerAssistant Representative (until 6/01)
Cambodia
Jon SummersRepresentative
Nancy HopkinsAssistant Representative
China
Allen C. ChoateDirector of Program Development
Zhang YeDirector of China Programs
Indonesia, Malaysia,* East Timor
Douglas E. RamageRepresentative
Nilan FernandoAssistant Representative
Japan
Andrew HorvatRepresentative
Kaori KurodaAssistant Representative (until 8/01)
Korea
Scott SnyderRepresentative
Mongolia
Katherine S. HunterRepresentative
Nepal
Nick LangtonRepresentative
George VarugheseAssistant Representative
Pacific Island Nations*
Steven RoodRepresentative
Kathryn HawleyProject Manager, South Pacific Disaster
Reduction Program
Pakistan
Julio A. AndrewsRepresentative
Greg AllingAssistant Representative
Philippines
Steven RoodRepresentative
Gavin TrittAssistant Representative
Sri Lanka, Maldives*
Mark Reade McKennaRepresentative
Dinesha deSilva WikramanayakeAssistant Representative
Thailand, Laos*
James KleinRepresentative
Vietnam
Jonathan StromsethRepresentative
*Nonresident country programs
Staff
Annual Report Credits
Editing: Alix Christie, Julie Rinard
Design: Casper Design Group, Berkeleywww.casperdesign.com
Special thanks to the Indochina Media Memorial Fund (IMMF) for making their images available for use in this report.
B A N G L A D E S H
Karen L. Casper, RepresentativeG.P.O. Box 666Dhaka-1000, BangladeshTel: (880) 2-8826941Fax: (880) 2-8826134Email: [email protected]
C A M B O D I A
Jon Summers, RepresentativeP.O. Box 536, PTAPhnom Penh, CambodiaTel: (855) 23-210431Fax: (855) 23-362344Email: [email protected]
C H I N A
Hong KongAllen C. Choate, Director of ProgramDevelopment9th Floor, Shun Ho Tower24-30 Ice House StreetCentral, Hong KongTel: (852) 2971-0889Fax: (852) 2971-0773Email: [email protected]
BeijingZhang Ye, China Country DirectorSuite 1905 Building No.1, Henderson Center18 Jianguomennei AvenueBeijing 100005, ChinaTel: (86-10) 65183868Fax: (86-10) 65183869Email: [email protected]
E A S T T I M O R
Douglas E. Ramage, RepresentativeJalan Americo Thomas 122 TMandarin, DiliEast Timor (Timor Lorosa’e)Tel: (670) 390-313-457Fax: (670) 390-324-245Email:[email protected]
I N D O N E S I A , M A L A Y S I A
Douglas E. Ramage, RepresentativeJalan Darmawangsa Raya No. 50Kebayoran BaruJakarta 12160, IndonesiaTel: (62) 21-726-1860Fax: (62) 21-726-2834Email: [email protected]
J A P A N
Andrew Horvat, RepresentativeKowa No. 32 Bldg., 2nd Floor2-32 Minami Azabu 5-ChomeMinato-kuTokyo 106-0047, JapanTel: (81) 3-3441-8291Fax: (81) 3-3442-3320Email:[email protected]
K O R E A
Scott Snyder, Representative106-5 Hwa-dong, Chongno-kuSeoul 110-210, KoreaTel: (82) 2-732-2044Fax: (82) 2-739-6022Email: [email protected]
M O N G O L I A
Crystal House Business CentreChinggis Avenue 11/1, P.O. Box 1003Ulaanbaatar-13, MongoliaTel: (976) 11-311-497Fax: (976) 11-311-497Email: [email protected]
N E P A L
Nick Langton, RepresentativeG.P.O. Box 935BaluwatarKathmandu, NepalTel: (977) 1-418-345Fax: (977) 1-415-881Email: [email protected]
P A K I S T A N
Julio A. Andrews, RepresentativeP.O. Box 1165Islamabad, PakistanTel: (92) 51-265-0523Fax: (92) 51-265-0736Email: [email protected]
P H I L I P P I N E S ,
P A C I F I C I S L A N D N A T I O N S
Steven Rood, RepresentativeP.O. Box 7072Domestic Airport Post Office Pasay CityMetro Manila, PhilippinesTel: (63) 2-851-1466Fax: (63) 2-853-0474Email: [email protected]
S R I L A N K A , M A L D I V E S
Mark Reade McKenna, Representative3/1A Rajakeeya Mawatha (Racecourse Avenue)Colombo 7, Sri LankaTel: (94) 1-698356/7Fax: (94) 1-698-358Email: [email protected]
T H A I L A N D , L A O S
James Klein, RepresentativeG.P.O. Box 1910Bangkok 10500, ThailandTel: (66) 2-233-1644Fax: (66) 2-237-7011Email: [email protected]
V I E T N A M
Jonathan Stromseth, Representative #10-03 Prime Centre53 Quang Trung StreetHanoi, VietnamTel: (84-4) 943-3263Fax: (84-4) 943-3257Email: [email protected]
A S I A F O U N D A T I O N
I N T A I W A N*
Taymin Liu, Executive Director17 Chu Lun StreetTaipei 104, TaiwanTel: 886-2-2506-1174Fax: 886-2-2509-3240Email: [email protected]
*In Taiwan, The Asia Foundation operates through a partnership with the Asia Foundation in Taiwan, a locally incorporated nongovernmental, nonprofitorganization.
The Asia Foundationwww.asiafoundation.org