AsiaDHRRA’s advisory services with coffee producers in the south

AsiaDHRRA’s advisory services with coffee producers in the south

AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Managers, Mr. Florante Villas and Mr. Cezar Belangel, Organizational Development Consultant, Ms. Arlynn Contreras, facilitated an assessment with the Impalutao Dalwangan Sawaga Agrarian Reform Cooperative (IMDALSA) in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, on 6-8 March

Project contract signing and partners’ meeting with the farmers union in Vietnam

Project contract signing and partners’ meeting with the farmers union in Vietnam

AsiaDHRRA and the Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) signed a partnership contract to implement the Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions (SEEDS) project on 2 March 2024.  A stakeholders’ meeting followed the event in Bac

One Commune One Product Certification to farmers’ organisation partner in Vietnam

One Commune One Product Certification to farmers’ organisation partner in Vietnam

AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, met the key leaders of Phuc Thanh Beekeepers Cooperative (PTBC), a farmers’ organisation (FO) located in a small village in Thai Nguyen province in the northeastern part of

Future partnership to deliver fresh opportunities through wide dealership network

Future partnership to deliver fresh opportunities through wide dealership network

The Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) recently met with the Personal Collection team to discuss future collaboration to bring fresh opportunities to communities.  The dialogue concerns piloting RUML’s mechanism with Personal Collection’s mission to provide their

What we do

AsiaDHRRA contributes to the improvement of the socio-economic well-being of members of rural people’s organizations in Asia by playing the role of Promoter and Catalyst of partnership relations, creating opportunities for genuine people to people dialogue and exchange; Facilitator of human resource development processes in the rural areas; and Mobilizer of resources & opportunities for the strengthening of solidarity and kinship among Asian rural communities. We are currently implementing the following programs:

Farmers Fighting Poverty contributes to the reduction of rural poverty, and enhance the economic services of rural people’s organizations to their members. Through FFP, Asiadhrra supports projects directly implemented by farmers’ organizations in Myanmar, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. FFP is a major program of AgriCord where Asiadhrra is a member agri-agency.

Post-Yolanda Fund for Local Initiatives supports local rural organizations and communities affected by super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) so that they able to directly participate in and benefit from a range of post-disaster rehabilitation activities through direct financial and technical assistance in rebuilding their farms and recover their lost livelihood and move them out of poverty. 

Regional Cooperation to Empower Rural Development Organizations in Asia (ReCoERDO-Asia) contributes to the socio-economic  improvement of the members of rural people’s organizations in Southeast Asia through strengthened capacity of CSOs in responding to rural development issues. It is being implemented by country DHRRAs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and, Vietnam.​

“AsiaDHRRA capitalizes on its strength as a network and its competence in pursuing opportunities to respond to rural development and poverty. AsiaDHRRA continuously supports DHRRA members to strengthen their capacities on both the organizational and technical aspects of service provision to RPOs”

Featured Publication

This book “Ensuring Climate Resiliency of Rural Communities in Asia: A Proposal for a Community Resiliency Rights Framework” seeks to present a synthesis of the various policy studies undertaken by AsiaDHRRA partners in eight countries in Asia with regards to climate change and resilience, particularly focusing on the concrete recommendations generated from the researches, getting a sense of their common points and areas for urgent action and tying them up into one complete, if not comprehensive policy proposal that is feasible and are within the mandates of the organizations which may act on them wholly or in part. These recommendations may then be presented at the national and/or at the regional level, wherever there are concerned governing and policy-making bodies and various development partners.

Where we work

We are a regional partnership of 11 social development networks and organizations in 10 Asian nations. The DHRRAs partner with rural peoples’ organizations to enhance capacities of rural communities to address issues on food and nutrition security, low productivity, access to sustainable farming technologies, and markets.

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Who We Work With

Our work in rural development in Asia greatly benefits from our colloborative and meaningful partnerships with various regional and local development organizations.

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