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The AsiaDHHRA 2004 Workshop celebrating AsiaDHRRA’s 30th anniversary will finally take place in August 9-13, 2004 at the Development Academy of the Philippines Conference Center in Tagaytay City, Philippines. Our member in the Philippines, PhilDHRRA, whose pioneers and leaders are in the forefront of pursuing a wide range of social development initiatives, is generously co-hosting [...]

Tri Heru Wardoyo, AFA Chairperson, Vic Fabe, AFA ExeCom member, and Esther Penunia, AsiaDHRRA Advocacy Officer, participated in a three day rice seeds seminar with the theme: “Rights, Life and Culture, Stand Up for our Rice”, held in Devt. Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City, Philippines last March 29-April 2.
The workshop was organized by the [...]

AsiaDHRRA participated in a planning workshop conducted by Asian Partnership for Human Development (APHD) to formulate its five year plan for its Pan-Asian Sustainable Agriculture Program.
The workshop was held in Bangkok last July 6-7. During this workshop, the APHD partners from ten countries in South and Southeast Asia saw AFA as a potential regional farmers’ [...]

Farmer leaders of the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SA Network), a national network of sustainable agriculture advocates and practitioners assisted by the Catholic-based National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA) in the Philippines, was pleased to know about how AFA was formed and the insights that AsiaDHRRA acquired in the five-year formation process. Esther Penunia shared the [...]

One of the major activities of the Sustainable Rice Campaign being undertaken jointly by AsiaDHRRA and AFA is the conduct of a Regional Forum on Rice: Promoting Sustainable Rice, Upholding the Interests of Small Rice Farmers. This forum is scheduled to be held August 11-19 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. During this forum, a training-workshop on [...]

The 5th general assembly will be held on August 14 at the Bayview Park Hotel, Roxas Blvd, Manila. Participants in the DHRRAW 2004 workshop are expected to attend. The theme of the assembly is “Enhancing Our Capacity for Effective Partnership With Rural People by Harnessing Organization Expertise and Nurturing Solidarity”