Archive for 2006

A rich and inspiring ALD3 in Cambodia »

The 3rd Asian NGO Leaders’ Dialogue (ALD3) was held last February 6-10, 2006 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was participated by key NGO leaders from eleven countries in Asia and was the culmination of the first phase of AsiaDHRRA’s programming on leadership development. It was warmly and successfully co-hosted by CEDAC, SILAKA, and CamboDHRRA. The [...]

15th AsiaDHRRA ExeCom Meeting »

The AsiaDHRRA ExeCom met on February 5, 2005 in Siem Reap, Cambodia to discuss the highlights of the 2005 Evaluation and 2006 Planning conducted in January in Manila. The year end evaluation and planning was participated in by two ExeCom representatives. The highlights included major gains, accomplishments and issues met in the course of AsiaDHRRA’s [...]

AFA Strategic Planning and Second General Assembly moved to Cambodia »

After the postponement of the original schedule last February, the AFA Strategic Planning and Second General Assembly will finally push through on April 6-12, 2006 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to be hosted by Farmer and Nature Net (FNN), an AFA associate member, with the assistance of its NGO partner, CEDAC (Cambodian Center for Study and [...]

SEACA to hold BOT Meeting on March 28 »

The SEACA Board Meeting will be held in Manila on March 28-29 at the Innotech Center, SEAMEO, Quezon City. It will be attended by 16 representatives from the national and regional members of SEACA. The meeting shall consist of two parts namely a Leaders’ Forum on Transformative Leadership and the SEACA Board Meeting proper that [...]

SAPA gathers momentum »

AsiaDHRRA, together with 30 participants from Asia-based regional organizations held the SAPA (Asian Consultation on Strategic Action Planning on Advocacy at International Meetings 2006) last 3-4 February 2006 at the Windsor Suite Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The idea of conducting a SAPA meeting came about during an informal sharing and consultation among several regional NGOs present [...]

Happy Women’s Day! »

Today, March 8, International Womens’ Day, we celebrate women’s power to make our world a better place to live in – as daughters, sisters, mothers, wives, friends, workers, activists and as ourselves – individuals. Our world is full of stories and living examples of women making a difference whatever, wherever they are – at home, [...]

Latest Publications: Asian Leadership Program »

AsiaDHRRA’s Leadership Program has recently published a book on Asian NGO Leadership. The book entitled “Tapestry of Asian NGO Leadership: Stories, Trends, Patterns” presents a collection of the leadership stories from select Asian NGO Leaders. The publication, in PDF format, may be downloaded by clicking on the book thumbnails on the left.

DHRRA Network Malaysia begins OJT in AsiaDHRRA »

Mr. Ismail Abd Aziz, of DHRRA Network Malaysia began his 3 month re-orientation and skills enhancement internship at the AsiaDHRRA secretariat office in Manila, Philippines. Among his learning targets include skills in secretariat managment, advocacy and information technology and partnership building. You can view his progress by visiting his blog at ismaildhrra.blogspot.com

ALD3 to be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia »

The 3rd Asian NGO Leaders’ Dialogue will be held on February 6 – 10, 2006 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It hopes to provide venue for NGO leaders to reflect upon the actions, gains and challenges undertaken by civil society leaders on globalization issues particularly on the recently concluded WTO MC6 in Hongkong. Furthermore, the dialogue [...]

AFA and AsiaDHRRA participates in IFAD Consultation »

AFA and AsiaDHRRA participated in the Regional Consultation for Farmers’ Organizations in Asia, convened by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The consultation is part of IFAD’s global process to institutionalize a mechanism for exchange, dialogue and partnerships with small farmers and rural producers’ organizations at all levels of IFAD engagements. AFA partners Sor [...]

Appeal to Release Anti WTO Protesters »

Mr. Donald Tsang Chief Executive Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong People’s Republic of China Dear Mr Tsang , Happy New Year! We, leaders and members of the Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia ( AsiaDHRRA), a network of twelve non-government organizations in eleven countries in Asia, and an accredited [...]