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.
The Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions (SEEDS) aims to accelerate and scale up social and economic development of smallholder households and farmer organizations in Cambodia, Philippines, and Vietnam. It focuses on developing digital technologies for smallholder agriculture by building the capacities of smallholder farmers’ organizations and strengthens the enabling policy and regulatory environment for smallholder digital technologies.
RISE-UP (Resilience, Inclusion, Sustainability, Empowerment, Unity, Progress) Project is an EU-funded initiative on “Harnessing CSO Capacities for Eliminating Child Labour (ECL) Action through Multistakeholder Partnerships and Agri-entrepreneurship” which contributes to the effective elimination of child labour in the agriculture sector through strong rural people’s organizations (young-youth, farmers, rural women).
ACRE Project “Strengthening the Agency of CSOs in Developing Policy Framework for Equitable Rural Development and an Enhanced Contribution of Family Farmers Towards the Achievement of the SDGs (ACRE)” promotes rural development and agricultural policies to achieve economic growth and sustainable food systems that benefit the planet and the people, mainly the marginalized, and uphold gender inequality
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.
