3rd ASEAN + Civil Society Conference
The 3rd ASEAN + Civil Society Conference or ACSC 3, under the theme “Moving Forward – Building an ASEAN+ People’s Agenda” , took place in Singapore in November 2-4. About 200 participants from civil society organizations and trade unions across Southeast Asia gathered to discuss issues of common concerns to people’s lives in the context […]
AsiaDHRRA conducts Altour Workshop
AsiaDHRRA and PhilDHRRA Luzon conducted an Altour workshop last November 7, 2007 at the PhilDHRRA Partnership Center in Quezon City. The workshop was participated by PhilDHRRA Luzon members who have altour interest and initiatives, namely Fundacion Santiago, Otradev Foundation, LIKAS, ICDAI, ASCODE Foundation, NORLUCEDEC & Batanes Development Foundation, Inc. The workshop resulted in an initial […]
ASEAN Civil Society Conference 2007
AsiaDHRRA, together with other regional CSO partners in SAPA, participated in the ASEAN Civil Society Conference 2007 held in Singapore in October 27-28 organized by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), a member of the ASEAN ISIS network. The conference was aimed to allow further participation by more groups in ASEAN, as called for […]
6th ASEAN People's Assembly
AsiaDHRRA co-anchored a panel entitled “Towards Fair Trade In An Integrating ASEAN: Perspectives of Workers, Farmers and Informal Sector” during the 6th ASEAN People’s Assembly 2007 last October 25, 2007 in Manila. The panel which was well attended focused on the serious social ramifications on small men and women farmers, on workers and on the […]
Brainstorming towards people-centered rural development in ASEAN
AsiaDHRRA initiated a series of brainstorming sessions among fellow CSOs engaging ASEAN as a platform to promote sustainable rural development. The sessions focused on the sharing of plans vis-à-vis ASEAN advocacy; concerns/ gaps or areas to strengthen in own work vis-à-vis current engagement; areas for possible cooperation and identifying possible next steps/activities. The idea of […]
Women Farmers' Seminar in Korea
AsiaDHRRA participated in the International Seminar on the Enhancement of Women Farmers’ Role in the Development of Rural Asia organized by the Food and Fertilizer and Technology Center (FFTC) based in Taiwan and the Rural Development Administration (RDA) in Korea last October 2007. The conference brought in about 15 select international delegates and more than […]
Knowledge Network Meets in China
TaiwanDHRRA Chairperson Dr. Wen-Chi Huang represented AsiaDHRRA in a Knowledge Network Meeting organized by the Agribusiness Accountability Initiative (AAI) last August 10-12 in Beijing, China. This meeting was held around the Asian Rural Sociological Association (ARSA) Congress conducted last August 8-10. The Agribusiness Accountability Initiative (AAI) is a global platform for sharing research and analysis […]
VietDHRRA Study Tour in Taiwan
TaiwanDHRRA hosted a seven-day study tour (August 28-September 3,2007) of VietDHRRA aimed at providing Vietnamese farmer leaders with workable models of agricultural production and marketing. The group visited farms engaged in commodity-based production and marketing team particularly those specializing in papaya, sugar apple, wax apple and tea products. They were also able to visit the […]
