AsiaDHRRA Co-organizes a Learning Session in the 51ST ADB Governor's Meeting in PH
Manila, Philippines (May 3-5, 2018) — AsiaDHRRA co-organized the learning session on “The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in Helping Reduce Poverty in Asia and the Pacific”, in the 51st Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors held in Manila, Philippines from 3 to 5 May 2018. The discussion of the meeting centered on Strategy […]
AsiaDHRRA Joins in the 4th ASEAN Climate Resilience Network Meeting in Bali
Bali, Indonesia (April 25, 2018) —AsiaDHRRA participated in the 4th ASEAN Climate Resilience Network (CRN) Meeting that was concluded on 25 April 2018 in Bali, Indonesia. Through the collaborative work of representatives from the ASEAN member states (AMS) and development partners present, agreement on concrete regional strategies to continue advancing climate change related joint responses […]
AsiaDHRRA Participates in the 34TH FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific
Nadi, Fiji—AsiaDHRRA together with other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) participated in the 34th session of the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific convened in Nadi, Fiji on April 9-13 2018. The event is a biennial gathering of some (46) FAO member countries from across the region. Though the APRC is a Technical and Ministerial […]
AsiaDHRRA Holds Back-to-Back Farmer-to-Farmer Exchange Visits in the Philippines (a summary)
Quezon City, Philippines — One of the core strategies that AsiaDHRRA advocates and implements is the “people-to-people” approach which is a proven Asian way of building solidarity, linkages, and relationships. With this perspective, AsiaDHRRA designed Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) and Farmer’s Organization-to-Farmer’s Organization (FO-FO) exchange visits. The learning exposure aims to enrich farmer leaders’ knowledge in production, […]
AsiaDHRRA Organizes 3rd ToT on Policy Advocacy through Constructive Engagement in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand—AsiaDHRRA organized the 3rd Training on Trainers (ToT) on March 12-16, 2018, a “Training-Workshop on Policy Advocacy through Constructive Engagement”. The activity was conducted under ReCoERDO program with participants from the Eight (8) country DHRRAs: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, with a total of (13) organization leaders and representatives […]
AgriCord and AsiaDHRRA Co-organizes a Knowledge Management Workshop on Communications and Visibility, and Financial Management
Manila, Philippines—AgriCord and AsiaDHRRA co-organized a simultaneous “Learning Exchange Workshop on Communications and Visibility, and Financial Management” on March 6-9, 2018 at Golden Phoenix Hotel, Manila. Discussion on components of AFOSP, the existing practices among agri-agencies and national FO implementing partners, and learning from AFA as implementing partner of AFOSP MTCP, were emphasized during the […]
AsiaDHRRA Holds its 30th ExeCom Meeting
Hanoi, Vietnam — AsiaDHRRA Executive Committee convened on February 27 – March 2, 2018 for the 30th ExeCom Meeting at Hanoi, Vietnam. The 2017 accomplishment reports, financial reports, and operations report including: ReCoERDO, Post Disasters Program, and Farmers’ Fighting Poverty, were reviewed during the meeting. The AsiaDHRRA Quality Approaches Initiative (EFQM) focused on EFQM journey […]
AsiaDHRRA Attends the 10th IFAD ACPoR for the Philippines
Bukidnon, Philippines — AsiaDHRRA attended the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s 10th Annual Country Programme Review (ACPoR) for the Philippines on 30 January to 2 February 2018 at Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Philippines. This year’s ACPoR with the theme Investments and Partnerships under the Approved IFAD Country Strategy, focused on: sharing of experiences and innovations; extracting […]
AsiaDHRRA Participates in UN-SDG Busan Democracy Forum
Busan, South Korea — On January 22-24, AsiaDHRRA participates in the Busan Democracy Forum with theme “UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Democracy: Promoting Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies”. This was co-organized by the Permanent Secretariat of Community of Democracies (PSCD), Asia Democracy Network (ADN), and the Asia Development Alliance (ADA). The event was supported by the […]
AsiaDHRRA and AgriCord Joins the 7th ASEAN Cooperative Business Forum in PH
Manila, Philippines — AsiaDHRRA and AgriCord joined the 7TH ASEAN Cooperative Business Forum (ACBF) held in Pan Pacific Hotel, Malate, Manila on 16-18 January 2018, with the theme “Cooperatives: Members’ owned, Value-based, Sustainable and Advancing Prosperity For All Through Coop to Coop Partnerships”. Board Member of Agricord and Secretary General of AsiaDHRRA, Marlene Ramirez, shared AgriCord’s […]
