 In Asia, we are present in Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia and East Timor.
Since the 2004 Tsunami, we have also been engaged in reconstruction work in India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. |
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| Women participate in their government |
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The East Timor Women’s Network that works towards empowering women and promoting democracy:
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• Hosted legal workshops which enabled the participants to lobby the national parliament to pass a pending law against domestic violence. |
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• Sent four representatives to the National Dialogue on Peace with the East Timor President, in order to promote peace in the country. |
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Survivors of the Tsunami rebuild their communities |
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After the 2004 Tsunami, UPLINK, or the Urban Poor Linkage, an organization in Indonesia: |
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• Built 3,300 house and community centers, a health clinic, roads, wells and drainage systems in 23 villages |
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• Created a network to foster linkages and exchange between communities. |
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Youth have their voice heard |
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The Youth Resource Development Program, a nation-wide group representing Cambodian youth: |
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• Organized a Culture Day attended by 200 students from 20 different universities to exchange on Khmer youth, culture and globalization. |
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• Produced 6 issues per year of a newsletter entitled “Reality and Society”, distributed in institutions across the country and with a circulation of 12,000.
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