Initiatives on Linking Small Farmers to the Market
Lany V. Rebagay, AsiaDHRRA program officer presented a paper on “Empowering and Engaging Rural People with the Market” in a seminar workshop sponsored by FAO and hosted by VECO last May 8-12, 2006 in Bali, Indonesia. The seminar was attended by about 50 participants representing various NGOs, development groups, market players and actors, and support […]
Declaration Adopted During the International Seminar On WTO, Food Sovereignty and Alternatives to Globalization
The following is the Declaration adopted during the INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON WTO, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND ALTERNATIVES TO GLOBALIZATION organized by Asia Pacific Network for Food Sovereignty (APNFS), Asian Farmers Network for Sustainable Development (AFA), Asia Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (AsiaDHRRA) and International South Group Network (ISGN) held at Boys […]
AFA and AsiaDHRRA in First Farmers' Forum
AFA represented by Tri Heru Wardoyo, Esther Penunia and AsiaDHRRA represented by Marlene Ramirez participated in the recently concluded First Farmers’ Forum in conjunction with IFAD’s 29th General council Meeting held from 13-16 February 2006 at Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome, Italy. Around 55 representatives of farmers’ organizations from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, […]
Lao Cooperation Continuing
AsiaDHRRA visited the Lao Community Development Association (LCDA) last February 10-11, 2006. A dialogue with the leaders of LCDA and an exchange on the situation of the local NPOs in Lao took place. During the visit, preparations related to the conduct of a forum among local NPOs was discussed. It was agreed that a mapping […]
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, […]
