VietDHRRA staff visit AsiaDHRRA
Mr. Vu Dangquy, VietDHRRA staff, dropped by the secretariat office yesterday for a brief visit before returning to Vietnam. Quy has just finished his year-long stint with the AWCF exchange program “Capacity-Building for Gender and Co-operatives in Asia” Project funded by the “South-South Exchange Programme” of Fredskorpset (FK) Norway. With the AsiaDHRRA Secretariat staff Quy […]
Phildhrra Mindanao visits Asiadhrra
Phildhrra Mindanao Staff dropped by the AsiaDHRRA Secretariat Office today for a quick look see. They are currently here in Manila for an exposure/learning activity. Earlier in the day, Ms. Lany Rebagay and Ms. Marlene of the AsiaDHRRA Secretariat presented to them an overview of the shared history and goals of the DHRRAs. Ms. Lany […]
Bina Desa visits Asiadhrra
AsiaDHRRA welcomed Yuyu Rahayu, Lily Noviani, Nanang Hari, Yasfin, Dwi Astuti of Binadesa who just came from a 7-day exposure visit in organic and agrarian reform communities in Bacolod, Negros Occidental in the Philippines. The visit held from July 19-26, 2010 was supported by Misereor and was arranged by the Paghidaet Foundation, a Misereor partner. […]
CSO Statement – Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific
The full text of the CSO Statement put forward during the Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific held in Manila from 7 to 9 July 2010 can now be viewed and downloaded at the CSO Side Event Activity Blog. The CSO Statement was born out of a very challenging process, given […]
Day 1 Updates from the CSO Side Event Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific
Civil society organizations convene today to deliberate on concrete proposals for the promotion of responsible investments in agriculture to address world hunger, by ensuring that the smallholders who are food producers do not themselves experience hunger and undernourishment by enabling them to become active, viable, empowered partners of governments, donors, international communities, and various other […]
AsiaDHRRA participates in the CSO Side Event of the Investment Forum for Food Security
Its all systems go for the CSO Side Event entitled “Investment For Whom and for What?: Bringing in Asia Pacific Peoples’ Voices in the Investment Forum for Food Security” which will be held on July 5-6, 2010 at the Crowne Hotel, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The two-day preparatory CSO meeting aims to organize […]
Ms. Farrah Sierva completes OJT in AsiaDHRRA
Ms. Farrah Sierva, a incoming senior taking up foreign studies at Miriam College in the Philippines recently completed her one month OJT at the AsiaDHRRA Secretariat office where she performed coordination work and assisted in organizing our library. Our best wishes to Farrah as she continues her studies.
AsiaDHRRA to participate in July 2010 Investment Forum for Food Security
AsiaDHRRA is set to participate in the Investment Forum and Market Place for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific to be held in Manila, Philippines on 7-9 July 2010. It also joins other CSOs in preparing for the official CSO Pre-forum meeting on July 6 and the CSO side meetings during the event. The […]
LSFM wraps up Phase 1
AsiaDHRRA is currently finalizing the program evaluation of the Linking Small Farmers to Market program conducted by external consultants Dr. Nerlie Manalili and Mr. Jing Pacturan. The evaluation has generated several promising insights and possibilities that will ensure the continued success of the commodity marketing initiatives undertaken by the partners. LSFM is in exploratory talks […]
