AsiaDHRRA joins the 3rd WRF Congress in Basque Country
AsiaDHRRA joined the 3rd Congress of the World Rural Forum (WRF) with the theme “Towards Development and Solidarity-Challenge and Commitment”, last October 19-21, 2006 in Basque, Spain. It was attended by around 300 participants from 32 countries, from four continents – Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe, mainly rural development organizations: agriculturists, cooperatives, civil society […]
AsiaDHRRA ExeCom and Secretariat in Leadership Development Seminar
The AsiaDHRRA ExeCom and Secretariat jointly underwent the 2006 Leadership Development Session (LDS) in Bohol on Dec. 15-16. The two-day leadership session, ably facilitated by management consultant Angge Medel, became a productive venue for the ExeCom and secretariat to understand their own as well as the others’ leadership approaches, identify their leadership strengths and weaknesses, […]
AFA-AsiaDHRRA holds Joint ExeCom Meeting
A joint meeting of the AFA and AsiaDHRRA ExeCom took place on Dec. 14, 2006 in Cebu City, Philippines to discuss the results of the external evaluation done by Ms. Dinky Soliman on the progress of AFA’s preparation towards full operational autonomy. A joint task force was created during the meeting to oversee the process […]
AsiaDHRRA explores development of Asia-EU Linkage
AsiaDHRRA, together with partners from PhilDHRRA, AFA, and InciteGov had a 3-day trip in Brussels in October 2006 which was kindly arranged and partly sponsored by the CSA (Collective Alternative Strategies). The main aim of the visit was to orient the group of the different development groups in Belgium (NGO, Foundation, Farmers Organizations, Belgian Technical […]
Code of Conduct of Asian NGO Leader
I am an Asian NGO Leader, I rose to the challenges of the times. I heed to the call and spirit of my generation for a just, free, empowered, sustainable, developed and happy rural Asia. I draw inspiration and courage from the community of rural people I serve and from the support of my family, […]
Trends And Patterns: The Emerging Asian NGO Leadership Framework
The Asian NGO Leader’s Dialogue (ALD) started in 2003 as an expression of NGO leaders’ shared commitment to sustainable rural development. Participants are NGO leaders representing diverse cultures, ideas, and experiences, as well as different generations. Since it started, the ALD has provided a venue for dialogue and exchange among NGO leaders on issues relating […]
Mirren Larrea, WRF completes Asian Exposure Program
Miren Larrea has recently concluded her two-month Exposure Program to Asian countries and has gone back to her beloved Basque country. Her exposure program is in line with WRF’s broad plan to establish parternships with farmers’ groups in Asia. Mirren’s major objectives, firstly, was to gain a deeper understanding of Asian rural realities and country […]
AsiaDHRRA Strategic Plan: 2005-2010
AsiaDHRRA remains committed to its vision of “Asian rural communities that are just, free, prosperous, living in peace and working in solidarity towards self-reliance.” To contribute to this long term vision, it aims to play the role of a promoter and catalyst of relationships with various partners through the people to people dialogue and exchange […]
Capacity.org features AsiaDHRRA Leadership Program
AsiaDHRRA Article entitled ‘Human Resources Development in Asia. Nurturing leaders from within’ has been published this month in the printed magazine capacity.org and on the website Capacity.org is a web magazine and web portal intended for practitioners and policy makers who work in or on capacity development in international cooperation in the South. The site […]
AsiaDHRRA secretariat meets with JaDHRRA
Members and officers of Japan Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (JaDHRRA) met with the secretary general and other staff of AsiaDHRRA at Osaka on July 10, 2006, The meeting is part of a possible strategic planning process for the local DHRRA. Defining the role of JaDHRRA in the context of […]