The Asia Foundation

A discussion on implementing open government information regulations, the provision of legal aid, and the promotion of transparency and fair compensation in the land requisition process in China, featuring The Asia Foundation's country representative in China, and moderated by the director for China Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS/Asia Foundation Trustee.

Study tour for a Chinese delegation of legal scholars and officers of the Supreme People’s
Court and the National People’s Congress to the Republic of  Korea (ROK)  to deepen
understanding of the ROK’s experience with state compensation claims.

Administrative Law School of Northwest University of Politics and Law; Center for Public Participation Studies and Supports, Peking University; Lanzhou University Law School, Nanjing University of Technology Law School; The Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Georgetown University

China administrative law and procedure program providing support for Chinese and U.S. institutions aimed at strengthening official commitment to and compliance with administrative law and procedure, and empowering citizens to access administrative procedural rights in China; Training for government officials on administrative law and procedure; Domestic study tour and pilots in Gansu Province, Jiangsu Province, and Xi'an municipality to assist local government officials with implementing public participation and open government information mechanisms.

Support for pro-bono legal services; training lawyers and paralegal volunteers; assisting
provincial lawyers’ associations in establishing Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Committees; maintaining a public interest law website (www.imlawyer.org); conducting
legislative research on public interest litigation and law; and publicizing the rule of law
in three economically disadvantaged areas in China.

Release of findings and recommendations of companion reports compiled in "America's Role in Asia: Asian and American Views," with public events in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Fifteen experts from China, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, and Korea discussed security, economic, and social issues affecting U.S.-Northeast Asia relations as input to the year-long America’s Role in Asia project.

Develop and distribute educational and training materials to increase labor law awareness
among migrant workers.

Continued support for Chinese expert participation in the annual Congressional conference on China, in which American and Chinese experts meet to discuss key issues in US-China Relations.

Support for preparation and convening of a three-day National Skillshare Workshop on
Chemical Safety and Environmental Health to raise the awareness among Chinese NGOs and the general public of chemical safety and environmental health.

Expansion and improvement of training, education, and cultural activities for migrant
workers in Beijing, support for the center’s Young Migrant Workers Performance Troupe to
give performances for migrant workers in the cities of Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Changsha and
Hangzhou.

Expansion of the volunteer lawyers’ network and provision of legal aid to protect children’s rights; publication of legislative research related to juvenile rights protection; training
for  volunteer lawyers in Western China on handling juvenile cases and providing legal aid for juvenile cases; workshop on experience and information sharing on juvenile rights protection.

Expansion of legal aid services to 20 provinces across the country and the increase of policy advocacy efforts at the national level to strengthen legal aid services for migrant workers across the country.

Acquisition and distribution of more than 175,000 books and journals to nearly 500
universities and colleges throughout China, in collaboration with the Higher Education Book Foundation and with the support of the Shanghai International Studies University.

Acquisition and distribution of more than 125,000 books and journals to over 350 universities and colleges throughout China, in collaboration with the Higher Education Book Foundation and with the support of the Shanghai International Studies University.

Acquisition and distribution of more than 140,000 books and journals to nearly 300 universities and colleges throughout China managed in collaboration with the Higher Education Book Foundation and with the support of the Shanghai International Studies University.

Environmental education program to benefit primary and secondary school students in Beijing.

Environmental education program to benefit primary and secondary school students in Beijing.

Facilitation of China visit activities in Hebei Province for graduate students from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University.

China governance assessment project and research study examining changes in public participation, transparency, and accountability in China and assessing whether these changes correlate with key governance outcomes such as improved legal compliance, reduced corruption, and better public service delivery.

Support for a pilot capacity-building project in rural Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province,
to address opportunities and challenges in local economic and social development by
introducing participatory budget concepts and methodology, as well as establishing and
institutionalizing mechanisms and procedures for public participation in local budget
reform.

Research to refine the specific issues that gender responsive budgeting projects for women migrant workers should focus on and convening an information-sharing workshop to disseminate research results.

Strengthen public-private partnerships in disaster management through support for private
sector coordinator, project team, and administrative costs.

Pilot Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) activities to introduce internationally recognized GRB concepts and tools to partner organizations, high-level government organizations, key women’s groups, research scholars, and other key stakeholders in China and to apply the concepts and tools to Chinese local context through county-level piloting activities.

Continuing and expanding of public-private partnerships in disaster preparedness program to enhance public-private sector participation in disaster management, promoting multi-sectoral approaches to disaster management and increasing disaster management capacity in three pilot communities in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province; Linli County, Hunan Province and Xuanhan County, Sichuan; Program activities include multi-sectoral community-based disaster management training workshops, outreach and public awareness-raising activities and a project experience sharing workshop.

Second trilateral conference on the relationship between China, the United States and
Vietnam.

Increase public participation of community groups in Qinghai, Chongqing, Hunan by
strengthening the capacity of NGOs to identify and address urgent development needs in their communities.

Pilot activities in Chongqing and development of a model to encourage public
participation in local government decisionmaking. Activities include conducting an
assessment survey, guiding local legislative drafting work on the Chongqing Regulations on Administrative Procedure, and soliciting and responding to public input.

Exchange program involving scholars and practitioners on administrative procedure laws between mainland China and Taiwan.

Analysis of private-sector participation (PSP) and the underlying problems associated with the current supervision system as part of the broader Environmental Cooperation-Asia program; Development of key performance indicators of PSP water service operation; Policy suggestions on relevant government structure changes or other organizational arrangements.

Support for university research team on developing and refining indicators for government
performance evaluation, leading to recommendations for a draft law in this area.

Participation by the president of The Asia Foundation and a trustee at the eleventh China-Japan-U.S. Trilateral Dialogue in Tokyo.

Experts from the legal research and judicial systems of China to examine Korea's implementation of government information disclosure as well as the workings of Korea's government administrative review system.

Supporting the organization of a two-day workshop on American Studies at the College of Foreign Languages of Hue University, in which two American Studies scholars from Japan and China were invited to share their experiences in teaching and doing research on American Studies with 30 Vietnamese scholars.

Support for the development of "Community-based Clean Water Solutions," by selecting a section of a river and designing a future pilot project in the area with community-based clean water solutions and participation through multi-stakeholder consultations.

Conference organized by the Atlantic Council to foster trust-building and have a positive and concrete impact on relations between Mainland China and Taiwan.

Research project on better policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be environmentally friendly, including policies to improve SME access to "green credit" and green technologies.

Support for two local coordinators to help plan and implement project activities in Qingdao under the USAID/OFDA funded Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Management in China Program and an independent contractor to compile and draft an English-language Disaster Management Manual for the private sector in China.

The regional conference brought together 10 country chairpersons and co-chairs who
participated in the East Asian Community-Building Workshops to discuss and present their findings to a Hong Kong and international audience. The event also provided a special
opportunity to consider Hong Kong’s position in current efforts to promote regional
cooperation.

Independent contractor to The Asia Foundation’s Environment Program for continued technical assistance.

A seven-year ECO-Asia program in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam that aims to increase access to clean water and sanitation for Asia's urban poor; to strengthen national- and local-level environmental governance capacity; and improve transboundary conflict in the lower watersheds of the Greater Mekong Subregion.

The regional ECO-Asia program in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam aims to increase access to clean water and sanitation for Asia's urban poor; to strengthen national- and local-level environmental governance capacity; and improve transboundary conflict in the lower watersheds of the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Support for a community participation pilot project--implemented in cooperation with the
Nanhai Environmental Protection Bureau, selected electroplating enterprises, and community leaders in Nanhai--with the goal of reducing the quantity of copper, nickel, chrome and other heavy metals discharged to the Pearl River; study tour to the Philippines to observe community participation in environmental protection programs; study tour of electroplating enterprises in Guangdong to observe best practices in clean production.

Cleaner production and community participation pilot project implemented in cooperation with the Nanhai Environmental Protection Bureau and selected electroplating enterprises and community leaders in Nanhai, with the goal of reducing the quantity of copper, nickel, chrome, and other heavy metals discharged to the Pearl River; Study tours to the Philippines to observe community participation in environmental protection programs and to Shanghai to observe best practices in cleaner production.

Fudan-Pacific Forum conference on Sino-U.S. relations.

A half-day event to release The Asia Foundation's "American's Role in Asia" report in Shanghai; Participants included scholars, media representatives, and business representatives.

Facilitation of China visit activities in Guangdong and Beijing for graduate students from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.

Support to expand existing, multi-year dialogue program on regional security to include issues on global governance in the renamed "Sino-United States Relations: Regional Security and Global Governance" dialogues. Alternating between Shanghai and Honolulu, the dialogues gather well-established scholars and experts from China and the U.S. to examine key issues affecting bilateral ties, including such global governance issues as foreign aid policy, energy security and climate change, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and reform of the international financial system; Support for related publications.

Support to enhance economic and social opportunities for migrant workers in Beijing by
developing a new migrant workers asset-building education model with a focus on establishing and developing small businesses through a “Social Innovation Fund.”

Development of “Community-based Clean Water Solutions” by selecting a section of a river and project partners using criteria and information gathered through multi-stakeholder consultations; Designing a future pilot project in the selected area with community-based clean water solutions and participation through multi-stakeholder consultations.

Research to assess the needs of migrant workers in starting their own businesses and survey existing government, NGO, and private sector incentives and services available to migrant workers to start such businesses.

Providing safe water solutions to 13 villages in Longnan, Gansu Province that were affected by the May 2008 earthquake; Piloting long-term clean drinking water solutions through awareness raising, training, and investigating the possibilities of incorporating innovative mechanisms, such as microfinance into the region.

Training entrepreneurs on business activities that integrate environmental concerns, including training of trainers of other entrepreneurship programs, and promoting greater environmental outreach by collaborating with other organizations in Beijing and two other cities in China.

Support for the seventh recipient of The Asia Foundation’s L.Z. Yuan Fellowship in Media and
International Affairs to attend a summer course at the U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Institute at George Washington University; followed by a one-month professional affiliation with the Stanley Foundation in Muscatine, Iowa, and meetings with media outlets in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Development of an online directory and database of clean technologies and their suppliers with a focus in textile and dyeing, and the paper sector; Online cleaner production training with a focus in textile and dyeing sectors in the Pearl River Delta region.

Environmental policy research and dialogue in the textile and dyeing sector; Publication of "Pearl River Delta Textile and Dyeing Sector Environment Report" to benefit environmental protection in the textile and dyeing sector in the Pearl River Delta region.

Basic computer skills training to benefit migrant women workers in Guangzhou City.

Design award for environmental industrial design in the Pearl River Delta region.

Continued support of a legal aid and education project to benefit migrant women workers and women in need in Guangdong Province.

Continued support of a project to provide educational, counseling, and legal aid services for migrant women workers, with an added emphasis on impact litigation and public interest law in Guangdong.

Improving and expanding training, education, and counseling projects for migrant women
workers in the Pearl River Delta and the Lower Yangtze River Valley through small-business establishment, career development and nursing training; computer training for migrant women workers in Sanxiang and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province; educational scholarships for migrant women workers in the Pearl River Delta.

Scholarship for Chinese migrant women workers in Pearl River Delta and wrap-up activities.

Scholarship Program for Chinese Footwear Workers; Supporting part-time college-level education for 92 migrant footwear workers in Guangdong Province.

Continued support of a legal aid and education project to benefit migrant women workers and women in need in Guangdong Province.

Computer skills training for migrant women workers in Guangzhou and Zhongshan, Guangdong Province; Scholarship for migrant women workers in the Pearl River Delta.

Strengthen NGO capacity to address sustainable poverty alleviation and rural community
development in Guizhou Province

Basic computer skills training to benefit migrant women workers in Guzhen Town, Zhongshan City.

Support for featured woman leader to attend the launching of “Portraits of Leadership: Women Changing the Face of Asia”, an exhibition of short stories and photographs of women who have made significant contributions in their communities.

Support for putting open government legislation into practice in Hunan. Project activities include finalizing Open Government Information (OGI) Implementation Rule, training to develop the capacity of government agencies and officials, empowering the general public to access open government information and participate in open government processes, and demonstrating the effectiveness of Hunan’s open government system through county pilots.

Support for putting open government legislation into practice in Hunan; Project activities include: training sessions for government staff and civil society representatives; developing, producing, and disseminating educational DVDs and other public education materials; continuing to provide legal aid and counseling to citizens; continuing county pilots; holding a mid-project workshop.

Establishing herders’ economic associations to facilitate easier access to technical and market information and improved grassland management options for participating herders in two pilot counties in Inner Mongolia.

Program activities focusing on land law impact litigation and the convening of case study workshops as part of a three-year project supporting research on China’s land law system.

Baseline surveys and experts meetings for legislative drafting on land law, provision of legal services in land law cases, and the establishment and maintenance of a documentation center and web page on land law issues.

Public surveys that measure implementation and enforcement of land laws; Delivery of legal aid services in land rights cases; Training of government officials on land laws. Program partners include: Heilongjiang University, Inner Mongolia University, Lanzhou University, Nanjing University of Technology, Northwest University of Politics and Law, Shandong University, Sichuan University, Shanxi University, South China University of Technology, and Yunnan University.

Program activities focusing on land law impact litigation and the convening of case study workshops as part of a three-year project supporting research on China's land law system.

Public surveys that measure implementation and enforcement of land laws, delivery of legal aid services in land rights cases, and training of government officials on land laws.

Pilot activities to test draft land legislation; Convening an annual legal aid workshop; Conducting land law awareness-raising activities; Convening a land law training workshop for officials and judges; Providing free legal services in land law cases.

Training workshop for government officials and judges on land laws and regulations.

Training workshop for government officials and judges on land laws and regulations; Second-year activities on land law legislative drafting work; Conducting a pilot to test the draft legislation; Maintaining a land law documentation center and the land law website; Conducting awareness-raising activities; Continuing to provide free legal services in land law cases.

Enhance private-sector participation in disaster management; promote multi-sectoral
approaches to disaster management; and increase disaster management capacity in two pilot communities. Establish a program coordination committee and a policy advisory group; convene disaster awareness-raising workshops for the private sector; train NGOs in disaster management; develop a disaster management manual; establish a webpage; conduct public awareness campaigns.

Enhancing public-private sector participation in disaster management; Promoting multi-sectoral approaches to disaster management and increase disaster management capacity in two pilot communities; Establishing a program coordination committee and a policy advisory group; Convening disaster awareness-raisingworkshops for the private sector; Training NGOs in disaster management; Developing and distribute disaster management manuals; Maintaining a web page; Conducting public awareness campaigns.

Support for two one-year master’s degree fellowships at Fletcher and SAIS for the 2007-08 academic year and support for two fellowships at the same institutions for the 2008-09 academic year; Observation tour in the United States for Counsel, North American and Oceanian Affairs, as part of the Distinguished Visiting Fellow program, supported by Boeing, to strengthen China-U.S. relations through dialogue between Chinese and Americans on issues relevant to U.S.-China bi-lateral relations. The program provides opportunities for one-on-one dialogue and discussion with a broad range of American specialists and policy practitioners in the business, civic, and other spheres in several cities in the U.S. through a series of informal meetings. The visit is also aimed at enabling Americans to better understand China and its policies.

Support for one master's degree fellowship at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and one at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies for the 2008-09 academic year; Support for two fellowships at each institution for the 2009-10 academic year.

Observation tour in the United States as part of the Distinguished Visiting Fellow program
to strengthen China-US relations through dialogue between Chinese and Americans; support for two one-year master’s degree fellowships at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and International Public Policy Program at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University for the 2006-07 academic year;  and support for two fellowships at the same institutions for the 2007-08 academic year.

Support for a delegation of six officials representing the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Civil Affairs, the State Council Legislative Affairs Office, and the NGO and academic sectors to observe non-government organizations and related regulatory issues in the United States in October 2007. This program is part of the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to improve the legal and operating environment for NGOs in China, and to increase their capacity to address the challenges of economic development as well as pressing social service needs.

Support for production of DVDs to increase migrant workers’ understanding and command of Chinese labor law.

Replicating the educational scholarships for migrant women workers developed initially in
the Pearl River Delta to the Lower Yangtze River Valley

Third-year and wrap-up activities of the "Scholarship Program for Migrant Women Workers" in the Lower Yangtze River Valley; Financial literacy and income savings training for migrant women workers in Jiangsu Province.

Second-year activities of the “Scholarship Program for Migrant Women Workers” in the Lower Yangtze River Valley; Financial literacy and income savings training for migrant women workers in Jiangsu province.

An observation tour in the United States for the Director General as part of the Distinguished Visiting Fellow program to strengthen China-U.S. relations through dialogue between Chinese and Americans on issues relevant to U.S.-China bilateral relations.

Training on crisis disaster management for Chinese officials and the faculty of the newly established National Institute of Emergency Management for improving disaster management in China, with consultancy support from emergency management experts at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Support for a rural village-level pilot in promoting public participation in the
utilization, management, and supervision of government poverty alleviation funds and
developing sustainable livelihood projects for rural communities in Yanchi county, Zeng Ji
Pan Administrative Village, Ningxia Autonomous Region

Local assessment on public participation in decision and rule making in Xian and Baoji
cities; municipal-level pilot in Xian City, Shaanxi Province of an institutional mechanism
to facilitate public participation in government decisionmaking. This included drafting
regulations on the ecological protection of the Northern Qingling Mountain; publicizing the
draft regulation through various channels to solicit and respond to public comments;
conducting a workshop to summarize best practices and promote public participation in
Shaanxi Province.

Support for the deputy chief and foreign affairs editor to visit the U.S. to participate in a program focusing on key domestic and international challenges confronting the United States through the L.Z. Yuan Fellowship in Media and International Affairs.

Research on public participation in both the Chinese and international contexts; survey on
Chinese public participation in government rulemaking and policymaking; workshop to promote information exchange on public participation activities among different areas and legal scholars in China.

Pilot activities in Hubei Province; Publication of "Public Participation Watch" and maintenance of related website; Research and publication of four books on public participation; Workshop for a provincial-level pilot in Hubei Province.

Pilot capacity-building project in Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province to address opportunities and challenges in local economic and social development by introducing participatory budget concepts and methodology, as well as establishing and institutionalizing mechanisms and procedures for public participation in local budget reform.

Pilot activities on complaint letters and visits, publication of project results and experiences, and convening a closing workshop.

National-level pilot to develop and test guiding procedural rules for public participation in national lawmaking through notice and comment, establishing data-processing techniques, publishing comments, and creating feedback mechanisms.

Pilot activities on public participation in Chongqing to bring public participation mechanisms into local legislative process.

Pilot activities in seven rural villages in Yanchi County, Nigxia Autonomous Region, to promote public participation in the utilization, management, and supervision of government poverty alleviation funds and developing sustainable livelihood projects.

Training workshops on public participation in administrative rulemaking for governmental officials across China using a training manual developed under the program.

Support to publish a case studies book, organize a project inception workshop, establish a project advisory committee, conduct a local assessment in Hubei Province, publish a bi-annual journal on Chinese and international public participation developments, and maintain a website on public participation (http://www.cppss.cn).

Pilot activities in Hubei Province; Publication of “Public Participation Watch” and maintenance of related website; Research and publication of four books on public participation.

Training manual on public participation; A series of two-day best practice training courses in three cities.

Pilot capacity-building project in Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province, to address opportunities and challenges in local economic and social developmentby introducing participatory budget concepts and methodology, as well as establishing and institutionalizing mechanisms and procedures for public participation in local budget reform.

Increasing public participation of community groups in Qinghai, Chongqing, and Hunan by strengthening the capacity of NGOs to identify and address urgent development and poverty alleviation needs in their communities. Program activities include capacity-building training and provision of mini-grants.

National-level pilot to develop and test guiding procedural rules on how to organize public participation in national lawmaking through notice and comment, establishing data-processing techniques, publishing comments, and creating feedback mechanisms.

Pilot activities in seven rural villages in Yanchi County, Nigxia Autonomous Region to promote public participation in the utilization, management, and supervision of government poverty alleviation funds and developing sustainable livelihood projects. Program activities include local condition assessment, capacity building, community development fund project, and a workshop.

Baseline survey on the complaint letters and visits systems in six provinces; Pilot activities to strengthen the role of local people’s congress and people’s deputies in handling complaint letters and visits; Legal counseling services for complaints.

Urban community-level pilot program in Anhan, Anhui Province aimed at establishing mechanisms and procedures for participation at the urban community level and promoting public participation in the formulation, management, and supervision of local development projects through training and information sharing.

An eight-person delegation to undertake a working visit in the United States in June 2008 to focus on key technical concerns encountered in securing public participation in decision-making and legislation—especially e-Rulemaking—which included meetings and site visits in Washington DC; Pittsburgh, PA; Seattle, WA; and San Francisco, CA.

Manuals on public participation in administrative rulemaking which will serve as training materials for government officials.

Public participation best practice training courses in two cities.

Research of land rights and village organizations in conjunction with the William P. Fuller Fellowship in Conflict Resolution.

Baseline survey on the complaint letters and visits systems in six provinces; pilot
activities to strengthen the role of local people’s congress and people’s deputies in
handling complaint letters and visits; training for people’s deputies and judges on handling complaint letters and visits; legal counseling services for complainants; drafting of rules and procedures to provide guidance for officials in handling complaint letters and visits.

Development of social entrepreneurial and leadership skills for 20 young women in Qinghai province by providing an opportunity for a selected group of 20 Tibetan women currently enrolled in Qinghai Normal University to develop their leadership and problem-solving skills through internships with leading NGOs in various regions of China.

Continued support for comprehensive counseling and training services in nine pilot factories
in Shenzhen to help migrant workers better adapt and integrate into urban industrial cities.

Support for an urban community-level pilot in Anshan, Liaoning Province, aimed at
establishing mechanisms and procedures for participation at the urban community level, and promoting public participation in the formulation, management, and supervision of local
development projects through training and information sharing.

Implementing a rural development project that aims to better inform two local communities on their opportunities to participate in local decisionmaking and to become more engaged in the recovery decision facing their communities as a result of the Sichuan earthquake.

Strengthen NGO capacity to address sustainable poverty alleviation and rural community
development in Sichuan Province.

Project to help homeless and isolated women recover from the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake in two pilot communities by offering individual counseling, providing partial support to rebuild houses of the homeless, increasing the market development capacity of Qiang ethnic embroidery products, developing community recovery and reconstruction plans by involving women, and setting up a women's livelihood reconstruction fund.

Earthquake recovery and rural housing rehabilitation program in Sichuan to promote safe rehabilitation of rural shelters and to improve disaster preparedness and mitigation in schools and communities in earthquake-affected areas of Sichuan Province; Providing technical assistance on rural shelter recovery and rehabilitation and training for engineers, builders, and government officials; Developing disaster risk reduction (DRR) materials for teachers and students; Conducting DRR training for teachers and trainers of trainers and helping those trained conduct DRR activities.

Demand survey on a World Bank water infrastructure loan project in four cities in Jiangsu Province to gather end users’ perspectives; Workshop on the demand survey results to provide feedback into decision-making processes of the World Bank and local government.

Continued support to link pre-departure training for prospective migrant workers in Sichuan with recruitment, employment, and social support services at workers’ destinations in Shanghai and Guangdong.

Independent assessment of the overall impact of Microsoft’s Community Technology Learning in China; Technical assistance involving a pre-training needs assessment and a post-training evaluation of training programs offered at two newly established Community Technology Learning Centers in Guangdong Province.

Research project on the notification and complaint system in the Community-Driven Development Program that aims to reduce poverty and improve rural livelihoods in China.

Producing a report on the background, current development, and policy recommendations for future improvement on the public notification and complaint system being instituted in the Community Driven Development program.

Improvement and expansion of legal aid services to migrant women factory workers and their communities

Series of pilot activities to increase workers’ awareness of labor law and improve and
expand labor law services.

Produce case studies and models of NGO participation in decision-making at the community
level to highlight opportunities and mechanisms for NGO participation in China

International conference that brought together experts from the U.S., China, and South Korea to discuss the state of the North Korean economy and how it may affect the future of the Korean Peninsula and beyond.

Eleventh conference in a series that provided an opportunity for an exchange of views among key officials and scholars in the American foreign policy community, and their Chinese and Japanese counterparts, on issues of critical importance to the three nations.

Tenth conference in a series that provided an opportunity for an exchange of views among key officials and scholars in the American foreign policy community and their Chinese and Japanese counterparts on issues of critical important to the three countries.

Twelfth conference in a series that provided an opportunity for an exchange of views among key officials and scholars in the American foreign policy community, and their Chinese and Japanese counterparts on issues of critical importance to the three nations.

Second conference in a series that examined regional challenges facing East Asia and constructive ways for the three nations to resolve regional problems such as the environment and transnational crime.

Support to continue comprehensive counseling, educational and training services and further extend counseling, educational and training services to six pilot factories in Jiangsu Province to help migrant women workers develop self-confidence and life skills to adapt to industrial cities and build social support networks for migrant workers in the community.

Continued comprehensive and extended counseling, educational and training services to six pilot factories in the Wujiang Industrial Development District in Wujiang County, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. The program helps migrant women workers develop self-confidence and life skills to adapt to industrial cities and helps build social support networks for migrant workers in the Wujiang community.

Improving mediation skills through training of grassroots people’s mediators in Xinjiang
Uigur Autonomous Region.

Project to strengthen the capacity of village-level people’s mediation committees by developing a core group of highly skilled master trainers, training more than 4,400 mediation committee leaders, developing and producing local language mediation training materials such as Video Compact Discs (VCDs) that can be easily distributed, and establishing precedence and a model for interactive mediation skills training in Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region.

Poverty Alleviation Program for Rural Ethnic Women in Turpan prefecture and Toutunhe district of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Program activities included capacity building for women’s groups and rural ethnic women, development of women’s mutual-help and information exchange groups, micro-loan projects, and documentation and dissemination of program results.

Assisting national and provincial policymakers in Yunnan, in selecting efficient choices in household sanitation improvement, with the overall goal of contributing to a range of related development goals, such as health, environment, economic development, and poverty alleviation as part of the broader Environmental Cooperation-Asia program.

Series of activities to increase migrant workers’ awareness of labor law and improve and
expand services to them; a national workshop on migrant worker policy that served to
publicize and disseminate labor and social security laws and regulations, improve employers’ compliance with labor and other laws, and enable migrant workers to better protect their
rights through law.