Since 2017, A Survey of the Nepali People has tracked Nepali citizens’ experiences and perceptions of governance, public services, economic opportunities, political participation, personal security, ...

KATHMANDU, NEPAL, October 20, 2026 – A new national public opinion survey finds that Nepalis see local governments’ capacity to deliver services as improving, even as optimism has declined and ...

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Far from being a problem restricted to the periphery, Myanmar’s subnational conflicts are widespread and shape many of the country’s most pressing national challenges. Subnational conflicts directly ...

LeadNext is TAF’s flagship youth leadership program focused on advancing global citizenship for the 21st century. Through a bold, people-centered approach, the program equips emerging leaders with the ...

The longest-running barometer of Afghan opinion, the Survey of the Afghan People is a map of social change over time, presenting a clear picture of the gains and gaps that Afghans perceive in a ...

In this publication, authors John T. Sidel and Jaime Faustino look into the Coalitions for Change (CfC), a program of The Asia Foundation and the Australian Embassy Partnership in the Philippines. In ...

It’s been called “the miracle on the Han River,” South Korea’s meteoric rise from one of the world’s poorest countries in the 1950s to one of the world’s richest today. In a single generation, Korea ...