Portraits of Leadership: Mohna Ansari, Nepal

Mohna Ansari is a passionate advocate for women's legal rights and opportunities in Nepal. In secondary school, Ms. Ansari was inspired by an Asia Foundation legal rights education program for girls. She became the first member of her family to graduate from college—and went on to become the only female Muslim attorney in Nepal. Recently, she successfully argued a landmark case for a woman to claim her legal right to family property.

Antenna Foundation Nepal, Part Three

Introducing "Postcards From America," a new radio program currently being broadcast to approximately 8.5 million listeners across Nepal. In partnership with The Asia Foundation, Antenna Foundation Nepal (AFN) has produced a 12-part radio magazine that uncovers stories of the Nepalis diaspora in the United States. In episode three of this three-part series on AFN, Director Madhu Acharya explains the project, its core themes, and its contribution to political discourse in Nepal.

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Antenna Foundation Nepal - Part 2

Episode Two of this three-part series on AFN highlights the stations groundbreaking Doko Radio project, a mobile radio unit that travels to remote villages in Nepal that are outside the reach of FM radio signals. By building the capacity of small communities to broadcast their own local content, AFN is empowering villagers to realize the power of information and voice.

Antenna Foundation Nepal - Part One: Radio in the Himalayas

Antenna Foundation Nepal (AFN) is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization dedicated to the development of public service broadcasting in Nepal. Episode One of this three-part series on AFN tracks the stations reporters and staff and their mission to reach the public with news on Nepals upcoming Constituent Assembly election. Through offering unique programming and partnering with local stations, they aim to disseminate urgent and timely information to the most rural parts of Nepal.

Election Season Nepal - Part Six: Polls Close

On May 4, 2009, Nepal's Prime Minister, Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal (also known as Prachanda), resigned from his post.

The "Election Season: Nepal" series documents events surrounding the nation-wide April 10, 2008 election, during which the CPN-Maoist party won a plurality of seats in Nepal's Constituent Assembly.

Culture Shock: A Project of The Asia Foundation in Thailand

Each year in Thailand, many graduates of the Pondok schools, private Islamic religious schools in the southern regions, have the opportunity to continue their studies at esteemed universities in Bangkok. But once they arrive, students often find adjusting to life in the big city confusing and challenging. As a result, many choose to withdraw from their schools.

The Asia Foundation's "Culture Shock" program helps high school students in southern Thailand prepare for this by giving them tools, skills, and resources that ease the transition to life in a large, multi-cultural society.

Election Season Nepal - Part Five: Jaubari

On May 4, 2009, Nepal's Prime Minister, Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal (also known as Prachanda), resigned from his post.

The "Election Season: Nepal" series documents events surrounding the nation-wide April 10, 2008 election, during which the CPN-Maoist party won a plurality of seats in Nepal's Constituent Assembly.