The Myanmar Community Development Fund’s (MCDF) mission is to cultivate and empower community leaders and social entrepreneurs in Myanmar to create long-term sustainable and scalable community development projects and businesses that will benefit the community. This fund will identify and develop impact enterprises in Myanmar in sectors with high potential for economic growth and livelihood development.
Microsite here: https://www.asiaphilanthropycircle.org/edu-giving-guide-indonesia/ There are more students in Indonesia than there are people in Spain, but more than half perform below minimum levels in mathematics and reading. Progress is being made, but more is needed. This report analyses Indonesia’s education landscape, and identifies opportunities for philanthropists to focus their efforts and bring about change for the better. Catalysing Productive Livelihood is a publication by Asia Philanthropy Circle that highlights the current state of Indonesia’s education system, the best practices of education interventions in-country and globally, and the “white spaces” in philanthropy efforts. The report analyses four areas within the education sector…
1000 Days Fund Indonesia pools funding from members and funders in Singapore and Indonesia to address the issue of stunting and malnutrition in Indonesia. Leveraging partners’ resources, the 5 year programme will pilot in selected areas and work with local communities to target the problems comprehensively. For more information and if you would like to engage in programme partnership, please contact fund@asiaphilanthropycircle.org
The ASEAN Philanthropy Dialogue is a project under Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC), which seeks to bring together ASEAN leaders, members of the Asia Philanthropy Circle, and working-level ASEAN government officials to discuss and agree to act on issues where philanthropy can work with governments in significant ways to address pressing social issues. It will harness the collective intelligence and resources of strategic Asian philanthropists to grow cross-sectoral partnerships in ASEAN and grow social impact jointly. The inaugural ASEAN Philanthropy Dialogue took place in Singapore on 21 March 2018. Hosted by APC and part of the fringe events accompanying Singapore’s ASEAN chairmanship,…
The inaugural ASEAN Social Impact Awards culminated in the awards presentation on 21 March 2018 at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore. Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC) members, ASEAN ministers, senior officials, and other philanthropists and social sector leaders gathered to celebrate and highlight the power of social entrepreneurs and the positive transformational changes they can make to the communities they serve. Six award finalists, who were chosen out of 160 applications, had the opportunity to showcase their work at the event. Stanley Tan, Chairman of APC and the awards committee, opened the ceremony with a call for greater support and…
Philanthropy in education is popular across Asia but funds mostly flow into physical infrastructure and scholarships, and not into education software. In particular, in order to effectively improve on the public education space, APC believes that we have to address the capability of the top level of school management as this is a critical factor for the success of any school and for changes to be effective. APC’s pilot programme to train school leaders/principals is working with the India School Leadership Institute (ISLI) and Global School Leaders, the international platform for school leadership development programmes that are delivered locally. The…
Accommodation and service options for the senior population in Singapore is currently limited and nursing homes do not cater for seniors with low dependency needs and desire high autonomy and purposeful-living. The Assisted Living Facility (ALF) Pilot aims to provide a demonstrable model for the market and government, offering a more community-centric model that engages with the residents. APC is collaborating with a non-profit organisation to build this first purpose-built facility in Singapore.
Our Indonesian members are coming together to combine their resources and expertise in different fields in the community building of a rusunawa in Jakarta. Working with GK (Gerakan Kepedulian) Indonesia, the project aims to work on a holistic level on the different issues affecting the communities living in such areas: education, healthcare, infrastructure, community-building and livelihoods. The hope is that this project will eventually become a demonstration project for community building in other rusunawas.
Across Asia, as philanthropy grows and aims to be more impactful, there is increased demand for more professionalised forms of philanthropy, which in turn requires a ready pool of professionals with expertise and interest in this area. However, it has also become obvious that the market for social sector professionals who understand what philanthropists want to achieve and who can work with them effectively is limited. Whichever sector the leaders are taken from, there is often a mismatch: in expectations, in execution, and in the retention of these talents. The danger is that philanthropic aspirations will run ahead of the…
The Cross Border Giving Guides act as toolkits for new philanthropists going into countries that they are not so familiar with. The guides provide a landscape review of the country, including recommendations from experienced practitioners on the ground, relating to the regulatory framework, cultural issues, sources for information, and case studies. APC has kicked off the first in the series with a guide for Myanmar, which will also inform our work for the Myanmar Community Development Fund, and help members to navigate working in the country which still has an under-developed social sector infrastructure. Watch out for more guides to other countries at our online resource centre: http://www.asiaphilanthropycircle.org/parallex/resource_centre/