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Raising Public Awareness of Women Entrepreneurs
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The Asia Foundation organized a media event to empower women entrepreneurs in Gyeonggi Province and suggest visions to move forward on November 22, 2022. The event provided a venue for women entrepreneurs in the region to voice their difficulties, share their success stories, and discuss possible measures to enhance the women's entrepreneurship ecosystem with various stakeholders, including business support organizations, think tanks, NGOs, and private entities. Seven media and organizational channels and four blogs covered the event.
As a kick-off activity in 2023, the Foundation will support ten women entrepreneurs in Gyeonggi province for their entry into wadiz, the most well-known crowdfunding platform for individual investors and entrepreneurs in Korea. The selected entrepreneurs will develop a campaign page with an expert's assistance and be assessed for eligibility to open the campaign page on wadiz. The top three entrepreneurs will also receive digital marketing support.
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Mongolian Delegation's Study Visit to Korea
for Prevention of Violence Against Women
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From October 4 to 9, 2022, The Asia Foundation's Korea office hosted a seven-member delegation from the Mongolian government and NGO on preventing violence against women and supporting programs for victims. This study visit aimed to learn about Korea's policies on gender-based violence and support programs for the victims. The delegation comprised government officials from the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs, and NGO workers from the Mongolian Gender Equality Center. Through this study visit, the Mongolian delegation had a valuable opportunity to comprehensively examine the government and civil society's efforts to respond to violence against women.
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Exploring American Values Exchange Program:
Social Media Influencers Visit to the US
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The Asia Foundation implemented the Exploring American Values Exchange Program from August 4 - 20, 2022, with funding from the US Embassy in Seoul, Korea. A 13-member delegation comprised an eclectic mix of Korean social media influencers and content creators active on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. The delegates traveled to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, and New York. They met with a diverse group of influencers, civil society leaders, political and community leaders, students and educators, business leaders, and others working to define and shape American society today.
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Scholarship for North Korean Refugee Students' Preparation
for a Sustainable Settlement in South Korea
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With generous support from the Stephen & Maria Kahng Foundation, The Asia Foundation provided a scholarship for the cost of living in the fall semester of 2022 for 12 undergraduate and three graduate North Korean refugee students. The scholarship enabled the scholars to focus on their studies, build networks with other students, and learn modern skills. The scholars showed great achievements, including passing national examinations, raising academic scores, or winning an award at a competition. The Foundation will continue supporting North Korean refugee students in the spring semester of 2023.
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The Asia Foundation Awards Winners of Business Competition
for North Korea-related Entrepreneurs
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The Asia Foundation successfully hosted Business Competition for North Korea-related Entrepreneurs and awarded 10 million KRW to three selected competition winners. The competition was organized to support access to finance for North Korea-related businesses led by a North Korean refugee or positively impact the North Korean refugee community through its business model or operations.
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The Asia Foundation Delivers Personal Initiative Training Program
to Support North Korean Refugee Entrepreneurs
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With generous support from Aesop Foundation and Charities Aid Foundation, The Asia Foundation successfully delivered a 'Personal Initiative (PI) Training' to 11 current and aspiring North Korean refugee (NKR) entrepreneurs in South Korea. The goal of the program was to build and empower an entrepreneurial mindset, which is especially critical for NKRs to survive and thrive as entrepreneurs in a market-based economy, an environment that is unfamiliar compared to their South Korean peers.
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Executive Vice President Suzanne Siskel Visits Korea
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| Suzanne Siskel with Foreign Minister Park Jin |
Suzanne Siskel with President Sohn Hyuk-sang
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The Asia Foundation's Executive Vice President, Suzanne Siskel, visited Korea from December 18 to 21, 2022. During her time, she had visits with The Asia Foundation partners and friends, including Foreign Minister Park Jin, President Sohn Hyuk-sang of KOICA, President Kim Eun Mee of Ewha Womans University, and President Moon Aree of Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology. She also visited Australian Embassy and the US Embassy in Seoul to discuss the potential areas of partnerships. While in Korea, Ms. Siskel attended the Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea Board Meeting to update the Foundation's program and a brief introduction of Ms. Laurel Miller, the new President and CEO of The Asia Foundation.
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The Asia Foundation Selects Laurel E. Miller as New President & CEO
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The Asia Foundation Board of Trustees announced it has named Laurel E. Miller as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2023. Laurel is a dynamic, experienced leader whose background spans nonprofit, public policy, private sector, and governmental leadership roles. She succeeds David D. Arnold, who is retiring after 12 years of leading the international development nonprofit during a period of profound change across Asia and the Pacific. Laurel brings a strong professional and personal commitment to The Asia Foundation’s mission of improving lives and expanding opportunities across the world’s most diverse region.
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FOTAF Provides Scholarships for Vietnamese Girls
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Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea (FOTAF) continues to provide scholarships (Cohort VII) to Vietnamese girls for 2023-2024. This scholarship will enable 50 financially disadvantaged girls from Vietnam's Mekong Delta region to complete grades 11 through 12. The FOTAF scholarship program in Vietnam will provide these girls with the best chance to complete their secondary school education and help them prepare for higher education and career pathways. To date, the FOTAF Scholarship has helped a total of 338 Vietnamese girls in Hau Giang province.
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FOTAF Board Member,
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens Receives Kim Koo Award
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FOTAF Board Member, Amb. Kathleen Stephens received the first Paikbum Kim Koo award on November 23, 2022, for her efforts to inform the US society of Paikbum Kim Koo's desire for democracy and realize his vision of a U.S.-Korea relationship.
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The Asia Foundation Korea organized a forum on women entrepreneurs in Gyeonggi Province on November 22, 2022. Several media outlets reported on the forum. Please click the links below to see the full news articles (in Korean).
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The Women’s News
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Title: 경기 여성기업가 한 자리에…“여성 기업 활동에 대한 인식 개선해야”
Date: November 22, 2022
Link: https://www.womennews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=230006
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Title: 현직 여성 CEO의 조언 “남성 중심 기업 문화 속에서 여성 연대 길러라”
Date: November 22, 2022
Link: http://www.womennews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=230012
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Title: 아시아재단 '경기도 여성기업가에게 힘을 싣다' 토론회 개최
Date: November 22, 2022
Link: http://www.womennews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=230011
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Dailian
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Title: 아시아재단, 여성기업가 역량 강화 및 지원 위한 포럼 진행
Date: November 28, 2022
Link: https://www.dailian.co.kr/news/view/1177745
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Seoul Economic Daily
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Title: 아시아재단, 경기도 여성기업가 지원 위한 포럼 진행
November 25, 2022
Link: https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/26DRI6IJYX
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The Financial News
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Title: 아시아재단 ‘경기도 여성기업가에게 힘을 싣다’ 포럼 개최
Date: November 25, 2022
Link: https://www.fnnews.com/news/202211251424258132
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Aju Business Daily
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Title: 아시아재단 ‘경기도 여성기업가에게 힘을 싣다’ 포럼 개최
Date: November 25, 2022
Link: https://www.womennews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=230006
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The Asia Foundation Korea Office
7F, Bunam Building, 447, Samil-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (03148)
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