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July 2020
2020 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards : Cultural Heritage Conservation
Throughout Asia and the Pacific, cultural heritage sites are under threat. As heritage buildings and properties are largely in private ownership, the role of private individuals and institutions in protecting these vulnerable sites is paramount. Recognizing this, UNESCO seeks to encourage private sector involvement and public-private collaboration in conserving the region’s cultural heritage for the benefit of current and future generations. Since 2000, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation have been recognizing the achievement of the private sector and…
Find out more »Call for Entry: Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2020
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2020, organized by Thailand’s Ministry of Culture, aims to promote the film of Southeast Asia to acquire a more prominent status in the international film community and to foster a co-operation between the regional film industry and other film industries around the world. The 6th edition of the festival will take place from September 3 to 6, 2020. As is the case everywhere in the world, the coronavirus outbreak has affected the preparation of this year’s…
Find out more »August 2020
“Our Planet, Our Future” EU Drawing Competition for Youth in ASEAN
The Mission of the European Union to ASEAN presents a drawing competition for youth across the ASEAN region. Express your creative ideas through a colourful drawing based on the theme “Our Planet, Our Future”, with the objective of inspiring others to help safeguard the planet and combat climate change. Show us what comes to your mind when you reflect on your concerns and solutions for climate change. Illustrate potential solutions, rather than a catastrophic representation of the issue. Rules and Guidelines:…
Find out more »Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist will be responsible for managing and implementing the monitoring and evaluation country-level activities of its global program funded by the US Department of Labor (USDOL). The project aims to technically collaborate with host governments in reducing child labor through the following three outcomes: (1) strengthened labor and/or criminal legal framework concerning CL, FL and/or HT; (2) improved enforcement of the labor and/or criminal legal framework, specifically related to CL and FL; and, (3)…
Find out more »Open Call: ICT for Socioeconomic Empowerment
SPIDER Center issues an open call for organizations working with Socio Economic empowerment of marginalized groups that are interested in applying ICT to their work. SPIDER will team you up with a technical organization to adapt, develop or make use of an existing ICT solution relevant to your work. Eligibility of Applicants SPIDER will grant funds to local civil society organizations that have identified a problem and are willing to apply ICT to solve it. Selected organizations will be matched…
Find out more »JFBKK Small grant support for online projects
In order to maintain and sustain cultural and social connectivity in the current pandemic crisis, The Japan Foundation, Bangkok is now open for online based projects. This program provides grants to cover partial expenses to implement the following types of projects. A) Cultural or academic activities concerning Japan (Examples: Virtual art exhibition, online workshop, webinar by Japanese artists or researchers) Maximum cost coverage by JFBKK is 50,000 THB B) Promotion of cultural collaboration (Examples: Virtual collaborative arts exhibition, theater performance and…
Find out more »Earth Journalism Network Asia-Pacific Media Grants 2021
Overview Globally, 23% of all deaths could be prevented through healthier environments, according to the World Health Organization. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its origins in the wildlife trade and the increasing pressure human societies place on natural habitats, further illustrates the urgency of humankind to address the environmental crisis. The current COVID-19 crisis may be a preview of what’s to come with climate change and environmental destruction, but it also presents a unique opportunity for green recovery and more sustainable development.…
Find out more »The Charles Wallace Burma Trust Visiting Fellowship
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The South Asia Centre at the London School of Economics & Political Science, in collaboration with the Charles Wallace Burma Trust, invites applications for short-term research for a maximum period of 12 weeks, to be spent as a Visiting Fellow at the South Asia Centre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London. The Fellowship will include a monthly stipend of £1,500, and a contribution of £1,300 towards other costs (including visa fees and air fare) paid…
Find out more »Photography Contest: “A Sustainable Tomorrow”
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Foundation has launched an inaugural photography contest that aims to encourage people to express themselves through photography and raise awareness on protecting the environment. Titled "A Sustainable Tomorrow", the contest began on Monday (July 13) and is organised by the foundation, the charity arm of SPH, together with The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao and SPH's Asian-centric photography marketplace Photonico. "SPH Foundation hopes the contest will showcase storytelling talents and inspire interest in photography," said the foundation's general…
Find out more »Invitation to Submit a Proposal: ERIA Research on COVID-19 and Regional Economic Integration
Dear Colleagues, The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) invites submission of proposals for an ERIA study on COVID-19 and its implications for the regional economy. Research proposals should be submitted by email to Taizo Hara (taizo.hara@eria.org), Dionisius Narjoko (dion.narjoko@eria.org), or Rahmasari Istiandari (rahmasari.istiandari@eria.org), no later than 24 August 2020. Early submission is encouraged. The authors will be notified of the decision about the proposal selection process in several weeks. ERIA provides financial support up to a maximum of…
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