ASEAN Foundation Addresses the Threat of Cyber Insecurity through the Cybersecurity Skilling Program
The Internet has become a core pillar of modern information and communications technology in Southeast Asia, now connecting over 400 million people in the region. Further spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, this accelerating ubiquity of global connectivity, along with its demographic transformations, brings with it an expanding cybercriminal economy exploiting the increasing Internet-enabled lives of […]
Alignment on Plastic Ban / Regulation through WWF’s Clean Ports, Clean Oceans: Improving Port Waste Management Project
Plastic pollution is one of the fastest-growing global environmental problems. It has severe impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as on public health and development. Labeled as the “sachet economy,” the Philippines’ high dependence on single-use plastics like multilayer sachets and pouches has led to the worsening of marine plastic pollution with 2.7 million […]
The Youth Breaks Free from the Plastic Pandemic through GIZ’s Rethinking Plastics
The national closing ceremony of the Rethinking Plastics project in the Philippines was held on September 14, 2022 in Iloilo City. The event featured technical presentations and exchanges covering the results of advisory services and pilot projects in the topics of EPR, plastic waste management, sustainable consumption, and production of plastics, as well as addressing […]
Sinag Pagasa: Lighting the Path to Better Lives of Indigenous People
Manila, Philippines – Indigenous peoples (IPs) are geographically isolated and underserved, with limited access to basic social services and economic opportunities. Their communities are in remote locations and usually have no reliable power sources, forcing indigenous people to use kerosene gas lamps for their lighting needs. These lights not only pose fire hazards and numerous […]
Championing the Case for Midwives’ Community Care
In times of chaos and crisis, people tend to look for heroes — or they step up and become one themselves. Having surpassed more than 2,400,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines, a number steadily growing, it’s clear that more needs to be done. At ASSIST, we understand our unique role and responsibility to […]
SIBOL Regenerates New-Found Hope for Corn Farmers in the Philippines
A sustainable farming partnership by ASSIST and Syngenta Philippines aims to improve livelihoods and yields of over 20,000 farmers through soil health 8 April 2022, Manila, Philippines – Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) and Syngenta Philippines, Inc. have announced an initiative to improve farmer livelihoods and yields through healthy soil. Project […]