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It was founded following the Asia-Africa Initiative launched in 2006 at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), in cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP). The Foundation draws its inspiration from the 2005 Declaration of Heads of State and Government at the 50th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, which called for the strengthening of Asia-Africa cooperation through the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP).
AsiAfrica Foundation (ASAFO) is the World’s first foundation with a vision to bridge development & cooperation between Asia & Africa. It started in 2006 as an Asia-Africa Initiative hosted by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand with a joint cooperation from the United Nations (ESCAP – Bangkok) for higher education in science and technology.
Amongst other things that inspired the foundation include the third Asia Africa Forum (AAFIII) in Malaysia – May 2000, when a UNDP official stated that there was a need to create an Asia-Africa Foundation. A non-profit, non-governmental and neutral organization to play a key role in raising funds, promoting activities and facilitating cooperation between Asia and Africa.
The initiative was later reinforced by the declaration from African and Asian heads of the states gathering in 2005 Indonesia to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the path-breaking first Bandung conference. The declaration was: “To this end, we hereby declare, as an expression of our new political will, the establishment of a New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP) as a framework to build a bridge between Asia and Africa covering three broad areas of partnership, namely political solidarity, economic cooperation, and socio-cultural relations.”
In 2009, the AsiAfrica Foundation was born. Until today the foundation continues to support initiatives for participation in sustainable development and promoting accountability.
AsiAfrica Foundation is a nonprofit registered in Thailand. Registration no Kor Thor 1858
Bridging the best of Asia & Africa
As an impartial facilitator for change, AsiAfrica Foundation is committed to promote greater accountability in cooperation and business relations between Asia and Africa as a powerful instrument for stakeholders engagement, empowerment and effective delivery of development projects. This work will be achieved through collaboration with partners in the implementation of the following programs:
Raising awareness & disseminating information
Building the capacity for organizations
Engaging stakeholders
AsiAfrica Foundation to increase pledges from Asia rich countries to fund accountability programmes in with focus on making significant improvement in sectors such as the education & skills development, extractive resources, environment & nature, infrastructure development as well as in public health.
To create a one stop for those seeking to enhance accountability on projects between Asia & Africa
To provide an excellent platform for collective sharing and build capacity for organizations collaborating on projects between Asia & Africa
To allow stakeholders much greater comparability and hence understanding of their accountability thus strengthening their legitimacy
To help step up mutual trust between stakeholders based on complementary, fairness and guided by accountability standards that suits the needs of stakeholders on both continents
Accountability can be defined as the obligation of power-holders to account for or take responsibility for their actions. Power-holders refers to those who hold political, financial or other forms of power and include officials in government, private corporations, international financial institutions and civil society organizations.
The concept of accountability underlines both the right and the corresponding responsibility of citizens to expect and ensure that power-holders act in the best interests of the people. The obligation of power-holders to be accountable to citizens derives from notions of citizens’ rights, often enshrined in constitutions, and the broader set of human rights. Accountability is as much about changing mentalities, building relationships, and developing capacities as it is about technical tools.
Eager to maintain the growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, Asia’s booming economies are courting cash-poor but resource-rich African countries with billions of dollars worth of investments, trade deals and development aid. In today’s dynamic and integrating world the role and importance of accountability in countries development assumes a greater significance than before.
dedicated team committed to building lasting partnerships between Asia and Africa
