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ABOUT THIS ANNUAL REPORT



APC is a membership-led, peer-to-peer network of philanthropists across Asia. In 2020, our impact continued across the region, even through the ups and downs of the pandemic. Since traveling remains difficult, we will instead bring you on a virtual journey of APC's strategic and collaborative philanthropy with this easy-to-reference map.


48 Members
13 Markets
16 Projects
31 Events

Chairman’s Message


Chairmans Message
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Laurence Lien

Chairman

Welcome to your geographic guide to Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC)’s impact across the region. We hope to take you on a visual adventure across Asia through a map showcase of APC’s work, and its breadth as a diverse network of philanthropists working together to make the world a better place.

As a consequence of the pandemic, borders remain largely shut in Asia—making travel that much harder in the past two years. It may take some time yet until we are once again free to move about freely. However, the biggest surprise has been in finding the ability to transcend these borders. A shift to virtual spaces has enabled a shift in other ways—being able to meet more often, unencumbered by the limitations to close the physical distance, to meeting along common interests rather than geographic commonalities. This has enabled us, in spite of the restrictions brought about by the pandemic, to find new initiatives, to find new ways to collaborate, and to find an even wider group of partners, co-conspirators, and collaborators across the world.

The most challenging issues of today—climate change, the pandemic, poverty, access to education and health, pace and security—transcend borders, are very complex, and require a collective effort in order to find solutions that work. As philanthropists, we are in a unique position of having the resources to be able to effect change, to move things into action, and to bring us one step closer towards a becoming a thriving planet.

We invite you to join us in our journey, adventures, experiments, collectives, and other ways we find to get everyone to work together in making the world a better place! Happy travelling!

PS: In a year of filled with buzzwords like pivot and hybrid, we bring an element of hybrid to you as well: we invite you to explore this map further on the APC website, where we go in-depth on the work we do across the region.

CARDINAL POINTS

EVENTS FROM 2020 TO 2021

4

APC Online Dialogue: Leveraging Philanthropy for Jobs and Livelihoods (Online)

10

APC Online Dialogue on Plastics: Case Study on Impacts and Solutions in Vietnam (Online)

14-15 & 28-29

Strategic Philanthropy Workshop Series (Online)

20

Call for Collaboration: Myanmar Community Development
and Dreams University (Online)

2-3

Good Society Readings with Jacqueline Novogratz (Online)

3

APC Myanmar Roundtable: 21st Century Skillset Development (Online)

9

APC Expert Series #1: Leveraging Evidence to Support What Works (Online)

29

Singapore Roundtable: Strengthening Mental Health (Online)

4

Dialogue on Vaccine Development and Distribution (Online)

9

Indonesia Roundtable (Hybrid)

24

Call for Collaboration: Partnerships for Sustainability and Environment
(Online)

9

2020 in Review: Building Back Better for the Future (Online)

16

Follow-up on Strategic Philanthropy Workshop (Online)

19

APC Arts Salon (Online)

March - April

APC Dinner Dialogues (In-person)

5

Mental Health Roundtable (In-person)

20

ECD Forum: Adopting a Holistic Approach (Online)

21

High-Level Dialogue with UNHCR (Online)

20

China Philanthropy Forum (Online)

1

Malaysia Roundtable: Building Strong Organisations (Online)

5

APC Emergency Briefi ng: Myanmar COVID-19 Situation (Online)

20

AAPC ECD Regional Research: Partners’ Meeting (Online)

2

APC Vietnam Huddle (Online)

2

APC Singapore Roundtable (In-person)

3

APC Philippines ECCD Project Huddle (Online)

9

Call for Collaboration: Enabling Greater Access to Education (Online)

6 Oct – 17 Nov

Strategic Climate Philanthropy Workshop Series (Online)

8

APC Philippines ECCD Project Huddle (Online)

29

APC Climate Collective Launch (Online)

9-11

venn2021: Flourishing People, Planet, and Philanthropy (Hybrid)

TBC

Malaysia RT (TBC)

THE YEAR AHEAD


  • Singapore Roundtable 1
  • Vietnam Roundtable: Non-Traditional Support in Education

  • Indonesia Roundtable 1
  • Thailand Roundtable
  • Call for Collaboration 1

  • Malaysia Roundtable 1
  • China Roundtable Discussion
  • Launch: APC Philanthropy Guides (public version)

  • Launch: Future of Asian Philanthropy
  • APC Dialogue on Business and Philanthropy
  • Roundtable on Frameworks and Strategic Communications for Foundations
  • Foundation Culture and Impact Workshop Series

  • APC Philanthropy Guides Workshop

  • Myanmar Roundtable
  • Philippines Roundtable 1
  • Call for Collaboration 2
  • Learning Journey

  • Malaysia Roundtable 2
  • 2nd APC ECD Forum

  • Indonesia Roundtable 2
  • South Asia Roundtable
  • Singapore Roundtable 2

  • Malaysia Roundtable 3
  • Vietnam Roundtable 2
  • Singapore Roundtable 3

  • Philippines Roundtable 2
  • Call for Collaboration 3
  • APC Dialogue on Building Peace and Social Cohesion

  • venn2022