Asian Transformations in Action - Api-fellowships.org
Asian Transformations in Action - Api-fellowships.org
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The Regional Project, entitled “Community-Based Initiatives toward Human-Ecological Balance,” was launched<strong>in</strong> November 2008 as a jo<strong>in</strong>t effort that mobilized the entire API Community. The project will last three years,<strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g five sites <strong>in</strong> the region: Biwako (Japan), Batanes (Philipp<strong>in</strong>es), Khiriwong (Thailand), Tasik Ch<strong>in</strong>i(Malaysia) and Kalicode (Indonesia). In conduct<strong>in</strong>g the Regional Project, the API Community is guided by thevalues of social relevance, public-policy advocacy, network build<strong>in</strong>g, creativity, transparency and accountability.2) API-Salzburg Global Sem<strong>in</strong>ar CollaborationThe Salzburg Global Sem<strong>in</strong>ar was founded <strong>in</strong> 1947 by three graduate students at Harvard University as a meansto br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g together young Europeans and Americans from countries recently at war to engage <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>tellectualdialogue.In the 60 years s<strong>in</strong>ce its establishment, the Salzburg Global Sem<strong>in</strong>ar has evolved and expanded both the breadth ofcountries from which its participants come as well as the issues that serve as the focus of its programs. To date, morethan 25,000 <strong>in</strong>dividuals from more than 150 countries have attended Sem<strong>in</strong>ar sessions.In an effort to flow with the tide of globalization, the Salzburg Global Sem<strong>in</strong>ar decided to reach out beyond Europeand the US, to Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In so do<strong>in</strong>g, the Sem<strong>in</strong>ar found the API Fellowships Program tobe a good quality pool of <strong>in</strong>tellectuals <strong>in</strong> Asia and began plann<strong>in</strong>g a new partnership. As a result, a new schemewhereby selected API Fellows (up to ten Fellows per year) attend the Sem<strong>in</strong>ar was created. This collaborativescheme provides opportunities for API Fellows to expand their <strong>in</strong>tellectual capacity by expos<strong>in</strong>g themselves toworld <strong>in</strong>tellectual leaders and to convey to a wider audience the messages and voices of Asia.viiThe Nippon FoundationThe Nippon Foundation (TNF) is an <strong>in</strong>dependent, non-profit, grant mak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>org</strong>anization that was founded <strong>in</strong>1962. It supports projects both <strong>in</strong> Japan and overseas. It funds activities <strong>in</strong> three areas: domestic social welfareand volunteer support; maritime research and development; and overseas cooperative assistance. It works withother non-profit <strong>org</strong>anizations, governments, non-governmental <strong>org</strong>anizations and <strong>in</strong>ternational <strong>org</strong>anizations.<strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Transformations</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Action</strong>The Work of the 2006/2007 API Fellows
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