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Social Innovation Program

Reports and Publications

Locally Led Progress in Pilot Areas: Education Support for Migrant Children

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), in collaboration with diverse stakeholders including the Thai Ministry of Education, local administration authorities in the pilot areas, the Japan International Labour Foundation (JILAF), and Nogezaka Glocal, is implementing a project to promote school enrollment for the children of migrant workers from neighboring countries. The project is being carried out in the Bangborn, Bang Khun Thian, Prawet, and Lat Krabang districts of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, as well as in Thapma Municipality, Rayong Province.

August 4, 2026

Locally Led Progress in Pilot Areas: Education Support for Migrant Children

Gender Equality in Asia-Pacific

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation has commissioned Equileap, the leading provider of gender equality data & insights globally, to evaluate and publish a report on gender equality at work for APAC’s key developed economies – Australia, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China (Hong Kong), Japan, New Zealand and Singapore.

June 16, 2022

Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit 2.0

The GLIA Toolkit 2.0, released this time, now includes impact indicators to measure the effectiveness of support projects that incorporate a gender perspective.

February 15, 2022

Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit

The Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit (GLIA Toolkit) is an instructional guide for incubators, accelerators, and other entrepreneurial support organizations operating in Southeast Asian countries with the aim of improving the various issues surrounding working women in Southeast Asia.

February 15, 2022

Gender Diversity and Climate Innovation

The ongoing climate crisis is an urgent challenge for humanity. In this report, we make a case for this by studying the state of gender diversity among listed companies across the world, and its implications for climate action and innovation. The objective of this research is to examine the influence of gender diversity on climate governance, climate performance, innovation and climate innovation.

December 1, 2020

The Role of Entrepreneurship in Closing Gender Gaps in Myanmar

Often referred to as Asia’s last “frontier market”, Myanmar is a country experiencing rapid socio-economic change as a result of private sector expansion and entrepreneurial ecosystem development. The report showcases ten innovative businesses, outlining their motivation, vision, management structures, and business models used to drive development of enterprises, products, and services to serve women employees and customers.

September 15, 2020

Gender Lens Investing Landscape: East and Southeast Asia

In recent years, gender lens investing (GLI) has gained traction globally as leading mainstream investors started to incorporate gender analysis into investment decision making, and as funders began to widely consider women’s entrepreneurship as a key to economic stability and sustainable development. This report aims to provide a landscape of gender lens investment vehicles in both public and private markets, and is intended to be used as a baseline to track the size and state of the market over time.

July 15, 2020

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