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Description of charity
Dana Asia acts as a funder and adviser on sustainable development initiatives in southeast Asia, partnering with local NGOs, cooperatives, and community groups to implement projects that empower communities towards sustainable impact.
Summary of activities
- We provide livelihood opportunities to marginalized, impoverished communities in Southeast Asia. - We support poverty alleviation through education of low-income students through the facilitation of scholarship opportunities. - We support poverty alleviation through the development of social business projects to provide sustainable new income opportunities. - We provide women and people with disability in marginalized community with the opportunities to develop entrepreneurial skills through microfinance and capacity building.
Mission or vision of the charity
Dana Asia aims to eradicate poverty by using social business, microfinance, and education as tools to address social problems in impoverished communities, improving access to productive resources and reducing inequalities.
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Name: Dana Asia Cambodia Scholarship Program
URL: https://www.danaasia.org/
Classification: Undergraduate education (Education > Higher education > Undergraduate education)
Beneficiaries:- Overseas communities or charities
Name: KJC Poultry Social Business Development
URL: https://www.danaasia.org/
Classification: Livestock (Agriculture, fisheries and forestry > Agriculture > Livestock)
Beneficiaries:- Overseas communities or charities
Name: Microfinance Loans to Women Entrepreneur & Disadvantaged People
URL: https://www.grameenpilipinas.com/
Classification: Microfinance (Economic development > Financial services > Investment services > Microfinance)
Beneficiaries:- Females
- Overseas communities or charities
Name: CDC Burmese Migrant School Funding
URL: https://childsdream.org/projects/cdc-school-new-campus/
Classification: Education (Education)
Beneficiaries:- Overseas communities or charities
Name: MHEP Prep Further Education Program
URL: https://childsdream.org/projects/minmahaw-higher-education-programme-mhep/
Classification: Educational exchanges (Education > Education support > Educational exchanges)
Beneficiaries:- Overseas communities or charities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: MHEP Scholarship for the Disadvantaged Youth
URL: https://childsdream.org/projects/minmahaw-higher-education-programme-mhep/
Classification: Undergraduate education (Education > Higher education > Undergraduate education)
Beneficiaries:- Financially disadvantaged people
- Overseas communities or charities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Development of Poultry Social Business for Vulnerable Rural Families
URL: www.danaasia.org
Classification: Food security (Agriculture, fisheries and forestry > Food security )
Beneficiaries:- Overseas communities or charities
Name: SRCC Social Housing
URL: https://www.danaasia.org/
Classification: Social housing (Human services > Shelter and residential care > Social housing)
Beneficiaries:- Families
- Financially disadvantaged people
Name: ALPAS Eco Sari-Sari Store
URL: www.danaasia.org
Classification: Job creation and workforce development (Economic development > Employment > Job creation and workforce development)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Unemployed persons
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