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The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in Asia.

Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative

The Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative focuses on open society issues throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in Burma but also in other countries where essential freedoms are threatened. more

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East East Program: Partnership Beyond Borders

The East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program supports international exchanges that bring together civil society actors to share ideas, information, knowledge, experiences, and expertise and to support practical actions that result from that networking. more

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Information Program

The Information Program promotes the equitable deployment of knowledge and communications resources for civic empowerment and effective democratic governance. more

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Media Program

The Media Program assists in the development and establishment of media systems marked by freedom, pluralism, and the inclusion of minority voices and opinions. more

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Open Society Fellowship

The Open Society Fellowship enables innovative professionals—including journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners—to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape public policy, and generate intellectual ferment within the Open Society Institute. more

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Special Initiatives

The Special Initiatives program was established to develop a set of global grant-giving projects that build upon the Soros network’s strengths in promoting human rights and accountability. more

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Women's Program

The International Women’s Program promotes the advancement of women’s human rights, gender equality, and empowerment as an integral part of the process of democratization. more

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Overview

Within Asia, OSI focuses primarily on Burma and Indonesia, with a small amount of funding devoted to China. The foundation’s main priorities are to support organizations whose work strengthens the impact of civil society as a regional voice and force for advocacy and dialogue throughout the region.

Read an overview of the region and OSI's activities there.

Soros Foundations

The Soros foundations are autonomous institutions established in particular countries or regions to initiate and support open society activities.

View a list of Soros foundations.

Open Society Institute Announces Support for Victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma
May 8, 2008
The Open Society Institute today called on Burma's military regime to lift restrictions on the movement of aid organizations in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. more

China Ink: The Changing Face of Chinese Journalism
OSI-New York
October 23, 2008
An OSI-hosted conversation with the co-author of a new book exploring individual and societal changes in contemporary China through the compelling personal accounts of young Chinese reporters and editors.  more

Reading Burma: A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and Freedom of Expression in Burma/Myanmar
New York City
September 23, 2008
 SLIDESHOW    AUDIO
PEN, the OSI Burma Project, and The New York Review of Books honored Burmese writers whose work has been suppressed by the military regime and to support the victims of the recent cyclone.  more

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