EMPOWERMENT THROUGH MICROCREDIT, EDUCATION, AND SKILL BUILDING

Asia Initiatives


Asia Initiatives (AI) formerly Friends of Swaminathan Foundation in Japan, is an international group of individuals and companies with a mission to support projects exemplifying best practices in poverty alleviation, sustainable development and environmental preservation in Asia.

Asia Initiatives is inspired by Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, a scientist and a humanist, internationally known as the Father of the Green Revolution in Asia. TIME magazine has called him one of the 20 most influential Asians of the 20th Century. He is the recipient of 56 honorary doctorates, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, World Food Prize, Albert Einstein World Science Award, and several other honors. He is currently the UNESCO professor of Eco-technology and is the President of the Pugwash Conference of Science and World Affairs. All our projects conform to his philosophy of empowerment. Read more...
 

- Thank you to all who attended our Poetry fundraiser with Amb. Seth in New York on July 13 in support of Community Learning Centers run by MSSRF. To see photos please click HERE.
- AI-Tokyo held a high-tea Holi celebration to thank all its supporters on April 17.
- Asia Initiatives was featured on Dilshad Show on FM radio in 10 cities in USA on August 9. Audioscript is at dilshaddeyanishow.com.
- Photo Gallery is HERE !
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