In collaboration with our research partners and local experts, CAPS has been conducting a landmark study to understand best practices specific to 30 excellent social delivery organizations (SDOs)—non-profits and social enterprises—across 11 Asian economies.

Education Case Studies
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Pamulaan Center for Indigenous Peoples’ Education (Philippines)

Pathways to Education
Pamulaan Center for Indigenous Peoples’ Education: Leading the Way
In piloting an education model that is sensitive to the experiences of young indigenous peoples in the Philippines, Pamulaan has shown the way for government to scale up.



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By Ramon Magsaysay Transformative Leadership Institute

BN Vocational School (China)

Trading Up
BN Vocational School: Giving China’s marginalized youth a shot at success
By providing free-of-charge vocational education to the disenfranchised children of migrant workers and ethnic minorities, BN Vocational School (BNVS) has helped to improve their career prospects — and meet the growing need for well-trained and confident workers in China’s burgeoning services sector.
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By Colum Murphy, for the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society, with Ji Chen, for the Beijing Normal University China Philanthropy Research Institute

Academy of Sharing (Indonesia)

Online and Offline
Academy of Sharing: Using Social Media to Build a Social Movement
Users of Twitter and other social media platforms connect with each other to build an Indonesian foundation committed to sharing, learning, and bridging gaps between the classroom and the professional world.



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By Dian Rosdiana and Frieda Subrata, CCPHI

Magic Bus (India)

Changing the Game
Magic Bus: Giving Young People a Sporting Chance in Life
With thousands of volunteer mentors across India and a unique organizational model designed to help maximize its impact, Magic Bus uses sports and other activities to help children and teenagers live, learn and grow well.


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By Alisha Sett, Dasra

SRAM (Malaysia)

Spotlight on Squash
SRAM: Growing a Game
From humble beginnings, the Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia (SRAM) popularized a little known club-based sport played by a few enthusiasts and put a nation on the world sporting map with a series of international champions.


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By Jamali Samsuddin, myHarapan

World Without Worries about Shadow Education (Korea)

No Shadow, No Worry
WWWSE: Helping a Nation Rethink its Approach to Education
A fervor for education paid big post-war dividends for the Republic of Korea, but also spawned a private market that undermines public education and gave rise to the World Without Worries about Shadow Education campaign to increase knowledge and decrease anxiety among students.


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By Kwangcheol Shin, Han Na Leem, Hyoin Lim, Lotte Strategy & Insight Center

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Environment Case Studies
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Hong Chi Association (Hong Kong)

A Virtuous Economy
Hong Chi Association: Creating Green Opportunities for Hong Kong’s Disabled Workers
Through a unique tri-partite collaboration, Hong Chi Association has kick-started a glass bottle recycling project that has provided disabled workers with valuable life skills while changing public attitudes to the environment.



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By the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

Telapak: Seeking Natural Resource Justice for Communities (Indonesia)

Evolution and Revolution
Telapak: Seeking Natural Resource Justice for Communities
From investigative journalism to sustainable logging — and now advising the world’s largest companies on community engagement — Telapak has been unwavering in its mission for an environmentally conscious Indonesia.



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By Maria Radyati with Sandi Merwanto, Center for Entrepreneurship, Change and Third Sector at Trisakti University

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (India)

Homegrown, world-class
Council on Energy, Environment and Water: Building an Independent Policy Think Tank for India
CEEW was formed to provide independent domestic research to Indian policy makers for creating a sustainable India.



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By Swati Sinha, Ananta Centre with, Manisha Mirchandani, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

TreePlanet (Korea)

Turning New Leaves
TreePlanet: Changing attitudes toward forestation in South Korea
Tech-savvy social enterprise TreePlanet leverages growing environmental awareness, current cultural obsessions, and high internet productivity to develop profitable products and services that are designed to get consumers engaged with environmental causes.



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By Ross O’Brien for the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

Coral Triangle Center (Indonesia)

Protecting and Saving Marine Life
Coral Triangle Center: Leading the Fight against Destruction and Extinction
A small but influential local NGO based in Indonesia is helping nations across the Indo-Pacific Ocean implement programs to promote the sustainable use and aquatic wonder of their coastlines.



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By Nonette Royo, The Samdhana Insitute

Landwasher (China)

Landwasher: Guardian of the Blue Earth
Leveraging business solutions for environmental impact in China
Recognizing the severity of the environmental challenges facing China, investor-turned-entrepreneur Hao Wu set up an environmental enterprise for waterless toilet solutions to directly address issues of water scarcity, sanitation and hygiene.


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By Tao Zhang, Tim Yin and Christine Yip, China Impact Fund (CIF), Dao Ventures

Lien AID (Singapore)

Changing Lives with the Gift of Water
Lien AID: Enabling the Rural Poor to Protect Their Health
By helping villagers in rural communities become owners and operators of their own water facilities, Lien AID through its clean water and sanitation programmes has improved the health and well-being of thousands of rural poor in Cambodia and elsewhere in Asia.


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By Roshini Prakash, Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, National University of Singapore

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Health Case Studies
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Eden (Taiwan)

Sustainability Through Innovation
Eden Social Welfare Foundation: Developing an Eden on Earth
Eden supports disabled persons in Taiwan by providing services and advocating for their rights. Through skills training and the development of its social enterprise arm, it is now enabling them to realize their potential in the workplace.


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By Ping-der Huang, National Chengchi University, Sylph Yang, Eden Social Business Development Foundation Preparatory Office

MERCY Malaysia (Malaysia)

Response and Recovery
MERCY Malaysia: Healing the Wounds of Disaster and Conflict
With emergency relief and long-term intervention, a humanitarian aid organization helps treat the physical and emotional wounds of people and nations across the Global South.


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By Gene Mustain, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (India)

Helping Mothers and Children
Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action: Nourishing India
A walk by a caring pediatrician through one of the world’s largest slums inspired the founding of a Mumbai NGO that became a model for how to help poor mothers and families learn about nutrition and protect the health of their children.

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By Nishita Murarka and Anuraag Singh Dalal, Photography/Charlotte Anderson, Dasra

Children’s Medical Foundation (China)

Improving Choices and Outcomes
Saving Newborns in China’s Countryside
By focusing on a single mission, Children’s Medical Foundation shows how an organization can form partnerships with government and hospitals to help train doctors and nurses to improve care for babies in China who are in danger of dying from treatable and curable diseases during the first weeks of their lives.
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By Gene Mustain and Sanjukta Mukherjee, The Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

HANDA Rehabilitation & Welfare Association (China)

Back in Sight, Back in Mind
HANDA Rehabilitation & Welfare Association: Healing Wounds for the Traumatized and Stigmatized
In partnership with people taken from their families and confined to remote camps before a cure was found for a destructive disease, HANDA Rehabilitation & Welfare Association helps the leprosy-afflicted find comfort and dignity while contending with the emotional and physical consequences of lives lived in isolation.
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By Zhu Jiangang, Center for Philanthropy at Sun Yatsen University, and Gene Mustain, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

Haven of Hope Christian Service (Hong Kong)

Haven of Hope: Helping the Elderly, Sick and Handicapped of Hong Kong
Haven of Hope Christian Service: Helping the Elderly, Sick and Handicapped of Hong Kong
The case of Haven of Hope Christian Services tells how a faith-based organization can stay true to its founding mission and values while responding to the tremendous growth of the community it serves. It tells how committed leaders, managers and staff integrate medical and social services to help comfort people in need, physically and spiritually.
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By Wai-Fung Lam, Hong Kong University

Lifeline Express (China)

Curing Blindness and Building Trust
Lifeline Express: Transforming Eye Care and NGOs in China
The case of Nellie Fong and Lifeline Express tells the story of the creation and expansion of a unique social delivery organization in China. The story illustrates how one person can bring about meaningful change by building partnerships with government in China and by recognizing the need to grow and evolve as circumstances and opportunities arise.

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By Terence Yuen, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sawayaka Well-being Foundation (Japan)

The Silver Lining
Sawayaka Welfare Foundation: Volunteers for Elderly Care in Japan
Established by a prominent public prosecutor, Sawayaka Welfare Foundation has fostered the development of more than 2,000 community volunteer organizations to support Japan’s elderly to lead independent lives.


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By Japan Association of Charitable Organizations (JACO)

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Poverty Alleviation Case Studies
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Taiwan Taxi Academy Association (Taiwan)

Driving Value
Taiwan Taxi Academy Association: Flipping Perceptions of the Taxi Industry
Under the aegis of a public-private partnership model, a non-profit taxi association was formed to improve the livelihoods of low-income taxi drivers, while bolstering the local economy.



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By I Han, Feng Chia University

BAIF (India)

Frugal Innovation
BAIF Development Research Foundation: Transforming Lives in Rural India
Through 50 years of innovation in agricultural technology, BAIF has helped millions of Indian farmers to upgrade their animal husbandry practices, cultivate productive homestead orchards, and better manage natural resources.



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By Neha Mahavar, Karuna P. Salve and Bhaskar Mittra, Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

Caritas Manila (Philippines)

Love for the Least, the Last, and the Lost
Caritas Manila: Shaping, Serving, and Empowering the Poor
For more than 60 years, the social services and development ministry of the Archdiocese of Manila has helped the less fortunate to find self-reliance and dignity. In doing so, it has cultivated its next generation of leaders and donors.


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By Felix Tonog and Rachel Barawid, Philippine Business for Social Progress

New Homeland Foundation (Taiwan)

Building Collective Impact
New Homeland Foundation: Empowering a Disaster-Struck Community in Rural Taiwan
With the help of the New Homeland Foundation (NHF), the poor mountain village of Taomi emerged from the tatters of a catastrophic earthquake as a premium eco-village and tourism hotspot.


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By Jennifer H Chen, Associate Professor, Nanhua University

Dilasa Sanstha (India)

Water for Life
Dilasa Sanstha: Securing the livelihoods of poor farmers in India
By adapting indigenous irrigation techniques and empowering farming communities to generate alternative income streams, Dilasa Sanstha has changed the lives of impoverished rural farmers in Maharashtra State. Its partnership with the Axis Bank Foundation has allowed it to scale its rural interventions to new heights.

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By CSR Knowledge Centre, Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Songkhla Forum (Thailand)

Bright Young Sparks
Songkhla Forum: Empowering Thailand’s Youth for the 21st Century
An innovative model developed in collaboration with the Siam Commercial Bank Foundation allows young people in Songkhla Province to design and implement community development projects to develop life skills and a sense of civic-mindedness.


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By Siam Commercial Bank Foundation

Foundation for Slum Child Care (Thailand)

A Nursery for the Urban Poor
Foundation for Slum Child Care: Providing Childcare Services in Bangkok’s Slums
With the patronage of a royal princess, two women from different sides of the railway track came together to establish a daycare center in one of Thailand’s most notorious slums to change the lives of poor urban families.



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By Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, National Institute of Development Administration

CARD MRI (Philippines)

Social Enterprise in the Countryside
CARD MRI: Empowering the Poor in the Philippines
The case of the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions tells how a non-government organization providing microfinance services grew over three decades to develop a social enterprise model that enables landless rural poor women to become managers, owners, investors and guardians of their families’ futures.

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By Marie Lisa M. Dacanay, Mariel Vincent Rapisura and Kaisa Sol Cruz, Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia

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