Our Approach
Our Story
Objective
• To build awareness to mobilize and share resources for welfare, emergency needs and holistic development.
• To support the participatory local initiatives of young people, the poor and marginalized sections of society in order to stimulate self reliance and sustainability.
• To develop interfaith, inter ethnic and inter cultural understanding and cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights, peace and social harmony.
• To undertake participatory action research and publish works that promote greater awareness and policy advocacy.
Brief History of Organization
ARF was established in 1996 as an Asian initiative to respond to the needs of vulnerable communities particularly in the areas of children education, child rights, women empowerment and youth leadership development.
ARF was also conceived as a mechanism to mobilize human and financial resources to respond to the emergency needs of the people affected by natural disaster which includes emergency relief and reconstruction programs.
Asia being a multi-cultural region, ARF was seen as a platform for interfaith and intercultural cooperation for peace and development. Despite its Asian origin, since its inception, ARF has established links and cooperation with philanthropic individuals and organizations.
The international secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand is responsible for programs operating across over 20 Asian and Middle Eastern countries. ARF has 3 county field offices in Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.