South Asia
The Foundation was established in Germany in 1958. It aims to promote the goal of making the principle of freedom valid for the dignity of all people and in all areas of society, both in Germany and abroad. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom works in over 65 countries worldwide. In South Asia we have offices in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Additionally we work with partners in Nepal. We promote civic education, trainings and the exchange of ideas in the region in four focal areas. These are economic freedom, human rights, urban governance and digital transformation. In addition to the country projects, the Foundation supports regional programs.
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Policy Paper: Freedom of Information in Action for Good Governance
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) is looking for a consultant to write a paper aimed at sharing the knowledge and experiences of South Asian countries that have successfully implemented RTI acts. The countries that will be included in the paper are; Afghanistan (rank 1), Sri Lanka (rank 4), India (rank 8), and Maldives (rank 18)
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Bhutan’s Fiscal and Monetary Measures coming out of COVID-19 years
Similar to other south-east countries such as India, Sri Lanka and Nepal, Bhutan is experiencing record fiscal deficit and declining reserves in the post COIVD-19 years.
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Youth Participation in Politics: Shared vision and sustainability of federalism in Nepal
Across the world, the youth has played a historically significant role in major political revolutions. What has also been seen is those young people who frequently lead protests but are not later included informal political proceedings are left frustrated, resulting in destabilization of the democratization process, which later leads to conflicts. To avoid adversities in the political and civil environments of a nation, encouraging the active participation of young
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The Consequences (Part 3)
Is the Taliban capable of governing Afghanistan if the United States were to release Afghanistan’s assets?
“The Consequences” is a set of short essays that provides views on Afghanistan’s current situation under the Taliban’s second reign. The third block of this series provides an analysis of the Taliban’s capacity to govern and provide basic services, and its resulting impact on the peace and stability of the country. -
The Consequences of Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
‘The Consequences’ is a set of short essays that provides a general overview on Afghanistan’s current situation under the Taliban’s second reign. Each essay will try to respond to a specific fundamental question related to Afghanistan’s situation, the consequences of the measures that will be taken in Afghanistan by key players and possible upcoming scenarios.
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The Consequences (Part 2)
“The Consequences” is a set of short essays that provides views on Afghanistan’s current situation under the Taliban’s second reign. The second block of this series provides information on the Taliban’s grasp of foreign relations, its response to the international community’s expectations and the resulting impact on the peace and stability of the country and the region.
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The Consequences (Part 4-1)
What is the human rights situation in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s second reign and what are its consequences for Afghanistan and the surrounding region?
“The Consequences” is a set of short essays that provides views on Afghanistan’s current situation under the Taliban’s second reign. The fourth and the following blocks of this series provide an analysis of the human rights situation in Afghanistan, and the impact of extensive human rights violations on the peace and stability of the country and the surrounding region.
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Art Competition - Born With Pride
To address the issues that are faced by the queer community to give a platform to talk about the issues Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) South Asia started organizing online sessions in 2020. This year, FNF would like to support the community through an art competition. FNF invites queer community members to participate and to portray the inner battles that the applicants in their daily life.
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Performance Art Competition - Born With Pride
To address the issues that are faced by the queer community to give a platform to talk about the issues Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) South Asia started organizing online sessions in 2020. This year, FNF would like to support the community through an art competition. FNF invites queer community members to participate and to portray the inner battles that the applicants in their daily life.
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Beyond Borders
The Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom South Asia invites people to participate and showcase the world beyond borders.
Participation is open to contributors from South Asia and Europe and the selected images will be featured in a diary and published on the Social Media channels of the Foundation. -
Call for Proposals – Policy Paper: South Asia and the EU – New Pragmatism for a Reluctant Partnership
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Call for Proposals– Policy Paper on the Impact of European Supply Chain Regulation on countries in South Asia
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Policy Paper on the Minorities and Displaced people in South Asia: Tibetan perspective
In recent years, the particular challenges concerning the right to nationality for minorities have gained increasing recognition. FNF South Asia is looking for an expert who can write a policy paper on the minorities and displaced people in South Asia: Tibetan perspective.
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TOR for Thematic Consultant
The Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, South Asia in New Delhi will be organising a conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 24th to 27th May 2022. The conference will focus on Minority Rights: linguistic minorities, indigenous people and displaced people. The session will have speakers from Europe and South Asia. Interested applicants will be provided with the concept note for the session on request.
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TOR for PR Agency 2022
The Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, South Asia in New Delhi is looking for a PR Agency for the period of 01st of March 2022 till 31st of December 2022.
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#BORNWITHPRIDE Session🚨 - #queer Goes #viral Parakram SJB Rana is a digital content creator based in #Kathmandu and Mumbai. He has collaborated with brands such as Jimmy Choo, Hermes, Amazon, Samsung and H&M, the complete list being far more impressive. Parakram worked with Vogue India, following which he became celebrity stylist in Mumbai. We are very excited to have Parakram Rana as a panelist in our #bornwithprideconference22! On-site registration at Hotel Himalaya, KTM, Nepal. Partners - Samriddhi Foundation Deutsch-Nepalische Gesellschaft e.V. German Embassy Kathmandu #bornwithprideconference22 #performance #art #exhibition #lgbtqiaplus #identity #SexualOrientation #Pride #queerpride #power #viral #legal #lens #queereye #Pride
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#BORNWITHPRIDE Session🚨 - #queer Goes #viral A former Buddhist monk, now a Tibetan queer icon, Tenzin Mariko is an aspiring makeup artist, dancer/ performer, and perhaps the biggest star in a #tibetan community in exile. We are very excited to have Tenzin Mariko as a panelist in our #bornwithprideconference22! On-site registration at Hotel Himalaya, KTM, Nepal. #bornwithprideconference22 #performance #art #exhibition #lgbtqiaplus #identity #SexualOrientation #Pride #queerpride #power #viral #legal #lens #queereye #Pride
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#BORNWITHPRIDE Session🚨 - #Queer Goes #viral Smita V.'s work is marked by an intersection of #gender, #sexuality, and #technology with a focus on digital rights, holistic digital security, feminist internet spaces, and digital storytelling. Project coordinator of the Women's Rights Programme at the Association for Progressive Communications, she currently manages the Our Voice, Our Future (OVOF) Project, which works to push back against shrinking online civic spaces for structurally silenced and marginalized communities. Smita holds a Masters in Media and Cultural Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Working in New Delhi, her current focus lies on the intersections of queerness, caste and race, facial recognition and AI, and feminist infrastructure and knowledge bridges. We are happy to have her as a speaker in our upcoming #bornwithprideconference22 Partners - Samriddhi Foundation Deutsch-Nepalische Gesellschaft e.V. German Embassy Kathmandu On-site registration at Hotel Himalaya, KTM, Nepal. #bornwithprideconference22 #performance #art #exhibition #lgbtqiaplus #identity #SexualOrientation #Pride #queerpride #power #viral #legal #lens #queereye #rights #feminist
