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22Apr2025

Youth Civic Space in Asia-Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is home to over 60% of the world’s youth population, positioning youth as key drivers of social and political change. However, the state of youth civic participation in APAC varies widely across a spectrum…

11Mar2025

Celebrating 15 Years of Impact: Rapid Asia B Corp Certification Upgrade

The number 123.9 represents B Corp Impact Score achieved by Rapid Asia in January 2025, a significant increase from the original score of 108.9…

06Feb2025

AI at a Crossroads: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Future of Work

Three out of four C-suite executives believe that failing to scale AI in the next five years could put their businesses at risk of…

22Jan2025

Understanding and Preventing Intimate Partner Violence

A married Muslim woman in her late 20s ran away from her husband’s house, covered in bruises and blood. Salemon Niser was physically abused…

23Dec2024

Reflecting on 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025

Dear Clients and Partners Cooler breezes remind us that a New Year is just around the corner and we welcome the Thai winter season….

28Nov2024

Paternity Leave for a Progressive Workplace

At Rapid Asia, we believe in the power of ‘Walk the Talk.’ We grow as a workplace by ensuring all staff are respected, valued,…

17Sep2024

Preventing School Dropouts in Nepal and Cambodia

Education is a critical foundation for individual and societal development, yet many children in countries like Nepal and Cambodia still face significant barriers to…

25Jul2024

Thailand automotive workforce need upskilling

An ILO study carried out by Rapid Asia confirms Thailand’s automotive industry is shifting towards more sustainable and technologically advanced manufacturing processes. Hence, sector…

04Jul2024

How evidence for change helped domestic workers

Rapid Asia carries out projects worldwide, finding evidence for sustainable change to support our clients and move their programs forward. Evidence is not just…

16May2024

High out-of-pocket expenditures on prescription drugs in Vietnam

As shown in Figure 1 below, many countries in the Mekong Region have very high out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPE) on healthcare. Even though about 93%…

11Apr2024

Decent work means responsible business in the automotive sector

A recent study by Rapid Asia on behalf of the ILO reveals that Thailand’s automotive industry shows strengths in the form of comparably high…

01Mar2024

Are you eating endangered sharks?

A chef pours shark fin soup into a clay pot at a restaurant in Bangkok’s Chinatown. A bowl of shark fin soup in downtown…