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How Aquaculture Transforms Cambodia’s Economy

In the early 2000s, Cambodia faced significant challenges: widespread poverty, food insecurity, reliance on declining natural resources, and limited technology in agriculture and fisheries. However, its economy has improved significantly and in part thanks to aquaculture development….

A protester in Bangkok in October (2022), the sign featuring causes spanning Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong and India (Geem Drake via Getty Images)

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…

Multi Disciplinary Teams

In 2022, Rapid Asia conducted the End-line Evaluation for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project…