About APRN

Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN) is a regional network of research NGOs. Through research and knowledge-sharing, we raise the capacities of organizations to do development work. APRN serves as a network of alternative centers for people’s research on socioeconomic and geopolitical issues. Our research and advocacy focus on people’s trade agenda, development finance, democracy and militarism, governance, and development effectiveness. The Network specializes in people’s research, advocacy, policy lobbying and engagements, and capacity building.

Our History

The APRN was established by advocacy and research groups in 1997. Its first research conference was on WTO and the impact of trade liberalization on Asian countries which was held in Manila, Philippines in 1999. From an initial membership of 21 organizations, it has now grown to more than 50 member organizations from 19 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

The APRN was established to develop cooperation among alternative research centers of peoples organizations and civil society organizations. Since then, it has raised capacities in advocacy, research, and education around critical development issues affecting the people in the region.

Our History

Our History

The APRN was established by advocacy and research groups in 1997. Its first research conference was on WTO and the impact of trade liberalization on Asian countries which was held in Manila, Philippines in 1999. From an initial membership of 21 organizations, it has now grown to more than 50 member organizations from 19 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

The APRN was established to develop cooperation among alternative research centers of peoples organizations and civil society organizations. Since then, it has raised capacities in advocacy, research, and education around critical development issues affecting the people in the region.

Our Core Values & Principles

Our Core Values & Principles

Equality and social justice founded on the historical roots and the structural causes of inequality and exploitation within and between nations.

Bias for the people and planet which requires us to support their causes and highlight their plight as well as their struggles in research and advocacy.

Mutual respect and Collective action recognizes the power of marginalized groups working together towards achieving social change.

Our Work

Promoting Pro-People Economy and Trade
promote their vision and capacities for alternative economic models in the context of peoples resistance and struggles.

Building People’s Democracy and Claiming Civic Spaces
support the strengthening CSOs and people’s movement against attacks on democratic rights while assisting them in the implemention of CSO development effectiveness.

Communities that Resist and Rebuild
assist movements in documenting their struggles and developing alternative models of development.

Our Vision

We envision a just and equitable society based on the principles of people’s rights and responsibilities, gender equality, and sustainability.

Our Mission

APRN, in close cooperation with people’s movements, commits to facilitate the realization of the transformative role of peoples’ research in advocacy, struggles, and movement building.

Our Mission

APRN, in close cooperation with people’s movements, commits to facilitate the realization of the transformative role of peoples’ research in advocacy, struggles, and movement building.

Our Goals

Conduct and utilize research and analyses to strengthen people’s movements, their advocacies and struggles.

Develop research, education, information, and advocacy work through the building of common research platforms and sharing capacities for people’s research.

Our Network & Members

Central Asia

  • Forum of Women NGOs of Kyrgyzstan
  • Rural Women’s Association (ALGA)
  • Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD)

West Asia

  • Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND)

South Asia

  • Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)
  • Coastal Association for Social Transformation (COAST)
  • Coastal Development Partnership (CDP)
  • Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh (EquityBD)
  • UBINIG (Policy Research for Development Alternative)
  • Voices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment (VOICE)
  • Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants (CECOEDECON)
  • Center for Research and Advocacy – Manipur (CRAM)
  • Deccan Development Society (DDS)
  • Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS)
  • Institute for Motivating Self-Employment (IMSE)
  • Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC)
  • SAHANIVASA Association for Voluntary Social Service
  • Society for Rural Education and Development (SRED)
  • Vikas Adhyayan Kendra (VAK)
  • Development Studies Center
  • NGO Federation of Nepal (NFN)
  • Balochistan Rural Development and Research Society (BRDRS)
  • Pakistan Institute for Labor Education and Research (PILER)
  • Roots for Equity
  • Green Movement of Sri Lanka (GMSL)
  • Sevalanka Foundation

Northeast Asia

  • Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC)
  • Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
  • China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO)
  • Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW)
  • Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC)

Southeast Asia

  • Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
  • Consumer Association of Penang (CAP)
  • Center for Development Programs in the Cordilleras (CDPC)
  • Center for Environmental Concerns
  • Center for Sustainable Community Development (S-CODE)
  • Center for Sustainable Research Development (SRD)
  • Center for Women’s Resources (CWR)
  • Consumer International (CI) – Office for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
  • Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER, Inc.)
  • GRAIN Asia
  • IBON Foundation Inc.
  • IBON International
  • Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ)
  • Institute for National and Democratic Studies (INDIES)
  • Institute for Reproductive and Family Health – RaFH
  • International NGO Forum for Indonesian Development (INFID)
  • Link AR Borneo (Advocacy and Research Circles Borneo)
  • Link Borneo (Linkaran Advokasi dan Riset)
  • NGO Coordinating Committee on Development
  • Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP)
  • Resistance and Alternatives to Globalization (RAG)
  • Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Trade (SEACON)
  • Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF)
  • Third World Network (TWN)

Pacific & Oceania

  • Aidwatch
  • Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET)
  • Ecumenical Centre for Research, Education and Advocacy

  • Forum of Women NGOs of Kyrgyzstan
  • Rural Women’s Association (ALGA)
  • Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD)

  • Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND)

  • Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)
  • Coastal Association for Social Transformation (COAST)
  • Coastal Development Partnership (CDP)
  • Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh (EquityBD)
  • UBINIG (Policy Research for Development Alternative)
  • Voices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment (VOICE)
  • Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants (CECOEDECON)
  • Center for Research and Advocacy – Manipur (CRAM)
  • Deccan Development Society (DDS)
  • Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS)
  • Institute for Motivating Self-Employment (IMSE)
  • Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC)
  • SAHANIVASA Association for Voluntary Social Service
  • Society for Rural Education and Development (SRED)
  • Vikas Adhyayan Kendra (VAK)
  • Development Studies Center
  • NGO Federation of Nepal (NFN)
  • Balochistan Rural Development and Research Society (BRDRS)
  • Pakistan Institute for Labor Education and Research (PILER)
  • Roots for Equity
  • Green Movement of Sri Lanka (GMSL)
  • Sevalanka Foundation

  • Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC)
  • Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
  • China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO)
  • Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW)
  • Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC)

  • Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
  • Consumer Association of Penang (CAP)
  • Center for Development Programs in the Cordilleras (CDPC)
  • Center for Environmental Concerns
  • Center for Sustainable Community Development (S-CODE)
  • Center for Sustainable Research Development (SRD)
  • Center for Women’s Resources (CWR)
  • Consumer International (CI) – Office for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
  • Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER, Inc.)
  • GRAIN Asia
  • IBON Foundation Inc.
  • IBON International
  • Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ)
  • Institute for National and Democratic Studies (INDIES)
  • Institute for Reproductive and Family Health – RaFH
  • International NGO Forum for Indonesian Development (INFID)
  • Link AR Borneo (Advocacy and Research Circles Borneo)
  • Link Borneo (Linkaran Advokasi dan Riset)
  • NGO Coordinating Committee on Development
  • Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP)
  • Resistance and Alternatives to Globalization (RAG)
  • Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Trade (SEACON)
  • Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF)
  • Third World Network (TWN)

  • Aidwatch
  • Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET)
  • Ecumenical Centre for Research, Education and Advocacy

Board of Convenors

Azra Sayeed
Chairperson
Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo
Vice Chairperson
Ajay Jha
Regular Member
Aaron Ceradoy
Regular Member
Manda Urantulkhuur
Alternate Member
Natalie Lowrey
Alternate Member
Olga Djanaeva
Alternate Member
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