This is a part of a major work undertaken by the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network (APPIN. This segment on Pakistan is divided into three sections. The first section provides an overview of philanthropy (including zakat and sadaqa), the third sector (including waqf or Muslim...

A comparative research work was undertaken on ‘Asia’s Third Sector: Governance for Accountability and Performance’ with the involvement of at least two dozen researchers in six participating countries. It resulted in a book (Comparative Third Sector Governance in Asia, Springer, 2008)...

In recent years, thousands of voluntary groups in the third world have emerged to organize people into undertaking developmental programs. Bangladesh, with hundreds of voluntary organizations, has been in the forefront in this regard. This paper briefly describes the genesis, forms, and growth...

This is a part of a major work undertaken by the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network (APPIN. This segment on Vietnam is divided into two sections. The first section provides an overview of philanthropy, the third sector, historical growth, policy environment, and the laws related to...

This is a part of a major work undertaken by the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network (APPIN. This segment on China is divided into three sections. The first section provides an overview of philanthropy, the third sector, historical growth, policy environment, and the laws related to...

This is a part of a major work undertaken by the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network (APPIN) to map philanthropy and third sector activities in some selected countries in Asia including Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines,...

This panel is an effort by the APPIN partners to revisit the legal environment, in four of the twelve participating countries, after a decade. The panel authors have experiences in working for the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network (APPIN; 2000-06) that also looked at the legal and...