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Photo credit: Undocumented Cambodian migrants arrive by train at Anranya Prathet, Thailand prior to onward transportation to the border. © International Organization of Migration 2014, Joe Lowry

22Dec2017

Migration Outcome Index

Photo : Undocumented Cambodian migrants arrive by train at Anranya Prathet, Thailand prior to onward transportation to the border. © International Organization of Migration…

27Nov2017

Findings of country-wide Study on the Lao Youth by Rapid Asia on Behalf of GIZ

In 2015, Rapid Asia did a Study on the Expectations and Aspirations of the Lao Youth. The research used primary and secondary data to analyse…

09Nov2017

Scand Asia: Opinion “Is Thailand Facing Another Migrant Exodus?”

Mr. Daniel Lindgren, founder of Rapid Asia, provides some insight in light of the proposed Royal Ordinance, under the topic “Is Thailand Facing Another…

17Oct2017

Rapid Asia Plays Role in Demand Reduction for Wildlife

During 2013-2016 Rapid Asia conducted a number of demand reduction impact surveys for USAID’s Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) program. The…

17Oct2017

Demand for Shark Fin Potentially Increasing in Thailand

Photo: Ecozine.com Imagine cutting off the fins of a shark and then throwing the carcass back into the water. Still alive, the shark slowly…

13Sep2017

Is Thailand Facing Another Migrant Exodus?

Photo: 2014 Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha Thailand has some 3–4 million migrant workers that fill the gap for much needed low-skilled labor and companies in several…

28Jul2017

To passport or not to passport ? That is the question (Know Before You Go impact assessment) by Rapid Asia in Partnership with IOM X

Ever considered going to another country, for vacation or work, without a passport? The answer might be obvious to you — but for millions around the…

02Jun2017

Measuring Social Norms

Programs or campaigns directed to change human behavior need to consider the potential influence of social norms. But what exactly are social norms, how…

01Apr2017

Positive Messages Get Attention from Domestic Workers by Rapid Asia in Partnership with IOM X

At the May 2016 press launch of Open Doors: An IOM X Production, an Indonesian woman came up to me and said, “This is…

22Mar2017

Rapid Asia Presented “Understanding the Implication of Macroeconomic Growth on Smallholder Farmer, Landless, Landpoor and Women’s livelihood and Land Rights in Lower Mekong Basin Region n- from the case of Thailand. ” at Annual World Bank Conference, Washington DC

On March 22, 2017, Rapid Asia in partnership with OXFAM America, Cambodia presented “Understanding the Implication of Macroeconomic Growth on Smallholder Farmer, Landless, Landpoor and…

17Feb2017

FISHING INDUSTRY VIDEO: Impact Assessment by Rapid Asia in Partnership with IOM X

Getting the message right takes more than a group of communication practitioners. You need to go to the experts: those to whom the message…

03Feb2017

Realizing Rights for Women Market Vendors

Market vendors represent a large portion of small-scale traders in Lao PDR and women represent more than 90 percent of vendors in fresh food…

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