JA Takes Center Stage in China
December 13, 2017
JA China was honored as one of a handful of nonprofit organizations officially recognized as foreign NGOs under China’s new NGO law, under the auspices of the CPAFFC, a people’s national organization that has oversight of JA China’s activities. Founded in 1993, JA China is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2018.
Left to right: Dr. Elsie Leung Oi Sie, former Secretary for Justice of HKSAR; Darren Walker, President of The Ford Foundation; Li Xiaolin, President of CFAFFC; David D. Arnold, President of The Asia Foundation; Asheesh Advani; Birger Stamperdahl, CEO of Give2Asia.
The World Philanthropy Forum, during which CPAFFC assigned JA China a significant role in organizing the Youth Development sessions, took place in Beijing inside the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square.
Asheesh Advani with JA China Board Chair and Founder, Paul Chou. Entering Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square.
Asheesh Advani was invited to be a Keynote Speaker at the World Philanthropy Forum. JA China was honored with the task of helping coordinate the Youth Development and Social Impact track of the global conference.
Left-to-right: JA Asia Pacific board member Alice Chou, Asheesh Advani, and Paul Chou (Founder and Board Chair, JA China) at Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, site of the World Philanthropy Forum meeting.
Paul Chou, delivering a speech at WPF about the role of JA in China.
Left to right: Gowri Ishwaran, CEO of tGELF, JA’s partner; Asheesh Advani; Uzma Kahn, CEO of INJAZ Pakistan.