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MISSION:

To improve the quality of life of the common people by empowering them to utilize, indigenize and safeguard resources.

GOALS:

  • To promote and facilitate the exchange and transfer as well as marketing of mature technologies utilizing the latest and most effective information and communications technology for international understanding and cooperation;

  • To stimulate, facilitate and educate policymakers, planners and practitioners on sustainable development issues and policies for advocacy with government and policy making groups using reults of researchers as strategies and mechanism for cooperation and sharing; and

  • To encourage the development, promtion and sharing of technical "know-how" among village organizations, including management skills in managing people, financial reources and results of researches to meet people's needs.

APPROTECH ASIA Council for 2007

Chair
Ir. Anton Soedjarwo
Yayasan Dian Desa
Indonesia

Vice Chair:
Dr. Samdani Fakir
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee

Secretary-Treasurer:
Dr. Ignacio Pablo
Barangay Technology Center
Philippines

Council Members:

Dr. Malee Suwana-adth
(Chair 1990-2003)
SVITA Foundation
Thailand

Mr. Loyola Joseph
Foundation of Occupational Development
India

Executive Director
Ms. Feri G. Lumampao
Email: fglumampao@approtech.org


Partners' Countries

Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brazil
Cambodia
China
Great Britain

India
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar

Netherlands
Nepal
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
Senegal

Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Uganda
Vietnam