Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation Member

ASSIST Asia is a self-sustaining Pan-Asian NGO with its HQ in the Philippines and a footprint across South & SE Asia. Focused on social improvement and sustainable transformation, ASSIST actively works with development partners from the private sector, international donors, public sector, academe and non-profit sector to deliver impact. Over the last 20 years, ASSIST has impacted more than 2 million people, by implementing 500+ projects, across 25 countries through our 5 country offices, in collaboration with bilateral & multilateral donor organizations such as UNICEF, UNEP, UNIDO, UNFPA, ADB, USAID, IFC, DEG, GIZ, and the EU. 

ASSIST Development Solutions (ADS) is a multidisciplinary unit within ASSIST specializing in development consulting through two strategic groups:

• Impact Services aims to address project implementation needs of development actors through an array of cross-cutting capabilities and services - from research and studies to capacity building and implementation support - packaged to be fit-for-purpose & provide value-for-money;
• Creativelab strives to solve the communication, visibility and knowledge management challenges of development stakeholders and their interventions; blending creativity, development context and content knowledge, Creativelab offers a unique value proposition.

Our learnings and proceeds from the various projects are put to best use by Social Actions in our programs that create sustainable and lasting impact. This particular arm of ASSIST adopts three main cross-cutting themes: technology, youth, and gender sensitivity. Our social enterprise, AsianNGO, through its rich information platform and publication called Impact, leverages on ASSIST to serve as a pillar in building capacity among key development stakeholders.

Apart from its headquarters in Makati, Philippines, ASSIST has established 4 other regional offices across Asia and Africa sustained by ongoing and repeat projects in the regions. These are situated in Vietnam, Cambodia, India, and Kenya. In these regions, ASSIST is able to forge meaningful and complementary partnerships with reputable international and local organizations that are also active in the development sector.