[:en]Impact Testimonials:[:zh]Impact Quotes[:]

“[Asia Catalyst does] important work that combines capacity building for sex worker organizations, human rights research and documentation and advocacy. They have placed sex workers at the heart of the campaign in China and continue to liaise and coordinate with regional and other networks to ensure the analysis is current, relevant and representative of global discussions amongst sex worker representatives and organizations. The research and published work…continues to be an important resource on a marginalized and otherwise low priority issue.”

-The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW)

“I first came across Asia Catalyst in 2009. They have published on the broad spectrum of issues confronting people living with HIV (PLHIV) and other key populations, demonstrating expertise and thoughtfulness in documenting the realities of those who are marginalised in the society. Through their capacity building and other programs they remain linked in with communities at the grassroots and thus their analysis is grounded in fact and testimony directly from those most affected.”

-Shiba Phurailatpam
 Regional Coordinator
 Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV (APN+)

“These results are quite unique in China – aims to create democratic and independent organizations are rarely emphasized in other capacity development projects.”

-Shirley Lin, External Evaluator

“The Asia Catalyst report portrays custody and education as a vast moneymaking enterprise masquerading as a system for rehabilitating women. Established by China’s legislature in 1991, the detention centers are run by local public security bureaus, which have the final say on penalties. Former inmates say police officials sometimes solicit bribes to release detainees.”

-The New York Times, front page article January 2, 2014