Asia Catalyst is proud to announce the “public beta” launch of its Asian AIDS Law Database. The database is a free, user-friendly resource, searchable in Chinese and English, to help researchers to find HIV/AIDS-related statutes throughout Asia. It is the first database exclusively dedicated to this purpose. English and Chinese press release (pdf) Visit the database.
[COMMENTARY] Shaping the Future of Grassroots NGOs
By Christina Lem
At times of change, start-up organizations should ask
themselves what they want to become. If you want to remain independent, what is
your future plan? Do you eventually want to be absorbed into a larger organization?
Will you shut down once the need you’re serving is met? NGOs should know how to shape their own
future before others make the decision for them.
[RESOURCE] 10 Steps to Creating a Strategic Plan
by Meg Davis
The strategic plan is the most important document of your organization. It defines who you are and why you do what you do. It ties all your work into your vision for the future. This is how we and the groups we train create a strategic plan. You might want to print out the model we use to look at while you read this (in English here, in Chinese here).*
[REPORT] Intervention with Elderly Chinese Clients of Sex Workers 中国老年嫖客干预
by Li Man
李曼
China’s population is aging, and the pressures of dealing
with an aging population are becoming apparent. Today, according to a new
report from the Work Committee on the Elderly, 134 million Chinese were over
the age of 60, representing around 11% of the population. The report finds that
of those between the ages of 66 and 71, 90% of men continued to have an
interest in sex, versus 50% of women. In the range of 86-90 year olds, 51% of
men had an interest in sex.
中国已开始进入老年化，老龄化对中国社会的压力正逐步显现。目前，中国60岁以上的老年人口为1.34亿，占总人口的11%左右，这是中国老龄工作委员会根据一项最新调得出的结果。资料表明在66–71岁的年龄段内，对性有兴趣的男性为90%、女性为50%，就是在86–90岁的年龄层中对性有兴趣的男性也有51%。
