Introduction to 2015 Twinning Participants

For the third year the German Stiftung Asienhaus supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung organizes the exchange program EU-China NGO Twinning. This first-of-its-kind program aims at strengthening alliances between civil society organizations from Europe and China. In...

Policy Briefing No. 2: Opportunities for Small-scale Organic Farming, Local Markets and Rural Development in China

New for download: This second Policy Briefing Paper, published by the China-Program of the Stiftung Asienhaus deals with current challenges and perspectives of organic small-scale agriculture in China. In this context, the focus lies on Participatory Guarantee Systems...

Two Civil Society Exchange Programs Combined: Robert Bosch Stiftung and Stiftung Mercator Join Forces

The “EU-China NGO Twinning Program” in the future  will comprise the Stiftung Asienhaus “EU-China NGO Twinning Program”, which is funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung, and Stiftung Mercator’s “China-EU NGO Exchange Program on Climate Change and Low Carbon...

Documentary on 2014 Twinning Participant Beijing Farmer’s Market

During Cornelia Kirchner’s stay with their partner organization Bejing Farmer’s Market in Beijing, they were interviewed by German TV channel ARD. Here’s their documentary on food scandals, consumer concerns and the alternatives the Farmer’s...

Twinner-Alumni form coalitions

Chickenshed and The Rights Practice, both European alumni of the Stiftung Aisenhaus twinning projects found a way of spreading the networks created through this process. Late in October 2014, Chickenshed were delighted to host a visit of Chinese activists brought to...

Tackling Common Issues – Reports from Chinese and European NGOs

Twinning seminar on 22.10.2014, Berlin On 22nd of October, the seminar “Tackling common issues: Chinese and European NGOs working on bank monitoring, zero-waste, agriculture, chemical safety, climate change, and NGO-training” was organized by the Stiftung Asienhaus in...