asia and central asia

Starting with a trip to the Philippines in 1989, John Paul has spent extensive time supporting initiatives and learning in the Pacific Basin countries across to Central Asia and India. The most significant of those countries have been with colleagues in the Philippines, Myanmar, Nepal, and Tajikistan. Particularly in the Philippines and Nepal, the notion of decades long commitments emerged with educational and philanthropic foundations to support peacebuilding during and in the aftermath of civil wars.