Asia Catalyst Annual Report 2015 | Page 32

WE PRIORITIZE THE SUCCESS OF OUR PARTNERS IN ASIA Since 2006, Asia Catalyst has directly increased the capacity of over 200 community based organizations (CBOs) from 11 countries. These Asia Catalyst partners represent thousands of marginalized communities across Asia, including people living with HIV and Hepatitis B and C, LGBT people, sex workers, people who use drugs, people living with disabilities, and people living with rare diseases. In 2015, our 22 CBO partners in capacity building programs directly represent and serve 43,849 marginalized persons in Cambodia, China, Myanmar, and Viet Nam. These beneficiaries include LGBT people, sex workers, people living with HIV, people living with disabilities, and women and youth. our partners across Asia achieve noteworthy success in human rights advocacy and in organizational management and sustainability. Alongside rigorous monitoring and evaluation of our work, we believe our partners are best positioned to articulate Asia Catalyst’s i \X