Assessing the Health and Well-being of Asia's Social Sector TABLEOF CONTENTS 2Acknowledgments3Executive Summary8PART I: Doing Good Index 2022Chapter 1.10Doing Good in Unhealthy TimesChapter 2.18The Acute Impact of Covid-19Chapter 3.24Funding: Resources for Doing GoodChapter 4.32Regulations: Ease of Doing GoodChapter 5.44Tax And Fiscal Policy: Incentives for DoingGoodChapter 6.54Ecosystem: Community for Doing GoodChapter 7.66Procurement: Partnerships for Doing Good72Myanmar Economy Profile76Conclusion78PART II: Economy Snapshots116Appendix I: What is The Doing Good Index?118Appendix II: Methodology and Data Sources121Endnotes ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The third iteration of theDoing Good Index™ and our continued efforts toresearch the social sector in Asia would not have been possible withoutthe generosity of our supporters from Asia and across the globe. We wouldlike to thank the following donors whose support over the last two yearshas enabled us to engage with partners, research and write theDoing GoodIndex 2022: Husodo Angkosubroto, Nirvana Chaudhary and the ChaudharyFoundation, Ronnie C. Chan and Hang Lung Properties, Tae-won Chey andthe SK Group, the Ford Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,Jamshyd N. Godrej and the Godrej Trusts, Gizela M. Gonzalez, CherieNursalim, Thierry Porté, Arif P. Rachmat and PT Triputra Investindo Arya,Stephen Riady and the OUE Group, Thapana Sirivadhanabhkakdi and ThaiBeverage Public Company Ltd., Chartsiri Sophonpanich and Bangkok BankPublic Company Ltd., Teresita Sy-Coson and SM Investments Corporation,TCL Charity Foundation, Daniel M. Tsai, C.C. Tung, the Yidan PrizeFoundation, and Jamie and Elizabeth Zobel de Ayala. We are sincerely grateful to our partners in 18 economies withoutwhom we could not have collected the relevant data or understood thenuances within each economy. Our partners are: Centre for Policy Dialogue(CPD); Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC); The NGO Forum onCambodia; Non-Profit Incubator (NPI); Institute for Philanthropy, TsinghuaUniversity (IPTU); Asian Charity Services (ACS); GuideStar India; Centrefor Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP); Centre for Asian PhilanthropyIndia (CAPI); Company-Community Partnerships for Health in Indonesia(CCPHI); Japan NPO Center (JNPOC); The Beautiful Foundation; TheAsan Nanum Foundation; myHarapan—Youth Trust Foundation; MyanmarCentre for Responsible Business (MCRB); Yever; Chaudhary Foundation;Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP); Sustainable Development PolicyInstitute (SDPI); Association of Foundations (AF); Empact; Institute of PolicyStudies of Sri Lanka (IPS); Center for the Third Sector, National ChengchiUniversity; SEAMEO Regional Centre for Sufficiency Economy Philosophyfor Sustainability (SEAMEO SEPS), School of Global Studies, ThammasatUniversity; and Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD). We would also like to express our appreciation to the 2,239 organizationsthat took the time to complete our survey and the 126 experts whoparticipated in our interviews. Their voices were key to our understanding ofthe challenges and opportunities for private social investment across Asia. We would also like to thank our Board of Governors: Ronnie C. Chan,Elizabeth Eder Zobel de Ayala, Jamshyd N. Godrej, Daniel M. Tsai and Tae-won Chey for their unfailing support and encouragement. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Asia is a hub for innovation, creativity and ingenuity.We have witnessed the region’s extraordinaryeconomic growth in recent decades, spurringconsiderable progress in raising the health and well-being of millions. This growth has put Asia on the worldstage, highlighting its role as a global player. But, in thepast three years, the Covid-19 pandemic has causedsignificant setbacks. Inequalities have been exacerbated,and hard-won progress has been undone. More thantwo-thirds of those newly forced into poverty live inSouth Asia, East Asia and the Pacific.1And in order toachieve the United Nations Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDGs) by 2030, the Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development (OECD) estimatesthat the existing financing gap of US$1.5 trillionannually, could increase by up to 70% as a result of thepandemic.2,3 •Most economies lack a clear and consistent set ofpolicies to allow the social sector to thrive.Findingthe balance between regulations that supporttransparency and accountability on one hand andonerous government control and oversight on theother is a challenge, with a happy medium yet to befound in many localities. •Funding to the social sector is in flux.The emergingeconomies within thisIndex have historically reliedheavily on foreign funding. Since our 2018 edition, theDoing Good Index has tracked an overall decrease inforeign funding across Asia, deepening in 2022. Feweconomies have successfully leveraged domestic andgovernment funding to fill the funding gap. •Despite the challenges, theDoing Good Indexshows that society cares.People and companies areengaged and are