Lotus Circle funds are fuel funds that allow The Asia Foundation to support programs that advance women and girls' empowerment in Asia. Your generous donation to The Asia Foundation's Women's Empowerment Program will help us to address critical issues across the continent, and support women for years to come. $500 provided immediate relief to 50 migrant families in Indias Bihar province whose livelihoods had been devastated by the COVID-19 epidemic. $850 allowed a female university student in Cambodia to continue her studies virtually. $3,500 supported an aspiring female lawyer to pursue a two-year program of professional legal training. $5,000 funded a 24-hour counseling hotline for Mongolian women entrepreneurs.