In this video, ANGOC members discuss how COVID has affected their country, partner communities, and organization as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe. It also highlights how ANGOC members across Asia stepped up to the challenges brought on by the pandemic, employing technological advancements, mobilizing their networks, and engaging the youth, to lead information campaigns, research efforts, and relief operations.

These initiatives serve to highlight the ingenuity of land rights civil society organizations in persevering to help communities during these extraordinary times. And while the world continues its battle against the microscopic enemy, civil society also continues to advocate for secure land rights which will lead to better food security and greater adaptive capacity during pandemics such as this one.

ANGOC members’ videos and pictures courtesy of:

• Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD), Bangladesh
• Community Self Reliance Centre (CSRC), Nepal
• Ekta Parishad, India
• STAR Kampuchea, Cambodia
• Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA), Philippines
• Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka

Additional footage from

• Google Earth Pro
• NGO Federation of Nepal (NFN) (Facebook)
• Volunteer Action for Cambodia (Facebook)
• BIDEF, Philippines (Facebook)
• XAESFI, Philippines (Facebook)
• SEDMFI, Philippines (Facebook)
• PhilDHRRA Luzon, Philippines (Facebook)
• Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement (Facebook)
• Al Jazeera English (YouTube)
• Pebaruan Agraria (YouTube)
• CNA and CNA Insider (YouTube)
• Global News (YouTube)
• Indonesiaku-Trans7 via Pembaruan Agraia (YouTube)
• KNPA via Pembaruan Agraria (YouTube)
• Indian Express Online (YouTube)
• ILC Asia Land Forum 2020 (Zoom recording)

Music from YouTube Music Studio

• Dawn of Man – Quincas Moreira
• Kul Riddim – Konrad OldMoney
• Sao Meo – Doug Maxwell, Zac Zinger
• The Shining in Dubai – Unicorn Heads

Disclaimer: This video is not monetized and is intended for informational purposes only.

The following are the links to ANGOC members’ individual COVID-response videos: