Asia

National Affiliates

These organizations in various Asian countries provide professional development to literacy educators across the region. IRA’s International Development in Asia Committee serves a coordinating role.

Find out more directly from these groups, or contact IRA headquarters.

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Reading and Social Association (ARSA)
Rahimullah, President
Main Office: Suite # 24
Urooj Plaza, Kart-e-Char
Kabul, Afghanistan
info.arsa2010@gmail.com
Contact:
Saeedullah, Project Manager
0093(0)772015595
saeedshirzoi@gmail.com

Bangladesh
Bangladesh Reading Association
Council No. B7A00
Kazi Rafiqul Alam, Chairman
House No. 19, Road No. 12
Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
800 28115909
kr.alam@ahsaniamission.org
Contact:
Nafiz Uddin Khan, Project Manager
880 1711960899
nafiz1966@gmail.com

Hong Kong (SAR of China)
Hong Kong Reading Association
Council No. H5125
Lornita Wang, President
lyfwong@ied.edu.hk

India
Reading Association of India (RAI)
Council No. I315
Dr. S. Y. Shah, President
drsyshah@gmail.com

Indonesia
Perhimpunan Baca-Tulis Masyarakat (PBTM) Indonesia
Council No. I7A00
Richard Manuputty, President
Prodi Bah Inggris, Kampus PGSD Unpatti
Jln. Dr. Tamaela, Ambon 97001
Indonesia
081343005730
pbtmindonesia@yahoo.co.id
http://pbtmindonesia.blogspot.com

Japan
Japan Reading Association
Council No. J6A00
Kiyomi Akita, President
Sachiko Adachi, Director of International Affairs
adachi@ed.niigata-u.ac.jp

Malaysia
Malaysian Reading Association
Council No. M2A00
Ambigapathy Pandian, President
ambiga@usm.my

Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar Reading Council
Tseren Byambasuren, President
tseren79@yahoo.com and ubreadingcouncil@gmail.com

Pakistan
Pakistan Reading Association
Council No. P1A00
Aslam Adeeb, Chairman
aslamadib@yahoo.com
Hassan Danial Aslam, General Secretary
h_danial_aslam@live.com

Sindh-Balochistan Reading Council
Zafar Yasin, President
zafaryasin61@yahoo.co.uk
http://sbrc.edu.pk

Philippines
Reading Association of the Philippines
Council No. P5A00
Dina S. Ocampo, Ph.D., President
dina.ocampo@gmail.com

Publications:
RAP Journal
RAPporteur(newsletter)

Saudi Arabia
The Arabian Reading Association
Council No. S1A00
www.taraconference.org

Publication:
TARA Links (newsletter)

Singapore
Society for Reading and Literacy, Singapore
Council No. S3A00
www.srl.org.sg
Ng Chiew Hong, President
SRL Secretariat
33 Sembawang Hills Drive
Singapore 575909
Singapore (Rep. of)
65 9003 1594
chiewhong.ng@nie.edu.sg

Publication:
SRL News Magazine

Taiwan (Republic of China)
Taiwan Reading Association
Su-Yen Chen, President
suychen@mx.nthu.edu.tw

Thailand Thailand Reading Association
Council No. T1AOO
Patcharaporn Ratanaworopas, Acting President
patcharaporn.ra@spu.ac.th

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