31 Countries in the ASEAN Region and Surrounding Areas Gather for a Workshop on Culture and Climate Crisis
1200 people from 31 countries signed up for the Climate Futures #1: Cultures, Climate Crisis, and Disappearing Ecologies conference. Jakarta, 30 November – ASEAN Foundation in partnership with the Nanyang Technological University Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA) will co-present a three-day summit in Jakarta, Indonesia from Thursday 1 December to Saturday 3 December 2022. […]
Helping the elderly spot misinformation through the ASEAN Digital Literacy Programme supported by Google.org
In an increasingly digital world, information transfers faster than ever. And while this is a good thing, the challenge now comes in sifting through a myriad of information and identifying what is credible. For 73-year-old Nerio Salaveria, learning how to spot misinformation is a powerful skill that helps him and his community make informed decisions. “I used […]
ASEAN Digital Literacy Programme Forges New Path in The Philippines Towards A Digitally Literate Society
The Philippines, 22 November 2022 – The ASEAN Foundation, with support from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, gathered master trainers for a digital literacy training in order to bring the curriculum to grassroots communities, aiming to reach at least 20,000 beneficiaries in the country. The training was done in partnership with two local implementing partners, Break the Fake […]
SAP and ASEAN Foundation announce winners at ASEAN Data Science Explorers Regional Finals 2022
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 12 October 2022) – SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and the ASEAN Foundation are delighted to announce that three teams from RMIT University Vietnam, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Taylor’s University, and Sunway University have emerged as the winners in the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEAN DSE) Regional Finals 2022 which took place from 10 […]
20 Young Changemakers Join the Fight against Misinformation and Disinformation in ASEAN
Jakarta, 7 October 2022 – ASEAN Foundation, with support from the US Mission to ASEAN and Google.org, proudly officiated today 20 members of the ASEAN Youth Advisory Group (ASEAN YAG) who will lead an awareness-raising campaign to combat misinformation and disinformation across ASEAN. The 20 young changemakers were selected out of hundreds of candidates for their […]
Huawei, ASEAN Foundation Host Asia Pacific Digital Talent Summit
[Bangkok, Thailand, September 19, 2022] Huawei and the ASEAN Foundation brought together representatives from government, academia, and industry to discuss the construction of a future-ready ICT talent pool in the Asia-Pacific region at the Asia Pacific Digital Talent Summit today. This meeting, focused on cultivating talent to unleash the power of digital, was held during […]
KEEP HOPE ALIVE Team: “Our effort is seeing the women of Oriental Mindoro fly high and keep on expanding their wings through their talents!”
Women empowerment has become the core of the project and despite the distance, from all across ASEAN countries, the team managed to pull through multiple trainings dedicated to their angels – the women of Oriental Mindoro. Let’s share a little bit about your volunteering project. Can you describe your experience in one word or one sentence? A roller coaster ride! Yeap, that’s the best description […]
Nurture Nature: Eco-Farmer Project with WormingUp and Youth Volunteer of eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN Y
Youth volunteers started this programme with little knowledge of agriculture. Nevertheless, by the end of the programme, they had acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to spread the word about sustainable farming practices in their countries. Nurture Nature: Eco-Farmer Project with WormingUp and Youth Volunteer of eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN Youth volunteers started this programme […]
11 Civil Society Organisations and Social Enterprises Set to Join the Fight Against Cybercrimes with the ASEAN Foundation
Indonesia, 31 August 2022 – ASEAN Foundation today announced 11 local civil society organisations (CSOs) and social enterprises (SEs) from across ASEAN will support the implementation of the ASEAN Cybersecurity Skilling Programme in combating cybercrimes in the region, in collaboration with Microsoft. The 11 CSOs and SEs will lead the selection of 560 individuals from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand […]
Delegates of 7th AFMAM 2022 Announced!
The 7th ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting (AFMAM) 2022 is our flagship programme that promises an authentic experience to understand ASEAN affairs and to improve essential skills and knowledge, particularly on global awareness, cross-cultural skills, critical and inventive thinking, negotiation, public speaking, consensus-building as well as leadership. It is also an interactive process where delegates will role-play as high-level […]