ASEAN FOUNDATION and ASEAN CULTURE HOUSE second joint exhibition and MOU signing in Busan, Republic of Korea
The exhibition presents 15 Republic of Korea and ASEAN Nations artists’ artworks representing diplomatic encounters, moments of friction, and strategic alignments as the repercussions and pragmatics of friendship between Afrika and Southeast Asia. Busan, 2 July 2022 – The ASEAN Foundation and ASEAN Culture House / Korea Foundation co-organise the exhibition “To A Faraway Friend: Beyond Afro-Southeast Asian Affinities”. The […]
Announcement: ASEAN Foundation is Having a Capacity Building Session in Belitung Island!!
This is to announce that the ASEAN Foundation will organise a 4-day capacity building activity for its staff in Belitung Island, Indonesia! The capacity building activity, which takes place from 12 to 15 July 2022, combines the elements of team building and workshop to build stronger camaraderie between the staff and provide future strategic direction […]
ASEAN Seeds for the Future: Nominations Are Open!
Since its launch in Thailand in 2008, the programme has provided training opportunities for more than 12,000 youths worldwide at Huawei’s headquarters to enrich their skill-set and pursue their aspiration. To apply for the programme, you can nominate yourself or others by filling this form by 30 June 2022. Update: To those who don’t have a passport yet, you […]
How Art Help Dealing With the Past, Present, and the Uncertain Future
Art has been used as a media of communication and expression for a long time ago. Nowadays, modern art is used as a popular therapy tool around the world! Earlier this year, we joined hands with ASEAN Culture House to bring the KONNECT ASEAN Contemporary Print Show: ARISE exhibition in Busan to explore printmaking techniques as therapy. […]
Increasing the Quality of Education for Resilient Future Generations
Youth volunteers under the Group 8 of eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN (EYAA): Cohort Two collaborate with Persatuan Kakiseni in Malaysia to raise awareness of the importance of arts education in youth development. Through SeniKidz programme, they aspire to cultivate children’s creativity and ability to express themselves through wayang puppet theatre! As mentioned by the famous poet, Dana […]
The Contribution of Art and Culture to ASEAN Diplomacy
In celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, let’s revisit how cultural gifts have been playing a key role in building friendship and collaboration among countries in ASEAN. Learn more about the history of Southeast Asian’s regionalism in our Cast But One Shadow: Afro-Southeast Asian Affinities Catalogue. Hosted at the UP Jorge […]
Integrating Sustainable and Healthy Wellbeing Into School
The Group 5 of eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN (EYAA): Cohort Two, in collaboration with Nexus3 Foundation, seeks to improve the quality of education in the village of Sekotong, one of Indonesia’s emerging touristic destinations, by integrating sustainability and wellbeing into the curriculum. Before we delve deeper into your project, please introduce your team! The SMART project was […]
Improving Access to Sanitation: The Story of “CEBU for WASH”
To address the of lack proper access to WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Group 10 of the Second Cohort of eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN devised a project called “CEBU for WASH” to alleviate the WASH conditions of vulnerable groups in Cebu City in the Philippines. Please tell us more about the “CEBU for WASH” project. With Masy […]
Digital Marketing Platform to Enhance Youth Engagement in Agriculture Sector
A group of youth volunteers from eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN: Cohort Two aspires to promote the use of digital technology to sustain the development of the cocoa farming industry in West Sulawesi, Indonesia. They created a digital marketing platform to help young farmers expose their products to a wider market. Initiated by Rikolto Indonesia, this digital-based […]
An Eye Opening Experience: The Story of Me.reka Digital Entrepreneurship Programme
How can we contribute to the community when volunteering online? The Group 6 of eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN: Cohort Two programme supported the implementation of Me.reka Digital Entrepreneurship Programme through teamwork, dedication and resilience. Even though they work remotely from different countries, they managed to organise virtual capacity building and networking events successfully with an improved […]