Touching Lives: The Story of Improving the Livelihoods in Sitio Tamale
The community of Sitio Tamale, Bongabon Nueva Ecija is composed of several indigenous communities – Bag-o, Kankana-ey, to name a few. Their home is a far-flung area along the slopes of Sierra Madre mountain range in Central Luzon Island, Philippines. When the youth volunteers of eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN: Cohort Two were given the task of […]
ASEAN Cybersecurity Skilling Programme launched by ASEAN Foundation with Microsoft
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced digital adoption spurt to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on a scale that has never seen before. In 2020 alone, as many as 40 million people came online for the first time, bringing the total to 400 million Internet users. The surge in Internet penetration in the last […]
Get to Know the World of Game-Based Learning with CREATEONME Project
Through sunny days and typhoons, the Group 4 of eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN: Cohort Two programme collaborated with Ecofun Indonesia to implement the Creative Economy Education Through Game-Based Learning (CREATEONME) project. Hop along the journey of this group of youth volunteers by reading their story below! Please tell us a little bit about your group and its […]
Volunteer During COVID-19: The Story of “Silk-Weaving Gallery” Project
The youth volunteers of eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN programme have shown us that it is entirely possible to contribute for the wellbeing of the community, even from behind the screen of our laptop. In the “Silk-Weaving Gallery” project initiated by Color Silk – a social enterprise from Cambodia, eight aspiring youths from different ASEAN countries volunteered to […]
David Adam James Lee: Promoting Renewable Energy as a Way to Adaptation and Transformation
One of the aspiring ASEAN youths participating in the ASEAN Photo Competition 2021 is David Adam James Lee. Being a Singaporean, he recognized the way his country is using renewable energy as a way to adapt and transform the city towards more sustainable prosperity. His photo story titled “Singapore New Vision: City in a Garden” invites us […]
April Jieren R. Muska: The Sky’s the Limit When It Comes to Renewable Energy
Joining ASEAN Photo Story Competition in 2021, April Jieren R. Muska from the Philippines never expected that her new hobby that she picked up during the pandemic would let her be one of the finalists of the competition. Through “Amihan’s Haven”, she highlighted the positive impacts of having renewable energy in Ilocos Norte. How does it feel […]
Chanbormey EAN: Raising the Voice of Youth
Chanbormey EAN, a 21-years-old aspiring youth, believes that green energy has the potential to save our planet against the threat of climate change. With her photo story titled “Planet Cambodia”, she joined ASEAN Photo Competition 2021, expressing her environmental concerns, and promoting the benefits of using renewable energy through every shot she took. What motivated you to […]
Chrisdiana Bint Samahli: Promoting the Potential of Solar Energy
Chrisdiana Bint Samahli, an aspiring youth from Brunei Darussalam, realizes that COVID-19 does not only expose the gap of internet access, but also the lack of electric infrastructure in developing regions. During the ASEAN Photo Competition programme in 2021, she created a photo story titled “One Which Lights the Night” to promote the potential of solar energy […]
Promoting Eco-Friendlier Online Shopping in Viet Nam
Introducing the story of two young communication students from Viet Nam, Vi Nguyen Nhat Hoang and Quang Vinh Pham, who strive to find solutions for the impending issue of plastic waste caused by the rise of online shopping. They were one of the selected participants of the 2nd ASEAN Youth Social Journalism (AYSJ) 2021 and […]
Helping Students Affected by COVID-19 in Thailand with Pang and Maii
Meet Thitayaporn Hongsakul (Pang) & Kanyarat Ratanasaovapak (Maii) From Thailand as they journey through learning communication and life skills to implement their campaign that aims to help underprivileged students. What did you learn as the finalists of the 2nd ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest 2021? Once we are selected to be the finalists of ASEAN Youth […]