Community Building

Community Building

Strengthening the relationship between ASEAN citizens, advancing their common interest, and getting them involved with and benefitting from ASEAN’s integration.

What We Do

Community Building Programme

Published: 16 Apr, 2025;
6:54 pm

eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN (eYAA) is a flagship youth development programme by the ASEAN Foundation, in partnership with Maybank Foundation. It aims to nurture socially responsible young leaders by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and platforms to drive impactful community initiatives across the region. Launched in 2018, the programme brings together youth from all […]

Published: 16 Apr, 2025;
6:51 pm

The S Rajaratnam Endowment (SRE): ASEAN Community Forum was a regional initiative organised by the ASEAN Foundation with support from Temasek Foundation to enhance civil society engagement in ASEAN policy processes. Held in 2017 and 2018, the forum series aimed to raise awareness of the ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025 and explore how these frameworks could […]

Community Building

Published: 16 Apr, 2025;
6:22 pm

ASEAN COVID-19 Active and Robust Response (ASEAN CARES) was a regional COVID-19 relief initiative implemented by the ASEAN Foundation, with support from 3M, the Community Chest of Korea, and the United Worldwide. Launched in response to the health and socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, the programme focused on reaching marginalised and vulnerable communities including refugees, […]

Published: 23 Jun, 2021;
10:29 am

Bridges to the Future: ASEAN Youth Employment (BTF: AYE) was an ASEAN Foundation initiative, implemented with Plan International, particularly Yayasan Plan International Indonesia (YPII), and supported by Google.org. Running from 2021 to 2022, the programme aimed to reduce youth unemployment by equipping vulnerable groups, especially young people in Indonesia and Viet Nam, with essential digital […]

Published: 15 Oct, 2020;
1:10 pm

ASEAN CARES programme is set to support refugees, migrants, lactating women and other vulnerable communities in Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand amidst the pandemic. The COVID-19 has triggered a devastating health and socio-economic crisis across the region, putting marginalised people at a higher risk of poverty and food insecurity. The International Labour Organization estimates that the […]

Published: 8 Jun, 2019;
5:58 pm

The ASEAN Farmers’ Organisation Support Programme (AFOSP) was a collaborative initiative led by the ASEAN Foundation, supported by the European Union and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Implemented as part of the Foundation’s mandate to address socio-economic disparities and enhance regional development, the programme aimed to improve the livelihoods and food security of smallholder […]

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