Deadline:
February 02, 2025
Program Starts: March 02, 2020
Program Ends: April 17, 2020
Location(s)
Cambodia Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Various locations
Overview
The eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN: Cohort 5 is now open for applications, inviting civil society organisations and social enterprises in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, or Viet Nam that works in Arts and Culture, Community Building/Empowerment, Education, and Environmental Diversity to partner with our #YouthVolunteers across ASEAN!
Details
OVERVIEW
The eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN (eYAA)—launched in conjunction with the ASEAN Day on 8 August 2018—is a collaborative programme by the ASEAN Foundation and Maybank Foundation dedicated to empowering youth and communities across the region.
The Programme provides youth (aged 19 to 35) with an experiential and educative learning platform through social volunteerism. They collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds to implement their ideas and advocate solutions to grounded issues in local communities across ASEAN. They delve into an impactful journey to make a tangible, meaningful change among target communities in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
OBJECTIVE
This application package aims to provide detailed information about the benefit of the partnership, eligibility, submission requirements, the application process, and the deadline of the eYAA: Cohort 5, to the prospective implementing partners--civil society organisations (CSOs) and social enterprises (SEs)--across Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
As of date, a total of 31 CSOs have been selected, delivering experiential values to the ASEAN youth volunteers and providing impact to the intended beneficiaries.
PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS FOR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
The Programme will provide the selected implementing partners across Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam with the following:
- A grant of up to USD 25,000 per project to plan and implement for six months (three months of project preparation and three months of project implementation).
- Up to ten youth volunteers from ASEAN Member States to run the project with each of the implementing partner.
- Opportunity to attend the Regional Capacity Building Workshop in Bangkok with all the selected implementing partners and youth volunteers. All costs* will be fully covered by the Programme.
- The opportunity to provide assistance and mentorship to youth volunteers throughout the project implementation.
- Exposure across ASEAN stakeholders.
- Candidates may propose project ideas provided that the focus of the project falls under one of the four thematic areas of Arts and Culture, Community Building/Empowerment, Education, and Environmental Diversity.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
ELIGIBILITY
Any CSOs and SEs based in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam that meet the eligibility criteria listed below are welcome to apply. Competition for the eYAA is merit-based and open to any CSOs and SEs that are:
- Registered in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
- Not affiliated with any political party.
- Working on issues under one of the thematic areas: Arts and Culture, Community Building/Empowerment, Education, and Environmental Diversity.
- Experienced in working with local communities in the proposed project areas.
- Experienced in working with youth and/or managing youth volunteer activities.
- Able to communicate, both written and spoken, in English.
- Available to travel to eMpowering-Youths-related events in any ASEAN Member State where the events take place.
- Committed to participating in the entire series of activities for eYAA, including but not limited to the Online Regional Capacity Building Workshop, Onsite Regional Capacity Building, Project Implementation, Monitoring Visits, and the Closing Event.
- Able to provide mentoring support to 10 youth volunteers involved in their project, including but not limited to; (1) willing to help youth volunteers reflect on their work; (2) sharing networks/contacts; and (3) willing to give both positive encouragement and critical constructive feedback
- Showing active online presence (i.e., being active on social media and/or having a website)
- Possess a USD bank account from any major bank in Southeast Asia. It must be an organisation’s account. A personal bank account is not acceptable.
Dates
Deadline: February 02, 2025
Program starts:
March 02, 2020
Program ends:
April 17, 2020
Program Starts: March 02, 2020
Program Ends: April 17, 2020
Cost/funding for participants
Accepted participants will receive:
- A fully-fundedorientation and capacity buildingprior departure to the community project.
- Return flight ticket from home country to the volunteer location
- Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner),andlocal transport
- A grant to implement the twoweeks overseas local community project
The programme organisers will not coverthe following:
- Local transport from the participants' home to the airport
- Travel insurance of the participants
- Health insurance of the participants
- Any other expenses not directly related to the programme
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
