Deadline Extended to 15th Dec 2019 | Age 19-35 | Inviting talented youth to improve social and economic well-being of ASEAN communities..

The eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN (EYAA) is a partnership programme between Maybank Foundation and ASEAN Foundation that aims to alleviate poverty and improve the social and economic well-being of ASEAN communities through youth volunteerism and social innovation.

The programme aims to build the capacity of youth in ASEAN region by providing them with mentorship, regional leadership training, and overseas local community projects.

Prior to departure, the selected youth and CSO representatives will participate in a one- week intensive capacity building and orientation workshop to equip the youth volunteers with the required knowledge and skills and to help them make a detailed plan for their two- week community projects. The partner organisation/institution will attend the workshop to help the youth groups with the detailed planning of their upcoming community projects.

This programme is eligible for anyone who fulfil these criteria.

  • Age of 19-35 years old by applicant’s next birthday (2020)
  • Citizens of ASEAN Member States
  • Fluency in English
  • Full commitment themselves to one-week regional training from 2 to 9 March 2020 (tentative) and two weeks overseas volunteering project on from 1 to 17 April 2020 (tentative)

Community Projects

Each accepted participant will be grouped with 9 other accepted participants from the same country of origin and each group will be paired with an overseas partner Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) or Social Enterprises (SEs). Prior to the overseas project, groups will go through an online learning series and regional training in Bangkok, Thailand (March, 2020). Overseas local community project will be located in Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

Below are the possible focuses which the CSOs might be working on.

Focus

Possible Projects

Community Empowerment

Structural improvement, livelihood, financial literacy, entrepreneurship and skills training

Arts and Culture

Arts and handicraft project, weaving, theatre and art mentor, teaching music, dance and drama for youth

Environmental Diversity

Agricultural business development, organic farmer, support farmers in rural villages, and conservation projects.

Education

Project that boost the elementary school student’s literacy and numeracy, skills training for teachers, work with special needs children, teaching English for youth.

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