Seminar-Workshop to Promote the ASEAN Foundation in the CLMV Countries 27-28 November, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 04-05 December, Vientiane, Lao PDR
ASEAN Member Countries: Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Viet Nam
Area and Population Country Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam ASEAN Land (1000 km 2 ) 5.8 181 1,891 237 330 677 300 0.7 513 329 4,464 2007 Population (million) 0.396 14.5 225 5.61 27.2 58.6 88.9 4.59 65.7 85.2 576
Country Economic Performance GDP per capita (in USD) 2007 GDP total (in billion USD) 2007 Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam ASEAN 31,076 598 1,920 736 6,880 216 1,653 35,200 3,740 837 2,227 12.23 8.66 432 4.13 187 12.63 146.9 161.5 246 71.3 1,282
Establishment of the ASEAN Foundation 1. Established by the ASEAN Leaders on 15 December 1997 during the ASEAN 30 th Commemorative Summit in Malaysia. 2. The MOU was signed by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers. 3. The MOU was revised in July 2000 and ratified by all ten member countries in July 2007.
ASEAN Foundation Office Jl. Sam Ratulangi No. 2, Menteng, Jakarta, Indonesia
Objectives of the ASEAN Foundation Promote greater awareness of ASEAN, and greater interaction among the peoples of ASEAN as well as their wider participation in ASEAN's activities inter alia through human resources development that will enable them to realize their full potential and capacity to contribute to progress of ASEAN Member States as productive and responsible members of society. Endeavour to contribute to the evolution of a development cooperation strategy that promotes mutual assistance, equitable economic development, and the alleviation of poverty.
Activities of ASEAN Foundation organize and support activities to promote education, training, health and cultural life; provide assistance to uplift the social condition of the peoples in the ASEAN Member States; provide fellowships to and support exchanges of ASEAN youths and students;
Activities of ASEAN Foundation promote collaborative work among academics, professionals and scientists; implement projects assigned by ASEAN Leaders or Ministers; collaborate with the relevant ASEAN bodies; organize its own projects and actively raise funds for the Foundation's activities.
Who can avail of ASEAN Foundation Funding Academic, cultural, economic, social and other relevant government institutions and bona fide non-governmental organizations of ASEAN member countries shall be eligible for assistance from the Foundation in conformity with its stated objectives. (Article VI: Revised MOU on the Establishment of the AF)
Structure of AF Fund 1. Endowment Fund 2. Operational Fund Contribution from member countries and gain of investment of the endowment fund 3. Project Fund Contribution from donor countries, international organizations, and private sector
OPERATIONAL FUND: ENDOWMENT (USD) Brunei Darussalam 1,000,000 Indonesia 1,000,000 Malaysia 500,000 Singapore 500,000 TOTAL 3,000,000
OPERATIONAL FUND: UNRESTRICTED FUND (USD) Cambodia 75,000 Laos 50,000 Myanmar 100,000 Philippines 500,000 Thailand 500,000 Viet Nam 100,000 TOTAL 1,325,000
PROJECT FUND Contributions from Foreign Donors USD 20 million -Government of Japan (Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund) USD 200,000 USD 200,000 USD 115,833 -People s Republic of China -Republic of Korea -Government of France
PROJECT FUND Contributions from Private Sector USD 535,356 International Development Research Center (IDRC Canada) USD 130,000 Microsoft Indonesia USD 160,000 Hewlett-Packard Asia-Pacific
Article 15 of the ASEAN Charter 1. The ASEAN Foundation shall support the Secretary- General of ASEAN and collaborate with the relevant ASEAN bodies to support ASEAN communitybuilding by promoting greater awareness of the ASEAN identity, people-to to-people interaction, and close collaboration among the business sector, civil society, academia, and other stakeholders in ASEAN. 2. The ASEAN Foundation shall be accountable to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, who shall submit its report to the ASEAN Summit through the ASEAN Coordinating Council.
The ASEAN Foundation should be reinvigorated to play a more active role in promoting public awareness of ASEAN and in involving people in functional cooperation activities in ASEAN. The EPG strongly endorses refocusing the priorities of the ASEAN Foundation on raising awareness of ASEAN among the youth and defining their role in building as well as sustaining the ASEAN Community, and in promoting greater access to ICT by various social groups as a means to empower people and at the same time help narrow the development gap still prevailing in the region. Report of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on the ASEAN Charter, endorsed by the ASEAN Leaders at the 12 th ASEAN Summit, Cebu, Philippines, 13 January 2007
use the ASEAN Foundation to support activities and social development programmes aimed at addressing issues of unequal economic development, poverty and socio-economic disparities. -- Hanoi Plan of Action (1998-2004) strengthen the role of the ASEAN Foundation under the political development section of the respective documents in the context of increasing the participation by various ASEAN bodies in moving forward ASEAN political development initiatives through promotion of more people-to-people contacts. -- Vientianne Action Programme (2004-2010)
AF Projects (October 2008) 99 COMPLETED Projects USD 11,771,200 26 ON-GOING Projects USD 6,082,565
On-going Projects Mandate Raising awareness of ASEAN Promoting interaction and wider participation of people in ASEAN activities Developing human resources Helping reduce poverty No of Projects 7 Projects 6 Projects 10 Projects 3 Projects Cost 628,792 1,167,396 2,554,158 1,732,219 TOTAL 26 PROJECTS 6,082,656