Transcript ASEAN Foundation Building a Brighter Future for the

ASEAN Foundation
www.aseanfoundation.org
ASEAN
Member
Countries:
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Viet Nam
Country
Brunei Darussalam
GDP per capita
(USD)
2005
GDP total
(billion USD)
2005
Land
(1,000 km2)
Population
(Million)
2006
16,880
6.25
5.8
0.38
Cambodia
404
5.52
181
14
Indonesia
1,275
280
1,891
223
Lao PDR
623
3.73
237
6.1
Malaysia
5,000
130.7
330
27
Myanmar
106
5.92
677
57
Philippines
1,160
97.7
300
86
Singapore
26,820
116.7
0.7
4.5
Thailand
2,726
176.6
513
65
Vietnam
635
52.8
330
84
Based on ASEAN Statistical Pocketbook 2006: Tables 1, 17 & 18 .
Establishment of the
ASEAN Foundation
1. Established by the ASEAN Leaders on
15 December 1997 during the ASEAN
30th 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
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
1,000,000
1,000,000
500,000
500,000
TOTAL
3,000,000
OPERATIONAL FUND:
UNRESTRICTED FUND (USD)
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Philippines
Thailand
Viet Nam
TOTAL
75,000
50,000
100,000
500,000
500,000
100,000
1,325,000
PROJECT FUND
Contributions from Foreign Donors
USD 20 million - Government of Japan
(Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund)
USD 200,000 - People’s Republic of China
USD 200,000 - Republic of Korea
USD 115,833 - 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 SecretaryGeneral of ASEAN and collaborate with the relevant
ASEAN bodies to support ASEAN community-building
by promoting greater awareness of the ASEAN
identity, people-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 12th 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 (March 2008)
Field
Number of
projects
Amount
USD (million)
Social Development
94
14,336,844
Science & Technology
12
1,357,519
Environment
5
678,265
Culture & Information
10
1,210,467
Total
121
17,583,095
Completed Projects
Field
Number of
projects
Amount
(USD Million)
Social Development
72
8,622,974
Science & Technology
8
998,735
Environment
4
577,793
Culture & Information
7
1,146,229
Total
91
11,345,731
On-going Projects
Area
Number of
projects
Amount
USD (million)
Social Development
22
5,713,870
Science & Technology
4
358,784
Environment
1
100,472
Culture & Information
3
64,238
Total
30
6,237,364