eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN Programme Cohort 2

COHORT 2 SUMMARY PERFORMANCE

75 youths were selected from a total of 2,759 applications across 10 ASEAN countries. Unlike Cohort 1, which had the deployment component, for Cohort 2, we did not deploy the Youths Volunteers to the project sites in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. A hybrid approach was implemented during the pandemic. This alternative was chosen due to the global spread of COVID-19 that triggered, among other consequences, a sprint towards infection prevention that included strict limitation of mobilization both local and international.

Below are the brief summary of Cohort 2:

  • 21,106 Individuals positively impacted
  • Over 185 social media posts were circulated across four social media platforms of ASEAN Foundation (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn),
  • Generating 1,021,014 views, and 156,238 engagements.
  • According to Meltwater (2022), a total of eight clippings made a total PR value of USD 594,016.98.
  • The record from the CSOs shows that EYAA related online activities reached 851,910 people.
  • Funding of USD 25,000 per project due to the hybrid approach.

 

Siem Reap: “Village Weaving Gallery” by Color Silk

CAMBODIA

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Development of gallery to showcase silk products
  2. Development of virtual gallery
  3. Financing to buy raw colorant for silk production

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  2022

No of farmers and weavers involved

124

No of local youth from public school impacted

150

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

7

Outputs

  • 1 display gallery was built
  • 1 garden was built
  • 325 trees were plated
  • 4 part-time jobs for rural women were created
  • 30 local farmers, 30 women, and 155 youths were empowered

Bogor: “CREATONME Project” by EcoFun

INDONESIA

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Training and capacity building of weavers
  2. Environmentally friendly processes
  3. Provide microfinance to assist purchase of raw materials

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  2022

No of beneficiaries

554

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

6

Outputs

  • The development of game-based teaching and learning module
  • 4 boardgames prototypes were developed
  • 115 beneficiaries in 49 cities across Indonesia impacted
  • 8-day Training of Trainers was run

Lombok: “STEAM CHIME Programme” by Nexus3 Foundation

INDONESIA

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Training and capacity building of teachers to implement new educational approaches
  2. Raising awareness of Ecological Child Rights to the students from rural and disadvantaged communities
  3. Improving students’ learning skills through educational experiment activities

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  2022

No of beneficiaries

371

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

7

Outputs

  • Enhanced students’ English ability and enabled teachers at one high school to use technologies in their teaching
  • Raised awareness on Ecological Child Rights to students at seven elementary schools and one high school
  • Encouraged teachers at seven elementary schools to apply innovative educational approaches

Polewali Mandar: “Digital-Based Farming and Agripreneurship” by Rikolto

INDONESIA

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Capacity building of local youth on digital farming
  2. Creation of digital farming tool prototypes in cocoa farming
  3. Digital marketing platform creation

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  2022

No of beneficiaries

267

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

9

Outputs

  • 4 prototypes of digital farming tools were created to support cocoa processing
  • 1 digital marketing platform was created to expand their cocoa market
  • 50 youth people were empowered

Kuala Lumpur: “Digital Entrepreneur Programme” by Me.reka

MALAYSIA

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Capacity building of B40 youth
  2. Strengthening employment opportunities
  3. Increasing social mobility upward through access to skilled gig employment

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  2022

No of beneficiaries

436

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

7

Outputs

  • 1 digital entrepreneur course was run
  • 107 underprivileged youth graduated
  • 3 partner sharing sessions were conducted
  • 1 virtual career open day was conducted
  • 1 alumnus gathering was run
  • 42% of the participants earned RM 1,200 after the programme; 30.64% earned the abovementioned amount after three months

Kuala Lumpur: “SenikidZ Online Project” by Persatuan Kakiseni

MALAYSIA

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Teaching kids the art of Wayang to encourage creative thinking for problem solving
  2. Providing safe space for expression

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  2022

No of beneficiaries

554

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

9

Outputs

  • 30 underprivileged (B40) students from all over Malaysia (i.e., Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya, Kuang, Bestari Jaya, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, and Batu Pahat) joined the eight-week programme
  • 28 of them graduated
  • A virtual final showcase and graduation event premiered on Facebook and YouTube

Sarawak: “Nurture Nature: Eco-Farmer” by WormingUp

MALAYSIA

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Reducing over usage of chemical farm inputs
  2. Improving the livelihood of farmers
  3. More sustainable farming

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  2022

No of beneficiaries

46

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

5

Outputs

  • 9 farmers were recruited and trained to adopt sustainable farming; Each was expected to trained 10 more farmers
  • 1 Sustainable Farming Educational Hub was created
  • A series of trainings (i.e., on insect composting, biological control, ayam kampung, and aquaponics) were conducted
  • 5 organic waste sources were identified
  • 120 kg of organic waste were collected

Nueva Ecija: “Improvement of Livelihood Centre” by Global Peace Foundation

PHILIPPINES

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Improving the livelihood of organic mushroom producers
  2. Encouraging organic and sustainable mushroom production
  3. Creating employment opportunities

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  2022

No of beneficiaries

117

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

9

Outputs

  • 1 organic mushroom production training was conducted
  • 30% increase in employment rate 

Mindoro: “Project Bayi” by Keep Hope Alive

PHILIPPINES

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Improving household income and job opportunities for poor income indigenous women
  2. Training and improving the quality and diversifying products
  3. Establishing livelihood center and market-driven promotional activities

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  2022

No of beneficiaries

621

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

9

Outputs

  • 1 organization was established
  • 150 indigenous and rural women were empowered
  • 5 workshops were conducted
  • 500+ handicrafts were produced
  • 1 livelihood center was developed, equipped with 8 new equipment and facilities
  • 4 online marketing events were conducted
  • 2 stores on Shopee and Lazada were established

Cebu: “Advancing Self-sufficiency & Better WASH Behaviours” by Masy Consultants

PHILIPPINES

PROJECT SCOPE:

  1. Improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Education (WASH) of local community in Cebu
  2. Installing WASH facilities

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  2022

No of beneficiaries

18,017

No of Youth Volunteers from ASEAN

7

Outputs

  • 452 young WASH advocates were educated
  • 13 educators were trained
  • 31 WASH facilities were installed. They were used by 5,403 households, 7971 students and 12,134 persons in neighboring Barangay