www.aseanfoundation.org

1. www.aseanfoundation.org

ASEAN Foundation

4. Establishment of theASEAN Foundation

Established by the ASEAN Leaders on 15 December 1997 during the ASEAN 30th Commemorative Summit in Malaysia. The MOU was signed by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers. The MOU was revised in July 2000 and ratified by all ten member countries in July 2007.

5. ASEAN Foundation Office

Jl. Sam Ratulangi No. 2, Menteng, Jakarta, Indonesia

6. 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.

7. 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;

8. 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.

9. 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)

Who can avail of ASEAN Foundation Funding

10. 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

11. OPERATIONAL FUND:ENDOWMENT (USD)

Brunei Darussalam 1,000,000 Indonesia 1,000,000 Malaysia 500,000 Singapore 500,000 TOTAL 3,000,000

12. OPERATIONAL FUND:UNRESTRICTED FUND (USD)

13. PROJECT FUND 

14. 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

16. Article 15 of the ASEAN Charter

The ASEAN Foundation shall support the Secretary-General 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.

17. “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

19. AF Projects (March 2008)

20. Completed Projects

21. On-going Projects