ASEAN Foundation Annual Report 2009

ASEAN Foundation 2009 Annual Report 1

Table of ContentsMessages

• ChairmanoftheBoardofTrustees

• ExecutiveDirector

2009Highlights

PromotingASEANAwarenessandIdentity

EnhancingInteractionamongVariousASEANStakeholders

DevelopingHumanResourcesandBuildingCapacity

AddressingSocio-EconomicDisparitiesandAlleviatingPoverty

ProjectsoftheASEANFoundation

InformationDissemination

2009FinancialHighlights

Management

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ASEAN Foundation 2009 Annual Report2

In 2009 the ASEAN Foundation continued to strongly pursue its mandate of promoting ASEAN awareness and identity, enhancing interaction among various ASEAN stakeholders, developing human resources, and addressing socio-economic disparities in the region. We witnessed the successful implementation of new initiatives related to resource mobilization and partnership with the private sector and other organizations. Through these partnerships, the ASEAN Foundation was able to leverage its project funds and to engage various stakeholders in ASEAN community-building. Alongside these efforts, the Board of Trustees initiated a revision of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the ASEAN Foundation to take into account the provisions of the ASEAN Charter and the pivotal role the Foundation is expected to play in bringing the ASEAN community-building process to all sectors of society.

These achievements were made possible through the continuing support of ASEAN Dialogue Partners, particularly, Japan, People’s

Republic of China, Republic of Korea, and France. We wish to make special mention of the Government of Japan for its generous contribution to the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund, which supports a majority of the projects of the ASEAN Foundation, and of the government of the People’s Republic of China for its second round of contribution to the Project Fund. We also extend our appreciation to the Republic of the Philippines for its additional second round contribution to the Endowment Fund.

We extend our appreciation to the continuing support of Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard and welcome the new partnerships with the Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations agencies, Asian Development Bank, and various corporate foundations and business groups in the region.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I wish to thank the donors and partners of the ASEAN Foundation for their generosity and support that help us fulfill our mandate to participate in building the ASEAN Community.

MessagefromtheChairmanoftheBoardofTrustees

H.E. Mr. Manasvi SrisodapolChairman of the Board of Trustees

Permanent Representative of Thailand to ASEAN

“We witnessed the successful implementation of new initiatives related to resource mobilization and partnership with the private sector and other organizations.”


In 2009 we vigorously pursued the new initiatives that we started in 2008. We continued to seek and develop partnerships and to support activities aimed at promoting ASEAN awareness and identity and enhancing interaction among various ASEAN stakeholders.

In line with the actions called for in the Blueprint for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, the ASEAN Foundation successfully catalyzed the establishment of a network of corporate foundations and corporations with active corporate social responsibility activities.

We have successfully leveraged the project funds of the Foundation to generate significant counterpart funding from partner organizations, with every dollar contributed by the Foundation generating close to 2 dollars of counterpart contribution from partners.

We have increased the profile of the Foundation through regular electronic news on important activities, publication and wide dissemination of project brochures, booklets and books covering various subjects, participation in regional and international conferences and exhibitions, and meetings with top executives of major multinational corporations and foundations in the region.

The year 2009 was another good year for the ASEAN Foundation. We attained nearly 20% savings in our operating budget while significantly expanding our activities and making known our presence in the region. For this I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the members of the Board of Trustees for their strong support and generous cooperation. I should like to make special mention of the Government of Japan for its continued support through the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund that supports most of the projects funded by the Foundation.

Dr. Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr.Executive Director

MessagefromtheExecutiveDirector

“We continued to seek and develop partnerships and to support activities aimed at promoting ASEAN awareness and identity and enhancing interaction among various ASEAN stakeholders.”


19 FebruaryThePhilippineAmbassadortoIndonesia,H.E.Mr.VidalErfeQuerol,symbolicallyhandedoverthePhilippineGovernment’svoluntarycontributionofUS$100,000totheEndowmentFundoftheASEANFoundation,thefirstASEANcountrytomakeasecondroundcontribution.

08 July AroundtablemeetingbetweenCSRpractitionersinASEANandCSREuropewasconductedinManila,PhilippinestolearnfromtheexperienceofEuropeinformingASEANCSRNetwork.

26 FebruaryTheASEANFoundationreceivedanewcontributiontotheprojectfundamountingtoUS$100,000fromtheGovernmentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinathroughChineseAmbassadortoIndonesia,H.E.Mme.ZhangQiyue.

01 SeptemberThepartnershipwithAsianInstituteofManagementwasformalizedfortheimplementationoftheproject“MainstreamingPovertyAlleviationInitiativesamongASEANMemberCountries”,whichisseamlesslylinkedwiththeAsianDevelopmentBankRegionalTechnicalAssistanceon“RegionalKnowledgeandPartnershipNetworksonPovertyReductionandInclusiveGrowth”.

31 MarchTheSiamCementGroupFoundationandtheASEANFoundationformalizeditspartnershipthroughaMemorandumofAgreementfortheJointScholarshipProgramforASEANNationals.SCGFoundationbecamethefirstpartnercorporatefoundationinthisinitiative.

2009Highlights


12 October TheASEANFoundationorganizedthefirstworkshopon“ProspectsofEconomicRelationsbetweenSoutheastAsiaandLatinAmerica”heldattheASEANSecretariatinJakarta,IndonesiaandfundedbytheInter-AmericanDevelopmentBank.ThisisthefirstsuchpartnershipbetweenASEANandIDB.

17 June TheASEANFoundationpresentedtheFriends of ASEANCertificatetoitsfirstmember,TIFAFoundation.

29 April TheASEANFoundationwasawardedthe“2009Hewlett-PackardEntrepreneurshipLearningProgramGrant”,therebyfurtherstrengtheningtheFoundation’spartnershipwiththeprivatesector.

02 NovemberThepartnershipbetweenASEANFoundationandthreeUnitedNationsagencies-UNAIDS,UNIFEMandUNDP–wasformalizedtoimplementanASEANregionalprojecton“DevelopmentandImplementationofHIVPreventionStrategyagainstSpousalTransmissionintheASEANRegion”.ThisistheveryfirstprojectthattheASEANFoundationissupportingincollaborationwithseveralUNagencies.

13 May TheBoardofTrusteesoftheASEANFoundationheldits22ndMeeting.

19 November TheBoardofTrusteesoftheASEANFoundationheldits23rdMeeting.

Promoting ASEAN Awareness and Identity


The ASEAN Foundation is mandated to support ASEAN community building by promoting greater awareness of the ASEAN identity.

2nd East Asian Seas Youth Forum and Workshop on Coastal and Ocean Governance

The ASEAN Foundation supported the 2ndEast Asian Seas (EAS) Youth Forum andthe Workshop on Meeting Human ResourceRequirements in Coastal and OceanGovernanceactivitiesofthe2009EastAsianSeasCongressorganizedbythePartnershipsinEnvironmentalManagementfortheSeasofEastAsia(PEMSEA)on23-27November2009inManila,Philippines.

The2ndEASYouthForumprovidedavenueto gather young leaders and environmentalenthusiasts in the ASEAN region and othercountries of the Seas of East Asia to shareexperiences and gain knowledge on coastaland ocean protection and development.Throughseriesofdiscussionsand interactionamongpeers,theyoungparticipantshadtheopportunitytobetterunderstandthepressingissues in marine and coastal environmentandhow they, theyouth sector, canplayanimportant role in addressing these concerns.Meanwhile, the workshop provided a venuefor the participants to strengthen and fosterpartnership among various sectors to fullyaddressthetraining/capacitybuildingneedsoftheregion.Topicspresentedintheworkshopscovering efforts to maximize regionalintellectualcapitaltowardscoastalandoceandevelopment, contribution of regional andinternational initiatives in the promotion ofcapacity development, and human resourcerequirements of the ASEAN region. About90 young delegates and integrated coastalresourcemanagersandexperts fromASEANMember States participated in the twoactivities.

Left photo: Dr. F. A. Uriarte, Jr., AF Executive Director, and

International Islamic University Malaysia Rector Prof. Dato’ Sri

Dr. Syed Arabi Idid and Deputy Minister of Higher Education of Malaysia Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah formally launched

the ASEAN Students Engaging Action for Local and Regional

Contribution to Society (ASEAN LOGICS 2010) on 2 February

2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Right photo: Participants of the 2nd East Asian Seas Youth

Forum with AF Executive Director Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr.

and staff.

Photos below, from left: PEMSEA hands over token of appreciation to ASEAN

Foundation. Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr. and PEMSEA Executive Director

Prof. Raphael Lotilla sign the project agreement.


The ASEAN Quest Game Competition

Anumberofactivitieshavebeenundertakento promote ASEAN awareness yet it seemsthatawarenessofASEANhasnotpermeatedamong the general public especially theyouth in the region. A survey conducted bythe ASEAN Foundation among universitystudentsacrosstheregionrevealedthatthereis significant knowledge gap about ASEANthatneedstobeaddressed.Realizingthattheyouth were more interested in practical andinteractiveapproach, theASEANFoundationdecided to develop a computer video gameasanalternativeandmoreattractivewayofsharinginformationaboutASEAN.TheASEANQuestisanovelcomputergamedevelopedbythe ASEAN Foundation to further promoteASEAN awareness and identity among theyouth in an innovative and interesting way.Throughthecomputergame,playerscangetinformationonthehistory,culturesandvaluesofASEANMemberStatesanditspeoplethatwill lead to increasing awareness of ASEANanditsactivities.

The ASEAN Foundation has promoted thegame to relevantASEANbodies, institutionsand various stakeholders such as students,private sectors and government officials.Around 300 high school and universitystudents from ASEAN and its DialoguePartners have participated in seven ASEANQuest game competitions in various ASEANcountriessinceitslaunchinginJuly2008.

TheASEANQuestgamesoftware,whichwasoriginally developed to run in proprietaryWindows platform, was successfully portedto Ubuntu (a popular Linux distribution) asdemonstrated at the ASEAN Quest gamecompetition held in conjunction with the 1stNorth Luzon Free/Open Source Software(F/OSS) Conference on 18-19 January 2010in Philippines. This initiative demonstratedthe potentials of using free/open sourcesoftware in providing more opportunities tofurtherincreaseICTaccessibilityfortheyouthespecially those coming frommarginal areasintheASEANregion.

Students from various schools in Viet Nam

participated in the ASEAN Quest Game competition

held in Hanoi, Viet Nam.

ASEAN Quest game competitionsDate Place9July2008 Manila,Philippines

27November2008 PhnomPenh,Cambodia

10December2008 Vientiane,LaoPDR

13February2009 Hanoi,VietNam

17February2009 NayPyiTaw,Myanmar

19January2010 NorthernLuzon,Philippines

29April2010 KualaLumpur,Malaysia


Asia Source 3: Free and/or Open Source Software for International Cooperation and Empowerment among NGOs, SMEs and Youth Network

To raise awareness about ASEAN especiallyamong the youth, the ASEAN Foundation,through the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund,supported the project “Asia Source 3: Freeand/or Open Source Software (FOSS) forInternationalCooperationandEmpowermentamongNGOs,SMEsandYouthNetwork”.Theproject consisted of two activities, namely:(i) The Asia Source 3 Camp, and (ii) The 1stNorth Luzon Free/Open Source SoftwareConference.

The first activity brought together 150technologyentrepreneurs,ITprofessionalsandyouthfrom15countries,namely,Bangladesh,Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia,Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Pakistan,Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor LesteandVietNamtoparticipateintheAsiaSource3Camp,whichaimedatexploringinnovativesoftwaresolutionsandbusinessmodelsbasedonfreeandopensourcesoftwaretocontribute

to sustainable development in the ASEANregion.Theweek-longcampalsohighlightedthe potential of free/open source softwarein helping small and medium enterprisesand non-government organizations buildcapacitiesandcultivatenewideasfoundedonFOSS.

Thesecondactivity,the1stNorthLuzonFree/Open Source Software Conference held atthe University of Baguio in the Philippineson 18-19 January 2010, was attended byaround 150 participants from the academe,local government units, non-governmentorganizations,andsmall-to-mediumenterprises.The two-day conference included lectures,discussionsandhands-onlaboratorysessionsonvariousF/OSStechnologiesanditsdiverseapplications.AnASEANgamecompetitionruninLinuxsystemwasalsoconductedamong32high school students from Northern Luzon,the Philippines. The Baguio City NationalHighSchoolgarneredfirstplacewhileEasterCollegelandedsecond,andPinesCityNationalHighSchool-MagsaysayAnnex,gotthird.

The two activitieswere implemented by theInternationalOpenSourceNetworkASEAN+3(IOSN ASEAN+3), a network established bytheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP) to promote the adoption of free/open source software and open content forsustainable humandevelopment in theAsia-Pacific region. TheAsia Source 3 CampwassupportedbyUNDP-IOSN,ASEANFoundation,InWent – Capacity Building InternationalGermany, Tactical Technology Collective,Aspiration(USA),theCentreforInternetandSociety(India),FederalMinistryforEconomicCooperation and Development of Germany(BMZ),andtheOpenSocietyInstitute.

Top photo: Delegates from the academe, SMEs and NGOs

participated in the 1st North Luzon Free/Open Source Software

(FOSS) Conference in Baguio City, Philippines.

Photos below (from left): AF Executive Director Dr. F.A. Uriarte,

Jr. and Chancellor Dr. Ramon Arcadio of the University of

the Philippines Manila formally sign the agreement for the

implementation of Asia Source 3 Free and/or Open Source

Software Camp held in November 2009 in Cavite City, Philippines.


ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity

The ASEAN Foundation and the ASEANCentre for Biodiversity (ACB) have forgeda partnership to undertake the “ASEANChampions of Biodiversity”, a project thatrecognizes the outstanding achievements inbiodiversityconservationandadvocacyintheASEAN region. The project seeks to addresstheurgentneedtogenerateagreaterpublicand leadership awareness of the problemsfacingtheregion’srichbuthighlythreatenedbiodiversity.ThroughtheChampionsproject,the Foundation and ACB hope to developa cadre of champions who will serve asAmbassadors of Goodwill for biodiversity.Three awards would be given for: (1) Most

Outstanding Biodiversity Conservationand/or Advocacy Project by a PrivateBusiness/Corporation; (2) Most OutstandingBiodiversity Reportage and Advocacy by aMediaOrganization;and(3)MostOutstandingBiodiversity Conservation and/or AdvocacyProjectbyaYouthOrganization.The “ASEAN Champions for Biodiversity”was launched at the ASEAN BiodiversityConference 2009 held at the RepublicPolytechnic, Singapore on 21 October 2009attended by about 300 delegates fromASEANandother countries. Theproject is acollaborationbetweentheASEANFoundation,ACB,theEuropeanCommissionandtheUnitedNations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganization(UNESCO).

Eligibility for the Awards:

Sector Award What We Are Looking For

Corporate/Business

MostOutstandingBiodiversityConservationand/orAdvocacyProjectbyaPrivateSectorOrganization

Thecorporation:•Shouldbebasedinanyofthe10ASEANMemberStates

(BruneiDarussalam,Cambodia,Indonesia,LaoPDR,Malaysia,Myanmar,Philippines,Singapore,Thailand,andVietNam)

•Shouldhaveanoutstandingbiodiversityconservationand/oradvocacyprojectthatisdulyrecognizedbythecommunitywhereitoperates

•Shouldhavenonegativeenvironmentalrecord

Youth

MostOutstandingBiodiversityConservationand/orAdvocacyProjectbyaYouthOrganization

Theyouthorganization:•Shouldbebasedinanyofthe10ASEANMemberStates


•Shouldhaveanoutstandingbiodiversityconservationand/oradvocacyproject

Media

MostOutstandingBiodiversityReportageandAdvocacybyaMediaOrganization

Themediaorganization:•Shouldbebasedinanyofthe10ASEANMemberStates


•Shouldhaveasection,segment,orprogrammedevotedtobiodiversityconservationand/oradvocacy

•Shouldhavecomprehensivereportsonbiodiversityconservation

Left photo: ASEAN Foundation and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity formalized its partnership attended by (from left) Mr. Shigehiro Matsuda, Third Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Manila, Dr. Virginia Cariño of UNESCO, Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr., Executive Director, ASEAN Foundation, Mr. Rod Fuentes, Executive Director, ASEAN Center for Biodiversity and Mr. Matthieu Penot, Environment and Sustainable Development Officer, Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines.


Workshops on Culture and Development for ASEAN Youth

Twoworkshopsoncultureanddevelopmentwere conducted in Mandalay, Myanmar on22-26April2009andDavaoCity,Philippineson 18-22 May 2009 for youth in BIMP-EAGA region under the project “Workshopson Culture and Development for ASEANYouth” implemented by the SoutheastAsian Ministers of Education Organization –Regional Centre for Archaeology and FineArts (SEAMEO SPAFA). Two hundred andtwenty-fiveASEANyouthparticipated in thesixworkshopsconductedbetweenNovember2008 to May 2009 which were designed topromote a sense of social responsibility andleadership among the ASEAN youth to helpbringaboutsustainabledevelopment intheirrespective countries and, eventually, play acrucialroleinbuildingtheASEANCommunity.Subsequentactivitieswerealsoconductedbytheparticipantssuchasechotrainingsintheirrespective communities and established anonlinenetworkinggroup.

Theproject’soutputsincludedadocumentationvideo “Youth, Culture, & Development –The Youths of ASEAN Speak Out” whichencapsulatestheparticipants’insightsonroleofyouth indevelopmentandthe importanceof culture and development issues and theirrelevancetotheyoungpeopleofASEAN;anda website called BIMP Youth CollaborativeDevelopment Network (website link: http://youthcollaborativenetwork.ning.com/)whichwasdevelopedbytheparticipantscontaininginformationabouttheworkshopandprovidinganonlineforumforthemembers.

Top photo: Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr., Executive Director of ASEAN

Foundation (6th from left) with the participants of the culture

and development workshop for ASEAN youth in Davao,

Philippines.

Other photos show the youth participants in the various

workshops held in Lao PDR, Myanmar and Davao City,

Philippines.


The art and culture of puppetry exists invarious forms in almost all the countriesof ASEAN, and forms part of the culturalheritageofASEANasdefined in theASEANDeclaration of Cultural Heritage signedin Bangkok on 25 July 2000. Among thecommonformsofpuppetryinSoutheastAsiaarethewayang(shadowpuppet),marionette,hand, string and water puppets. Apart frombeing a form of entertainment, puppetry isalso commonly used as a medium for socialeducation. However, modernization andthe lack of trained human resources havethreatened this valuable heritage of theregion. It is for this reason that the ASEANPuppetry Association was established in2006 to promote puppetry and coordinatecooperation among artists, enthusiasts andexperts in the field of puppetry in ASEANcountries. TheASEANFoundation supportedthe establishment of the APA, including theholdingofthe1stASEANPuppetryFestivalinIndonesia in2006.Theprojectalsosupportstheprovisionsof theASEANCharterArticles1.9and1.14whichcall forthepreservationofASEANculturalheritageandthepromotionofASEAN identity through fostering of greaterawarenessofthediversecultureandheritageoftheregion.

Promoting ASEAN’s Cultural Heritage through Puppetry

To help preserve and promote ASEAN’scultural heritage and thereby promoteASEAN awareness and identity, the ASEANFoundationsupportedtheproject“PromotingASEAN’s Culture Heritage through PuppetrySymposiums, Dialogues and Festivals”.Implemented by the ASEAN PuppetryAssociation (APA), the project consists oftwo segments, namely, (i) Papet ASEAN2010:CelebratingASEANPapetTraditions inManila,thePhilippinesheldon23-26February2010, and (ii) APA Dialogue and PuppetryPerformance in Brunei Darussalam in July2010.

The“PapetASEAN2010:CelebratingASEANPuppet Traditions” conducted in Manila,Philippines and witnessed by over 500puppetryenthusiasts,featuredpuppetshowsfrom Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipines andSingaporeaswellasaseminaronpuppetry-in-education. Thirty-five puppeteers from threepuppetry groups representing seven ASEANMemberStatesparticipatedinthisevent.TheAPA also conducted its third organizationalmeeting and came up with a MemorandumofUnderstandingonCooperationinPuppetrydeclaring ASEAN’s aspiration to enhancecooperation,collaborationandrespectfortheregion’sartandcultures.

Above photo: Puppetry experts from ASEAN Member

States with Prof. Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio of the

University of the Philippines, the Mother of Philippine

Puppetry.


ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium

The ASEAN Foundation through the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund supported the 2ndASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium heldin Manila, Philippines on 1-3 February 2009.With the theme Habi: Sustaining TraditionalTextiles of ASEAN (Habi means “weave”),the activity aimed to sustain the wovenheritageoftheculturalcommunitiesinASEANby showcasing ASEAN’s rich traditionaltextiles and encouraging networking amongtraditionaltextilescommunitiesintheregion.Theweek-long symposiumbrought togetheraround 100 participants from the academe,business sector and traditional textilescommunity andenthusiastswhowerehighlycommittedtopreserveandsustaintheASEANtraditional textiles. Their commitment wastranslated through the establishment of theASEANTraditionalTextilesCommunityandasigneddeclarationon“TheAgreementontheEstablishment,OrganizationandManagementoftheASEANTraditionalTextileArtCommunity(ASEANTTAC)”. The ASEANTTAC is beingchairedbytheTrengganu InstituteofDesignExcellence (TIDE) of Malaysia who will alsohostthethirdsymposiumin2011.

The2ndASEANTraditionalTextilesSymposiumwas jointly implemented by the NationalMuseum of the Philippines, MuseumFoundationofthePhilippinesandIndonesian

TraditionalTextileSocietyorWastrapremaofIndonesia.ThefirstsymposiumwasconductedinDecember2005attheASEANSecretariat,Jakarta,Indonesia.

Metrobank Math Challenge

The ASEAN Foundation participated inthe 2009 Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd MathChallenge (MMC), a nationwide competitionthat provided Filipino students fromelementaryandsecondaryschoolsavenuetohonetheirmathematicalskillsinanatmosphereof friendly competition and to contribute inthe improvement of mathematics educationin the Philippines. Like the Metrobank MathChallenge, the ASEAN Foundation alsoempowerstheyouthbyharnessingthepoweroftechnologytoattain itsgoalofpromotingASEANawarenessandidentity.

The nationwide math competition wasparticipated in by more than half a millionstudents, of which 51 students successfullyhurdled the Regional Finals that led themto qualify for the National Finals held on 4April 2009. Winners of the individual andteamcategoriesreceivedcashprizes,medalsand trophies. The competition was a jointeffort between the Metrobank Foundation,Inc., Mathematics Teachers Association ofthe Philippines (MTAP) and the Philippines’DepartmentofEducation(DepEd)withsupportfromFirstMetroInvestmentCorporation.

“Preservation of Past and Living Scholarly, Artistic and Intellectual Cultural Heritage”

Themasterpiecesandcreationsofprofoundtraditionsbyeminentsages,philosophers,artistsandwritersofthepastandpresentserveasperpetualbeaconsofinsightandillumination,wellspringsofguidanceanddirectionforthepresentandfutureASEANpeoples.Theirprotection,documentation,preservationandpromotionareofthehighestpriority.”(ASEANDeclarationonCulturalHeritage-Article4).

The participants of the 2nd

Traditional Textiles Symposium held in Manila, Philippines.


Enhancing Interaction among Various

ASEAN Stakeholders


In line with the ASEAN Charter, the ASEAN Foundation is mandated to promote close collaboration among the business sector, civil society, academia and other stakeholders in ASEAN.

Development and Implementation of HIV Prevention Strategy against Spousal Transmission in the ASEAN Region

TheASEANFoundationhaspartneredforthefirsttimewiththreeUnitedNationsagencies,namely, UNAIDS, UNIFEM and UNDP, inthe implementation of a regional projectentitled “Development and Implementationof HIV Prevention Strategy against SpousalTransmission in the ASEAN Region”. Theprojectaimstodevelopanevidence-informedprevention strategy for married women intheASEANregion,notingthatmostnationalstrategies onAIDS focus on populationwithhigh-risk behavior, which excludes marriedwomen.This initiative is fully in linewith themandateoftheASEANFoundationtopromotehumanresourcesdevelopmentandinteractionamongvariousstakeholdersinASEAN,inthiscasethenetworkingofwomenlivingwithHIVandtheorganizationsassistingthem.

The ASEAN Foundation supports thecapacity building components and theformation of an ASEAN regional network ofwomen’sorganizationsandothercivilsocietyorganizationstoaddresspreventionofspousaltransmission of AIDS. Other components ofthe project include: mainstreaming genderissues into HIV interventions and HIV intogender programmes; promoting family andsocial cohesion and morality, and partners’communication to reducewomen and girls’vulnerability;designandimplementationofanadvocacy strategy and a social mobilizationstrategy toaddressvulnerabilitiesandneedsofwomenandgirlsat riskofbeing infected,affected by, and living with HIV; buildingthe capacity of MoWA including provincialdepartmentsanddistrict levels to implementtheStrategicPlan;and increasingavailabilityofinformationthroughresearch.

Right photo: Mr. JVR Prasada Rao, Regional Director of UNAIDS

RSTAP and Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr., ASEAN Foundation Executive

Director, formally sealed the partnership between the ASEAN

Foundation and UNAIDS.

Left photo: Representatives from national CSR networks and

business groups in ASEAN and CSR Europe who participated

in the ASEAN-Europe CSR roundtable meeting held in Manila,

Philippines.


ASEAN CSR Network

TheASEANFoundationfundedtwoprojects,namely“PromotingMutualAssistanceAmongCorporate Foundations in ASEAN” and“ASEAN-Europe CSR Exchange: Learningfrom the CSR Europe Experience towardsbuilding an ASEAN Network of CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) practitionersand advocates” implemented by the AsianInstituteofManagement(AIM)andtheLeagueofCorporateFoundations(LCF),respectively.These projects are in line with the Blueprintfor ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community,which mandates the ASEAN Foundation toengage the private sector in building theASEANCommunitythroughCorporateSocialResponsibility.

AninitialmeetingorganizedbyAIMamongCSRpractitionersinSingaporeinNovember2008validatedtheneedforaregionalnetworkonCSR.On8July2009,theASEANFoundationand League of Corporate Foundationsorganized a roundtable conference betweenCSRpractitionersinASEANandCSREurope,

a well-established business association onCSR with over 75 members and 25 nationalpartners across Europe. The conferenceprovidedanopportunityforCSRpractitionersandadvocatesfrombothregionstosharebestpracticesonCSRanddiscusstheestablishmentofaregionalnetworkofcorporatefoundations,corporations and organizations with CSRactivitiesinASEAN.Theconferencewasheldin conjunction with the CSR EXPO 2009 on9-10July2009inManila,Philippines.

ThiswasfollowedbyfocusgroupdiscussionsamongCSRpractitionersinJakarta,Indonesia,on 12 August 2009 hosted by IndonesiaBusiness Links; in Bangkok, Thailand, on 14August2009hostedbytheThaiChamberofCommerce; inSingaporeon5October2009hosted by Singapore Compact for CSR andfinallyinKualaLumpur,Malaysia,on8October2009hostedbytheInternationalChamberofCommerceMalaysia.

Theseseriesofactivitieslaidthegroundworkfor the establishment of a network ofcorporate foundations andcorporationswith

Left photo: AF Executive Director Dr. F.A. Uriarte,

Jr. addresses the over 300 delegates of the 2009

International Singapore CSR Summit.

Right photo: Participants of the roundtable meeting between ASEAN CSR and CSR Europe

held in Manila, Philippines.

Project agreement signing with the League of Corporate

Foundations led by (from left) LCF Board Members Ms. Carmen Atayde (SM

Foundation Director), Ms. Marilou Erni (Petron Foundation

Executive Director), Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr., ASEAN Foundation

Executive Director, Ms. Lydia Sarmiento-Enrile, Chairperson,

LCF CSR Institute and Ms. Nyla Grace Prieto, ASEAN

Foundation Program Officer.


activecorporatesocialresponsibilityactivitiesinASEAN.Asa resultof theseconsultations,the participants agreed to establish anASEANregionalnetworkonCSR(ASEANCSRNetwork)whichaimstoprovideaplatformforcorporatefoundations,corporations,businessgroups and organizations to share CSR bestpractices, discuss issues and concerns onCSR in the region, promote networking andexplore collaborative efforts among variousstakeholders.

The ASEAN Foundation also had theopportunity to participate in regional andinternational CSR conferences, namely, theannual CSR Expo in Manila, Philippines inJuly 2009, the International CSR Summitin Singapore in October 2009, the OECD-ESCAPCSRConferenceinBangkok,Thailandin November 2009 and the Asian Forum onCorporate Social Responsibility inNovember2009inManila,Philippines.Theseconferencesenabled the Foundation to present theestablishment and objectives of CSRASEAN, enhanced interaction between CSRpractitioners in ASEAN and other countriesand further developed links with the privatesector.

ASEAN CSR Network: A Network of CSR Practitioners in ASEAN Countries

The ASEAN Foundation has catalyzed the formation of aregionalnetwork forCSR (ASEANCSRNetwork) toaddressthelackofregionalcooperationandinformationonCorporateSocialResponsibilityandinlinewiththeactionscalledforintheBlueprintforASEANSocio-CulturalCommunity(2008-2015).TheNetworkaimstosupporttheBlueprintforASEANSocio-Cultural Community, which includes as part of its strategicobjectives ensuring that corporate social responsibility isincorporatedinthecorporateagendaandcontributestowardssustainable socio-economic development inASEANMemberStates. The Blueprint, in particular, mandates the ASEANFoundation to engage the private sector in building theASEANCommunitythrough,amongothers,thepromotionofcorporatesocialresponsibility.

Giventhismandate,theASEANFoundationsuccessfullyheldanorganizationalmeetinginSingaporeamongrepresentativesof theASEANFoundationandorganizations from Indonesia,Malaysia,Philippines,SingaporeandThailand.TheyagreedinprincipletobethefoundingmembersofASEANCSRNetworkand to move forward in formalizing this organization, withSingaporeagreeing tohost its secretariat.Thisagreement isdocumented inaMemorandumofUnderstandingexpressingthecommitmentofeachorganization,namely,the IndonesiaBusinessLinks,InternationalChamberofCommerce-Malaysia,League of Corporate Foundations (Philippines), SingaporeCompactforCSRandtheASEANFoundationtosupporttheactivities of ASEAN CSR Network and become its foundingincorporators.

TheASEANCSRNetworkaimstoplayakeyroleinsupportingthe advancement of the practice of CSR in the region byproviding platform for collaboration and cooperation,conductingresearch,organizingeventsandservingasthehubforinformationandknowledgeonCSRpracticeintheregion.

Representatives from CSR networks and chambers of commerce convened during the first organizational meeting of the ASEAN CSR Network in Singapore.


ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net) Regional Conferences

TheASEANFoundationcontinuestosupporttheASEANUniversityNetwork/SoutheastAsiaEngineeringEducationDevelopmentNetwork(AUN/SEED-Net), a partnership between19 universities in ASEAN countries and 11supporting universities in Japan. It coversnine engineering fields, namely, chemicalengineering, civil engineering, electricaland electronics engineering, geologicalengineering, information and communicationtechnology, manufacturing engineering,environmental engineering, materialsengineering,andmechanicalandaeronauticalengineering. The specific objectives of theproject include collecting the most updatedtechnology and research in each field,disseminating theknowledgeamongexpertsand researchers in each field, sharing andexchanging experiences and research resultsamong academicians, industry, community

and policy makers, and strengthening thecollaborative relationshipamonguniversities,industry,communityandpolicymakers.

UndertheAUN/SEED-NetPhaseIIproject,theASEAN Foundation and Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) supported theimplementation of 28 regional conferenceson various engineering disciplines, 25 ofwhicharefundedbytheASEANFoundation.These conferences, which were attended bymore than 1,400 participants, provided anopportunity to enhance interaction amongASEAN and Japanese professors, scientists,researchers, and professionals and in theprocesshelppromoteASEANawarenessandidentity.Theregionalconferencesalsoaimedto strengthen the academic network andserveasthekeytotiescholars, industryandcommunitytogetherandtointegrateallotherprogramstoachievetheoverallobjectivesofthe project. The project also generated thesupport of the private sector including thebusiness sector, regional and internationalorganizations and other relevant agenciesthat expanded the scope of the regionalconferences and provided opportunity fornetworkingamongtheparticipants.

Participants of the Second AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Chemical

Engineering held in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.


Regional Conference in Renewable Energy and Biofuels

Fiveofthe28scientificandtechnicalconferencesundertheprojectcoveredtheareaofenergy,includingnewandrenewableenergyandbiofuels.Theseare:

- The1stAUN/SEED-NetRegional

WorkshoponNewandRenewable

Energy

- The1stRegionalConferencein

Biotechnology:Biofuels2009

- The2009ASEANSymposiumonPower

andEnergySystems

- The2ndAUN/SEED-NetRegional

ConferenceonNewandRenewable

Energy

- The2ndRegionalConferenceon

Biotechnology

Theregionalconferenceswereattendedbyaround500participantsfromtheacademe,thegovernmentandprivatesector.Twentysixplenaryspeakersgavelecturesondifferentenergy-relatedtopicsandmorethan200researchworksandtechnicalpaperswerepresentedintheparallelsessions.Theseconferencesaimedtodiscussalternativesourcesofenergyinordertoaddressthecriticalandunavoidableincreaseinthedemandofenergyconsumption.Throughexchangeofknowledgeandideasamongresearchers,academiciansandindustry-players,theregionalconferenceswereabletoprovideaplatformtoexplorethepotentialsandpromotethebenefitsofnewandrenewableenergy.

Top photo: AF Executive Director Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr. addressed the

participants at the AUN/Seed-Net Regional Conference on Mechanical

and Aerospace Technology held in Bali, Indonesia.

Centre photo: Ms. Renelle Ivy Adan, AF Head of Programs, delivered the opening remarks at the 2nd

Regional Conference on Chemical Engineering held in Ho Chi Minh,

Viet Nam.

Left photo: Officials from the ASEAN Foundation, JICA, AUN/

Seed-Net and its member institutions and participants of the

Regional Conference on Mechanical Engineering held in Bandung,

Indonesia.


No. Title of Conference/Workshop Theme Field/Area Date Venue

1 AUN/SEEDNetRegionalWorkshoponMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering

Mechanical&AeronauticalEngineering

23-24Jul2008 Bandung,Indonesia

2

The1stRegionalWorkshoponGeologicalandGeo-ResourcesEngineeringResearchinASEAN:SustainableGeologicalEngineeringandGeo-ResourcesEducation

GeologicalEngineering 31Jul-1Aug2008 Chiangmai,

Thailand

3

The1stRegionalWorkshopintheInterdisciplinaryAreaofNaturalResourcesandMaterials:NaturalResourcesandMaterialsforSustainableDevelopmentofASEAN

NaturalResources 18-19Aug2008 PhnomPenh,

Cambodia

4AUN-SEED/NetRegionalConferenceinEnvironmentalEngineering:EnvironmentalChallengesFacingtheASEANRegion

EnvironmentalEngineering 8-9Sept2008 Manila,

Philippines

5The1stRegionalConferenceinManufacturingEngineering:CurrentIdeas,Trends,andPracticesinManufacturingEngineering

ManufacturingEngineering 24-25Nov2008 Manila,

Philippines

6 InternationalSymposiumonMultimediaandCommunicationTechnology

ElectricalandElectronicsEngineering

22-23Jan2009 Bangkok,Thailand

7

The1stRegionalConferenceonChemicalEngineering:ResearchandDevelopmentinChemicalEngineeringamongAcademe,IndustryandGovernmentintheASEANRegion

ChemicalEngineering 22-23Jan2009 Manila,

Philippines

8 The1stRegionalConferenceonMaterials:LeadingthePathofEngineers

MaterialEngineering 16-17Feb2009 Penang,

Malaysia

9 The1stASEANCivilEngineeringConference CivilEngineering 12-13Mar2009 Chonburi,

Thailand

10 The1stAUN/SEED-NetRegionalWorkshoponNewandRenewableEnergy

NewandRenewable

Energy12-13Mar2009 Bandung,

Indonesia

11 The1stRegionalConferenceinBiotechnology:Biofuels2009 Biotechnology 30-31Jul2009 Manila,

Philippines

12 AUN/SEED-Net2ndRegionalConferenceonGeologicalandGeo-ResourcesEngineering

GeologicalEngineering 27-28Aug2009 Manila,

Philippines

13

InternationalConferenceonEarthScienceandTechnologyandthe2ndRegionalConferenceonInterdisciplinaryResearchonNaturalResourcesandMaterialEngineering

NaturalResources/Materials

6-7Aug2009 Jogjakarta,Indonesia

Regional Conferences funded by the ASEAN Foundation


No. Title of Conference/Workshop Theme Field/Area Date Venue

14 The2009ASEANSymposiumonPowerandEnergySystems

ElectricalandElectronicsEngineering

28-29Sept2009 HuaHin,Thailand

15

TheAUN/SEED-Net2ndRegionalConferenceinChemicalEngineeringforSustainableDevelopmentandCollaborationintheASEANRegion

ChemicalEngineering 23-24Oct2009 HoChiMinh,

VietNam

16The1stInternationalConferenceonSustainableInfrastructureandBuiltEnvironmentinDevelopingCountries

EnvironmentalEngineering 2-3Nov2009 Bandung,

Indonesia

17 The2ndAUN/SEED-NetRegionalConferenceonMaterialsEngineering

MaterialsEngineering 19-20Nov2009 Chonburi,

Thailand

18 The2ndAUN/SEED-NetRegionalConferenceinManufacturingEngineering

ManufacturingEngineering 7-8Dec2009 Bandung,

Indonesia

19 The2ndAUN/SEED-NetRegionalConferenceonNew/RenewableEnergy

New/RenewableEnergy 21-22Jan2010 Chonburi,

Thailand

20

RegionalConferenceinMechanicalandAerospaceTechnology:BuildingEducation,ResearchandIndustrialNetworkthroughCollaboration

MechanicalandAeronauticalEngineering

9-10Feb2010 Bali,Indonesia

21 The2ndRegionalConferenceonBiotechnology:ResearchandDevelopmentonFoodBiotechnology Biotechnology 11-12Feb2010 PhnomPenh,

Cambodia

22

InternationalSymposiumandthe2ndRegionalConferenceonGeo-DisasterMitigationinASEANProtectingLifefromGeo-disasterandEnvironmentalHazards

DisasterMitigation 25-26Feb2010 Bali,

Indonesia

23The1stInternationalConferenceonGreenComputingandthe2ndAUN/SEED-NetRegionalConferenceonICT

InformationandCommunication

Technology2-3Mar2010 Jogjakarta,

Indonesia

24

The2ndAUN/SEED-NetRegionalConferenceonGlobalEnvironmentGlobalEnvironmentalIssuesforSustainableDevelopmentintheASEANRegion

GlobalEnvironment 8-9Mar2010 HoChiMinh,

Vietnam

25The2ndASEANCivilEngineeringConference:ForwardCivilEngineeringforSustainableDevelopmentinASEANRegion

CivilEngineering 11-12Mar2010 LuangPrabang,

LaoPDR


Sharing of Knowledge between Southeast Asia and Latin American Countries on Trade and Investment

The Inter-AmericanDevelopmentBank (IDB)and the ASEAN Foundation have enteredintoapartnershiptopromotethetransferofknowledgebetweenSoutheastAsiaandLatinAmerican countries on trade and investmentand enhance collaboration between the tworegions through inter-regional linkages. ThisistheveryfirstsuchpartnershipbetweenIDBandASEAN.

IDB provided a grant to the ASEANFoundationfortheholdingofthreeworkshopsin 2009-2010. These workshops will provideopportunities for the two regions to shareknowledge and best practices on trade and

investment,explorecollaborativeprojectsandstrengthennetworklinkagesbetweenthetworegions.Thefirstworkshopentitled“Prospectsof Economic Relations between SoutheastAsiaandLatinAmerica:SomePolicyOptionsincluding Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs)”was conductedon 12October 2009attheASEANSecretariatinJakarta,Indonesiaandattendedbyover70businessexecutives,government officials, ASEAN and LatinAmerican Ambassadors and representativesfromthediplomaticcorps.Backgroundpaperson economic relations between ASEAN andLatinAmericawerepresentedby theCenterfor Strategic and International Studies,Indonesia,theUnitedNationsESCAPandthePhilippines’UniversityofAsiaandthePacific.Experts from relevant organizations sharedtheirviewsduringthepaneldiscussion.

Left photo: Participants of the 1st workshop on trade and

invesment between South East Asia & Latin America.

Right photo: Secretary General of ASEAN, HE. Dr. Surin Pitsuwan

and ASEAN Foundation Executive Director, Dr. F.A.

Uriarte, Jr. at the launching of the SEA - LAC Trade Center in

Bangkok, Thailand.

Officials of the Inter-American Development Bank, ASEAN

Foundation and ASEAN Secretariat together with

speakers, panel discussants and guests from the diplomatic

community at the Workshop on the Prospect of Economic Relations between Southeast

Asia and Latin America held in Jakarta, Indonesia in

October 2009.


The 4th International Environmental Technology Verification Forum

The ASEAN Foundation supported the 4thInternational Environmental TechnologyVerification Forum (ETV) and InternationalWorkingGrouponETVMeetingimplementedby the Industrial Technology DevelopmentInstitute, Department of Science andTechnology,Philippines.

Attendedbya total of 170participants fromvarious sectors that represented ASEANcountries and other countries namely Japan,Korea, Canada, India, the United Statesand Europe, the Forum and Meeting weresuccessfullyheldon 11-13November2009 inMakati City, Philippines. The forum providedparticipants with necessary informationandknowledgeon the importanceofETV inacceleratingthedeploymentofenvironmentallysoundtechnologiestoaddressclimatechangeissues. In the ASEAN perspective, the ETVforum gave the representatives from theASEAN Member States the opportunity tolearn more and develop their competencyaboutETV.Italsoprovidedclosercontactandbroader network amongASEANparticipantsand other countries as well as the privatesectorthroughthecreationofanASEANETVnetworkorworkinggroup.

Korea-ASEAN Business Forum for Green Growth and Cooperation

The ASEAN Foundation partnered with theKorea Institute for Development Strategy toorganize the Korea-ASEAN Business Forumfor Green Growth and Cooperation held on24-25September2009 inSeoul,Korea,withfunding support from theKoreanMinistry ofKnowledge Economy. Around 50 businessleadersandgovernmentofficialsfromASEANMember States and the Republic of Koreaparticipated intheworkshopwhichprovidedan opportunity to enhance cooperationamongKoreanandASEANbusinessleadersinpromotinggreengrowth.

The workshop discussed issues related toregional and global changes in enterpriseenvironment, the growth of enterprisesin their respective countries and currentbusinessstrategiesongreengrowth.BusinessleadersfromASEANpresentedcasesofgreenindustry and one-on-one meetings betweenKorean and ASEAN enterprises were heldduringtheforumforthepurposeofexploringpossible jointventuresandpartnerships.TheASEAN participants also visited companiessuchasSamsungandtheIncheonGlobalFairandFestival 2009wheregreen technologiesandfuturisticinnovationswereshowcased.

Business leaders and government officials from ASEAN Member States and Korea attended the “Korea-ASEAN Business Forum for Green Growth and Cooperation” held in September 2009 in Seoul, Korea.

The ASEAN participants and members of the ETV International

Working Group during the 4th

International Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

Workshop conducted in Manila, Philippines in November 2009.

Developing Human Resources and Building

Capacity


TheASEANFoundationlaunchedthesecondphaseofthescholarshipprogramwhichfocusesonestablishingpartnershipswithcorporatefoundations,corporationsandotherrelevantorganizationstosupportaregionalscholarshipprogramforqualifiedstudentsfromallASEANcountries,inparticularthosecomingfromCambodia,LaoPDR,MyanmarandVietNam,tostudyinaselecteduniversitywherethepartnerfoundationisbased.

The ASEAN Foundation continues to give importance to supporting human resources development and capacity building programs.

ASEAN Foundation Scholarship Program

The ASEAN Foundation, through the Japan-ASEANSolidarityFund,providesopportunitiestoASEANnationalstopursuegraduatestudiesin various universities across the region todevelop quality human resources, help buildthe capacities of ASEAN citizens and bridgethegapamongdevelopedandlessdevelopedASEAN countries. Its flagship scholarshipprogram, theASEANFoundationScholarshipfor Postgraduate Studies, has provided 35scholarship grants amounting to more thanUS$739,000formaster’sdegreeprograminten universitieswhich includeAsian Instituteof Technology and Chulalongkorn Universityin Thailand, Asian Institute of Managementin the Philippines, andNationalUniversity ofSingapore,amongothers.

TheASEANFoundation launchedthesecondphase of the scholarship program whichfocuses on establishing partnerships withcorporatefoundations,corporationsandotherrelevant organizations to support a regionalscholarship program for qualified studentsfromallASEANcountriestostudyinaselecteduniversity where the partner foundation isbased. This scholarship program aims toprovideASEAN nationals, in particular thosecoming from Cambodia, Lao PDR, MyanmarandVietNam,higherdegreeofeducationat

the same timegive them theopportunity tolearnmoreaboutthecultureofthecountrieswhere they will be studying, thus helpingpromoteASEANawarenessandidentity.Thescholarshipcoversrelevantexpensessuchasroundtripairfare,tuitionandregistrationfeesandmonthlyallowances,amongotherswhichissharedamongthepartnerorganizations.

The ASEAN Foundation has forgedpartnerships with three organizations underthisscholarshipscheme.On31March2009,theASEANFoundation signed theMemorandumof Agreement (MOA) with Siam CementGroupFoundation,thesocio-civicarmoftheSiamCementgroup,oneofThailand’sleadingconglomerates with operations across theregion,signifyingthepartnershiptoundertakeascholarshipprogramtohelpsevennationalsof Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam availqualitygraduatestudies.

On 22 January 2010, theASEANFoundationsigned an MOA with Thabyay EducationNetwork(TEN)andChulalongkornUniversity,Thailand for a joint scholarship program.Under the ASEAN Foundation - ThabyayEducation Network - MAIDS ScholarshipProgram,6scholarshipslotsaretobeofferedtograduatestudentsofMyanmar,CambodiaandLaoPDRtoundertakeMastersDegreeatChulalongkorn’sMAIDSprogramorMasterofArts in InternationalDevelopment Studies oftheFacultyofPoliticalScience.

From left: SCG Foundation hosted an activity for its scholars

including the scholars under the ASEAN Foundation-SCG Foundation joint scholarship

program.

The tri-partite partnership between the ASEAN Foundation,

Thabyay Education Network and Chulalongkorn University

was formalized through an agreement signing led by AF

Executive Director Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr., Charas Suwanmala,

Dean of Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn

University and Ms. Jessica Work, Scholarship Advisor, Thabyay

Education Network held in Bangkok, Thailand in

January 2010.

Left photo: Officials of the ASEAN Foundation and

Mustika Ratu together with representatives from the

Nusantara Traders Foundation (YPN) and Indonesia Market

Traders Association (APPSI) who participated in the ICT Training

Program for SMEs supported by HP.


ASEAN Foundation Scholars (Phase 2)

Chulalongkorn University (2009 – 2011) ASEAN Foundation-Thabyay Education Network-MAIDS Program

1 Mr. Shu Maung Myanmar Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS)

2 Ms. Sophia Myanmar Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS)

3 Mr. Borin Un Cambodia Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS)

Asian Institute of Technology (2009-2011) ASEAN Foundation-Siam Cement Group Foundation Program

4 Mr. Puoy Puthita CambodiaMasters Degree in Engineering (Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management)

5 Mr. Tran Tien Hung Viet Nam Masters Degree in Engineering (Energy Management)

6 Mr. Hout Venghong CambodiaMasters Degree in Engineering (Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management)

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (2009-2011) ASEAN Foundation-Siam Cement Group Foundation Program

7 Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Viet Nam Masters Degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering)

ASEAN Foundation Scholars (Phase 1)

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

1 Ms. Rukka Sombolinggi Indonesia Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS)

2 Ms. San Latt Phyu Myanmar Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS)

3 Ms. Seng Nu Pan Myanmar Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS)

4 Ms. Marly Anne Estrada Philippines Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS)

Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

5 Ms. Sry So Pheany Cambodia Diploma Degree in Gender, Transportation and Development

6 Mr. Kunthea Keat Cambodia Masters Degree in Gender, Transportation and Development

7 Ms. Amelia Kusuma Indonesia Masters Degree in Engineering (Structural Engineering)

8 Mr. Vinay Keokhamphanh Lao PDR Diploma Degree in Gender, Transportation and Development

9Mr. Chanthavisith Sith Chanthoumphone

Lao PDR Masters Degree in Gender, Transportation and Development

10 Ms. Swe Zin Linn Phyu Myanmar Diploma Degree in Gender, Transportation and Development

11 Mr. Nyan Htat Aung Myanmar Masters Degree in Gender, Transportation and Development

12 Mr. Earl Macamay Opiso Philippines Masters Degree in Engineering (Energy)

13 Mr. Dennis Buena Philippines Masters Degree in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation & Planning (Interdisciplinary Program)

14 Ms. Le Thanh Huyen Viet Nam Diploma Degree in Gender, Transportation and Development

15 Mr. Toan Khanh Nguyen Viet Nam Masters Degree in Gender, Transportation and Development

16 Mr. Truong Ngoc Quy Viet Nam Masters Degree in Engineering (Construction Engineering & Infrastructure)

17 Mr. Montree Wongprasan Thailand Masters Degree in Engineering (Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering)

18 Ms. Huong Thi Thanh Ngo Viet Nam Masters Degree in Aquaculture & Aquatic Resource Management

National University of Singapore (2009 – 2010)

19 Ms. Catherine L. Candano Philippines MA Information and Communication Technology


Partnership with Hewlett-Packard

TheASEANFoundationcontinuedtoworkinclosepartnershipwithgloballeadersinICTindeveloping human resources particularly inIndonesia. The ASEAN Foundation receivedthe 2009 Hewlett-Packard EntrepreneurshipLearning Program (HP HELP) Grant, furtherstrengthening the on-going partnershipbetween Hewlett-Packard and the ASEANFoundationandbringingthetotalgranttoUS$215,000incash,equipmentandtechnology.

Under theHPSmartTechnology forSmarterBusiness (STSB) program, the ASEANFoundation collaborated with the IndonesiaBusiness Links (IBL) and Mustika Ratuto conduct basic training and training oftrainers to small and medium entrepreneursin Indonesia.Around60SMErepresentativesparticipated in the trainingswhichwereheldon23-26Novemberand14-16December2009,respectively. The trainings were intended to

helpbuildthecapacitiesofsmallandmediumenterprises(SMEs)byraisingawarenessaboutinformation and communications technology(ICT), learning ICT skills and applications forbusiness development. IBL is a non-profit,membership organization that promotescorporate social responsibility in IndonesiawhileMustikaRatuisawell-knownIndonesiancompany that manufactures herbal andnatural-basedcosmetics.

Partnership with Microsoft

TheASEANFoundationcontinuestoimplementthe remaining activities under the MicrosoftUnlimited Potential program to includeevaluationofthecurriculum“DevelopingLocalITSkills TrainingMaterial forRuralFarmers”,which the ASEAN Foundation developed.The ASEAN Foundation also partneredwith Microsoft Asia Pacific in organizing anNGO Connection Day in Indonesia, Malaysia,SingaporeandVietNam.

AF Staff and HP Certified trainers together with participants of the HP training in Medan, Indonesia.


Strengthening Capacity of Small Holder ASEAN Aquaculture Farmers for Competitive and Sustainable Aquaculture

TheASEANFoundationsupportedtheproject“Strengthening Capacity of Small HolderASEANAquacultureFarmersforCompetitiveandSustainableAquaculture”implementedbytheNetworkofAquacultureCenters inAsia-Pacific(NACA).Theprojectaimstoimprovethecompetitivenessandsustainabilityoffarmersthrough the development and adoption ofbetter management practices which coversfive commodities and implemented in fiveASEAN Member States including Cambodia(snakehead culture), Indonesia (grouperand seabass culture), Philippines (seaweedculture),Thailand(cagecultureoftilapia)andViet Nam (shrimp culture). National teamsin each country conducted training needs

assessments to identify production issuesassociated with each commodity as well aspracticalmeasuresthatfarmerscanadopttoincreasetheirefficiencyandsustainability.

Under this project, a training of trainersprogramwasconductedon3-7August2009attheNACASecretariatinBangkok,Thailand,attendedby17traineesfromthefiveASEANMember States. The training included 24lecture and discussion sessions covering awiderangeofsocial, technicalandextensionissuesandexchangeofexperiences inbettermanagement practices (BMPs) among smallscalefarmergroupsintheregion.Participantsalso discussed approaches to facilitate thedissemination and adoption of BMPs withreference to the target commodities. Theproject also included the developmentof practical manuals and other extensionmaterials,whichwereusedinthetrainingsforsmallscalefarmersatthenationallevelinthefivetargetcountries.

From left: Vietnamese women farmers participate in one of

the project’s national activities. Ms. Renelle Ivy Adan, AF Head

of Programs and NACA officials together with the participants of the

training of trainers held in August 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand.


Capacity Building in Poverty Mapping in the ASEAN Member Countries

Aresultdisseminationworkshopwasheld inThailandon11-12June2009astheculminationactivityofthe2-yearprojectentitled“CapacityBuilding in Poverty Mapping in the ASEANMember Countries”, whichwas implementedby the Geoinformatics Center of the AsianInstitute of Technology and funded by theASEANFoundationthroughtheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFund.

FortyparticipantsfromCambodia, Indonesia,Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailandand Viet Nam, and experts from AsianDevelopmentBank,theUnitedNations’Food

andAgricultureOrganizationandWorldFoodProgramme, the World Bank, and studentsfromlocaluniversitiesattendedtheworkshopwhichprimarilyfocusedondisseminatingandsharingtheoutcomesoftheproject.

Under the project, series of trainings wereimplemented for statistical anddevelopmentagencies of ASEAN Member States to usecensus data to identify poverty distributionand gaps using Geographic InformationSystem(GIS)technology.Furthermore,hands-on training were conducted on how to useGIStomappovertyindicestolocatepovertydistribution and its relationship with spatialcharacteristicssuchaslanduse,infrastructure,urbanization, schools, and others. Twenty-two statistics practitioners from ASEANparticipatedinthetrainingprogram.

From left: AF Executive Director Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr. delivers a statementat the Poverty Mapping Results

Dissemination Workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand.

ASEAN participants of the regional workshop together with ASEAN Foundation

and AIT officials.


Addressing Socio-economic Disparities and

Alleviating Poverty


Mainstreaming Poverty Alleviation Initiatives among ASEAN Member Countries

While the ASEAN region houses many non-government and international organizationswhose aim is to help reduce poverty, thereislackofinformationhowpovertyalleviationinitiativeshavemadeanimpactintheregion.TheASEANFoundationhas therefore forgeda partnership with the Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB) in connectionwith theRegionalTechnical Assistance (RETA) on “RegionalKnowledge and Partnership Networks onPoverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth”whichaims toestablishknowledgenetworksacross Asia, to develop knowledge productsand ultimately, improve the capability togenerate and share the information andreplicatebestpracticesonpovertyreduction.

The ASEAN Foundation, through the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund, has supported theproject “Mainstreaming Poverty Alleviationamong ASEAN Member countries”, whichis seamlessly linked with the ADB RETA toprovideadditional content to theknowledgemanagement process and structure of theRETAbyincludingprivatesectorparticipationintheASEANregion.ImplementedbytheAsian

Institute of Management, the project aimsto harmonize poverty alleviation initiativesin ASEAN through sharing of informationdevelopment of knowledge products andnetworking.Outputsoftheprojectwillincludecasestudiesandpublicationsonprivatesectorpoverty alleviation initiatives, brown bagdiscussions, presentation of findings in ADBandAIMregionalconferences.

Initial case study was presented during the4thASEAN+3HighLevelSeminaronPovertyReductioninHanoi,VietNam,on30September2009,organizedbyADB.Undertheproject,aspecial interestsessionon“CommunitiesandCompanies:WagingtheWarAgainstPoverty”was also organized during the Annual AsianForum on Corporate Social Responsibilityin Manila, Philippines on 20 November2009, highlighting how the private sector inASEANaddressespovertyalleviation in theirrespective communities. The session wasattended by more than 50 representativesfrom the business, academe and non-government sectors.Presenters fromvariousASEAN-based organizations underscoredthe importance of social responsibility andpresentedthepovertyreductionprogramsoftheirorganizations.

Addressing socio-economic disparities and contributing to poverty alleviation remains one of the important mandates of the ASEAN Foundation.

Left photo: Mr. Shahid N. Zahid, Lead Professional, ADB; Dr. F.A.

Uriarte, Jr., Executive Director, ASEAN Foundation; Prof.

Nieves Confesor, AIM; Mr. Puvan Selvanathan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sime Darby and Mr. Jose Marie Oquinena, Gawad-Kalinga Philippines at the AF-supported

session of the Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility held

in Manila, Philippines.

- Right photo: Mr. Puvan Selvanathan, Chief Sustainability

Officer of Sime Darby Berhad, shared the poverty reduction

programs of his organization during a session at the 2009 Asian Forum

on CSR in Manila, Philippines.


Communication and Information System for the Control of Avian Influenza in Lao PDR and Viet Nam (CISCAI) Project

The ASEAN Foundation implements andcoordinates the three-year CISCAI projectwithfinancialsupportfromtheJapan-ASEANSolidarity Fund to enhance health reportingandresponsesystemsforAvianInfluenza.TheCISCAI project utilizes a set of informationand communication technologies (ICT) toprovide the requisite and timely informationforconcernedofficialstoactinarapidmannerfor theeffectivecontrolandmanagementofAIoutbreaks.AmongtheICTsthatarebeingutilized are the Geographical InformationSystem(GIS),GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS),World-wide Interoperability for MicrowaveAccess (WIMAX) technologies, the GlobalSystemforMobileCommunication(GSM)dataservice, Short Message Service (SMS), andGlobalPacketRadioSystem(GPRS).

The CISCAI project is being implemented inpartnership with the following key agencies:theInformationTechnologyResearchInstitute(ITRI)ofLaoPDR,theNationalElectronicsandComputer Technology Center (NECTEC) ofThailand,andtheNetNamCorporationofVietNam.TheProjectCoordinationUnit(PCU)ofCISCAIisbasedinJakarta,whichservesasthemonitoringhuboftheProjectactivities.

TheProjecthasinitiatedanumberofactivitiesandeventstoestablishasuiteofinformationandcommunicationstechnologyinfrastructurein LaoPDRandVietNam.For theperiodofFebruary 2009-February 2010, there werefour training-workshops conducted, namely:FirstCISCAIWIMAXEngineeringWorkshopinBangkok,Thailandon16-20March2009,Mini-WorkshoponStateoftheArtICTApplicationsfortheMonitoringandManagementofAvianInfluenza in Jakarta, Indonesia on 16 June2009, CISCAI Graphic Information SystemTraining in Hanoi, Viet Nam on 3-28 August2009 and the Second WIMAX EngineeringWorkshop inMaeHongSon,Thailandon25-29January2010.

From left: Dr. Jose Edgardo L. Aban, CISCAI Project Coordinator,

at the project launching in Viet Nam.

The CISCAI Viet Nam component was formally launched in

October 2009 in Hanoi, Viet Nam led by Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr., AF

Executive Director, CISCAI Project Coordinator Dr. Jose Edgardo

Aban and NetNam Corporation Director Professor Tran Bah Thai.


Fisheries Development in ASEAN

To improve fisheries livelihood in ASEANMember States, the ASEAN Foundationcollaborated with the Southeast AsianFisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)to implement projects, namely, “HumanResourcesDevelopmentonPovertyAlleviationand Food Security by Fisheries Interventionin the ASEAN Region” and “Promotion ofOneVillage,One Fisheries Product (FOVOP)System to Improve the Livelihood for theFisheriesCommunitiesinASEANRegion”.

Under the project “Human ResourcesDevelopmentonPovertyAlleviationandFoodSecuritybyFisheriesInterventionintheASEANRegion”,aseriesoftrainingswereconductedinVientiane,LaoPDRon1-7September2009;Catbalongan,Philippineson28Septemberto2October2009;Boyolali,Indonesiaon20-24October2009andSihanoukville,Cambodiaon11-17November2009.Atotalof55small-scalefishers,farmersinruralaquacultureandotherstakeholders participated in the trainingscovering the areas of co-management,responsiblefishingpractices,backyardfisherypost-harvestandprocessing,ruralaquacultureandinlandfisheriesdevelopment.

ThePromotionof“OneVillage,OneFisheriesProduct”SystemtoImprovetheLivelihoodforthe Fisheries Communities in ASEANRegionaimstoenhancetheawarenessongenderanddevelopment in the fisheries communities,especially to clarify the role and function ofwomen’sgroupinthedevelopmentofsmall-scale economic activities at the communitylevel. The capacity building activities wereconducted through workshops on thepromotion of FOVOP in Lao PDR (23-26March,3-7May2009),Cambodia(19-20Mayand 19-20 October 2009), Myanmar (3-8August), Indonesia (15-19 June 2009) andthe Philippines (24-28 August 2009) andattendedbymorethan200participants.Theworkshopsfocusedonbuildingcapacitiesthatsupport the development and promotion ofFOVOP,inparticularintheareasofenhancingthe role of women, community-based creditsysteminfisheriessector,linkingcommunity-based credit system with micro entreprisesandtraditionalproductprocessing.

Participants at various national training workshops conducted by SEAFDEC under the FOVOP Project.


Linking Small Farmers to Market

The ASEAN Foundation supported theproject “Linking Small Farmers to Market”implementedbytheAsianPartnershipfortheDevelopment of Human Resources in RuralAsia (AsiaDHRRA),which aims to contributetothereductionofruralpovertyinSoutheastAsia through strengthened capacity of smallfarmersandtoenable farmers’organizationsto engage in the market. The program alsointends to strengthen the entrepreneurialcapacity of non-government organizationsand their partner farmers’ organizations tohelp establish an on-ground marketing linkbetween small farmers’ group and marketplayersandtocollaboratewithpolicymakersat national, sub-regional, and regional levelsto respond to agricultural marketing issuesconfrontedbythesmallfarmers.

Under the project, a total of nine nationalworkshopsattendedbyaround220participantswereconductedinCambodia,thePhilippinesandVietNambetween2008and2009coveringvariousaspectsofmarketintermediationandmechanism.

ThreeASEANRegionalworkshopswere alsoconducted, namely, the 1st Regional ForumTrainingWorkshopon8-11June2008inHanoi,

Officials from ASEAN Foundation and AsiaDHRRA together with the participants and resource persons

from ASEAN, Korea and Taiwan during the LSFM 3rd Regional

Training Workshop held in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

in June 2009.


VietNam,the2ndRegionalTrainingWorkshopon “Complying with Market Requirementson Food Safety and Product Quality” on 19-23 January 2009 in Siem Reap, Cambodia,and the 3rd Regional Training Workshopon “The Importance of commodity-basedassociationsofsmallproducersinaddressingcompetitiveness and for successful marketengagements” on 28 June to 2 July 2009in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. About 180representativesofnetworksofsmallfarmers,rural NGOs and people’s organizationsattended and benefited from these trainingworkshops. The regional workshops alsoenabled participants from ASEAN MemberStatestolearnfromeachother’sexperiencesand from their counterparts fromKorea andTaiwan. As part of theworkshop, field visitstoproducers’associationwerealsoconductedto enhance the participants’ learnings andinsights.

Participant of the 2nd LSFM Regional Training Workshop

in Siem Reap, Cambodia in January 2009


Projects of the ASEAN Foundation


The ASEAN Foundation funds projectsproposedbyregionalandnationalinstitutionsand government and non-governmentorganizations from ASEAN Member States.From 1997 to February 2010, the ASEANFoundation supported and implementeda total of 140 projects. Project activitiesranged from training workshops, scholarshipgrants, regional forums, interaction activitiesand exchanges, seminars, conferences andnetworking.

Completed and On-going projects in 2009

Eight projects amounting to US$ 879,932were completed between March 2009 andFebruary 2010. As of February 2010, thereare 28 on-going projects, of which eightwere approved in 2009.Of the 28 on-goingprojects, 22 are supported by JASF, whiletwobytheKoreaFundandoneeachbytheGovernment of France and HP, MicrosoftIndonesia, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Inter-AmericanDevelopmentBank(IDB).

TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTS 1997-2009 140Supported by the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund 117

Supported by the People’s Republic of China 3

Supported by the Republic Korea 10

Supported by the International Development Research Center (IDRC) , Canada 1

Supported by the Government of France 3

Supported by Hewlett-Packard 2

Supported by Microsoft Indonesia, PT 2

Supported by ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) 1

Supported by Inter-American Development Bank 1

The ASEAN Foundation funds projects proposed by regional and national institutions and government and non-governmental organizations from ASEAN Member States.

Left photo: Participants of the 2nd East Asian Seas Youth Forum

with AF Executive Director Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr. and staff.


On-going projects Supported by the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund

1. ASEAN Foundation Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies

ASEAN Foundation

2. ASEAN Foundation Scholarship Program (Phase 2) ASEAN Foundation

3. Regional Seminar on ASEAN Foundation ASEAN Foundation

4. Communication and Information System for the Control of Avian Influenza in Lao PDR and Viet Nam (CISCAI)

ASEAN Foundation

5. Enhancing Youth Awareness on ASEAN through Information Technology

ASEAN Foundation

6. ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), Philippines

7. Promoting ASEAN’s Cultural Heritage through Puppetry Symposium, Dialogue, Festivals

ASEAN Puppetry Association, Indonesia

8. Regional Conferences: AUN/SEED-Net Project Phase 2 ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia

Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net), Thailand

9. Capacity Building for Gender, Poverty and Mobility Analysis of Road Transportation Development in GMS Region

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

10. Mainstreaming Poverty Alleviation Initiatives among ASEAN Member Countries

Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Philippines

11. Promoting Mutual Assistance among Corporate Foundations in the ASEAN Member Countries

Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Philippines

List of 2009 ProjectsCompleted projects Supported by the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund

1. Capacity Building in Poverty Mapping for ASEAN Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

2. Building Capacities of Women Entrepreneurs and Exploring Opportunities for Micro Enterprise Development for Co-operatives in Southeast Asia

Asian Women in Cooperative Development Forum (AWCF), Philippines

3. Support to 8th ASEAN Science and Technology Week: Scientific Conferences and ASEAN Youth Science Summit

Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippines

4. Human Resources Development in Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing for the Forestry Personnel of ASEAN Countries

Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia (FDPM), Malaysia

5. The 2nd ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium 2008

Indonesian Traditional Textile Society, Indonesia and Museum Foundation of the Philippines

6. SEAMEO INNOTECH International Conference: Transitions for Youth Success: Creating Pathways for Work and Life

Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization– Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH), Philippines

7. Workshops on Youth, Culture and Development Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization–

Regional Center for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SEAMEO SPAFA), Thailand

Supported by the Republic of Korea

8. ASEAN Awareness Forum and Workshop ASEAN Foundation


20. Human Resources Development on Poverty Alleviation and Food Security by Fisheries Intervention in the ASEAN Region

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Thailand

21. Promotion of “One Village, One Fisheries Products (FOVOP)” System to Improve the Livelihood for Fisheries Communities in ASEAN Region

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Thailand

22. Development and Implementation of HIV Prevention Strategy against Spousal Transmission in the ASEAN Region

UNAIDS Regional Team, Asia and Pacific, Thailand

Supported by the Republic of Korea

23. Phase II of the Youth@ASEAN Website National Youth Council, Singapore

24. Friends of ASEAN ASEAN Foundation

Supported by the Government of France and Hewlett-Packard

25. ICT Training for Small and Medium Enterprises in Cambodia

ASEAN Foundation

Supported by Hewlett-Packard

26. HP Entrepreneurship Learning Program (HP HELP) Grant ASEAN Foundation

Supported by Microsoft Indonesia, PT

27. Microsoft Unlimited Potential (UP) Programme ASEAN Foundation

Supported by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

28. Sharing of Knowledge between Southeast Asia and Latin American Countries on Trade and Investment

ASEAN Foundation

12. Linking Small Farmers to Market The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human

Resources in Rural Asia (Asia DHRRA), Philippines

13. Support for ASEAN Participation in the 4th International Environmental Technology Verification Forum (ETV) and International Working Group on ETV Meeting

Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST ITDI), Philippines

14. Asia Source 3: Free and/or Open Source Software (FOSS) for International Cooperation and Empowerment among NGOs, SMEs and Youth Networks

International Open Source Network ASEAN+3, University of Philippines-Manila, Philippines

15. ASEAN-Europe CSR Exchange: Learning from the CSR Europe Experience towards Building an ASEAN Network of CSR Practitioners and Advocates

League of Corporate Foundations (LCF), Philippines

16. Sharing Information and Experiences on Quality Assurance Procedures at the University Level in ASEAN

Naresuan University, Thailand

17. ASEAN Collaborative Project on Nutrition Surveillance

National Nutrition Council (NNC), Philippines

18. Strengthening Capacity of Small Holder ASEAN Aquaculture Farmers for Competitive and Sustainable Aquaculture

Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), Thailand

19. Co-convening of the 2nd East Asian Seas (EAS) Youth Forum and Workshop on Meeting Human Resource Requirements in Coastal and Ocean Governance: Formal and Informal Training

Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), Philippines


Information Dissemination


The ASEAN Foundation continues to utilize various forms of media to reach a wider audience within the region. Through its website and electronic bulletin, publications, participation in exhibits and briefing to various groups, the ASEAN Foundation is able to effectively raise awareness about ASEAN, promote networking and establish partnerships.

The ASEAN Foundation eNews

TheASEANFoundationreleased61issuesoftheAFeNewsin2009.Thisemail-basedelectronicnewsissenttoover1000recipients,providingupdatesonASEANFoundation’sactivities.

Left photo: Mr. Tomas Sercovich, Board Member of CSR Europe, Ms.

Sri Aryani, Grant and Knowledge Manager of TIFA Foundation

and Ms. Renelle Ivy Adan, Head of Programs of the ASEAN

Foundation at the AF exhibit booth during the 2009 LCF CSR

Expo in Manila, Philippines.


Visitor by regions

Australia

EU

GreatBritain

Canada

Asia

USA

LatinAmerica

6%7%

1%9%

76%

1%

The ASEAN Foundation Website

TheASEANFoundationcontinuedtoupgradeand enhance its website to provide moreinformation, improveaccessibilityandattractmore visitors and users. The website alsofeaturesspecialpagesforASEANFoundationprojectsonscholarships,CSRASEAN,FriendsofASEAN,ASEANChampionsforBiodiversityand IDB Trade and Investment project.Withthese improvements, the website enjoyedimpressive growth in the number of visitorsfrombothwithinandoutsideASEAN.Basedonthewebsitedatastatistics,therewerearound200,000visitsin2009,inparticularpagesongeneral information of ASEAN Foundation,news,FriendsofASEAN,seminarpapersandpublications. The highest number of visitorsoriginated from the USA (457,952 hits)followed by Asia (57,237 hits), EU countries(39,778hits),Australia (34,457hits),Canada(6,974 hits), Latin America (4,409 hits) andGreatBritain(2,984hits).


Publications

In2009,theASEANFoundationreleasedthreepublicationsentitled:

• The ASEAN Foundation and Emerging CSR Issues To help increase awareness of corporate social responsibility in its broadest form in

the region, theASEAN Foundation published the booklet onASEAN Foundation andEmergingCSRIssuesandChallenges.

ThisbookletisbasedmainlyonpaperspreparedandpresentedbytheASEANFoundation

ExecutiveDirectorinvariousconferences,namely:“CorporateSocialResponsibilityintheASEANRegion”–LeagueofCorporateFoundationCSRConference,Philippines,16July2008;“TheASEANFoundationandtheEmergingCSRIssuesandChallenges”-Seminaron PromotingMutual Assistance amongCorporate Foundations inASEAN, Singapore19November2009;and“BuildingAlliancesinASEANtoSustainCSRPrograms”-AsianForumonCorporateSocialResponsibility,Singapore,20November2008.

• Introduction to Knowledge Management Thisbookprovidesanintroductiontovariouselementsofknowledgemanagement.This

is intended for professionals in the private sector, themanagers of corporations, thebusinessexecutives,aswellasthegovernmentofficialsatvariouslevelswhomayhavemanagement, technicalorengineeringbackgroundbutnoexposureyettoknowledgemanagement.Thebookpresentsamongotherstheover100projectssupportedbytheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFund.

• Biofuels from Plant Oils Thisbookintendstopromoteabetterandmoreaccurateunderstandingofthenature,

production and use of biofuels from plant oils and to provide a current and reliablereferenceandguidebookonthedevelopment,productionanduseofbiofuelsfromplantoils.Thebookpresents relevantoutputsof the regional conferencesunder theJASF-supportedproject“AUN/Seed-NetRegionalConferences”.


Participation in Exhibitions

TofurtherpromoteASEANandtheASEANFoundation, theFoundationparticipated inthreeexhibitions in2009.Participation intheexhibitionsprovidedanexcellentopportunityfortheFoundationtoraiseawarenessaboutASEAN,itsmandatesandobjectives,promotenetworkingamongtheprivatesector,andenhancecollaborativeopportunitiesonvariousprojects.

TheASEANFoundationparticipatedintheexhibitionoftheCSRExpoheldon9-10July2009inManila,PhilippinesorganizedbytheLeagueofCorporateFoundations;theASEANBiodiversityConference2009on21October2009inSingaporeorganizedbyASEANCentreforBiodiversity;andthe2009EastAsianSeasCongressheldon23-27November2009inManila,Philippinesorganized by PEMSEA. The ASEAN Foundation booth attracted visitors from the businesscommunity,academe,internationalandregionalorganizations.

H.E. Ong Keng Yong, former ASEAN Secretary-General,

visits the ASEAN Foundation exhibit booth at the 2009

ASEAN Biodiversity Conference in Singapore.


Visits to ASEAN Foundation

The ASEAN Foundation received Members of the DiplomaticCommunityinJakartaandduringthesevisits,theAmbassadorswerebriefedonthemandatesandactivitiesoftheASEAN.

TheASEANFoundationbriefed30ASEANJournalistsaboutitsprojectsandprogramsaswellasademonstrationoftheASEANQuestcomputergame.The journalistswereparticipantsofthetraining program organized by the InWent Capacity BuildingInternational,Germany.Thetwobriefingswereheldon8April2009and8May2009.TheInWentjournalistprogramaimstoenrichunderstandingoftheconceptofregionalintegrationandofthehistory,institutionsandpoliciesofASEANtoimprovethequalityofmediareportingonASEANmatters.

On5June2009,theASEANFoundationalsogaveanorientationto a group of students participating in the Annual ASEANInternshipprogram,aregularactivityoftheASEANSecretariatinJakarta,IndonesiawhichaimstoprovideopportunityforstudentstolearnmoreaboutASEANandexperiencetheinnerworkingsof ASEAN. Eighteen students from Asia-Europe Institute, theUniversityofMalayaandASEANUniversityNetworkparticipatedintheinternshipprogram.

Members of the Diplomatic Community visited the ASEAN Foundation, namely:1. H.E. Mdm. Melba Pria, Ambassador of Mexico to Indonesia2. Mr. Muktesh Pradeshi, Political Counsellor of the Embassy of

India to Indonesia.3. H.E. Mr. Boyko Hristov Mirchev, the Ambassador of Bulgaria to

ASEAN4. H.E. Ambassador Sanaullah, the Ambassador of Pakistan to

ASEAN and the Ambassador of Pakistan to Indonesia5. H.E. Mr. Carlos Manuel Leitão Frota, the Ambassador of

Portugal to ASEAN6. H.E. Dr. Norbert Baas, the German Ambassador to ASEAN and

the Ambassador of Germany to Indonesia and Timor-Leste

1 2 3

4 5 6


2009 Financial Highlights


The work of the ASEAN Foundation is madepossible through the assistance, support andcooperationofvariousASEANstakeholders.TheASEANFoundationworks inclosecoordinationwith all the ten ASEAN Member States, theASEAN Secretariat and other relevant ASEANbodies. It hasalsoestablishedpartnershipwithforeign donor agencies as well as the privatesectorthatsharethegoalsandobjectivesoftheFoundation.

TheASEANFoundation supportsprojects froma fund derived from contributions of ASEANGovernments, foreign donor agencies as wellas the private sector that share the goals andobjectives of the Foundation. Funding fromASEAN governments currently totals US$ 4.4million. Funds remitted by Brunei Darussalam,Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have beenearmarked for the Foundation’s EndowmentFund,whilethosefromtheremainingcountrieshavebeenallocatedforoperationalexpenses.Amajorsourceoffundingcontributioncamefromthe Government of Japan (and referred to astheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFund).Additionalcontributions were also received from thePeople’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea,and France and IDRC of Canada, as well asHewlett-Packard,MicrosoftIndonesiaandInter-AmericanDevelopmentBank.

JAPAN-ASEAN SOLIDARITY FUND

InMay1998,H.E.Mr.KeizoObuchi,MinisterforForeignAffairsofJapan,announcedacontributionofUS$20millionfromtheGovernmentofJapantotheASEANFoundationtosupportprojectsintheareaofeducation,humanresourcesdevelopment,businessexchangesandotheractivitiestohelpASEAN’sdevelopmentandstrengthenJapan-ASEANcooperation.Unlessotherwisestated,projectsoftheASEANFoundationarefundedbytheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFund(JASF).

For financial sustainability, the ASEANFoundation adopted a four-pronged approachto resource mobilization. The first approachinvolvedappealingtotheGovernmentsofASEANMemberStatesthathadthefinancialcapabilitytodosotomakeavoluntarycontributiontotheFoundation’sEndowmentFund.Inresponse,theGovernment of the Republic of the Philippinesmade a voluntary contributionofUS$ 100,000inFebruary2009.

The second approach involved developing andimplementing a novel initiative called Friends of ASEAN to seek voluntary contributionsto the Foundation’s Endowment Fund fromindividuals,corporations,foundationsandotherorganizations. TIFA Foundation respondedpositivelyandbecamethefirstFriendofASEANbycontributingUS$20,000totheEndowmentFund.

The third approach involved securing projectfunding from ASEAN Dialogue Partners andotherdonorsfromtheprivatesector.TheASEANFoundationsuccessfullysecuredasecondgrantof US$ 100,000 from the Government of thePeople’s Republic of China and other DialoguePartnersindicatedpositiveresponsestothenewinitiative. The Government of Japan, throughthe Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund, had beenthemajorcontributortotheProjectFundoftheASEAN Foundation supporting so far over 100projectsworthUS$17million.

The fourth approach involved leveraging theproject funds currently available to theASEANFoundationtogeneratecounterpartfundingfrompartnerorganizations.Throughthisinitiative,theFoundationcollaboratedwithotherinternationalorganizations, including various UnitedNationsagencies,andcorporatefoundationstosupportregionalprojectsinASEANcountries.Atotalof15projectshadreceivedsignificantcounterpartfunding from partner institutions since theinitiative was launched in 2008. For the 15projects, the ASEAN Foundation contributedUS$ 1.2 million while counterpart funding frompartner organizations reached almost US$ 2.3million.

The work of the ASEAN Foundation is made possible through the assistance, support and cooperation of various ASEAN stakeholders.

Left photo(clockwise from top left)

Officials of IDB, ASEAN Foundation, ASEAN Secretariat and Latin American Diplomatic

Corps during the press conference of the 1st SEA-LAC Trade and

Investment Workshop; H.E. Vidal Erfe Querol, Philippine

Ambassador to Indonesia turned over the Philippines’ 2nd round

of contribution to AF; TIFA Foundation Executive Director

Mr. Tri Nugroho handed over its contribution to Friends of ASEAN;

Ms. Mitsuko Ito, Chief Coordination Officer of the Japanese Embassy in

Indonesia in a lunch meeting with AF; and AF Executive Director

Dr. F. A. Uriarte, Jr. with Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia, H.E.

Mme. Zhang Qiyue.


Friends of ASEAN

FriendsofASEANareindividuals,corporationsandregionalandinternationalorganizationsthathavefaithandconfidenceinthefutureoftheregionandsupportthemissionoftheASEANFoundationtopromotegreaterASEANawarenessandidentity,people-to-peopleinteraction,andcontributetoalleviatingpovertyintheregion.FriendsofASEANareentitledtocertainprivileges,servicesandproductsfromtheASEANFoundationsuchasparticipateinannualconferencesofFriendsofASEAN,receivecopiesofpublicationsoftheASEANFoundation,andacknowledgedintheannualreport,websiteandotherinformationmaterialsoftheASEANFoundation.

In2009,theASEANFoundationwelcomeditsfirstmember,theTIFAFoundation,anon-profitorganizationbasedinJakarta,Indonesia,thatpromotesanopensocietywhichrespectsdiversityandhonorstheruleoflaw,justice,andequalitystrengtheningcivilsociety.Itsvisionisthatofacommunityinwhichcitizens,governmentandbusinesssupportindividualrightsespeciallytherightsandviewsofwomen,minorities,andotherdisadvantagedgroups;andnurturesolidarity,andgoodgovernance.TIFAFoundationremitteditsUS$20,000contributiontotheEndowmentFundoftheASEANFoundationon21April2009.

AsFriendsofASEAN,TIFAFoundationaffirmsitssupporttotheASEANFoundationinitsroleinhelpingbuildtheASEANCommunity.

TIFA Foundation has four priority programs with specific goals, namely:

Human Rights• Strengtheninghumanrightsabusevictims’organizationstoaccessjusticeanddemand

accountability• Supportingpublicpolicyadvocacyactivitiesforvictims,includingmigrantworkers,toaccess

justiceanddemandaccountability• Supportingthedevelopmentofreferralsystemfortraumahealingforhumanrightsabuse

victims.Local Governance

• SupportingadvocacyofCSOs/NGOsforbetterprovisionofpublicservices• Supportingthedevelopmentofvillagegovernance• Supportingwomen’sparticipationinregionalautonomy

Access to Justice• Supportingpolicyreformtoenhancepublicparticipationinpublicpolicymakingprocessto

ensureindividuallegalrights• Supportinglegalaidinstitutionsthatprovidelegalassistancetounderprivilegedpeople• Providingsupporttoelectoralactivitiesthatensurecleananddemocraticelections

Pluralism• Buildingpluralismunderstandingbycreatingpublicsphereforcross-culturalcommunication• Supportingadvocacyatthenationalandlocallevelagainstpoliciesthatopposepluralismand

violatehumanrights



No. Country Amount

1 BruneiDarussalam US$1,000,000

2 Indonesia US$1,000,000

3 Malaysia US$500,000

4 Singapore US$500,000

5 Philippines US$100,000

6 FriendsofASEAN US$20,000

TOTAL ENDOWMENT FUND US$ 3,120,000

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ENDOWMENT FUND FROM MEMBER COUNTRIES

asof31December2009

No. Country Amount

1 Cambodia US$75,000

2 LaoPDR US$50,000

3 Myanmar US$100,000

4 Philippines US$500,000

5 Thailand US$500,000

6 VietNam US$100,000

TOTAL OPERATIONAL FUND US$ 1,325,000

Accumulated interest income US$ 1,188,410

Accumulated utilization US$ 2,081,220

Balance available US$ 432,190

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE OPERATIONAL FUNDFROM MEMBER COUNTRIES

asof31December2009

No. Country Remitted Fund Utilization Balance

1 JapanGovernment(Japan-ASEANSolidarityFund) US$20,000,000 US$17,620,065 US$2,379,935

2 People'sRepublicofChina US$300,000 US$133,170 US$166,830

3 RepublicofKorea US$200,000 US$155,903 US$44,097

4 FrenchGovernment US$115,833 US$97,074 US$18,759

5 MicrosoftIndonesia,PT US$103,613 US$61,924 US$41,689

6 HewlettPackard(HP) US$82,945 US$39,136 US$43,809

7 Inter-AmericanDevelopmentBank US$45,110 US$21,309 US$23,801

TOTAL PROJECT FUND US$ 20,847,501 US$ 18,128,581 US$ 2,718,920

PROGRESS R EPORT O N T HE UTILIZATION OF FUND FROM OTHER DONORS

asof31December2009


PROJECTS COUNTERPART FUNDING(January2008-February2010)

No Name of ProjectFunding Status

Counterpart PartnersTotal Funding AF Counterpart

1 11thSEAMEOINNOTECHInternationalConference:TransitionsforYouth

119,951 39,546 80,404 SEAMEOINNOTECH

33% 67%

2Supportto8thASEANScienceandTechnologyWeek:ScientificConferencesandASEANYouthScienceSummit

690,680 83,859 606,821 DOSTUS$336,676SEIUS$88,250TAPIUS$181,895

12% 88%

3 ASEANCollaborativeProjectonNutritionSurveillance

86,089 79,279 6,810 PhilippineGovernment

92% 8%

4 WorkshopsonYouth,CultureandDevelopment277,414 212,006 65,408 SEAMEOSPAFA

76% 24%

5 PromotingMutualAssistanceamongCorporateFoundationsinASEAN

183,434 100,167 83,266 AsianInstituteofManagement

55% 45%

6

ASEANFoundationScholarshipProgramPhaseIIActualDisbursementTargeted%Achievement%

3,073,950302,445

571,45088,099

19%29%

2,502,500214,346

81%71%

ChulalongkornUniversityUS$29,016MAIDSUS$14,184ThabyayUS$55,668SiamCementGroupUS$115,478

7ASEAN-EUROPECSRExchange:LearningfromtheCSREuropeExperienceTowardsBuildinganASEANNetworkofCSRPractitionersandAdvocates

77,060 68,660 8,400 LeagueofCorporateFoundations

89% 11%

8 MainstreamingPovertyAlleviationInitiativesamongASEANMemberCountries

261,107 114,295 146,812 ADBUS$104,300AIMUS$42,512

44% 56%

9 ASEANChampionsofBiodiversity159,480 44,144 115,336 ACBUS$68,086

CorporateSponsorsUS$47,25028% 72%

10DevelopmentandImplementationofHIVPreventionStrategyagainstSpousalTransmissioninASEANRegion

860,432 140,097 720,335 UNAIDSUS$313,100UNIFEMUS$307,235UNDPUS$100,000

16% 84%

11

SupportforASEANParticipationinthe4thInternationalEnvironmentalTechnologyVerificationForumandInternationalWorkingGrouponETVMeeting

77,089 39,742 37,346 DOSTUS$34,221DENRUS$3,125

52% 48%

12AsiaSource3:FreeorOpenSourceSoftware(FOSS)forIntlCooperationandEmpowermentamongNGOs,SMEsandYouthNetworks

229,580 33,000 196,580 IOSNASEAN+3InWentGermany

14% 86%

13Co-conveningofthe2ndEastAsianSeasYouthForumandWorkshoponMeetingHRRequirementsinCoastalandOceanGovernance

101,748 39,635 62,112 PEMSEA

39% 61%

14 PromotingASEAN'sCulturalHeritagethroughPuppetrySymposium,Dialogue,Festivals

57,981 42,613 15,368 APAPhilippinesUS$12,198APAIndonesiaUS$3,170

73% 27%

15 ASEANStudentsEngagingActionforLocalandRegionalContributiontoSocietyII

153,497 141,153 12,344 InternationalIslamicUniversityMalaysia

92% 8%

TOTAL PROJECT FUNDING AND ITS COUNTERPART CONTRIBUTION

Actual 3,637,989 1,266,299 2,371,690

Target 6,409,494 1,749,650 4,659,844

Current actual percentage 35% 65%

Target percentage 27% 73%


Management


Board of TrusteesTheBoardofTrusteesismadeupofonerepresentativeeachfromtheASEANMemberStates,alongwiththeSecretary-GeneralofASEAN,andtheExecutiveDirector,bothasex-officiomembers.TheBoardofTrusteesformulatestheguidelinesandproceduresofallactivities,isresponsibleforthefundmanagement,approvesallprojectsseekingfundsupportandapprovestheannualoperationalbudgetoftheFoundation.

Members of the Board of Trustees of the ASEAN Foundation

H.E. Mr. Manasvi Srisodapol (November 2009 – November 2010)H.E. Mr. Piamsak Milintachinda (May - November 2009)ChairmanoftheBoardofTrusteesPermanentRepresentativeofThailandtoASEAN

H.E. Mr. Vu Dang DzungViceChairmanoftheBoardofTrusteesPermanentRepresentativeofVietNamtoASEAN

H.E. Pengiran Hajjah Basmillah Pengiran Haji AbbasPermanentRepresentativeofBruneiDarussalamtoASEAN

H.E. Mr. Kan PharidhPermanentRepresentativetoASEANandAmbassadorofCambodiatotheRepublicofIndonesia


H.E. Mr. Djauhari Oratmangun (February 2009 - April 2010)DirectorGeneral,ASEANIndonesiaH.E. Mr. I Gede Ngurah Swajaya (May 2010 - present)PermanentRepresentativeofIndonesiatoASEAN

H.E. Mr. Prasith SayasithPermanentRepresentativetoASEANandAmbassadorofLaoPDRtotheRepublicofIndonesia

H.E. Dato’ Hsu King BeePermanentRepresentativeofMalaysiatoASEAN

H.E. U Nyan LynnPermanentRepresentativetoASEANandAmbassadorofMyanmartotheRepublicofIndonesia

H.E. Dr. Orlando S. MercadoPermanentRepresentativeofthePhilippinestoASEAN

H.E. Mr. Lim Thuan KuanPermanentRepresentativeofSingaporetoASEAN

H.E. Dr. Surin PitsuwanSecretary-GeneralofASEAN

Dr. Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr.ExecutiveDirectorofASEANFoundation


ASEAN FOUNDATION STAFF MEMBERSDr. Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr. ExecutiveDirector

Mr. Ade Cahyadi HeadofFinanceandAdministration

Ms. Renelle Ivy Y. Adan HeadofPrograms

Ms. Septania Kadir ProgramCoordinator

Mr. Ajie Akhmad Wahidin ProgramOfficer

Ms. Nyla Grace G. Prieto ProgramOfficer

Ms. Yussy Agastuty Purnami FinanceOfficer

Ms. Margaretha S. Meo AccountingOfficer

Ms. Uni Prayuti HumanResourcesandAdminOfficer

Ms. Prima K. Sari ProgramAssistant

Ms. Nuzulia Latifah ProgramAssistant

Mr. Niko Atmadja ITSystemsEngineer

Ms. Citra Montagna SecretarytotheExecutiveDirector

CISCAI Project Coordinating UnitDr. Jose Edgardo L. Aban ProjectCoordinator

Mr. Bambang Wijayanto ProjectSystemsAdministrator

Ms. Piranti Savitri ProjectAssistant

Top photos: Ms. Renelle Ivy Adan, AF Head of Programs and Mr. Ade Cahyadi, Head of Finance & Admin, gave a briefing about the ASEAN Foundation to government officials in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Mr. Ajie Akhmad Wahidin, AF Program Officer, handed over prizes to winners of the ASEAN Quest Game in Baguio, Philippines.Above photo: ASEAN Foundation Staff members and CISCAI PCU with AF Executive Director Dr. F.A. Uriarte, Jr.


TheASEANFoundationThe ASEAN Foundation was established by the ASEAN Leaders on 15 December 1997 during ASEAN’s 30th Anniversary in Kuala Lumpur. The Foundation aims to help bring about shared prosperity and a sustainable future for the peoples of ASEAN whose member countries are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The Memorandum of Understanding on its establishment was revised in July 2000 and ratified by all ten member countries in July 2007. The Foundation has two objectives :

- 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 member 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.

On 20 November 2007, the ASEAN Leaders signed the ASEAN Charter at their 13th Summit held in Singapore. The Charter was ratified by all the Member States in 2008. Article 15 of the ASEAN Charter mandates the ASEAN Foundation to:

- Support the Secretary-General of ASEAN and collaborate with the relevant ASEAN bodies to support ASEAN community-building, and

- Promote 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.

The ASEAN Foundation is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Documents

ASEAN Foundation Annual Report 2009