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ASEAN FoundationASEAN Foundation
ASEAN ASEAN Member Member
CountriesCountries:
Brunei DarussalamCambodiaIndonesia
LaosMalaysiaMyanmar
PhilippinesSingaporeThailandViet Nam
CountryGDP per capita
(USD)2005
GDP total (billion USD)
2005
Land (1,000 km2)
Population(Million)
2006
Brunei Darussalam 16,880
6.25 5.8 0.38
Cambodia 404
5.52 181 14
Indonesia 1,275
280 1,891 223
Lao PDR 623 3.73 237 6.1
Malaysia 5,000
130.7 330 27
Myanmar 106
5.92 677 57
Philippines 1,160
97.7 300 86
Singapore 26,820 116.7 0.7 4.5
Thailand 2,726
176.6 513 65
Vietnam 635
52.8 330 84
Based on ASEAN Statistical Pocketbook 2006: Tables 1, 17 & 18 .
Establishment of Establishment of thetheASEAN ASEAN FoundationFoundation1. Established by the ASEAN Leaders on
15 December 1997 during the ASEAN 30th Commemorative Summit in Malaysia.
2. The MOU was signed by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers.
3. The MOU was revised in July 2000 and ratified by all ten member countries in July 2007.
ASEAN Foundation OfficeASEAN Foundation Office
Jl. Sam Ratulangi No. 2, Menteng, Jakarta, Indonesia
Objectives of the Objectives of the ASEAN ASEAN FoundationFoundation
Promote greater awareness of ASEAN, and greater interaction among the peoples of ASEAN as well as their wider participation in ASEAN's activities inter alia through human resources development that will enable them to realize their full potential and capacity to contribute to progress of ASEAN Member States as productive and responsible members of society.
Endeavour to contribute to the evolution of a development cooperation strategy that promotes mutual assistance, equitable economic development, and the alleviation of poverty.
Activities of ASEAN Activities of ASEAN FoundationFoundation organize and support activities to
promote education, training, health and cultural life;
provide assistance to uplift the social condition of the peoples in the ASEAN Member States;
provide fellowships to and support exchanges of ASEAN youths and students;
Activities of ASEAN FoundationActivities of ASEAN Foundation• promote collaborative work among
academics, professionals and scientists;
• implement projects assigned by ASEAN Leaders or Ministers;
• collaborate with the relevant ASEAN bodies;
• organize its own projects and actively raise funds for the Foundation's activities.
Academic, cultural, economic, social and other relevant government institutionsrelevant government institutions and bona fide non-governmental organizations of ASEAN member countries shall be eligible for assistance from the Foundation in conformity with its stated objectives.
(Article VI: Revised MOU on the Establishment of the AF)
Who can avail of Who can avail of ASEAN Foundation FundingASEAN Foundation Funding
Structure of AF FundStructure of AF Fund
1. Endowment Fund 1. Endowment Fund 2. Operational Fund2. Operational Fund Contribution from member countries and gain
of investment of the endowment fund
3. Project Fund3. Project FundContribution from donor countries, international organizations, and private sector
OPERATIONAL FUND:OPERATIONAL FUND:ENDOWMENT (USD)ENDOWMENT (USD)
Brunei Darussalam 1,000,000Indonesia 1,000,000Malaysia 500,000Singapore 500,000
TOTAL 3,000,000
Cambodia 75,000Laos 50,000Myanmar 100,000Philippines 500,000Thailand 500,000Viet Nam 100,000
TOTAL 1,325,000
OPERATIONAL FUND:OPERATIONAL FUND:UNRESTRICTED FUND (USD)UNRESTRICTED FUND (USD)
Contributions from Foreign Donors
USD 20 millionUSD 20 million - Government of Japan (Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund)
USD 200,000USD 200,000 - People’s Republic of China
USD 200,000USD 200,000 - Republic of Korea
USD 115,833USD 115,833 - Government of France
PROJECT FUNDPROJECT FUND
PROJECT FUNDPROJECT FUND
Contributions from Private Sector
USD 535,356USD 535,356 – International Development Research Center (IDRC Canada)
USD 130,000USD 130,000 – Microsoft Indonesia
USD 160,000USD 160,000 – Hewlett-Packard Asia-Pacific
Article 15 of the ASEAN CharterArticle 15 of the ASEAN Charter
1. The ASEAN Foundation shall support the Secretary-General of ASEAN and collaborate with the relevant ASEAN bodies to support ASEAN community-building by promoting greater awareness of the ASEAN greater awareness of the ASEAN identityidentity, people-to-people interactionpeople-to-people interaction, and close collaboration among the business sector, civil society, academia, and other stakeholders in ASEAN.
2. The ASEAN Foundation shall be accountable to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, who shall submit its report to the ASEAN Summit through the ASEAN Coordinating Council.
“The ASEAN Foundation should be reinvigorated to play a more active role in promoting public awareness of ASEAN and in involving people in functional cooperation activities in ASEAN. The EPG strongly endorses refocusing the priorities of the ASEAN Foundation on raising awareness of ASEANraising awareness of ASEAN among the youth and defining their role in building as well as sustaining the ASEAN Community, and in promoting greater access promoting greater access to ICTto ICT by various social groups as a means to empower people and at the same time help narrow the development gap still prevailing in the region.”
Report of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on the ASEAN Charter, endorsed by the ASEAN Leaders at the 12th ASEAN Summit,
Cebu, Philippines, 13 January 2007
“…strengthen the role of the ASEAN Foundation under the political development section of the respective documents in the context of increasing the participation by various ASEAN bodies in moving forward ASEAN political development initiatives through promotion of more people-to-people contacts.”
-- Vientianne Action Programme (2004-2010)
“…use the ASEAN Foundation to support activities and social development programmes aimed at addressing issues of unequal economic development, poverty and socio-economic disparities.”
-- Hanoi Plan of Action (1998-2004)
AF Projects (March 2008)AF Projects (March 2008)
Field Number of projects
AmountUSD (million)
Social Development 94 14,336,844
Science & Technology 12 1,357,519
Environment 5 678,265
Culture & Information 10 1,210,467
Total 121 17,583,095
Completed ProjectsCompleted Projects
Field Number of projects
Amount (USD Million)
Social Development 72 8,622,974
Science & Technology 8 998,735
Environment 4 577,793
Culture & Information 7 1,146,229
Total 91 11,345,731
On-going ProjectsOn-going Projects
Area Number of projects
AmountUSD (million)
Social Development 22 5,713,870
Science & Technology 4 358,784
Environment 1 100,472
Culture & Information 3 64,238
Total 30 6,237,364