annual report 2007 - asean foundation

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

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Messages

•TheChairmanoftheBoardofTrustees 2

•ExecutiveDirectorofASEANFoundation 3

The ASEAN Foundation @ 10: Milestones of the ASEAN Foundation 4

Accomplishments and Highlights in 2007 6

•PromotingGreaterAwarenessofASEAN 7

•GreaterInteractionandParticipationofPeopleinASEANActivities 9

•HumanResourcesDevelopmentandCapacityBuilding 12

•PovertyAlleviation 17

Projects of the ASEAN Foundation 19

CompletedandOngoingProjectsin2007 20

•CompletedProjects 20

•OngoingProjects 22

Financial Highlights 24

Management: Board of Trustees, Council of Advisors and Staff 29

MembersoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheASEANFoundation 30

CouncilofAdvisorsoftheASEANFoundation 30

ASEANFoundationStaffMembers 32

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The year 2007 was significant for the ASEAN Foundation. In June,ASEAN member countries completed the ratification process whenthey all deposited their instruments of ratification of the Revised Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the ASEAN Foundation.Withthis,theASEANFoundationwasformallyaccordedlegalpersonalityasanon-profitorganization.

The year marked ASEAN’s 40th anniversary as well as the ASEANFoundation’s 10th anniversary. To commemorate these occasions,the ASEAN Foundation took the lead in organizing on 7 August2007 a regional forum on “Rethinking ASEAN: Towards the ASEAN

Community 2015,” an event that gave various stakeholders the opportunity to take a moreprofoundlookattheemergingASEANCommunity.

InNovember2007,ASEANFoundationwasenshrinedintheASEANCharterwhichtheASEANLeaders signed during their 13th Summit in Singapore. Article 15 of the ASEAN ChartermandatestheASEANFoundation“tosupporttheSecretary-GeneralofASEANandcollaboratewith the relevantASEANbodies to supportASEANcommunity-buildingbypromotinggreaterawarenessof theASEAN identity,people-to-people interaction, andclosecollaborationamongthebusinesssector,civilsociety,academia,andotherstakeholdersinASEAN.”

As the Foundation starts its second decade of work, I wish to convey the best wishes andthe appreciation of the Board of Trustees to Khun Apichai Sunchindah who served as theFoundation’sExecutiveDirectorfrom17January2005to16January2008.

I also wish to welcome, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr.who takes over the helm of theASEAN Foundation as Executive Director. Dr. Uriarte bringswith him extensive experience and sterling record of performance in government, ASEAN,UnitedNations,academe,andtheprivatesector.

Taking stock of what theASEAN Foundation has achieved in ten years, we are thankful andconfident that in thenextdecade, anevolvingASEANCommunitywill bringbetterqualityoflifeandabrighterfutureforourregion.

H.E. Mr. Vidal Erfe QuerolChair,BoardofTrusteesAmbassadorofthePhilippinestotheRepublicofIndonesia

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES


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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

In going through the work of the ASEAN Foundation since itsestablishmentin1997,itispleasingtonotethatoverahundredprojectshave been funded by the Foundation and successfully implementedbyvariousgovernmentinstitutions,andnon-governmentorganizations.Whileanumberoftheseprojectsarelong-termwhoseimpactsarejustbeginningtobefelt,manyhaveprovidedtrainingtoandupgradedtheskillsofover18,000personsfromallASEANcountries.

In 2007, many of the projects implemented dealt with improvingknowledge and skills and conducting various forums and eventsin theeffort towidenpeople’s involvement inbuilding theASEAN

community. The Foundation also exerted great effort in promoting awareness of ASEAN,especiallyamongtheyouth.

Inpreparingthisyear’sAnnualReport,wehaveattemptedtohighlighttheprojectsinaccordancewiththemainmandatesgiventotheASEANFoundationwhichare:raisingawarenessofASEAN,promotinginteractionandwiderparticipationofpeopleinASEANactivities,developinghumanresources,andhelpingreducepoverty.

Inthecomingyears,thiswillbetheFoundation’sthrustaswestrivetocontinuetobuildontheachievements of the past ten years. However, since our financial resources are not as muchas when theASEAN Foundation started, we will therefore endeavor to find better and moreinnovativewaysinresourcegenerationandallocationandbemoreproactiveindesigningprojectstohelpsustaintheFoundation’sworkwhileremainingresponsiveandrelevanttotheneedsofASEANmembercountries.

WewillalsoaddresstheneedtocatalyzeprivatesectorinterestandcontinueencouragingtheirinvolvementintheworkofbuildingtheASEANcommunity.WehavestartedtoreachouttoanumberofcorporationsandfoundationsandwearedeeplyappreciativeoftheirpositiveresponsetodotheirpartforASEAN.TheASEANFoundationwillcapitalizeonthesynergiesthatwillariseasweestablishworkingrelationshipswiththebusinesssector.

WewishtothankthemembersoftheBoardofTrusteesandtheCouncilofAdvisorsfortheircontinuedstrongsupportandgenerouscooperation;toexpressoursincereappreciationtoallourdonors,inparticular,theGovernmentofJapan,whohavehelpedtheASEANFoundationalltheseyearsandwelookforwardtotheircontinuedsupportandencouragementintheyearsahead.

Dr. Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr.ExecutiveDirector

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15 December 1997• TheASEANLeadersadopt

ASEANVision2020whichprovidesASEANwithitsgoalsin20years:asaconcertofSoutheastAsiannations,outwardlooking,livinginpeace,stabilityandprosperity,bondedtogetherinpartnershipindynamicdevelopmentandinacommunityofcaringsocieties.

• TheASEANLeadersagreetoestablishtheASEANFoundationtohelpbringaboutsharedprosperityandasustainablefuturetoallASEANcountries.

• TheASEANForeignMinisterssigntheMemorandumofUnderstandingestablishingtheASEANFoundation.

December 1998 • TheASEANLeadersadoptthe

HanoiPlanofAction(1998-2004)anddirectsASEANbodiesto“usetheASEANFoundationtosupportactivitiesandsocialdevelopmentprogrammesaimedataddressingissuesofunequaleconomicdevelopment,povertyandsocio-economicdisparities”andto“supporttheactivitiesoftheASEANFoundationandotheravailableresourcesandmechanismtopromoteASEANawarenessamongitspeople.”

28 January 1999• Thediplomaticnotesconcerning

Japan’scontributionofUS$20millionfortheASEANFoundationaresignedinJakarta,IndonesiabyJapaneseAmbassadortoIndonesiaandtheChairmanoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheASEANFoundation.TheestablishmentoftheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFundwasannouncedinMay1998bythenForeignMinisterKeizoObuchiwhoreiteratedit,asPrimeMinisterofJapan,inHanoiinDecember1998.

July 2000• TheMemorandumofUnderstanding

ontheestablishmentoftheASEANFoundationisrevisedandrequiresratificationbyalltenmembercountries.


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7 October 2003• TheASEANLeadersresolvethat

anASEANCommunityshallbeestablishedcomprisingthreepillars,namelytheASEANSecurityCommunity,ASEANEconomicCommunityandASEANSocio-CulturalCommunity.

22 November 2004

5 June 2007 • TheRevisedMemorandumof

UnderstandingontheEstablishmentofASEANFoundationcomesintoforcefollowingthesubmissionoftheinstrumentsofratificationbyallthetenASEANMemberCountriesandineffectaccordingtheASEANFoundationwiththelegalpersonalityofanon-profitorganizationservingthepeoplesoftheASEANRegion.

20 November 2007 • TheASEANLeaderssignthe

ASEANCharter,providinginArticle15that“TheASEANFoundationshallsupporttheSecretary-GeneralofASEANandcollaboratewiththerelevantASEANbodiestosupportASEANcommunity-buildingbypromotinggreaterawarenessoftheASEANidentity,people-to-peopleinteraction,andclosecollaborationamongthebusinesssector,civilsociety,academia,andotherstakeholdersinASEAN.”

• TheASEANSummitadoptstheASEANSocio-CulturalCommunityPlanofActionoutliningthepriorityareastobeundertakenbyconcernedbodiestoadvanceASEAN’ssocialagendathatisfocusedonpovertyeradicationandhumandevelopment.TheASEANFoundationismandatedtoplayanactiveroleinsupportingtheimplementationoftheplanofactionwhichincludespromotingaccesstoinformationandcommunicationtechnologyresourcesofdifferentlyadvantagedgroups(youth,women,personswithdisabilitiesandruralcommunities),promotingASEANawarenessthroughlanguagetrainingandmassmedia;andyouthexchangeactivities(suchasvolunteerprogrammesandyouthcamps)withtheviewoffacilitatinggreaterawarenessamongASEANyouthoftheregion’svisionofacohesivecommunityofcaringsocieties.

• TheASEANLeadersadopttheVientianneActionProgramme(2004-2010)callingforstrengtheningoftheASEANFoundationunderthepoliticaldevelopmentsectionoftherespectivedocumentsinthecontextofincreasingtheparticipationbyvariousASEANbodiesinmovingforwardASEANpoliticaldevelopmentinitiativesthroughpromotionofmorepeople-to-peoplecontacts.

THE ASEAN FOUNDATION @ 10 :

MILESTONES OF THE ASEAN FOUNDATION


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ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS IN 2007 TheASEAN Foundation was established on15 December1997during ASEAN’s 30th Anniversary Commemorative Summit tohelp bring about shared prosperity and a sustainable futureforthepeoplesofallASEANcountries.Nowonits10thyearofoperation, theFoundationhasendeavoured topromotegreaterawarenessofASEAN,greater interactionamong itspeoplesaswellastheirwiderparticipationinASEANactivities.Throughtheimplementationofhumanresourcesdevelopmentandcapacitybuildingprojects, theFoundationhassought toaddress issuesrelatedtopovertyalleviationandsocio-economicdisparitiesintheregion.Agreatmajorityoftheprojectsin2007werefundedfromtheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFund.

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Following the mandate of the 12thASEANSummitheldinDecember2006inCebu,theASEANFoundation,in2007,focused itsworktowardsthefollowingdirections:• Enhance greater awareness about

ASEAN by demonstrating itsrelevanceandbenefittotheASEANpeoples,forexample,byincreasingmorepublicawarenessontheriskto society of emerging infectiousdiseasesandenvironmentalchangeandhowtheregion iscopingwithandshouldberespondingtothesechallenges.

• Focusonyouthasthetargetgroupandtheirroleinbuildingaswellassustaining an ASEAN community,bothatpresentand intothefuturesince theywillbe themoversanddrivers of ASEAN in the yearsahead.

• Promote greater access toInformation and CommunicationTechnology (ICT) by various socialgroupsasamechanismtoempowerpeopleandat thesametimehelpreducethegapsanddisparitiesstillprevailingintheregion.

• Conduct a media campaign todisseminate whatASEAN and theASEAN Foundation are doing inbuilding a community of caringsocieties.

PROMOTING GREATER AwARENESS OF ASEAN

At the request of the ASEAN Standing Committee, theFoundationcontributedapaper,earlyintheyear,on“Promoting ASEAN Awareness, Building a Common Image and Fostering a Regional Identity.” Thepaperlistedanumberofsuggestionsonawareness-raisingactionsrangingfromsocializingASEANsymbols and promoting ASEAN activities to various targetgroups.

The ASEAN Foundation stepped up efforts in producingpublicitymaterialsandpublicserviceannouncements.ManyoftheseannouncementsandreleasesonrelevantASEANtopicsappeared in the print and broadcast media. The ExecutiveDirectorandseniorstaffofASEANFoundationwerequotedand interviewed on a number of occasions on radio andtelevisiontalkshows.

With the improvements made on the ASEAN Foundationwebsite (http://www.aseanfoundation.org), there was anoticeableincreaseinthenumberofvisitorsfrombothwithinandoutsideASEAN.Thehighestnumberofvisitorsoriginatedgenerallyfromtheso-calledolderASEANMemberCountries,namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore andThailand.AsignificantnumberoriginatedfromASEANDialoguePartners like the United States,Australia, Japan, China, IndiaandCanada.


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Youth@ASEAN

The ASEAN Foundation sought tostrengthen and improve access toinformation sources and establishnetworks among various sectors,especiallytheyouth.Relatedtothis,theASEAN Foundation provided assistanceto the relevant youth organizations ofCambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, andViet Nam to develop and connecttheir respective websites with theYouth@ASEAN website. Through thewebsite, the project aims to connectyouthorganizationsand in theprocess,exchange knowledge and informationabout ASEAN and the membercountries.Theprojectwasfundedwithassistance from the Republic of Korea.TheFoundationalsoassistedaUniversityof Indonesia student-led activity called “ASEAN Youth Connect” which haddeveloped a website to facilitatediscussion, information exchange andsharing of experiences among theyouth.

ASEAN Awareness Survey

TohelpdevelopamoreeffectivecommunicationscampaignonASEANfortheyouth,an“ASEAN Awareness Survey”fundedbytheGovernmentoftheRepublicofKorea,wasconductedamong university students in ASEAN countries to gaugetheirknowledge,attitudesandorientationaboutASEAN.Themainfindings revealed thatwhileuniversitystudentsacrossASEAN do share certain common aspirations and even arelativelygoodsenseofbelongingandaffinitywithASEAN,therearesignificantdegreesofunevennessintheknowledgeofandassociationwiththeregionamongthestudentswhichpresentsachallengeintermsofforgingasenseofcommonregional identity. Italsopointstothefactthata“onesizefitsall”ASEANawarenesscampaignormessagingmaynotbethe most effective and appealing way to reach even amonguniversity-levelstudentsacrosstheregioninviewofthevariednatureoftheirinterestinandunderstandingofASEAN.

Enhancing Youth Awareness Through Information Technology

TopromoteASEANawareness among the youth in amoreeffective way, theASEAN Foundation with funding supportfrom the Government of Japan, developed a novel andinnovative computer video game called the ASEAN Quest.Thegamecontains3mini-questsand3mini-gamesthatleadtothemainchallengeofbuildingtheASEANenergygrid.Asthegameprogresses,theplayergetsinformedaboutthe10ASEAN countries, gets to listen to their national anthems,view ASEAN heritage sites and read important ASEANdocuments.

Asoneof theASEANFoundation’s important functions, thetask of promotingASEAN awareness requires a continuousprogram of enabling stakeholders and the general public toachieve a more informedinteraction about ASEANprogramsandactivities.ThisThisproject was funded by theJapan–ASEANSolidarityFund.


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Towards the building of an ASEANcommunity – of people -- the ASEANFoundation’sagenda includepromotinggreater interaction among the peoplesof ASEAN as well as their widerparticipationinASEANactivities.

Since its establishment, the ASEANFoundation has continued to supportforums, interactions and exchangesamong various groups with commoninterestaimedtobringpeopletogether,build trust, and share informationand experiences. These includedbusinessmen,students,non-governmentorganizations, health professionals,educators and experts. They not onlyshared experiences and voiced theirviews but also examined what was atstakeforthemintheemergingASEANcommunity.

Throughtheseforumsand interactions,some regional associations have beenformed likethe Asian Farmers Alliance,representing10 million farmers in Asiaand the ASEAN Puppetry Association,organized in 2007 which seeks tocoordinatepuppetryactivitiesinASEANand to conserve the puppetry heritageof ASEAN. Women’s groups have alsoformednetworksandlinkagesasaresultoftheirparticipationinASEANactivities.Other alumni groups, arising fromprojects,havealsoemergedresultinginawidespectrumofpeoplewho,intheirown way, have continued to share intaskofbuildingtheASEANcommunity.For its part, the ASEAN FoundationhostedsomegatheringsamongstudentsinJakartatobriefthemondevelopmentsin ASEAN and youth activities beingundertakenandtodrumuppublicityandinterestinthecelebrationoftheASEANFoundation’stenthanniversary.

Good Corporate and Social Governance in Promoting ASEAN’s Regional Integration

Earlyin2007,theASEANFoundationworkedwiththeASEANBusiness Advisory Council and the ASEAN Secretariat inorganizing the seminar on “Good Corporate and Social Governance in Promoting ASEAN’s Regional Integration.”Theforumwasheld inJakartaandemphasizedthegrowingimportance of incorporating Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR)practicesinbusinessactivities.Theeventwasattendedbyministers,governmentofficials,andrepresentativesofthebusinesscommunity,civilsociety,andacademe.

International Symposium on “Global Health: Borderless Movement of Disease

ASEAN public health experts have also formed their ownnetworkandparticipatedinactivitiestohelpaddressregionalhealthconcerns.TheASEANInstituteforHealthDevelopment,MahidolUniversity,Thailandwith the support of theASEANFoundation organized the International Symposium on “Global Health: Borderless Movement of Diseases”on29-30November 2007 in Bangkok. Around 200 professionals andexperts in public health and related fields andAIHD alumniparticipated in the symposium which covered importanthealth topics such as epidemics and borderless movementofdiseases.ThesymposiumstrengthenedAIHD‘snetworkofpublichealthintheregion.

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2nd ASEAN Student Leaders Summit and Cultural Festival

TheASEAN Foundation supported theconvening of several student-relatedforumsin2007.The “2nd ASEAN Student Leaders Summit and Cultural Festival”was held at the Angeles UniversityFoundation in Angeles City, thePhilippines on 22-26January 2007.133studentsfrom47academicinstitutionsinASEAN,ChinaandKoreaparticipatedinafour-daysummitamongstudentswherethey conducted their own interactivegroup discussions and presentations,skill-building and dialogue sessionson issues such as ASEAN awareness,civic responsibility and communityservice, values, entrepreneurship andvolunteerism.Attheendofthesummit,thestudentleaderssignedadeclarationexpressing their “commitment topromote Awareness and Unity among ASEAN Youth,”andtofurtherfosterthespiritintheASEANcommunity.

ASEAN Students Engaging Action for Local and Regional Contribution to Society (ASEAN Logics)

The Foundation supported the “ASEAN Students Engaging Action for Local and Regional Contribution to Society (ASEAN Logics),” aninteractiveforumtosensitizestudentstovariouschallenges facing the region and to discuss approaches onhowtoaddressthem.Theactivity,heldon3-14August2007,wasorganizedbytheUniversityofIndonesiaandparticipatedinbyaround45studentsfromASEANcountries.Twoweeksofinteractiveactivitiesinvolvingdiscussionsandsitevisitsresultedinagreatbondingandlearningexperiencefortheparticipants.TheyweredividedintofourgroupsandvisitedfourplacesinIndonesiaeachassignedwiththefollowingdiscussiontopics:a. Singaraja,Baliforthetopic“BridgingtheDifferencesin

Culture&Beliefs”b. Gorontalo,Sulawesiforthetopic“Globalization,Poverty,

andDevelopment”c. Jayapura,Papuaforthetopic“ChallengesofEpidemic

Diseases”d. Malang,EastJavafortopic“EcosystemandWildlife

Conservation.”

Inthesitevisits,theparticipantsbecameimmersedwiththelocal community to understand the local way of life. Someof the participants joined local residents and lent their handto help build a library. Returning to Jakarta, the participantssharedexperiencesandformulatedaplanofactionforfutureinteractionactivitiesamongtheyouth.

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Community 2015.ThiswasheldattheASEANSecretariat inJakartaon7August2007.H.E.Dr.SusiloBambangYudhoyono,PresidentoftheRepublicofIndonesia,openedtheforumwithan inspiring address tracingASEAN’s historic transformationandexpressingoptimismatachievinganASEANCommunityby 2015.The event provided an opportunity for keyASEANstakeholders to exchange views and get a more profoundunderstandingofthevisionofanASEANCommunityin2015,how it would impact on people, business and the region ingeneral,andwhattheexpectedchallengesandopportunitieswouldbe.

TheASEANFoundationtagline“Think, Feel and Act ASEAN” wasalsohighlightedinthedifferentsessionsparticipatedinbytheprivatesector.

High School Student Exchange Program for Japan and ASEAN

The ASEAN Foundation supportedthe “High School Student Exchange Program for Japan and ASEAN.” Tenparticipants from all ASEAN membercountries attended an orientationprogram and fieldwork at Aichi YouthCenter. The students were given theopportunity to study in senior highschoolsinJapanandtoexperiencetheactivitiesoflocalcommunityhomestaywithJapanesefamilies.Thisexperiencehas deepened their understanding ofJapanandcontributedtothepromotionof intercultural understanding betweenJapan and ASEAN. The students alsoparticipated in the study tour of Kyotoand Himeji to learn about Japanesetraditionalculture.

Rethinking ASEAN! Towards ASEAN Community 2015

IncelebratingASEAN’s40thanniversaryin2007,theASEANFoundationbroughttogetherover200leadingprivatesectorandcivilsocietyrepresentatives,scholars,andregionalpolicymakersforadiscourseonRethinking ASEAN! Towards ASEAN


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The ASEAN Foundation has continuedtogiveimportancetosupportinghumanresources development (HRD) andcapacity building programs, especiallyamong ASEAN’s new members:Cambodia,LaoPDR,Myanmar,andVietNam--ortheCLMVcountries--toenablethemtocatchupwiththerestofASEAN.HRDprojects isneeded inbuilding thenecessary skills and attitudes of theregion’s manpower (including women,youth,smallentrepreneurs,social,healthcare and rural extension workers, andothers)towardsdevelopment.

Manyoftheprojectsarerelatedtotrainingontheuseandapplicationofinformationand communication technology or ICT.Upgraded skills in ICT and computerapplications will help facilitate learningand improvement of knowledge andskills in other sectors. Other HRDactivitiesimplementedin2007includedtechnical training in specialized fieldssuch asbiomass as renewable energy,the geographical information system,remote sensing, capacity building forcooperatives and entrepreneurshipfor women, non-government workers,fisheries, marine coastal environment,andtheprovisionofscholarshipgrants.

ASEAN Foundation Partnerships with Microsoft Indonesia and Hewlett Packard

On ICT promotion, theASEAN Foundation hasestablished collaborativepartnership with Microsoft and Hewlett Packard, twomajorglobalICTcorporations,in providing “training oftrainers”andother typesofsupport services to severaltargetgroups.

InFebruary2007,HewlettPackardannouncedthat theASEANFoundationwasselectedas recipientof the“2007HPMicroEnterpriseDevelopmentGrantInitiative”forIndonesia.Thegrantamounted to US$80,000 in the form of computer hardware,cashandcurriculumtobeusedforsoftware,computerliteracy,training for trainers, equipment installation and warrantypurchases, and other initiatives. With the grant, the ASEANFoundationdevelopedaseriesofactivitiestoencouragemicroentrepreneurstoaccessthetechnologyandgetapracticalandhands-on training.An initialphaseevaluationwasconductedin July followed by a seminar and workshop in August forSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) participants. InOctober,theASEANFoundationparticipatedintheHP“SmartCurriculum Technology” Training of Trainers programme inBangkok.The training provided basic knowledge on how tousethecurriculumtohelpSMEs.

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TheASEANFoundationandPT.MicrosoftIndonesia entered into a secondphase of partnership for the UnlimitedProgramme(UP)inIndonesiaamountingtoUS$75,000.For2007-08,theASEANFoundationhascontinuedtosupporttheprogramme by developing a localizedUPCurriculumandvideotrainingkitfordistribution to about 100 communitytrainingcentersthatwillbedevelopedinruralareasacrossIndonesia.

ICT Training in Developing Countries

To improve the capacity of CLMVcountries in designing ICT trainingprograms, improve skills in the labormarket,andtoincreasecompetitivenessin ICT, the National Electronics andComputerTechnologyCenter(NECTEC),Thailand and the ASEAN Foundationconducted this project on19-30March2007. The workshop was held at theNECTEC Training Center in Bangkokand participated in by 29 IT trainers,technicians, and webmasters fromgovernment and non governmentorganizations participated in theworkshop. The training has increasedthenumberofwell-trainedICTpersonnelin CLMV countries, strengthened theirhuman resource base with improvedskills in ICT. The ASEAN Foundation’ssupporttotheprogramhasenabledthe

participantstocontinuetosustainthelearningexperiencebyconductingtrainingforotherpeopleandapplyingtheknowledgeandtechniquestheyhaveacquiredtotheirrespectivejobsandbusinesses.The project has also helped build up a positiveworkingrelationshipamonggovernmentandnon-governmentagenciesinpromotingICTskills.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Small and Medium Enter prises in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region of ASEAN: Reusing Biomass Waste in Industrial Boilers for Energy Recovery

Manyfactoriesintheregionhavebeenusingnon-renewablefuels such as coal, natural gas or diesel in operating theirindustrial boilers to produce steam for their production.Often, this practice has been inefficient, costly and notenvironmentally friendly. The project, implemented by theAsian Productive Organization (APO) of Japan in February2007aimedatintroducingandpromotingtheuseofbiomassfromagro-wasteasasourceofrenewableenergyamongsmallandmediumenterprises in theGreaterMekongSub-Region(GMS)andtrainingparticipantsontechniquesforitsuse.Theintensive training project involved a number of preparatorymeetings,aseriesofseminarsandregionaltrainingsessionsinGMScountriesparticipatedbydifferentstakeholderssuchas industrial associations, SME organizations, governmentorganizations and ministries, and boiler manufacturers. Thenational productivity organizations of APO were activelyinvolvedintheimplementationoftheproject.

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Capacity-building for Creating an Eco-circulation Society through Biomass Utilisation in the BIMP-EAGA Region

Together with the ASEAN ProductivityOrganization(APO)ofJapan,theASEANFoundation carried out a three-yearprogrampromotingtheuseofbiomasswasteforsustainablefuelsourceintheBruneiDarussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area(BIMP-EAGA).Theprojectculminatedinaregionalworkshopanddemonstrationheld in Kota Kinabalu in May 2007.The project resulted in the transfer ofappropriate technology, training of 120professionals from among nationalproductivity organizations, NGOs,academe and the private sector onthe productive use of local resources,especially biomass waste. The resultsof the training are expected to helpgenerate employment and income,facilitate waste-to-energy projects andimprovelivingstandardsinruralareas.

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

Inthelastdecade,ASEANhassufferedfromseveralforestfirecatastrophes that have wreaked untold damage to membercountriesintermsofeconomic,socialandenvironmentallosses.InsupportofASEANeffortstocombatchallengesrelatedtotransboundary haze, the ASEAN Foundation has supportedthetrainingofforestrypersonneltoupgradetheirskillsintheuseofthegeographicinformationsystemandremotesensingtechnologies to detect forest fires in remote or inaccessibleareas.UsingtheGISandRStechniqueswouldhelpmembercountriesmanageandmonitortheirforestsusingsatelliteandother images.TheForestryDepartmentofMalaysiaconductedthetrainingworkshopfor18ASEANpersonnel inAugust2007inKualaLumpur.

Regional Forum on ICT Applications in Enterprise Development, Building Networks and Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs in Co-operatives

To build the capacity of women in entrepreneurship andcooperativesdevelopment,theAsianWomeninCo-operativeDevelopment Forum (AWCF) and the ASEAN Foundationsuccessfully organized an exchange program activity inIndonesia from19 to 31 March 2007 and a regional foruminThailand from 31 July to 2August 2007.The activities ofthis project started in July 2006 and would culminate in apublicawarenessconferencescheduled in thePhilippines inFebruary2008.Theprojecthasbenefited40womenleadersand entrepreneurs from 20 cooperatives and associationsparticipatingintheregionalforum.Underpreparationisabookreportontheresultsoftheforumon“ICTApplications,BuildingNetworksandOpportunitiesforWomenEntrepreneursinCo-operatives.”Thewomenareexpectedtoimplementwhattheyhavelearned,sharetheir insightswiththeir localorganizationsand continue to network and relate with their counterpartorganizationsintheregion.


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Linking Small Farmers to Market

Small farmer groups need training andaccesstoinformationandcommunicationtechnologiestostimulategrowthintherural economy. This two-year project,beingundertakenbyAsianPartnershipforthe Development of Human ResourcesinRuralAsia(AsiaDHRRA),aimstobuildthe capacity and upgrade the skills of168NGOfrontlinersandfarmerleadersinentrepreneurialengagementsaswellas in the use of appropriate farm andmarketinformationsystems.Theprojectalso seeks to establish marketing linksandinformationsystemsbetweensmallfarmers’ group and market players andto collaborate with policy makers atnational and regional levels to respondto agricultural marketing issues facedbythesmallfarmers.Thefirstphaseoftheprojectinvolvedmarketresearchandstarted in October 2007. This includedaninventoryofproductionandmappingof existing marketing initiatives in theregion.

Human Resources Development for Sustainable Development of Fisheries in Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Region

The fisheries sector is a potential growth area for theBruneiDarussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-PhilippinesEastASEANGrowthAreaorBIMP-EAGAwithitsislands,seasandabundant natural resources. Promoting the development ofsustainablefisheriesprogramswouldhelpthegrowthofsmallandmediumenterprisesinthisarea.FisheriesofficialsbothatcentralandprovincialgovernmentsofBIMP-EAGAsub-regionwere trained by regional experts and staff from SoutheastAsian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) on marinecapture fisheries, aquaculture, and post-harvest technologyemphasizing the promotion of sustainable fisheries andsmall andmediumenterprisedevelopmentprograms.Thesefisheriesofficialswouldhelpconductfurthertrainingservicesin their target areas and provide direction for future intra-regionalcollaborationinsustainabledevelopmentoffisheriesparticularly for small and medium enterprises. The projectwas implementedfromApril2005toOctober2007andhasimprovedtheknowledgeandskillsof253persons.


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The ASEAN International Conference “Conservation on the Coastal Environment”

The ASEAN International Conferenceon “Conservation on the CoastalEnvironmentwasorganizedbytheOceanResearch Institute of the Universityof Tokyo and the ASEAN Foundation.This was held on 12-13 November2007 at the Chulalongkorn Universityin Bangkok,Thailand. Sixty participantsfromallASEANmembercountriesandJapan participated in the conference,exchangedusefulinformationoncurrentenvironmentalconcerns,anddiscussedfuture direction of conservation of theASEAN coastal marine environment.Participants learnedof the internationalcriteria for the analysis of hazardouschemicalsshouldcoastalenvironmentsbe contaminated. They also learned ofvarious approaches to conservationwhich are to be disseminated to thepublic. The conference agreed toestablish a well-organized networksystem on the conservation of coastalenvironment, provide information andtechnicalknowledgeontheconservationof coastal environment and draw up aframeworkforfutureaction.

ASEAN Foundation Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies

The ASEAN Foundation has continued to provide“Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies” to pursuehigh quality human resources within ASEAN membercountries and to encourage and promote studies inASEANuniversities. As of 2007, the Foundation has awarded17 scholarship grants to ASEAN nationals to undertakepostgraduatestudies (Master’sdegree)at theAsian InstituteofManagement,SEAMEOBIOTROP,KingMongkutUniversityofTechnology,MaejoUniversity,KasetsartUniversity,AngelesUniversity, SEAMEO SEARCA, and National University ofSingapore. The ASEAN Foundation has ongoing scholarshipagreementswith theNationalUniversity ofSingapore,AsianInstitute of Technology and Chulalongkorn University, for atotal of18 scholarship grants commencing in August 2008.In2007,tenfullscholarshipsweremadeavailableforASEANnationals pursuing Master’s degrees at AIT. Two researchscholarship grants were made available at the NationalUniversity of Singapore (NUS). The scholarships are fundedthroughtheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFund.

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The ASEAN Foundation seeks tocontribute to the evolution of adevelopmentcooperationstrategy thatpromotes mutual assistance, equitableeconomic development and thealleviation of poverty. It has partneredwithinstitutionsintheregionincarryingoutprogramsthatwouldinthelongrunhelpcontribute to improving livelihood,increasing income, providing basicservicesorcreatingbetteropportunitiesfor growth. It has also assisted incapacity building projects to helpagencies provide extension servicesor implement alternative livelihoodprojects for rural communities andcoastalvillageswheremostofthepoorreside.

As poverty reduction efforts willcontinue to be an important endeavoramong ASEAN countries, the ASEANFoundation recognizes the need todevelop skills and the capacity ofrelevant institutions to analyze andaddresspoverty issuesmoreeffectively.In this regard, theASEAN FoundationhaspartneredwiththeAsianInstituteofTechnology(AIT)inconductingtwo capacity building projectsonpovertyalleviationin2007.

Capacity Building in Poverty Mapping in ASEAN Member Countries

Acountry’seconomicgrowthcanbemademoresignificantifsuchgrowthreflectsonavillageorlocalitywherereducingthe poverty head-count has been assigned. This valuableinformationcanbeachievedandbrought into lightbyusinggeographic information system (GIS) mapping techniqueswhichallowuserstoview,understand,interpret,andvisualizedata in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, andtrendsintheformofmaps,globes,reports,andcharts.

Theseskills,however,arenotcommon inASEANcountries.Building thecapacityof relevant localagenciesandofficialsalongthislinehasbeenidentifiedasastrategytostrengthenlocaleffortsinpovertyalleviation.Povertymapscanbeusedto identify areas in which development has been laggingbehind. Detailed information and analysis can help definewhere interventions are needed and what kind would besuitablewithintheareasselected.

ThefirstphaseoftheprojectwascarriedoutinOctober2007atAIT’sGeoinformaticsCenterinBangkok,Thailand.Thethree-week intensivetrainingwastailor-madefor20officialsfromthestatisticsandplanningagenciesofCambodia,LaoPDR,Myanmar,ThailandandVietNam.Theparticipantsproducedpovertymapsattheendofthetraining.TheprojectprovidedSTATAandArcView licensed software tonational statisticalorganization of each country to apply their knowledge intopractice. The project has received the active support andcooperationoftheWorldFoodProgramandWorldBankcountryofficesinThailand,signifyingitsrelevance.Thesecondphaseofthetraining,tobecompletedin2008,wouldinvolveofficialsfromBruneiDarussalam,Indonesia,Malaysia,Philippines,andSingapore.Itisexpectedthathighqualitytrainingmaterialsandsampledatasetswillbedevelopedattheendoftheproject.These materials would beavailable to interestedusersintheregion.

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

Roadinfrastructuredevelopmentacrossthe Greater Mekong Sub-region has, inrecentyears,createdgreatermobilityofgoodsandpeopleand increasing intra-regionaltrade.Thedilemma,however,iswhethertheseroadsactuallycontributeto alleviating poverty in the poorerregions or only increase the disparitybetween the richandpoor, resulting infuturetensionsintheregion.

Designed by AIT, the project aimsto strengthen human resources andmanage change without marginalizingthe more vulnerable people in theregion, especially poor women andethnicgroups.Italsoexploreshowroadtransportation development can beeffective inpromoting regionalmobilityandmigrationwhileprotectingtherightsofvulnerablepeople.Theprojectfocuseson Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar andViet Nam. The project contract wassigned inAugust 2007and theprojectis expected to commence in January2008.

Specifically,theprojectaimstodevelopabetterunderstandingofgapsincurrentmethods and impact assessmentcriteriaongenderandpovertyanalysis;

strengthen the capacity of participants to conduct analysisin the context of their own countries, and become trainers;anddevelopstudiesandimpactassessmenttoolsongenderand poverty analysis for ASEAN countries.The project alsoincludesgraduatecoursesformaster’sanddiplomadegrees,nationalworkshops,fieldresearchineachcountry,andregionalworkshopsonthetopic.

The Asian Institute of Technology has partnered with the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Public Works andTransportation Institute of the Ministry of Communication,Transport,PostandConstructionofLaoPDR,EconomicandDevelopment Association of Myanmar, and the TransportDevelopment and Strategic Institute of the Ministry ofTransportofVietNamtoimplementtheproject.

PROJECTS OF THE ASEAN FOUNDATIONSinceitsestablishmentin1997,theASEANFoundationhasfocuseditseffortstowardshelpingtodeveloptheASEANSocio-CulturalCommunity.Theprojectssupportedhavebeencategorized intofour sector areas, namely: social development, science andtechnology, environment, and culture and information. Most oftheprojectsproposedandapproveddealtwithhumanresourcedevelopment in these areas with the aim of addressing issuesrelatedtopovertyalleviationandsocio-economicdisparitiesintheregion.AnumberofprojectsrelatedtotheyouthwereundertakentopromotetheirinteractionandparticipationinASEANactivities.

Project activities ranged from training workshops, scholarshipgrants, forums, regional forums and meetings, interactionactivitiesandexchanges,seminarsandconferencesandpublicitypromotions.TheASEANFoundationfundedprojectsproposedbyinstitutions,governmentalandnon-governmentalorganizationsfromASEANmemberanddonorcountries.

From1997to2007,theASEANFoundationsupported112projectsimplementedbyvariousorganizations.

TOTALNUMBEROFPROJECTS1997-2007 112

SupportedbytheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFund 98

SupportedbythePeople’sRepublicofChina 3

SupportedbytheRepublicofKorea 5

SupportedbytheGovernmentofFrance 3

SupportedbyHewlettPackard 1

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4. Productivity and Quality Management Program (PQPM) for ASEAN SMEs Competitiveness Building

Asian Productivity Organization, Japan

HRD Activity on Sustainable Fisheries

TwelveprojectscostingUS$795,000werecompletedincalendaryear2007.NineoftheseprojectsweresupportedbytheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFund.OnewassupportedbytheRepublicofKoreawhileanotherprojectwassupportedbytheGovernmentofFrance.

Twenty-sixprojectswereconsideredongoingasofDecember2007.Theprojectcontracts for18oftheseprojectswereapprovedin2007.Eightprojectswereimplementedinpreviousyearsbutremainongoingpendingthesubmissionofsomerequirementstoclosethem.

Of the26ongoingprojects,19aresupportedbyJASF,while fouraresupportedbytheRepublicofKorea.Three ongoing projects organized by theASEAN Foundation are supported by PT MicrosoftIndonesiaandHewlettPackard.

Supported by the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund

1. Training on Community Leadership and Entrepreneurship for Small and Medium Agricultural Business in Greater Mekong Sub-Region

Maejo University, Thailand

2. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region of ASEAN: Reusing Biomass Waste in Industrial Boilers for Energy Recovery


3. Human Resources Development for Sustainable Development of Fisheries in Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Region

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Thailand

COMPLETED PROJECTS IN 2007

COMPLETED AND ONGOING PROJECTS IN 2007

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Capacity-building for ASEAN SMEs

5. Fourth High School Student Exchange Program for Japan and ASEAN

Japan’s AFS Association, Japan

6. Promotion of BIMP-EAGA as A Single Destination: with Emphasis on Natural and Cultural Tourism Resources

ASEAN-Japan Centre, Japan

7. Capacity Building for ASEAN SMEs and Venture Businesses


8. Human Resources Development Programme on Pilot Project Training Course of Participatory Project Cycle Management for the Mekong Region


9. 2nd ASEAN Student Leaders Summit and Cultural Festival

Angeles University Foundation, Philippines

Supported by the Republic of Korea

10. 7th ASEAN Science and Technology Week

Ministry of Research and Technology, Indonesia

11. ASEAN Puppetry Human Resources Development: 1st ASEAN Puppetry Festival

Sena Wangi – The National Secretariat of Indonesian Puppetry, Indonesia

Supported by the Government of France

12. Training on Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) on eCommerce

SEAMEO Regional Training Centre in Viet Nam


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ONGOING PROJECTS IN 2007

Supported by the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund

1. Regional Seminar on the ASEAN Foundation

ASEAN Foundation

2. Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies ASEAN Foundation

3. Capacity Building on Supply Chain Management for Agribusiness SMEs in the Mekong Region

Asian Productivity Organisation, Japan

4. Building Capacities of Women Entrepreneurs and Exploring Opportunities for Micro Enterprise Development for Cooperatives in Southeast Asia

Asian Women in Co-operative Development Forum, Philippines

5. Enhancing Youth Awareness through Information Technology

ASEAN Foundation

6. ICT Training in Developing Countries National Electronics and Computer

Technology Center, Thailand

7. Capacity Building in Poverty Mapping for ASEAN

Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

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

Forestry Department Peninsular, Malaysia

9. ASEAN Students Engaging Action for Local and Regional Contribution to Society (ASEAN Logics)

University of Indonesia

10. ASEAN International Conference “Conservation on the Coastal Environment”

Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan

11. ASEAN Forum: Rethinking ASEAN! Toward ASEAN Community 2015

ASEAN Foundation

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

Asian Institute of Technology , Thailand

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

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Thailand

14. Linking Small Farmers to Market Asian Partnership for the Development

of Human Resources in Rural Asia, Philippines

15. International Symposium on “Global Health: Borderless Movement of Diseases”

Mahidol University, Thailand

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

Naresuan University, Thailand

17. Capacity Building for Creating an Eco-circulation Society through Biomass Utilisation in the BIMP-EAGA Region


18. Development of Productivity Specialists – Capacity Building for ASEAN Managers


19. Strengthening ICT in Schools and SchoolNet Project in ASEAN Setting II

National Electronics and Computer Technology Center and UNESCO, Thailand

Supported by the Republic of Korea

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

21. First Meeting of the ASEAN Puppetry Association

Sena Wangi – The National Secretariat of Indonesian Puppetry, Indonesia

22. ASEAN Awareness Survey ASEAN Foundation

23. ASEAN Awareness Forum and Workshop ASEAN Foundation

Supported by Hewlett Packard

24. Micro Enterprise Development Project (MEDP)

ASEAN Foundation

Supported by Microsoft Indonesia

25. Developing Local IT Skill Training Material for Rural Farming

ASEAN Foundation

26. Sharing Community Training Learning Centre (CTLC) Stories to Stake Holders

ASEAN Foundation

ICT Training

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


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KANTOR AKUNTAN JOHAN MALONDA ASTIKA & REKAN

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C e r t i f i e d P u b l i c A c c o u n t a n t s

J l . P l u i t R a y a 2 0 0 B l o k V N o . 1 - 5 J a k a r t a - 1 4 4 5 0 I n d o n e s i aT e l . : ( 6 2 - 2 1 ) 6 6 1 - 7 1 5 5 F a x . : ( 6 2 - 2 1 ) 6 6 3 - 0 4 5 5E - m a i l : j m j k t @ j o h a n m a l o n d a . c o m w w w . j o h a n m a l o n d a . c o mW i t h O f f i c e s i n S u r a b a y a , M e d a n a n d B a l i

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

Report No. 8273-A3/JMA3.JY3

The Board of Trustees and Executive Director THE ASEAN FOUNDATION

We have audited the accompanying Statements of Financial Positions of The ASEAN Foundation for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related Statements of Activities and Fund Balances and Statements of Cash Flows for the years then ended. These Financial Statements are the responsibility of The ASEAN Foundation’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Financial Statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards established by the Indonesian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Financial Statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall Financial Statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the Financial Statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the Financial Positions of The ASEAN Foundation as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the Changes in its Fund Balances and its Cash Flows for the years then ended, in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles applied in Indonesia.

Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic Financial Statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplementary information is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic Financial Statements. Such information has been subjected to the procedures applied in the audits of the basic Financial Statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic Financial Statements taken as a whole.

JOHAN MALONDA ASTIKA & REKAN Licence No. KEP-426/KM.6/2004

Drs Johan Yoranouw Public Accountant Licence No. 98.1.0026

April 10, 2008

Notice to Readers

The accompanying Financial Statements are not intended to present the Financial Position, Statements of Activities and Fund Balances and Statements of Cash Flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than Indonesia. The standards, procedures and practices utilized to audit such Financial Statements may differ from those generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than Indonesia. Accordingly, the accompanying Financial Statements and the auditor’s report thereon are not intended for use by those who are not informed about the Indonesian accounting principles and auditing standards and their application in practice.

BAKER TILLYINTERNATIONAL

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Country Pledged Fund Remitted Fund

BruneiDarussalam USD 1,000,000 USD 1,000,000

Indonesia USD 1,000,000 USD 1,000,000

Malaysia USD 500,000 USD 500,000

Singapore USD 500,000 USD 500,000

TOTAL USD 3,000,000 USD 3,000,000

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE REMITTANCE OF ENDOwMENT FUNDS FROM MEMBER COUNTRIES

asof31December2007

1,000,000 1,000,000

500,000 500,000

3,000,000

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

INDONESIA MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TOTAL

REMITTED FUND in USD

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CAMBODIA

75,00050,000

100,000

500,000 500,000

100,000

1,325,0001,348,413

620,271643,684

LAOS MYANMAR TOTAL UNRESTRICTED FUNDPHILIPPINES THAILAND VIET NAM ACCUMULATED INTEREST

REMITTED FUND

ACCUMULATED INTEREST

BALANCE

UTILIZATION

Country Pledged Fund Utilisation Balance

Cambodia USD 75,000

LaoPDR USD 50,000

Myanmar USD 100,000

Philippines USD 500,000

Thailand USD 500,000

VietNam USD 100,000

Total Unrestricted Fund USD 1,325,000

AccumulatedInterestReceivedUSD 643,684

TOTAL USD 1,968,684 USD 1,348,413 USD 620,271

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE REMITTANCE OF UNRESTRICTED FUNDS FROM MEMBER COUNTRIES

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Country Remitted Fund Utilisation Balance

Japan(SolidarityFund) USD 20,000,000 USD 13,866,529 USD 6,133,471

People’sRep.ofChina USD 200,000 USD 132,036 USD 67,964

Rep.ofKorea USD 200,000 USD 119,156 USD 80,844

FrenchGovernment USD 115,833 USD 96,618 USD 19,215

HewlettPackard USD 34,985 USD 12,036 USD 22,949

MicrosoftIndonesia USD 89,470 USD 28,257 USD 61,213

TOTAL USD 20,640,288 USD 14,254,632 USD 6,385,656

UTILIZATION BALANCEREMITTED FUND

Japan(SolidarityFund)

20,0

00,0

00

13,8

66,5

29

6,13

3,47

1

200,

000

132,

036

67,9

64 20

0,00

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119,

156

80,8

44

115,

833

96,

618

19,2

15

34,

985

12,0

36

22,9

49

89,

470

28,2

57

61,2

13

20,6

40,2

88

14,2

54,6

32

6,38

5,65

6

People’sRep.ofChina

Rep.ofKorea FrenchGovernment

HewlettPackard

MicrosoftIndonesia

TOTAL

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE UTILISATION OF FUNDS FROM OTHER DONORS

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MANAGEMENT: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, COUNCIL OF ADVISORS AND STAFF


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H.E. Mr. VIDAL ERFE QUEROLChairmanoftheBoardofTrusteesAmbassadorofthePhilippinestotheRepublicofIndonesia

PHILIPPINES

H.E. Ms. MARILYN J. ALARILLADirector-General,ASEAN–Philippines

H.E. Mr. RIDZWAN DZAFIRViceChairmanoftheBoardofTrusteesAmbassadoratLargetotheRepublicofIndonesia

SINGAPORE

H.E. Mr. JACKY FOODirector-General,ASEAN–Singapore

H.E. PEHIN DATO HAJI HUSIN AHMADAmbassadorofBruneiDarussalamtotheRepublicofIndonesia

BRUNEI

H.E. Mr. LATIF TUAHDirector-General,ASEAN–Brunei

Darussalam

H.E. Mr. KHEM BUNNEANGAmbassadorofCambodiatotheRepublicofIndonesia

CAMBODIA

H.E. Mr. KAN PHARIDHDirector-General,ASEAN–Cambodia

H.E. Mr. DIAN TRIANSYAH DJANIDirector-General,ASEAN–Indonesia

INDONESIA

H.E. Mr. DIAN TRIANSYAH DJANIDirector-General,ASEAN–Indonesia

H.E. Mr. PRASITH SAYASITHAmbassadorofLaostotheRepublicofIndonesia

LAOS

H.E. Dr. KHIANE PHANSOURIVONGDirector-General,ASEAN–Laos

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESAND COUNCIL OF ADVISORS OF THE ASEAN FOUNDATION

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H.E. DATO’ ZAINAL ABIDIN ZAINAmbassadorofMalaysiatotheRepublicofIndonesia

MALAYSIA

H.E. Ms. NAZIRAH HUSSAINDirector-General,ASEAN–Malaysia

H.E. U NYAN LYNNAmbassadorofMyanmartotheRepublicofIndonesia

MYANMAR

H.E. Mr. THAN TUNDirector-General,ASEAN–Myanmar

H.E. Mr. AKRASID AMATAYAKULAmbassadorofThailandtotheRepublicofIndonesia

THAILAND

H.E. Mr. VITAVAS SRIVIHOKDirector-General,ASEAN–Thailand

H.E. Mr. NGUYEN HUU DZUNGAmbassadorofVietNamtotheRepublicofIndonesia

VIET NAM

H.E. Mr. NGUYEN HONG CUONGDirector-General,ASEAN–VietNam

H.E. Dr. SURIN PITSUWANSecretary–GeneralofASEAN

ASEAN SECRETARIAT

H.E. Dr. SURIN PITSUWANSecretary–GeneralofASEAN

Dr. FILEMON A. URIARTE, Jr. ExecutiveDirector,ASEANFoundation

ASEAN FOUNDATION

Dr. FILEMON A. URIARTE, Jr. ExecutiveDirector,ASEANFoundation

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ASEAN FOUNDATION STAFF MEMBERS

NAME POSITION

Dr.FilemonA.Uriarte,Jr. ExecutiveDirector

Mr.AdeCahyadi Finance,AdminandPersonnelCoordinator

Ms.RenelleIvyY.Adan ProgrammeCoordinator

Ms.SeptaniaH.Kadir ProgrammeCoordinator

Mr.AjieAkhmadWahidin ProgrammeOfficer

Ms.NylaGraceG.Prieto ProgrammeOfficer

Ms.PrimaKurniaSari ProgrammeAssistant

Ms.YussyAgastutyPurnami AccountingOfficer

Ms.MargarethaS.Meo FinanceOfficer

Ms.UniPrayuti HumanResourceandAdministrationOfficer

Mr.NikoAtmadja ITSystemsEngineer

Ms.CitraMontagna SecretarytotheExecutiveDirector

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JAPAN-ASEAN SOLIDARITy FUNDInMay1998,H.E.Mr.KeizoObuchi,Minister forForeignAffairsof Japan, announced a contribution of US$20 million from theGovernment of Japan to the ASEAN Foundation to supportprojectsintheareaofeducation,humanresourcesdevelopment,business exchanges and other activities to help ASEAN’sdevelopmentandstrengthenJapan-ASEANcooperation.Unlessotherwisestated,projectsoftheASEANFoundationarefundedbytheJapan-ASEANSolidarityFund(JASF).

ABOUT THE ASEAN FOUNDATION Established by the ASEAN Leaders on 15 December 1997during ASEAN’s 30th anniversary, the ASEAN Foundationaims to help bring about shared prosperity and a sustainablefuture for thepeoplesofASEANwhosemembercountriesareBrunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.The Memorandum of Understanding on its establishment wasrevisedinJuly2000andratifiedbyalltenmembercountriesinJuly2007.TheFoundationhastwoobjectives:

• promotegreaterawarenessofASEAN,andgreaterinteractionamong the peoples of ASEAN as well as their widerparticipationinASEAN’sactivitiesinteraliathroughhumanresources development that will enable them to realizetheirfullpotentialandcapacitytocontributetoprogressofASEAN Member States as productive and responsiblemembersofsociety

• endeavour tocontribute to theevolutionofadevelopmentcooperation strategy that promotes mutual assistance,equitable economic development, and the alleviation ofpoverty.

On 20 November 2007, theASEAN Leaders signed theASEANCharterattheir13thSummitheldinSingapore.Article15oftheASEANChartermandatestheASEANFoundationto:

• support the Secretary-General of ASEAN and collaboratewith the relevant ASEAN bodies to support ASEANcommunity-building,and

• promote greater awareness of the ASEAN identity,people-to-peopleinteraction,andclosecollaborationamongthe business sector, civil society, academia and otherstakeholdersinASEAN.

TheASEANFoundationisbasedinJakarta,Indonesia.

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