www.aseanfoundation.orgwww.aseanfoundation.org

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 Darussalam16,880

6.25

5.8 0.38

Cambodia404

5.52

181 14

Indonesia1,275

280

1,891 223

Lao PDR 6233.73

237 6.1

Malaysia5,000

130.7

330 27

Myanmar106

5.92

677 57

Philippines1,160

97.7

300 86

Singapore 26,820 116.7

0.7 4.5

Thailand2,726

176.6

513 65

Vietnam635

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 Fund

Contribution 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)

FieldNumber 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

FieldNumber 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

AreaNumber 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