ASEAN Youth for the SDGs - Album of Action

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ASEAN Youth for SDGs Webinar Series
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global
33 ASEAN youth representatives took part in a virtual webinar
Citizens organized the ASEAN Youth
series, focusing on the SDGs, Global Citizenship, and SDG Micro-
Projects.
for SDGs Webinar Series during March
and April of 2021 under the umbrella
At the margins of the 14th UN Crime Congress in Kyoto, the
of the UNODC Education for Justice
initiative with the support of the
ASEAN youth representatives participated in a virtual side event,
connecting them with experts and senior professionals to
Government of Japan. It aimed to
highlight initiatives and projects that put the topics relevant to
elevate the knowledge and skills of 33
the Congress into practice.
youth representatives from the
Southeast Asian region to effectively
In a subsequent SDG Micro-Project Incubator phase, the youth
contribute to the Sustainable
representatives received guidance to plan individual SDG Micro-
Development Goals (SDGs) in their
Projects that respond to local challenges in their region.
communities by planning SDG Micro-
Projects.
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P O T E N T I A L T O R E A C H
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SDG Micro-Projects
10
>2.000
DIRECLTY
PEOPLE
SDG Micro-Projects are initiatives that
tackle one or more of the Sustainable
5
Development Goals. The projects are
designed and implemented by young
0
changemakers, who participate in the
youth programs of the BKMC.
Within the ASEAN Youth for SDGs
Workshop
Training
Volunteering
Excursion
Course
Podcast
Media Campaign
Social
Session
Sharing
Event
Tutoring
Camp
Training
Campaign
Poster
Club
Webinar Series, each of the 33 young
SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
3%
15.2%
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being
Southeast Asian leaders planned an
18.2%
SDG Micro-Project, which provides a
SDG 14 Life Below Water
3%
SDG 12 Responsible Production and Consumption
solution to a local challenge, thereby
9.1%
contributing to the achievement of the
SDGs. This Album of Action depicts the
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
6.1%
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
5 Gender Equality
3% SDG
33 SDG Micro-Projects with illustrations
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 4 Quality Education
3%
by the artist Kat J. Weiss.
3%
39.4%
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My project will create opportunities for elderlies and youth
My project will educate primary school students about
to exchange thoughts, experiences, and ideas, especially
sustainable farming practices by organizing field visits
solving the mental health issues caused by neglect and
to an organic farm that cultivates crops in a vertical
model.
abandonment.
4

My project is targeting 10 students at the University of
My project aims to promote quality care and bridging
the gap between youth and senior citizens by
Malaya, Malaysia by giving them free access to attend
an online sharing session and discuss issues regarding
providing assistance and companionship to the elderly.
mental health.
5

My project will empower 10 volunteers in Brunei by
My project aims to empower 40 young people in Ho
providing proper training to engage with the elderly
and teach the value of appreciation, mental health, and
Chi Minh City, Vietnam about mental health and wellbeing
by providing workshops and discussions around
"The-Self".
life-long education.
6

My project will target 10 young students in East Nusa
My project aims to raise awareness for seasonal or
Tenggara, Indonesia with a sharing session about the
summer diseases and prevent them by providing a
SDGs and turn them into SDG activists by drawing and
distance learning course for mothers of children aged 5
to 11.
promoting their own SDG posters.
7

My project focuses on STEM education for 30-50 high
My project will provide career guidance to high school
school grade 12 students in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
students to prepare them for university and choose
through an online campaign, a workshop, and a
their major by conducting workshops and launching a
social media campaign.
mentorship program.
8

My project will empower up to 60 primary school
The objective of my project is to encourage teenagers
and students to brainstorm different career paths
students in the rural region of Vietnam by providing
extracurricular workshops about self-defense skills,
through video and podcast content.
plastic reusing, and English speaking skills.
9

My project will help improve the knowledge of 15
V.Gen Station will aim at building Liberal Arts summer
students in the Jalan Empat Secondary School,
courses and other programs for Vietnamese youth (16-
Selangor, Malaysia by providing free tuition during
25) about three main topics: Self-understanding, Social
issues, and Civic Engagement.
their free time.
10

My project empowers 20 middle schoolers in Sampit,
My project aims to introduce a global audience to the
initiatives of 20 volunteer activists, who work to
Indonesia, by uplifting their daily activities with
productive training about internet safety amidst
improve societal challenges of the bottom billion.
repetitive online learning routines.
11

My project will support law students to train their
My project will empower 10 children in the rural area of
public speaking skills in a Public Speaking Club that
Kompong Speu, Cambodia by providing online training
focuses on societal problems in the 21st century.
sessions about how to adapt to distance learning
during this new normal.
12

My project aims to educate members of a school club
My project seeks to equip 15 youths and young adults
in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with financial literacy skills
about the SDGs. The project motivates the youth to
start on their own SDG Micro-Projects.
through workshops.
13

My project aims to raise job opportunities for 28 recent
My project will empower 10 high school girls in
Vientiane, Laos by organizing a seminar and workshop
graduates from the National University of Laos, by
introducing them to tools and organizing a workshop
about public speaking.
on how to pursue jobs in the new normal.
14

My project will encourage youth from the indigenous
My project contributes to eradicating the negative
community in Malaysia to participate in national
stigma and discrimination against people living with
governance in alignment with the Declaration on the
HIV/AIDS in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, by providing valid
information through a podcast and online talk show.
Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
15

My project educates Singaporeans on how to reduce
My project educates youth on how composting can
plastic wastage in their lives through an informative
contribute to responsible consumption and production
workshop.
through a practical workshop at an Outward Bound
Singapore Camp.
16

My project contributes to the protection of the marine
My project raises environmental awareness through a
poster campaign that informs the public about a coffee
ecosystem of the Philippines while empowering and
uplifting the socio-economic status of 75 families
cup lid that does not require single-use straws.
through capacity-building.
17

My project will empower 34 young politicians of the
My project addresses the issue of excessive
Youth Council of the City Government of Tagaytay with
criminalization and deprivation of liberty of Indonesian
a workshop that focuses on a realistic approach and
girls and cultivates societal awareness through an
Instagram campaign and a Spotify podcast.
result-based outcomes within the Youth Council
Mandatory Training.
18

My project will empower 20 young people between
My project contributes to the prevention of bullying
the age of 12 and 15 by forming an after-school club
among fifty school-aged children in Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam by conducting a three-week workshop and a
and train the young advocates on SDG 16 and all
forms of violence and torture against children.
fan page on Facebook about bullying awareness and
prevention.
19

My project will build capacity among former
combatants to be peacebuilders through leadership
camps in the province of Basilan in support of SDG 16.
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