ASEAN Foundation and SEAFDEC collaborate to promote sustainable fisheries for food security in Southeast Asia | ASEAN Foundation supports capacity building of small holder ASEAN aquaculture farmers | ASEAN Foundation, ERIA, ITeconomy Advisors to study IT economic impact | ASEAN Foundation, business groups launch ASEAN network for corporate social responsibility | ASEAN Foundation partners with BitDefender and QCOM Group

Social Development | Science and Technology | Environment | Culture and Information OUR PROJECTS Priority Areas Considering the mission of ASEAN, the mandate of the ASEAN Foundation within that mission, the priorities in the Hanoi Plan of Actions, as well as the situational assessment of the Southeast Asian region, the ASEAN Foundation has adopted the following priority areas as the objectives of its Plan of Action: a) Promotion of ASEAN Awareness To make a significant contribution to the promotion of an awareness as well as a positive image of ASEAN among publics within the region as well as selected international publics. b) Promotion of Cooperation among the Peoples of ASEAN and their Greater Participation in ASEAN Activities, and the Reinforcement of ASEAN Solidarity To help bring about an intensification and broadening of co-operative activities among the governments and peoples of ASEAN in all areas but with emphasise on Functional Cooperation. c) Enhancement of Cooperation in Addressing Issues of Poverty Reduction and other Socio-Economic Disparities To help bring about a better life to people in the rural areas of the region and advance the war against poverty. d) Financial Stability and Organisation Development To increase and enhance the capability of the ASEAN Foundation to plan, fund, implement, supervise and evaluate projects within its mandate. Major Programmes and Activities In view of its mandate as ASEAN’s instrument to promote broad-based participation in ASEAN Functional Cooperation, the realities in the region today, and its present capabilities, the ASEAN Foundation has decided to concentrate its programme on human resources development on four major programme areas: a) Social development - children and youth, women, rural development, agriculture, disaster management, education, health and nutrition; b) Science and technology, especially biotechnology and information and communication technology (ICT); c) Environment - forest, coastal zone, and freshwater ecosystem; d) Culture and information. Geographically, special attention will be given to the newer member countries, i.e. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV), as well as BIMP EAGA (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area).   Social Development | Science and Technology | Environment | Culture and Information

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