AASYP

AASYP builds knowledge, inspires engagement and creates connections to give young people a voice on the complex issues in the region that need to be solved together.

Alumni Legacy: Marion advocates for social justice and respect for human rights in global trade

The AASYP Alumni Director, Carly Norman, interviewed Marion Carla Biolena, a supply chain sustainability professional in the Philippines who advocates for social justice and respect for human rights in global trade, and 2020 AASYP Break the Chain delegate. They discussed Marion’s extended career in sustainability, development, and labour/human rights within global supply chains and how …

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What Can You(th) Do to Prevent Child Trafficking

This article is part of AASYP’s Break the Chain 2021, which is a programme that highlights innovative solutions to modern slavery, human trafficking, and forced labour. This article was researched and authored by Break the Chain delegate Oviani. Children are all people under 18 years of age. They have the right to grow and develop, the right …

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Reflections from Dao Nguyen, AASYP’s first Publications director and retiring Non-executive director

Back in the region after two years studying abroad in Europe, we spoke to one of AASYP’s founding team members – Dao Nguyen – about his proudest achievements at AASYP, where he’s going next and the legacy he leaves behind. How did your journey with AASYP start? Tell us about yourself. I joined AASYP in …

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ASEAN-Australia Review 2020: Empowering youth voices in the region

Ho Chi Minh, VN:  Last month, the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership (AASYP) launched the ASEAN-Australia Review 2020 which features the youth’s voices in the region covering three main themes such as Political Security Cooperation, Economic Cooperation and Socio-Cultural Cooperation. For the first time, on 20 June 2021, AASYP’s Publications team, along with Australia-ASEAN Council, hosted …

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Ateneo Bigkis partners with AASYP to strengthen ASEAN-Australia bonds between the Youth

A pandemic won’t stop the youth from striking a conversation. In the spirit of collaboration, AASYP is working with students from Ateneo de Manila University through Bigkis, one of the university’s projects under the National Service Training Program (NSTP) mandated by the Republic Act 9163 under Philippine law. Over the last month, the students have …

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What the youth can do to end the modern slavery?

Canberra, ACT: According to the United Nations Human Rights Office of the Higher Commissioner, COVID-19 subjects millions of children, women and men into contemporary forms of slavery and other forms of exploitation. Thus, the Break the Chain communique published by the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership (AASYP) is of timely significance. This paper offers co-designed cultural, …

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Alumni Legacy: Emily strengthens ASEAN-Australian relations through grassroots projects

Our Alumni Coordinator Danielle Stephenson interviewed Emily Heng Zhi Qin (Em), 5th Year Global Studies and Law student at Monash University and 2019 #AAYLF delegate about her latest projects and how she’s working towards strengthening ASEAN-Australian relations. Danielle: Tell us a bit about yourself. Em: My name is Emily Heng Zhi Qin, or you can …

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