Decades after ASEAN was established in 1967, ASEAN leaders recognised that there remained inadequate shared prosperity, ASEAN awareness and contact among people of ASEAN. Because of this concern, ASEAN leaders established the ASEAN Foundation during the ASEAN 30th Anniversary Commemorative Summit in Kuala Lumpur on 15 December 1997. ASEAN has gone on a long journey to accelerate the region’s economic growth, social progress and cultural development, and the ASEAN Foundation has been an integral part of this mission for the last two decades.
Vision: To build a cohesive and prosperous ASEAN Community.
Mission: To commit to promoting ASEAN awareness through people interaction and collaboration with ASEAN stakeholders to build a caring, cohesive, equitable, inclusive, and peaceful ASEAN Community.
Mandate
• Build greater ASEAN awareness by delivering outreach campaigns and promoting cultural exchange.
• Improve the lives of ASEAN people, especially youth, by providing opportunities for upskilling and reskilling and encouraging collaboration.
The ASEAN Foundation has implemented various activities promoting ASEAN Awareness to the ASEAN Community, currently grouping them into the following six programme thematic areas: 1. Education, 2. Arts and Culture, 3. Media, 4. Environment, 5. Community Building, and 6. Business Community Engagement.
