We, the youth of Southeast Asia, express our continued frustration, desperation, and sorrow with what is still happening in Myanmar. Exactly one year ago today, the Myanmar military staged a coup d’etat deposing the democratically elected government and marked the beginning of the widespread and systematic onslaught of Myanmar civilians. Read more…
In this Open Space, AYF is providing a platform for youth record youth’s experience in doing activism and advocating their concerned issues. During the pandemic, youth initiatives do not stop. More strategies and activism arise as we go during the pandemic. Some people start by attending webinars. Some conduct safe Read more…
In this Open Space, AYF is providing a platform for youth to discuss tolerance in the dimension of ethnicity and religion. Recently, it’s becoming more challenging to uphold the principles of tolerance, which are the respect and appreciation of cultures, forms of expressions, and ways of being human. There are rising Read more…
In this Open Space, AYF is providing a platform for youth to discuss the stress that we are facing right now. According to our survey during Youth: Open Space #5, 89% of youth experience mental health issues during the pandemic. Sadly, 20% of you do not have someone that they Read more…
In this Open Space, AYF is providing a platform for youth to discuss youth mortality and livelihood. In the document of ASEAN YDI, it is stated “While mortality in youth is lower than other ages, youth are more likely to to partake in risky behaviors than other cohorts which can impact Read more…
In this Open Space and in the observation of World Population Day (July 11), AYF is providing a platform for youth to discuss the experience accessing a Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services and how it affects the population dynamics in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia Read more…
In this Open Space and in the observation of Pride Month, AYF is providing a platform for youth to discus the experience young queer experience in Southeast Asia. . Southeast Asia is the region where diverse sexual orientation and gender identities are stigmatized as western culture. This stigma is perpetuated Read more…
In this Open Space and in the observation of Earth Day 2021, AYF is providing a platform for youth to share their views and experience in regards to Climate Justice and Green Transition in Southeast Asia. On the 18th of April (Sunday), over 50 youth in Southeast Asia attended the session. The Read more…
Transnational solidarity is much needed in times of crisis. In the past twelve months, the region see youth-led solidarity rising both offline and online, namely #JunkTerrorLaw #WhatshappeninginThailand #TyphoonGoni and recently and currently #WhatshappeninginMyanmar including #MilkTeaAlliance. Transnational activism and solidarity is important for international pressure that can influence dynamic to certain crisis, Read more…
Date: December 19th, 2020 Resource Person: Retha Dungga (Indonesia). Youth in Southeast Asia tend to be restless in moving forward and creating an impact for their communities even in pandemic outbreak. While program design is an essential primary step towards desired successful outcome and impact, not so many young people Read more…