The YSS-ASEAN Students Volunteer Mission to Sarawak, Malaysia scheduled in August 2019 for three weeks, will bring together all ten ASEAN members and China in enhancing the people-to-people interaction, mobility and strengthen linkages within ASEAN.
Provide capacity building training for ASEAN + China Student Volunteers especially in developing valuable skills such as teamwork, leadership, project planning, time management, disaster and crisis management skills, improving their adaptability level, soft skills and proactivity to become a role model to other students as well as to society and to produce Icon Volunteers or Global Volunteer Leaders.
This volunteer mission engages ASEAN member nations and China in sharing the core values of the ASEAN community.
YSS focuses on the capacity building where ASEAN+China student volunteers are trained physically and mentally through the implementation of concepts of “immersion” where they eat, live and breathe with the community; “the right volunteers for the right job” and “inclusiveness”.
Opportunity to attend YSS extensive leadership training programme, YSS-ASEAN Volunteer Leadership Programme in December 2019.
Eligibilities
The students must be from higher learning institutions, in various fields of study and background. Further criteria are as follows:
Must be minimum of 18 years old.
Must be undergraduate, full-time students of higher learning institutions.
Must be active in volunteer work on campus or in the community.
Must be fit to participate in the mission.
Must be a non-smoker and non-vape smoker.
Must be free from any criminal record or any disciplinary offences.
Must possess basic knowledge of ASEAN.
Must be able to converse in English.
Eligible Regions: All ASEAN Member States (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and China.
Application Process
Download the application form from the given link.
