ASEAN

Young Professionals Volunteer Corps (AYPVC) 2014

Introduction:
AYPVC is a regional volunteering programme initiated by the Brunei government in
conjunction with the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2013. It was endorsed at the Eighth ASEAN
Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY) in Bandar Seri Begawan in May the same year.
The AYPVC programme 2014 is the second round of proposed projects in Laos, Vietnam
and Myanmar. This project aims to continue on the successful completion of 1st AYPVC
programme in 2013 that was held in Cambodia, Indonesia and Philippines involving over 80
volunteers. The programme aims to continue bringing together youth and young
professionals from all over ASEAN together in a platform to support local communities with
skills transfer and service delivery.
Objectives:

To gather young professionals to provide assistance in areas of their expertise;

To develop a sense of responsibility, obligations and duty towards ASEAN among
young volunteers;
To develop and empower the young volunteers with leadership, entrepreneurship
and other skills;
To promote awareness of ASEAN among the communities through exchange of
knowledge and understanding of culture;
To share the skills and expertise of young professionals / volunteers through
volunteer work and training;
To develop ways to improve NGO management capabilities while encouraging and
promoting integrated community involvement.

For more information about AYPVC, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/aypvc
For any relevant enquiries, email us at aseanypvc@gmail.com


Programme:
Country:

Vietnam [Thua Thien Hue province]

Host NGO:

- Hearts for Hue

http://www.heartsforhue.org/
Hearts For Hue is a local NGO in Hue city, Vietnam, working to
improve the quality of life of Hues resettled boat people in the areas
of health, education, sanitation, environment and hygiene
awareness and household economic development, with particular
attention to development of children. The NGO received an award
for being the best small NGO in Vietnam in 2014 by Rockefeller
Foundation and Irish Aid.

Activity and
Proposed Focus
Area:

Volunteers will be divided into two groups. Group One will focus on
doing work around environmental sustainability e.g. Assessing
environmental issues around the village and proposing workable
solutions and climate change mitigation practices for the locals.
Group Two will focus on construction of fence at a local day care
centre for accident prevention and safety in week one and move on
to support Group One with project delivery in week two.
At the end of the programme, volunteers will be expected to deliver
a workshop for local stakeholders before departure (Friday of the
second week). Both activities will involve working in partnership
with the local communities.

Brief Overview:

Rapid economic growth in Vietnam over the last ten years, and its
associated industrialisation, urbanisation, as well as increased
exploitation of natural resources, has created significant pressures
for the environment.
The increasing deterioration of environmental conditions is
emerging as a barrier to growth and development. Climate change
challenges, are multi-sectoral and not just environmental but they
often have a shared environmental dimension in their causes,
impacts, or solutions.
As such, AYPVC will focus on environmental sustainability, working
with the community and young environmental activists to promote
environmental awareness and sustainable practices.
AYPVC will also support a local daycare as well by constructing a
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fence to prevent children from road accidents (an ongoing project

by Hearts for Hue for the community).
Volunteer Criteria:

We are looking for a total of 24 volunteers from all over ASEAN:

18 ASEAN-nonVietnamese + 4 Vietnamese volunteers + 2 media
team member i.e. photographer & videographer with:
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Environmental background either through past volunteering or

professional capacity
Community engagement background and experience such as
ability to communicate effectively, presentation skills, engaging
with the community
General skills that will be valuable for project implementation
and delivery (e.g. environmental engineering, teaching, daycare
experience,)
People skills, leadership ability etc.

Note: We encourage both matured university students and young

professionals with various skills and experiences to apply for AYPVC
Vietnam. Based on the success of previous AYPVC projects that
focused on volunteer-led activities, AYPVC Vietnam will follow this
format to enable volunteers to show their creativity and critical
thinking in producing solutions by working together. Please
highlight your experiences and skills in the essay.
Period:

23rd November to 7th December 2014

Application Form

http://bit.ly/1ud6MSM

Application Deadline

10th October 2014

Project Manager:

Khairunnisa Ashari & Fatin Arifin