The Hope Center has made the

difference between success and

failure, understanding and

confusion, hope and despair,

for our family.

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- Patty Smith

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Southeast Asia is a region in Asia that is has an untapped resource that can be utilized for the future and that is the YOUTH. Born from the idea, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Intitiative (YSEALI), this collaborartion is a long-term platform which provides the student-leaders in the different countries of Southeast asia an avenue to brainstorm, compare-and-contrast projects, build relationships and connections to combat the climate change the world is facing.

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Activities

Form a growing collaborative alliance between ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) student leaders from the participating countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia
Provide an avenue for discussions and implementations to address different pressing environmental issues in their respective countries
Provide an exchange compare-and-contrast ideas and solutions that can help address the existing problem, if or if not ideas are feasible in their respective countries
Pioneer an alliance between ASEAN student leaders to promote environmental awareness in different aspects (from energy and garbage consumption to protection of terrestrial, aerial and aquatic biodiversity to raising awareness on pressing issue) from different perspective
Have a secured assurance of help from other ASEAN student leaders in times of urgent needs such as natural and/or man-made disaster or simply an avenue to call for help in terms of project implementation and the like
Entreat for a seat in the ASEAN and/or UN to be recognized and represented as an over-all student-leader representative (can be done by election of the inner core country representatives)

Form an ad hoc committee (representatives from different countries) to draft the first constitution which would serve as the supreme mandate of the alliance
Draft resolutions/policies that could be submitted to the Head of Congress in different countries for the legislation of bills and policies, as deemed necessary by the student leaders
Have yearly personal meet-ups to discuss/brainstorm different pressing issues that need to be addressed in the respective countries