Program Goals

Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program participants will develop an attitude of tolerance, respect, and appreciation of ethnic, national, and religious diversity; exchange ideas and mutual understanding among ASEAN and between ASEAN and the U.S.;  develop, foster, and support a sense of civic engagement and responsibility;  develop a commitment to cooperation and a shared vision for the future;  create and grow a network for collaboration withing and among their nations;  increase their understanding of shared global challenges and opportunities; and  learn skills for leadership and civic activism to become active young leaders who will spread the values and knowledge obtained in the program to others in their communities.