Sensitization Forum on ASEAN and ACSC/APF

Conference Activity

 Understanding ASEAN

This past weekend on 30th June 2012, twelve of SILAKA's CYWA Volunteer Team took part in a introductory workshop held at Korean Center (PGCT).The Sensitization Regional Forum on ASEAN and APF was organized by ADHOC & ACSC/APF 2012 Secretariat and funded by Oxfam Novib.

CYWA members

Following the first ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC) and ASEAN People Forum (APF) on 29-31 March 2012, the APF/ACSC secretariat was scheduled to host a follow-up event to help the regional main streaming for civil society, community representatives in a provincial  regional forum in Siem  and another one to be held in Phnom Penh. All together they were estimating about participants 100 participants. 

The forums objectives set out to:    

o   To raise awareness about the ASEAN, APF/ACSC and Regional Human Rights Mechanisms such as AICHR, ACWC, ACMC.

o   To mainstream join advocacy strategy at regional level on ASEAN and its HR. Mechanisms.

o   Awareness Raising and Preparations for ASEAN Community integration 2015.

Conference showing about ASEAN members

 First of all, we want to share some pictures about conference activities, and our group work. The hole conference is talked about Cambodian will get more benefit from ASEAN on 2015. ASEAN will have self-integration with ASEAN members.


The main point of the conference is want to let people know more about ASEAN, how to get more opportunity, right, and understanding of advocacy in ASEAN. Most Cambodian didn't know what is ASEAN? What is the function of ASEAN? All of these are the big problems because we are ASEAN members so we have to know everything or some part of ASEAN.


One final thought, improving education is more important,because if education is low it's mean that we can't communicate within ASEAN or the world. So, as we are  the future generations therefore we should promote higher education because it will enable us to help our nation and region to become unified, strong and powerful.  

For more information on  schedule click here.


Related links:
The Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
ASEAN