ASEAN-USAID PARTNERSHIP FOR REGIONAL OPTIMIZATION …

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ASEAN-USAID PARTNERSHIP FOR REGIONAL OPTIMIZATION WITHIN THE POLITICAL-SECURITY AND SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITIES (PROSPECT)

Quarterly Report (April – June 2019)

Participants of the 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest discuss new production techniques during the training workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam May 20th.

This publication was produced by the ASEAN-USAID PROSPECT Project under Contract No. 720-497-18-C-00002 at the request of the United States Agency for International Development. This document is made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the author or authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. Government.

ASEAN-USAID PARTNERSHIP FOR REGIONAL OPTIMIZATION WITHIN THE POLITICAL-SECURITY AND SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITIES (PROSPECT)

Quarterly Report (April – June 2019)

Program Title: ASEAN-USAID Partnership for Regional Optimization within the

Political-Security and Socio-Cultural Communities (PROSPECT)

Sponsoring USAID Office: USAID/Indonesia

Contract Number: 720-497-18-C-00002

Contractor: DAI Global, LLC

Date of Publication: July 30, 2019

Author: DAI Global, LLC

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CONTENTS

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS V

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. ACTIVITIES BY COMPONENT 3

COMPONENT 1 – BUILDING ASEAN AND AMS CAPACITY TO RESOLVE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES 3

WORK STREAM 1: NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY THREATS 3

COMPONENT 2 – SUPPORT ASEAN AND AMS TO ADVANCE EFFECTIVE REGIONAL INTEGRATION TO ENHANCE THE RULE OF LAW AND UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS 8

WORK STREAM 2: RESPONSIVE AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE 8

WORK STREAM 3: HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VULNERABLE AND

MARGINALIZED GROUPS 11

III. COMMUNICATIONS 16

IV. LOOKING AHEAD 16

WORK STREAM 1: NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY THREATS 16

WORK STREAM 2: RESPONSIVE AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE 17

WORK STREAM 3: HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VULNERABLE AND

MARGINALIZED GROUPS 17

V. MONITORING AND EVALUATION 18

EVENT EVALUATION RESULTS 18

VI. GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT 20

VII. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 20

DAI STTA AND TRAINING 20

STAFFING 21

MEETINGS WITH USG 22

GRANTS & PROCUREMENT 22

DELIVERABLES 22

VIII. ANNEXES 23

ANNEX 1 – PERFORMANCE INDICATOR RESULTS 23

ANNEX 2 – QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT 31

ANNEX 3 – PARTNERS MATRIX 31

ANNEX 4 – COST SHARE FROM PARTNERS 33

ANNEX 5 – COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS 35

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TABLES AND FIGURES

Tables

Table 5.1: Event descriptions and evaluation responses April-June 2018 .......................................................... 18

Table 8.1: Annual Performance Indicators Results .................................................................................................. 24

Table 8.2: Quarterly Financial Report ........................................................................................................................ 31

Table 8.3: PROSPECT Partner Matrix through Jun 30, 2019 ................................................................................ 31

Table 8.4: Partners’ Cost Share through June 30th, 2019 ....................................................................................... 33

Table 8.5: List of Communication Products Produced April 1ST - June 30TH, 2019 ........................................ 35

Table 8.6: Reach of Facebook Posts during the Quarter April 1ST - June 30TH, 2019 .................................... 44

Figures

Figure 5.1 Event Participants satisfaction with the Materials ................................................................................ 19

Figure 5.2. Pre-/Post-test Results – 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest Training Workshop ......................... 19

Figure 7.1: PROSPECT Organizational Chart (as of June 30th, 2019) ................................................................. 21

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ACA Anti-Corruption Agency

ACDM ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management

ACE AHA Centre Executive Programme

ACMW ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and

Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers

ACTIP ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children

ACW ASEAN Committee on Women

ACWC ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children

ADSOM ASEAN Defense Senior Officials Meeting

AFMAM ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting

AFML ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

AGEP ASEAN-German Energy Programme

AHA Centre ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management

AICHR ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

AIPA ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly

ASEAN-IPR ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation

ALA ASEAN Law Association

AMEL Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

AMS ASEAN Member States

APA ASEAN Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons

ASOF ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry

AUN ASEAN University Network

AUN-HRE ASEAN University Network - Human Rights Education

ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASEAN-ACT ASEAN-Australia Counter-Trafficking Project

ASEAN-ISIS ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies

ASEAN-WEN ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network

Asia CTIP USAID’s Regional Asia Countering Trafficking in Persons project

ASLOM ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting

AWPR ASEAN Women in Peace Registry

AYSJ ASEAN Youth Social Journalism

AYVC ASEAN Youth Video Contest

BNPT Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Terorisme (Indonesia’ National Agency for Combating Terrorism)

CACJ Council of ASEAN Chief Justices

CCN Cooperating Country National

CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CPI Corruption Perception Index

CRVE Counter the Rise of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism

CSIS Centre for Strategic and International Studies

CSO Civil Society Organization

CTIP Combating Trafficking in Persons

CVE Countering Violent Extremism

DCOP Deputy Chief of Party

DMHA ASEAN Secretariat’s Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Division

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EYSD ASEAN Secretariat’s Education, Youth and Sports Division

FAFD ASEAN Secretariat’s Food, Agriculture and Forestry Division

GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

HRRC Human Rights Resource Center

HRWG Human Rights Working Group

IGAD Inter-Governmental Authority on Development

IGNITE ASEAN-USAID Inclusive Growth in ASEAN through Innovation, Trade and E-Commerce

ILO International Labour Organization

IOM International Organization for Migration

IQC Indefinite Quantity Contract

IUU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated

KPK Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi/ Indonesia’Corruption Eradication Commission

KPI Key Performance Indicator

LSAD ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Services and Agreements Directorate

MEL Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

MIIS Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterrey

NDMA National Disaster Management Authority

NHRI National Human Rights Institution

OFDA USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

PCRVE Prevent and Counter the Rise of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism

PEGD ASEAN Secretariat’s Poverty Eradication and Gender Division

PPR Pandemic Preparedness and Response

PROGRESS ASEAN-U.S. Partnership for Good Governance, Equitable and Sustainable Development and

Security

PROSPECT ASEAN – USAID Partnership for Regional Optimization Within the Political-Security and Socio-

Cultural Communities

RELO U.S. State Department’s Regional English Language Office

RSIS S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

SEA-PAC South East Asia Parties Against Corruption

SEANF Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum

SLOM Senior Labour Officials Meeting

SOM-AMAF Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Agriculture and Forestry

SOMED Senior Officials Meeting on Education

SOMHD Senior Officials Meeting on Health and Development

SOMRI Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information

SOMRDPE Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication

SOMSWD Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development

SOMTC Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime

SOMY Senior Officials Meeting on Youth

TEC Technical Evaluation Committee

THC The Habibie Center

TIP Trafficking in Persons

ToR Terms of Reference

UN ACT United Nations Action for Cooperation Against Trafficking in Persons

UNCAC United Nations Convention Against Corruption

UNDP United Nations Development Program

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UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

USAID United States Agency for International Development

USASEAN United States Mission to ASEAN

USG United States Government

UWA USAID Wildlife Asia Project, implemented by RTI

WPS Women, Peace and Security

WG-CITES-WE Working Group on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna

and Flora and Wildlife Enforcement

CACJ WG-JET Council of ASEAN Chief Justices’ Working Group on Judicial Education and Training

WCO World Customs Organization

WG-ITWT Working Group on Illicit Trafficking of Wildlife and Timber

WG-PR ACDM Working Group on Preparedness and Response

WG-CT Working Group on Counter Terrorism

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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The United States’ approach to a free and open Indo-Pacific and its three overarching pillars—1) enhancing

shared prosperity (Economic), 2) championing good governance and civil society (Governance), and 3)

ensuring peace and security (Security)—provide an overall lens through which the United States engages

the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ASEAN-USAID Partnership for Regional

Optimization within the Political-Security and Socio-Cultural Communities (PROSPECT) project is a five-

year program aimed at supporting the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID)

overarching goal of helping ASEAN and ASEAN Member States (AMS) create more sustainable and

inclusive growth, increase competitiveness, and encourage rules-based systems to support a prosperous

Southeast Asia.

As ASEAN continues to coalesce around a more fully integrated community, PROSPECT builds upon

successes and relationships forged under its predecessor project, the ASEAN-U.S. Partnership for Good

Governance, Equitable and Sustainable Development and Security (PROGRESS) project, to support

ASEAN aspirations to form a more cohesive and prosperous region. PROSPECT supports ASEAN across

two broad components to help ASEAN and AMS: 1) more capably and frequently contribute to resolving

regional and global challenges and 2) more effectively advance a rules-based architecture to uphold human

dignity and the rule of law. Under these components, PROSPECT focuses activities across three main

Work Streams:

Non-Traditional Security Threats – Combating human and wildlife trafficking, countering violent

extremism, and improving response to emerging humanitarian emergencies, particularly natural disasters.

Responsive and Transparent Governance – Strengthening judicial, legislative, and executive body

cooperation and networks to promote good governance, rule of law, and compliance with ASEAN

conventions and agreements; and strengthening civil society networks and cultivating multi-sectoral

platforms for engagement with ASEAN officials on critical issues.

Human Rights and Opportunities for Marginalized and/or Vulnerable Groups – Enhancing

ASEAN’s institutional capacity to promote human rights and to provide opportunities for underserved

populations, including engaging youth and women and supporting institutional mechanisms to ensure their

meaningful participation in ASEAN processes and decision-making.

The PROSPECT contract was awarded on August 20th, 2018 and runs through August 19th, 2023. This

quarterly report covers the period April 1st – June 30th, 2019. Major highlights from this quarter include

the following:

Work Stream 1: Non-Traditional Security Threats

In collaboration with the ACWC, officially launched the ACWC Regional Guidelines and Procedures

to Address the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons in Bangkok on April 2nd

Drafted an initial Practitioners’ Model Implementation Toolkit as a practical companion to the ACWC

Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons and


presented it to ACWC-appointed practitioners for review and inputs during a two-day workshop

in Bangkok April 3rd – 4th

Initiated a regional platform among implementors of CTIP projects in ASEAN to improve

coordination and collaboration among partners and held the first meeting in Bangkok on April 5th

In collaboration with the SOMTC WG-CT, convened the ASEAN Cross Sectoral and Cross Pillar

Meeting to Develop the PCRVE Workplan in Bali April 4th-5th

In collaboration with the FAFD and the WG-CITES-WE, drafted the ASEAN Guidelines to Detect

and Prevent Illegal Trafficking in Wildlife and held the initial consultation meeting among ASEAN

officials and international experts in Kuala Lumpur May 7th – 8th

Developed and circulated a concept note to support the development of a multi-sectoral ASEAN

Pandemic Preparedness Framework with the SOMHD Health Cluster 2 for review and feedback.

Developed and circulated a concept note to enhance the capacity of NDMAs on logistics and

supply chain management to the ACDM Working Group on Preparedness and Response for

review and feedback.

Work Stream 2: Responsive and Transparent Governance

Issued PROSPECT’s first grant to the HRWG to organize national-level consultations across all

ten ASEAN Member States on the implementation of the ASEAN Consensus

Finalized the concept note to broaden the involvement of national-level stakeholders in the

reporting system for ASEAN legal instruments

Received endorsement from members of the ASEAN-ISIS Network to support formalization of

partnership with ASEAN Secretariat and hired a technical expert to undertake an assessment of

both institutions, including exploring the demand for analytical products from the ASEAN

Secretariat and the supply of researchers and range of capacity within the ASEAN ISIS Network.

Work Stream 3: Promote Human Rights and Opportunities for Marginalized and/or Vulnerable

Groups

PROSPECT received SOMY endorsement to support the ASEAN Youth Social Entrepreneurship

program in partnership with the ASEAN Foundation and the IGNITE project.

The ten finalists of the 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest participated in a video production training

workshop on May 20th – 23rd in Hanoi and following submission of their final video entries, the

top three winners were announced: Indonesia (1st place), Singapore (2nd Place), and Lao PDR (3rd

Place.

Following SOMY endorsement, PROSPECT launched the ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest

on May 31st garnering over 300 entries from all ten ASEAN Member States.

Supported the ACWC’s Partners’ Conference in Bangkok (April 1st – 2nd).

Convened the second meeting of the ACW-ACWC Ad-Hoc Gender Mainstreaming Working

Group on May 28th and engaged a Gender Expert to support the drafting of the ASEAN Gender

Mainstreaming Strategy.


The report below provides further details on the work completed by PROSPECT across each of the three

Work Streams during the second quarter of 2019, including the quarterly financial report, monitoring and

evaluation data, information on management and operations, and a sampling of the communications

products released this quarter.

II. ACTIVITIES BY COMPONENT

COMPONENT 1 – BUILDING ASEAN AND AMS CAPACITY TO RESOLVE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES

Under Component 1, PROSPECT provides technical assistance and institutional capacity building to

relevant ASEAN bodies to better coordinate to address transnational challenges, particularly those related

to non-traditional security.

WORK STREAM 1: NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY THREATS

To help ASEAN more effectively address non-traditional security threats that may undermine stability and

regional prosperity, PROSPECT has identified four main projects under work stream 1:

Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) – Provide technical support for improved cross-

sectoral coordination on the implementation of the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons,

Especially Women and Children (ACTIP) and the ASEAN Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons,

Especially Women and Children (APA)

Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) – Support ASEAN’s efforts to counter violent

extremism, including supporting multi-sectoral coordination

Other Non-Traditional Security Threats – Provide technical capacity building to ASEAN to

address non-traditional security threats such as wildlife trafficking

Increasing ASEAN Capacity in Disaster Management – Strengthen ASEAN capacity to

respond to emerging humanitarian crises, especially those related to natural disasters

PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED CROSS-SECTORAL COORDINATION ON THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIP AND APA

Support for the launch of the ACWC Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims

of Trafficking in Persons and further elaboration for capacity building

PROSPECT worked closely with the ACWC Thailand Representative for Children’s Rights and the

ASEAN Secretariat’s Poverty Eradication and Gender Division (PEGD) to officially launch the ACWC

Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women

and Children—which were developed with the support of the ASEAN-U.S. PROGRESS project—in

Bangkok on April 2nd. The launch event drew over 70 participants from ASEAN bodies; the Government


of Thailand, including the Inspector General from the Ministry of

Social Development and Human Security; Civil Society

Organizations (CSO); as well as international organizations,

donors, and Dialogue Partners.

Following the launch event, ACWC-appointed practitioners from

eight ASEAN Member States took part in a workshop on April

3rd-4th to develop a Practitioners’ Model Implementation Toolkit as a

practical companion to the Guidelines. The Toolkit will serve as a

companion resource outlining practical steps and good practices

for practitioners to operationalize the Guidelines. Directly

following the workshop, PROSPECT circulated a revised draft of

the Toolkit to all participants for their final inputs and suggestions.

As of the end of this reporting period, PROSPECT had received

inputs from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam on the Toolkit. Once

updated and finalized, the Toolkit will be translated into Bahasa

Indonesia, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese. In the next

quarter, PROSPECT will distribute the translated versions and

consult with ACWC and practitioners to identify opportunities to

develop tailored national-level capacity building tools based on the

Toolkit.

Establish institutional mechanisms to promote collaboration on CTIP

On April 5th, PROSPECT hosted a half-day stakeholders meeting amongst Bangkok-based projects and

organizations focused on CTIP in the region, including representatives from the USAID/Asia CTIP project,

the ASEAN-Australia Counter-Trafficking (ASEAN-ACT) project, The Asia Foundation, International

Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Action for Cooperation Against Trafficking in Persons

(UNACT), UN Women, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the International

Labour Organization (ILO). Participants identified areas of potential collaboration among the projects and

agreed to continue periodic coordination meetings with a rotating host. The Asia Foundation and ASEAN-

ACT will host the next coordination meeting in July to solicit inputs to inform the next iteration of the

Multi-Sectoral Bohol TIP Work Plan, initially developed by Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational

Crime (SOMTC) Philippines (as lead shepherd for TIP) in November 2016 and expected to be updated in

2020.

Undertake comprehensive regional research on human trafficking and forced labor in the fishing

industry in ASEAN

PROSPECT continued to engage partners such as the International Organization on Migration (IOM) and

the International Labour Organization (ILO) to refine a scope of work for a comprehensive study to

identify and assess opportunities for ASEAN to address trafficking in persons and forced labor in the

fishing industry and to propose ways in which development partners might best support those

opportunities. Proposals will be solicited next quarter via a Request for Task Order Proposals released

though PROSPECT’s new Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) mechanism.

“These Guidelines provide ASEAN Member States with a common approach through which to implement commitments under the ACTIP, presenting a set of agreed upon regional multi-sectoral guidelines and procedures that reflect national, regional, and international commitments.” — Mr. Wanchai Roujanavong, ACWC Thailand Representative for Children’s Rights and ACWC Chair


SUPPORT ASEAN’S EFFORTS TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM, INCLUDING SUPPORTING

MULTI-SECTORAL COORDINATION

Support the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) to fulfill its mandate

Based on continued consultations with the Executive Director of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and

Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) and his team, PROSPECT refined a concept note to support “ASEAN-IPR

Focus Group Discussion on Early Warning and Strengthening Mechanisms under the ASEAN Political

Security Community.” The revised concept note will be presented for endorsement at the mid-July retreat

of the ASEAN-IPR Governing Council. Once endorsed, ASEAN-IPR will work with the SOMTC Working

Group on Counter Terrorism (WG-CT) to launch the first of its Expert Study Series in Security

Challenges in Southeast Asia Region, focused on “Managing Future Trends in Radicalisation and Violent

Extremism,” which will include discussion of establishing early warning capacity in ASEAN.

Support the SOMTC Working Group on Counter Terrorism

(WG-CT) to develop a multi-sectoral work program for the

implementation of the Manila Declaration

At the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime in

October 2018, ASEAN Leaders adopted the ASEAN Plan of

Action to Prevent and Counter the Rise of Radicalisation and

Violent Extremism 2018-2025 (PCRVE) in accordance with

the Manila Declaration. Subsequently, SOMTC tasked the

WG-CT to draft a multisectoral workplan to implement the

Plan of Action on PCRVE and endorsed PROSPECT’s

proposed support for this initiative.

From April 4th – 5th, PROSPECT worked closely with the

Chair of the WG-CT from Indonesia’s National Agency for

Combating Terrorism (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan

Terorisme, or BNPT, to convene the ASEAN Cross Sectoral and

Cross Pillar Meeting to Develop the PCRVE Workplan in Bali,

Indonesia. The meeting brought together over 75 participants

representing key stakeholders, among them, officials from 14

ASEAN Sectoral Bodies and Entities, including all 10

representatives from the SOMTC WG-CT. In addition,

officials from the BNPT and others from the Government of

Indonesia as well as international observers and resource

persons from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

(UNODC), United Nations Office on Counter Terrorism

(UNOCT), United Nations Development Program (UNDP),

Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and

the Council of Europe.

Participants provided different perspectives and substantive

inputs across three priority areas: 1) Prevention of

Deputy Mission Director, speaks with participants at the first PCRVE workplan meeting, Bali, April 4th.


Radicalization and Violent Extremism, 2) Counter Radicalization and Promote Deradicalization, and 3)

Law Enforcement and Strengthening National Legislation related to Countering Radicalization and Violent

Extremism. ASEAN Sectoral Body Representatives from the Senior Officials Meeting on Education

(SOMED), Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information (SOMRI), the Senior Officials Meeting on

Youth (SOMY), and the AICHR highlighted specific workplan activities that could be implemented under

their respective institutional mandates, including on civic education, interreligious dialogue, empowerment

of youth and women, and the adoption of a human rights approach to preventing and deradicalizing

extremists. Next quarter, PROSPECT will further refine the PCRVE Workplan, called the PCRVE Bali

Workplan, for circulation to participants and civil society actors from across the region ahead of a civil

society consultation to be held early next quarter.

PROVIDE TECHNICAL CAPACITY BUILDING TO ASEAN TO ADDRESS NON-TRADITIONAL

SECURITY THREATS SUCH AS CYBERCRIME, WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER POTENTIAL

AREAS

Support the development of ASEAN Guidelines in Detecting and Preventing Illegal Trafficking in

Wildlife

PROSPECT continued to work closely with the ASEAN Secretariat’s Food, Agriculture and Forestry

Division (FAFD), ASEAN-USAID Inclusive Growth in ASEAN through Innovation, Trade and E-Commerce

(IGNITE) project, and the USAID Wildlife Asia project to support the development of regional Guidelines

to Detect and Prevent Wildlife Trafficking. The first consultation meeting brought together over 40 officials

and experts to discuss the initial draft. Held in Kuala Lumpur May 7th – 8th the meeting also marked the

first time that representatives from the ASEAN Working Group on Convention on International Trade

in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and

Flora (CITES) for Wildlife Enforcement (WG-

CITES-WE), represented by both Senior

Officials on Forestry (ASOF) and ASEAN

Directors-General for Customs, and the

SOMTC Working Group on Illicit Trafficking

in Wildlife and Timber (WG-ITWT) have met

to discuss their complementary roles to

counter wildlife trafficking in ASEAN.

Participants provided substantive inputs,

which will be incorporated into a revised

draft to be reviewed at a second consultation

meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in July.

STRENGTHEN ASEAN CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGING HUMANITARIAN CRISES

Provide English language training on disaster management

In collaboration with the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster

Management (AHA Centre) and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterrey (MIIS),

Juan Carlos Vasquez, CITES Secretariat (Geneva) addresses participants during the Regional Workshop on Detecting and Preventing Wildlife Trafficking, Kuala Lumpur, May 7th.


PROSPECT is supporting an English language training course for the participants of the 2019 AHA Centre

Executive (ACE) program. The course has been adapted specifically for disaster management within

ASEAN based upon curricula MIIS developed for a U.S. State Department’s Regional English Language

Office (RELO) initiative piloted for state disaster management professionals in India.

PROSPECT has also supported prerequisite English language testing for incoming participants and will

begin providing training to 18 ACE participants and four officers from Indonesia’s National Disaster

Management Authority (NDMA), known as the Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) early next

quarter.

Support the development of an ASEAN Framework for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Drawing upon the ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on Disaster Health Management (2017), which provides a

strong link between health, humanitarian, and natural disasters, the Senior Officials Meeting on Health and

Development (SOMHD) and the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) has asked

PROSPECT to support the development of an ASEAN Pandemic Preparedness and Response (PPR) Framework.

This quarter, PROSPECT submitted to the ASEAN Secretariat a concept note for formulating a

multisectoral PPR Framework involving a range of sectors, including those represented by SOMHD and

ACDM, but also the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials Meeting (ADSOM), the Senior Officials Meeting on

Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD), the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and the AHA Centre. The

development of a PPR Framework is now under the purview of the SOMHD and PROSPECT’s concept

has been circulated to the SOMHD’s Health Cluster 2 – Response to Hazards and Emerging Threats for

inputs and suggestions. Next quarter, PROSPECT will identify and engage technical expertise to undertake

the development of the PPR Framework.

Support logistics and supply chain management training for NDMAs

Following exploratory discussions last quarter between PROSPECT and the ASEAN Secretariat’s Disaster

Management and Humanitarian Assistance (DMHA) Division, PROSPECT developed a concept note to

support enhancing the capacity of NDMAs on logistics and supply chain management for rapid disaster

emergency response. The concept note was shared with DMHA, USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster

Assistance (OFDA), and the ACDM Working Group on Preparedness and Response for inputs. Next

quarter, PROSPECT anticipates hiring a technical expert to conduct a diagnostic analysis of NDMA

capacity in rapid response and supply chain management to inform the development of a technical

assistance program later in the year and beyond.

RESULTS

In collaboration with the ACWC officially launched the ACWC Regional Guidelines and Procedures

to Address the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons in Bangkok on April 2nd

Drafted an initial Practitioners’ Model Implementation Toolkit as a practical companion to the ACWC

Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons and

presented it to ACWC-appointed practitioners for review and inputs during a two-day workshop

in Bangkok April 3rd – 4th

Initiated a regional platform among implementors of CTIP projects in ASEAN to improve

coordination and collaboration among partners and held the first meeting in Bangkok on April 5th


In collaboration with the SOMTC WG-CT, convened the ASEAN Cross Sectoral and Cross Pillar

Meeting to Develop the PCRVE Workplan in Bali April 4th-5th

In collaboration with the FAFD and the WG-CITES-WE, drafted the ASEAN Guidelines to Detect

and Prevent Illegal Trafficking in Wildlife and held the initial consultation meeting among ASEAN

officials and international experts in Kuala Lumpur May 7th – 8th

Developed and circulated a concept note to support the development of a multi-sectoral ASEAN

Pandemic Preparedness Framework with the SOMHD Health Cluster 2 for review and feedback.

Developed and circulated a concept note to enhance the capacity of NDMAs on logistics and

supply chain management to the ACDM Working Group on Preparedness and Response for

review and feedback.

COMPONENT 2 – SUPPORT ASEAN AND AMS TO ADVANCE EFFECTIVE REGIONAL INTEGRATION TO ENHANCE THE RULE OF LAW AND UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS

In line with the United States’ approach to a free and open Indo-Pacific, under Component 2 PROSPECT

promotes “openness, rule of law, the protection of human rights, and fundamental freedoms.”1 More

specifically, PROSPECT provides technical assistance and institutional capacity building to relevant ASEAN

bodies to support responsive and transparent governance—including supporting a more active and

informed civil society—to advance the rule of law, and to promote human rights and opportunities for

marginalized and vulnerable groups.

WORK STREAM 2: RESPONSIVE AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE

To help ASEAN more effectively advance the rule of law and support a rules-based architecture

underpinned by responsive and transparent governments, PROSPECT has identified three main projects

under work stream 2:

Supporting and linking the executive, judiciary, and legislative branches within

ASEAN – Build capacity of and strengthen linkages between the ASEAN Secretariat, Council of

ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ), and ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) to promote rule

of law in ASEAN

Promoting a “rules-based” ASEAN – Support the process of transforming ASEAN into a

rules-based organization, including improving implementation of agreed upon ASEAN instruments

Strengthening civil society – Cultivate and strengthen civil society networks to support

existing platforms and create new ones for effective engagement with ASEAN on critical issues

1 https://asean.usmission.gov/advancing-a-free-and-open-indo-pacific-region/


BUILD CAPACITY OF AND STRENGTHEN LINKAGES BETWEEN THE ASEAN SECRETARIAT, CACJ,

AND AIPA TO PROMOTE RULE OF LAW IN ASEAN

ASEAN and its affiliated entities now boast the full trias-politica: ASEAN and its Secretariat (executive),

the AIPA and its Secretariat (legislative), and now the CACJ and its nascent Secretariat based in Singapore

(judicial), reflecting the importance of rebalancing and expanding the power base of ASEAN to help it

realize its full potential. However, there are currently few—if any—formal mechanisms in place linking the

three bodies, and little in the way of dialogue across branches.

Support CACJ WG-JET to activate its Strategic Plan 2018-2025 and develop accompanying Work

Program

PROSPECT continued providing technical support to the CACJ’s WG-JET to develop a comprehensive

work program to operationalize CACJ WG-JET Strategic Plan (2018-2025). In consultation with the Office

of the Indonesian Supreme Court, co-chair of the WG-JET, PROSPECT developed for circulation a survey

to gather suggestions and inputs for potential training and education programs from all ten AMS Chief

Justices’ Offices. The survey, distributed by the Office of Indonesian Supreme Court, will inform the

drafting of the work program, which in turn will provide a blueprint for the CACJ to organize regional

training programs for judges across a number of technical areas.

The draft work program will be distributed ahead of a meeting of the WG-JET to be supported by

PROSPECT in early September. Members of the WG-JET will provide suggestions and inputs to help refine

the work program. The co-chairs of the CACJ WG-JET, Indonesia and the Philippines, will present the

final version of the work program for endorsement at the 7th CACJ Meeting in November.

SUPPORT THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING ASEAN INTO A RULES-BASED ORGANIZATION,

INCLUDING IMPROVING IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREED UPON ASEAN INSTRUMENTS

Support the expansion of a “Practical Reporting System” on the implementation status of ASEAN legal

instruments

PROSPECT continues to work closely with the ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Services and Agreements

Directorate (LSAD) to further elaborate a “practical reporting system” to track the status of the

implementation of ASEAN legal instruments. LSAD has requested PROSPECT’s support to deepen the

reporting system by obtaining data inputs directly from government, civil society, and the private sector

at the national level. This quarter, PROSPECT developed and shared with LSAD a concept note to

“broaden the involvement of national-level stakeholders in the reporting system on ASEAN legal

instruments,” reflecting the evolving approach to gathering national-level data. The revised approach will

rely upon the support and collaboration of representatives from the ASEAN Legal Association (ALA) to

serve as enumerators to gather what may end up being sensitive data at the national-level. While the ALA

has tentatively agreed to support this effort on a pro-bono basis, they will discuss and agree upon their

level of participation at their upcoming regional meeting in November. Assuming ALA’s agreement to

support the effort, PROSPECT—in collaboration with the IGNITE project—will identify and engage

technical experts to develop the survey instrument and to provide technical direction.


Strengthen ASEAN mechanisms for identifying and addressing corruption

Through a series of meetings with the international cooperation division of the Corruption Eradication

Commission of the Republic of Indonesia (KPK), PROSPECT has been able to make significant strides in

deepening its relationship with the Southeast Asia Parties Against Corruption (SEA-PAC). SEA-PAC is an

ASEAN-affiliated entity under Annex II of the ASEAN Charter and has member Anti-Corruption Agencies

(ACA) from each of the ten ASEAN Member States. Over the course of the quarter, KPK has presented

two program ideas for PROSPECT inputs and consideration on behalf of SEA-PAC, both of which aim to

improve member ACAs to more effectively implement the United Nations Convention Against

Corruption (UNCAC) and to improve their Corruption Perception Index (CPI) scores: 1) research on

the member ACA’s policies on asset recovery and mutual legal assistance as it relates to corruption cases;

and 2) capacity building for member ACAs on ways to better address private sector bribery. To discuss

potential engagement further, PROSPECT has been invited to present at SEA-PAC’s 15th Secretariat

Meeting in Singapore in July.

CULTIVATE AND STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORKS TO SUPPORT EXISTING

PLATFORMS AND CREATE NEW ONES FOR EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH ASEAN ON

CRITICAL ISSUES

While the term “civil society” is notably absent in the introductory statement in the ASEAN 2025, the

phrases “people-oriented” and “people-centered” can be found throughout. Through the support of issue-

based forums involving both government—including ASEAN officials—and civil society at the national

level, PROSPECT seeks to provide opportunities to support regional aspirations while contributing to a

“people-centered” and “people-oriented” approach.

Strengthen civil society platforms for engaging government on critical issues

This quarter, PROSPECT issued its first grant to the Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) to support

a platform for engaging civil society and government on the implementation of the ASEAN Consensus on

the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (2017) at the national-level. While not a

legally-binding convention, the ASEAN Consensus provides an opportunity to hold ASEAN and national

government officials to the standards agreed to by ASEAN Leaders. HRWG will work closely with national

representatives of the ACMW, among other ASEAN and government officials, and civil society partners

to convene a series of national-level, multisectoral consultations in all ten ASEAN Member States.

Consultations will not only provide a platform for practitioners to discuss and identify challenges and

opportunities to implement human rights standards laid out in the ASEAN Consensus, but will also help

stakeholders take stock of existing policies and practices, including charting progress to date.

PROSPECT also continues to work closely with the Habibie Center to refine its grant proposal to

undertake “Talking ASEAN” meetings across AMS while incorporating their highly successful Indonesia

program, Cerita, or storytelling, into the process. Through the grant, the Habibie Center will convene a

series of consultations and dialogues amongst government officials, civil society, and international experts

at the national level to share good practices and to foster strategic partnerships amongst government and

non-government stakeholders to help ASEAN prevent and counter violent extremism. A final version of

the grant proposal was submitted to USAID/Indonesia to be circulated to USAID Missions for comments

and suggestions. By the end of the reporting period, PROSPECT received through USAID/Indonesia


feedback from USAID representatives from the Philippines, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. PROPSECT will

work with the Habibie Center to address comments and revise its proposal for submission early next

quarter.

Support formal linkages between the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies

(ASEAN-ISIS) Network and the ASEAN Secretariat

In collaboration with Indonesia’s Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) as the Secretariat

of the ASEAN-ISIS Network, PROSPECT further promoted the idea to strengthen and expand the

network and to formalize its relationship with the ASEAN Secretariat. This quarter, PROSPECT’s concept

note outlining the steps for strengthening and formalizing the ASEAN-ISIS Network and its relationship

with the ASEAN Secretariat was cleared by the CSIS Board of Trustees before it was circulated to the

chairs of all ten network members and ultimately endorsed during the Asia Pacific Roundtable on June

26th in Kuala Lumpur. Immediately, PROSPECT identified and engaged a technical expert to undertake an

initial assessment on how best to strengthen and establish linkages between the network and the ASEAN

Secretariat. Due in part to a number of meetings with officials of the ASEAN Secretariat to discuss the

concept, including with the Deputy Secretaries-General of Corporate Affairs and Political-Security, and

informal conversations with the Secretary-General himself about the idea, PROSPECT has learned that

there is momentum within the ASEAN Secretariat to establish formal linkages with the ASEAN ISIS

Network. In fact, the Secretary-General has assigned the heads of the Programme Cooperation and

Project Management Division and the ASEAN Political-Security Community Analysis and Monitoring

Division to work with PROSPECT to ensure a successful partnership is explored.

RESULTS

Issued PROSPECT’s first grant to the HRWG to organize national-level consultations across all

ten ASEAN Member States on the implementation of the ASEAN Consensus

Finalized the concept note to broaden the involvement of national-level stakeholders in the

reporting system for ASEAN legal instruments

Received endorsement from members of the ASEAN-ISIS Network to support formalization of

partnership with ASEAN Secretariat and hired a technical expert to undertake an assessment of

both institutions, including exploring the demand for analytical products from the ASEAN

Secretariat and the supply of researchers and range of capacity within the ASEAN ISIS Network.

WORK STREAM 3: HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS

To help ASEAN more effectively promote and protect human rights and provide opportunities for those

traditionally excluded, including women and youth, PROSPECT has identified three main projects under

work stream 3:

Human Rights – Support the AICHR and other regional actors to promote, protect, and

mainstream human rights in ASEAN

Youth Engagement and Raising ASEAN Awareness – Engage youth to more frequently

contribute to ASEAN processes and strengthen shared ASEAN identity


Women’s Empowerment – Expand the rights and opportunities for women and other

vulnerable and marginalized groups

SUPPORT THE AICHR AND OTHER REGIONAL ACTORS TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND

MAINSTREAM HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN ASEAN

Support to the AICHR

PROSPECT presented its past engagement and potential future collaboration with the AICHR during the

annual AICHR-U.S. Dialogue on May 14th at the ASEAN Secretariat. For the benefit of the eight new

AICHR Representatives, the presentation also included how to solicit PROSPECT support for new

proposals and explained that support would be considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with

USAID and USASEAN and based upon the prevailing priorities of the U.S. Government in the region.

Based on concept notes shared by the AICHR Representatives from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and

Vietnam, PROSPECT is considering support for the annual AICHR Youth Debate to be held in September

in Bangkok, Thailand as well as support for a workshop to explore human rights challenges pertaining to

freedom of expression to be held in October in Bandung, Indonesia.

ENGAGE YOUTH TO MORE FREQUENTLY CONTRIBUTE TO ASEAN PROCESSES AND

STRENGTHEN SHARED ASEAN IDENTITY

Launch and implement the 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest (AYVC)

PROSPECT is collaborating with the ASEAN Foundation and the ASEAN-German Energy Programme

(AGEP), a joint project under GIZ and ASEAN Centre for Energy, to implement the 5th ASEAN Youth

Video Contest under the theme: “Renewable Energy: Powering ASEAN’s Bright Future.” This quarter,

PROSPECT organized a Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) comprising USAID, the ASEAN

Secretariat’s Education, Youth and Sports Division (EYSD), ASEAN Foundation, and AGEP. After

reviewing the 120 video entries, the TEC selected the top ten finalist submissions, one from each of the

ten ASEAN Member States. The finalists were then invited to attend an intensive video production training

workshop from May 20th – 23rd in Hanoi, Vietnam. Finalists not only learned new videomaking techniques

and skills, but also had an opportunity to visit sites in Hanoi to practice their craft. Finalists submitted their

final submissions a month later and the TEC reconvened on June 27th and selected the top three winning

entries from among the final ten: Indonesia (1st place), Singapore (2nd place), and Lao PDR (3rd place). The

winners receive cash prizes and will also be invited to attend the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth in

July where they will be presented with the awards. All finalist videos from this and previous ASEAN Youth

Video Contests can be found on the ASEAN You Tube page.


Launch and implement ASEAN Youth Entrepreneurship Program

PROSPECT continued to work closely with the ASEAN Foundation and EYSD to finalize its proposal for

the Youth Entrepreneurship Program, which was endorsed by the SOMY on June 13th. The project

endeavors to strengthen young social entrepreneurs’ capacity to develop their ideas into viable

enterprises, as well as build their skills to better pitch and expand their businesses through mentorship,

training, and opportunities to access potential funding and partnership with private sector. As the first

step, PROSPECT is currently exploring potential collaboration with private sector and social enterprises

such as GoJek, ImpactHub, and others to serve as potential mentors for participating youth entrepreneurs.

Launch and implement ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Initiative

Building upon the successful ASEAN Youth Citizen Journalism Contest implemented under the

PROGRESS project, the ASEAN Youth Social Journalism (AYSJ) Contest seeks to engage interested and

talented youth to learn how to better use media formats to advocate for positive change in their

communities and raise awareness about “responsive and transparent governance.” On May 31st, together

with ASEAN Foundation and ASEAN Secretariat, PROSPECT launched the AYSJ Contest via the official

AYSJ Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2328010420807305/). Over three hundred

applications were received from youth in all ASEAN Member States: Brunei Darussalam (4), Cambodia

(22), Indonesia (102), Lao PDR (5), Malaysia (18), Myanmar (12), The Philippines (95), Thailand (14),

Singapore (9), and Vietnam (20). A TEC will be convened to select the top five applicants from each of

the ASEAN Member States. From the five, the SOMY will select the top two for participation in the

program.

“I am so glad I was selected to join this workshop to promote renewable energy with ASEAN friends!” – jumping for joy (center) during the video production training workshop in Hanoi on May 22nd.


EXPAND THE RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF WOMEN AND OTHER VULNERABLE AND

MARGINALIZED GROUPS

Consistent with the priorities of ASEAN, the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of

women is embodied in the ASEAN 2025, which envisions “an inclusive community that promotes high

quality of life, equitable access to opportunities for all and promotes and protects human rights of women.”

PROSPECT, in coordination with the ASEAN Secretariat, supports several initiatives of the ASEAN

Committee on Women (ACW) and the ACWC.

Support the ACW and the ACWC to develop an ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategy

In 2017, ASEAN launched a joint ACW and ACWC effort with the ambitious goal of developing an ASEAN

Gender Mainstreaming Strategy. Despite early enthusiasm and efforts, by the time PROSPECT was

approached for support in October 2018, cooperation between the ACWC and ACW had slowed

significantly. While the ACW Philippines had held initial information gathering events with the Economic

and the Socio-Cultural Communities, ACWC Malaysia—responsible for national-level data gathering—

had done little since developing a data collection tool with the assistance of the European Union. In order

to take a step back to better understand what had been done to date and how best to proceed,

PROSPECT organized a second Gender Mainstreaming Working Group meeting of the ACW and ACWC

on May 30th, during which ACWC Malaysia and the ACW Philippines were able to share their progress

and discuss how best to move forward collaboratively. Based on these discussions, PROSPECT developed

a draft approach paper to take stock of the progress so far and to chart a way forward, including how

best to ensure data collection efforts align with agreed upon objectives of both the ACW and ACWC.

Next quarter, this approach will be shared with, discussed, and ultimately finalized in consultation with

the PEGD and the ACWC Representative for Women from Malaysia. Once agreed, PROSPECT will begin

the in-country data gathering that will inform the drafting of the ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategy.

PROSPECT has also been approached by the ACW Philippines to support the third and final information

gathering conference with the Political-Security Community in September 2019.

Support the ACWC to more effectively engage civil society and the international community

As requested by the ACWC Chair and Children’s Representative from Thailand, PROSPECT provided

logistical support to ACWC’s 2019 Partners’ Conference held in Bangkok April 1st – 2nd. In addition to

ACW and ACWC attendees at the second Gender Mainstreaming Workshop supported by PROSPECT, Jakarta, May 28th


PROSPECT, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the Asia Foundation,

Plan International, Thailand Institute of Justice, ECPAT International, and World Vision also contributed

to the event, which brought together over 80 participants from ASEAN bodies, Government of Thailand,

and international organizations and donors working on the most pressing priority issues under the

ACWC’s 2016 – 2020 Work Plan. The event not only served as a platform to review the status of

ACWC’s programs under its 2016 – 2020 Work Plan but also provided an opportunity to identify areas

for partnership amongst participants and donors.

Support the Joint Statement on Women in Peace and Security in ASEAN

The Joint Statement on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in ASEAN was adopted at the 31st ASEAN

Summit in November 2017 and was quickly followed by a joint ACW-ACWC commitment to implement

the WPS agenda in ASEAN during the 5th ACWC-ACW consultation meeting in October 2018.

PROSPECT has been requested and agreed to support the initial regional WPS Symposium, which will

provide a multisectoral platform to discuss the WPS agenda and to chart out the future direction for its

implementation at the regional and national level. The Symposium will be co-hosted by ACW Cambodia

and the PEGD with technical support from UN Women. To take advantage of the participants who will

be invited to the WPS Symposium, the ASEAN-IPR will hold the first meeting of its ASEAN Women in

Peace Registry (AWPR) to finalize its terms of reference and discuss priority areas. PROSPECT will also

support this important first meeting. The two events will be convened back-to-back in Phnom Penh,

Cambodia in August 2019.

Support the ASEAN University Network (AUN) to promote human rights and peace education in

ASEAN

After a series of discussions with convenor of the AUN’s Human Rights

Education (AUN-HRE) network, PROSPECT has agreed to support the launch of AUN-HRE’s study on

the state of human rights and peace education in ASEAN. The launch will be followed by a two-day

workshop amongst representatives from relevant ASEAN Bodies, including but not limited to the AICHR,

ACMW, ACWC, and SOMED, to formulate a long-term roll-out plan for AUN-HRE’s three textbooks

on Human Rights in Southeast Asia across ASEAN’s University Network. AUN-HRE is currently in the

process of finalizing a formal proposal, budget, and workplan to submit for endorsement by SOMED.

RESULTS

PROSPECT received SOMY endorsement to support the ASEAN Youth Social Entrepreneurship

program in partnership with the ASEAN Foundation and the IGNITE project.

The ten finalists of the 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest participated in a video production training

workshop on May 20th – 23rd in Hanoi and following submission of their final video entries, the

top three winners were announced: Indonesia (1st place), Singapore (2nd Place), and Lao PDR (3rd

Place.

Following SOMY endorsement, PROSPECT launched the ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest

on May 31st garnering over 300 entries from all ten ASEAN Member States.

Supported the ACWC’s Partners’ Conference in Bangkok (April 1st – 2nd).


Convened the second meeting of the ACW-ACWC Ad-Hoc Gender Mainstreaming Working

Group on May 28th and engaged a Gender Expert to support the drafting of the ASEAN Gender

Mainstreaming Strategy.

III. COMMUNICATIONS

To raise awareness about past successes, ongoing initiatives, and future interventions, PROSPECT

produces communication products in the form of success stories, program highlights, Tweets, Facebook

and website postings, and other announcements such as e-posters and infographics. These products are

not only posted on the PROSPECT project Facebook page, but also shared with USAID, USASEAN,

ASEAN, and DAI for their onward posting through their established platforms. This quarter’s

communication products and social media posts are summarized below, with a full accompanying list in

Annex 5.

On June 17th, PROSPECT submitted a revised Strategic Communications Plan to USAID reflecting the

latest feedback from USAID on the overall plan, as well as the recently incorporated Annex 3: Social Media

Strategy. In line with this new social media strategy and in consultation with USAID, this quarter

PROSPECT utilized the project’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/ASEANUSAIDPROSPECT/

] to showcase event highlights and promote upcoming opportunities for engagement, such as ASEAN

youth contests. Furthermore, other ASEAN and USG counterparts promoted PROSPECT event highlights

and contests on their respective social media channels. A selection of these posts can also be found in

Annex 5 along with a full list of PROSPECT Facebook posts during the quarter with accompanying

engagement levels for each.

IV. LOOKING AHEAD

During the next quarter (July 1st – September 30th), PROSPECT will continue moving activities forward

under each of the three work streams. Anticipated activities and/or achievements are detailed below:

WORK STREAM 1: NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY THREATS

Anticipating the imminent finalization of the Practitioners’ Model Implementation Toolkit to Address

the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons, PROSPECT will begin the process of identifying firms

to translate the Toolkit into Khmer, Indonesian, Lao, Myanmar, Thai and Vietnamese for

distribution amongst national task forces and other relevant stakeholders at the national-level.

PROSPECT will work with the ACWC to identify and plan next steps to provide further support

to practitioners at the national level (beginning in July).

In collaboration with the SOMTC WG-CT, convene a two-day CSO consultation meeting to

obtain feedback and input from key practitioners pertaining to the ASEAN PCRVE Bali Workplan

in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (July).

In collaboration with the WG-CITES-WE and the ASEAN Secretariat, convene the second

regional workshop to finalize the draft ASEAN Guidelines in Detecting and Preventing Wildlife


Trafficking in Bangkok and seek endorsement from the ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry

Meeting (July).

Launch the English Language training program on disaster management for the ACE Programme

participants and BNPB staff (beginning in July).

After finalizing the scope of work, release the first task order under the IQC Regional Analytical

and Strategic Services in Southeast Asia, solicit, select, and contract one of the IQC-holders to

conduct a study on forced labor in the fishing industry (beginning in August).

Support the 2nd ASEAN Cross-Sectoral Cross-Pillar Meeting to finalize and adopt the ASEAN

PCRVE Bali Workplan in Surabaya, Indonesia (August).

WORK STREAM 2: RESPONSIVE AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE

Present the PROSPECT project and potential programmatic support to the SEA-PAC members

during the 15th SEA-PAC Secretariat Meeting in Singapore (July).

Through grantee HRWG, organize and hold the first three national consultations on the ASEAN

Consensus in Indonesia, Thailand, and Myanmar, including a regional kick-off in Jakarta, Indonesia

(July – September).

Support SEA-PAC to undertake an assessment and/or initial training program on priority areas

for implementation under the UNCAC (August).

Issue a grant to the Habibie Center to carry out a series of Talking ASEAN and Cerita capacity

building meetings through all ten ASEAN Member States (August).

In collaboration with the IGNITE project, support the first ever ASEAN Dialogue on Free Trade

Agreements, Labour, and the Environment at the ASEAN Secretariat (August)

Finalize the first draft Work Program to operationalize CACJ WG-JET Strategic Plan (2018-2025)

and organize a consultation meeting among all ten members of the CACJ WG-JET in Jakarta

(September).

Finalize the assessment and sustainability plan for the ASEAN ISIS Network, including exploration

of how best to formalize its relationship as a strategic analytic resource for the ASEAN Secretariat.

(September).

WORK STREAM 3: HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS

Start a literature review, political economy analysis, and data collection process to inform

development of an ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategy (beginning in July).

Through a TEC, select twenty youth from across ASEAN Member States to participate in the

Youth Social Journalism program and workshop (August – September).

Support the first Regional Symposium on Implementing Women, Peace and Security Agenda in

ASEAN back-to-back with the first meeting of the AWPR in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (August).

Launch the ASEAN Youth Entrepreneurship Program (August).

Support the ASEAN Foundation to update the ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting

Guidebook and support a training-of-trainers program in Jakarta, Indonesia (September).


Support the participation of ASEAN stakeholders at the upcoming Gender Mainstreaming ASEAN

Political-Security Community Conference in Manila, Philippines (September).

In collaboration with the AICHR Thailand, support the Annual AICHR Youth Debate in Bangkok,

Thailand (September).

V. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

EVENT EVALUATION RESULTS

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist conducted event evaluations for each of the five

main activities supported by PROSPECT during the reporting quarter. Event evaluations are a tool to

gauge feedback and learn from participants’ experiences at PROSPECT events across areas such as

resource person effectiveness, quality of materials and discussions, time management, and logistics. Event

Evaluation forms are distributed during the event and are checked for data quality assurance by the

relevant Program Manager prior to submitting to the MEL Specialist. Evaluation response rates for each

of PROSPECT’s main activities this quarter are found in Table 5.1 below.

TABLE 5.1: EVENT DESCRIPTIONS AND EVALUATION RESPONSES APRIL-JUNE 2018

Event Name Participant Response Rate

1) The Launch of the ACWC Regional Guidelines & Procedure to Address the Needs of Victim of Trafficking in Persons & Practitioners Workshop (April 2nd-4th)

26 participants (76%)

2) ASEAN Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Pillar Meeting to Develop the Work Plan of Action to Prevent and Counter the Rise of Radicalization and Violent Extremism 2018-2025 (April 4th-5th)


3) Regional Workshop on Developing ASEAN Guidelines for Detecting and Preventing Wildlife Trafficking (May 7th-8th)


4) 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest Training Workshop (May 20th-23rd) 10 participants (100%)

5) Meeting of the ACWC-AWC Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Development of ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategies Work Plan 2016-2020 (May 28th)


Total 117 (86%)

Evaluation responses for participant satisfaction with the material presented can be found in Figure 5.1

below.


FIGURE 5.1 EVENT PARTICIPANTS SATISFACTION WITH THE MATERIALS

The MEL Specialist also conducted pre- and post-tests for the ten youth finalists participating in the 5th

ASEAN Youth Video Contest Training Workshop as a self-assessment tool to evaluate change in

participants’ video production skills and confidence before and after the workshop. Participants’ mean

score jumped from 2.76 before the workshop to 4.51 afterward (see Figure 5.2), demonstrating a 33%

gain in confidence gained and increased knowledge. Although some improvement to the training modules

were recommended, overall the training objectives were achieved.

FIGURE 5.2. PRE-/POST-TEST RESULTS – 5TH ASEAN YOUTH VIDEO CONTEST TRAINING

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%


VI. GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

The principles governing gender equality and women empowerment under PROSPECT’s activities are

based on the USAID Automated Directives System (ADS 2015 – Integrating Gender Equality and Women

Empowerment in USAID’s Program Cycle) guidelines. In its initial AMEL Plan, PROSPECT identified one

gender-sensitive indicator to collect and analyze data on gender equality and women empowerment for

project activities: Indicator #2 – Number of women and youth with increased knowledge, leadership capabilities,

and technical skills as a result of USG assistance. This quarter, five PROSPECT initiatives contributed to 85

women and youth with increased knowledge, leadership capabilities, and technical skills as a result of USG

assistance.

In addition to the gender-sensitive indicator, PROSPECT disaggregates by gender indicators #1 and #3,

Number of participants taking part in USG supported knowledge platforms in the Asia region and Number of

youth trained in social or leadership skills through USG assisted programs, respectively. This quarter, there were

128 participants taking part in USG-supported knowledge platforms in the Asia region and 10 youth

trained in social leadership skills through USG assisted programs.

Across all of five of PROSPECT’s activities this quarter gender balance was near equal, with slightly greater

participation by women. The total 128 participants comprised 68 women (53%) and 60 men (47%).

Women participants came from different types of institutions: government, CSOs, and international

institutions. Based on the countries where they worked, each of the 10 AMS were represented by women

attending the five events.

Additionally, this quarter PROSPECT began engagement on gender equality issues within ASEAN.

Working closely with the ASEAN Secretariat’s PEGD, PROSPECT began its support to the ACW and the

ACWC to develop a comprehensive Strategy on Gender Mainstreaming as well as engaging the same

partners to organize the initial ASEAN discourse on Women Peace and Security. Further details on both

of these initiatives be found above under Work Stream 3.

VII. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

This quarter, PROSPECT continued to grow and develop its team as well as refine systems and processes.

Key technical assistance, staffing updates, and meetings with USG counterparts during the reporting period

are highlighted below.

DAI STTA AND TRAINING

As mentioned last quarter, from March 18th through April 5th, DAI Operations Specialist, led

PROSPECT’s Finance and Operations Manager and Project Accountant in a training program on DAI’s

Financial Accounting System. The updated system supports PROSPECT’s overall financial management and

cost accounting. Also, April 4th – 5th, PROSPECT’s Finance & Operations Manager attended a Financial

Management and Procurement Workshop hosted by USAID/Indonesia in Jakarta. The two-day event

provided Implementing Partner staff with important updates on USAID policies and regulations directly

relevant to the mission’s active projects.


PROSPECT’s Home Office Project Manager, traveled to Jakarta June 9th – 29th to provide

surge operational and programmatic support to the PROSPECT team during the Chief of Party’s R&R

leave. Already familiar with the project as the home office backstop, worked closely with the

Deputy Chief of Party (Acting Chief of Party) and the Finance and Operations Manager to provide

oversight of daily activities, ensuring the smooth implementation of ongoing activities and acting as a

resource to ensure PROSPECT continued to implement activities on time and to the highest quality

standards. During her time in Jakarta, also represented PROSPECT at USAID’s Preventing

Sexual Misconduct Discussion on June 19th. At the meeting, USAID read out new language and definitions

that the USG is adopting regarding preventing sexual misconduct. This was followed by an open session

on what implementers have done since the last meeting in April 2018 regarding the Agency policy and

launch of the Action Alliance for Preventing Sexual Misconduct.

STAFFING

This quarter, PROSPECT hired a new Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist,

who began her tenure on April 15th. The latest organizational chart can be found below.

PROSPECT also hired the following short-term technical expertise this quarter:

Researcher, CACJ – April 15th

IT Specialist – June 26th


MEETINGS WITH USG

PROSPECT continued to meet with its USAID counterparts at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on a weekly

basis to discuss ongoing program implementation, to raise challenges and areas for coordination, and to

discuss upcoming program ideas. During these meetings, USAID also often brings in representatives from

the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance or USASEAN to discuss specific programmatic topics related to

PROSPECT’s work streams. This quarter, PROSPECT frequently met with the USASEAN Political Chief

as well as the team from the U.S. State Department’s Regional English Language Office to discuss areas of

collaboration and support. Also this quarter, PROSPECT met with the Program Office on two separate

occasions to discuss USAID/Indonesia’s revised Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the

ASEAN portfolio. PROSPECT also participated in a call with from the Forced Labor Division

of the Office of Trade, U.S. Customs & Border Protection to discuss upcoming work to address forced

labor in the fishing industry in ASEAN. PROSPECT also participated in a follow up call along with USAID

and colleague, on May 9th to discuss further potential areas for further coordination.

During its weekly meeting on May 15th PROSPECT participated in USAID’s call-in with State Department’s

Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs to provide details on its support

to the ASEAN-WG-WE and to discuss areas for collaboration on wildlife trafficking. Based on that call,

PROSPECT has continued to keep the office updated on the development of ASEAN Guidelines in Detecting

and Preventing Illegal Trafficking in Wildlife. Finally, on June 18th, PROSPECT also joined a conference call

with representatives from USASEAN, USAID Asia Bureau, and State Department to discuss the

development of the PCRVE Workplan and review the draft as it pertains to USAID’s overall approach and

strategy for CVE.

GRANTS & PROCUREMENT

PROSPECT launched its grants program this quarter, issuing its first grant on June 27th to the Human

Rights Working Group (HRWG). PROSPECT also finalized selection and issued contracts to three firms

under its technical Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC), Regional Analytical and Strategic Services in Southeast

Asia. Three prequalified analytical firms—SoCha, All in for Development, and the Centre for Strategic and

International Studies (CSIS)—are capable of conducting assessments ranging from single country desk

studies to 10-country baseline assessments. PROSPECT will hold a kick-off call for all IQC-holders and

begin issuing requests for task order proposals next quarter.

DELIVERABLES

Summary of deliverables submitted to USAID this quarter:

Weekly Reports – All submitted on-time every Monday morning

Quarterly Report #2 (January 1st - March 30th, 2019) – Submitted on-time on April 30th, 2019

Revised Strategic Communications Plan – Submitted on June 17th, 2019


VIII. ANNEXES

ANNEX 1 – PERFORMANCE INDICATOR RESULTS

In its proposed AMEL Plan, PROSPECT has identified 10 project-wide key performance indicators to help

measure progress toward achieving project objectives. This past quarter, PROSPECT implemented five

activities that contributed to key performance indicators. The section below describes achievements

toward these targets in greater detail during the past quarter. An updated summary of project results to

date (August 20th, 2018 – June 30th, 2019) is shown in Table 8.1 below.

Indicator 1 – In the last quarter, 128 participants took part in USG-supported knowledge platforms in

the Asia region as a result of five main PROSPECT activities implemented this quarter:

1. The Launch of the ACWC Regional Guidelines & Procedure to Address the Needs of Victim of Trafficking

in Persons & Practitioners Workshop (April 2th – 4th)

2. ASEAN Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Pillar Meeting to Develop the Work Plan of Action to Prevent and

Counter the Rise of Radicalization and Violent Extremism 2018-2025 (April 4th – 5th)

3. Regional Workshop on Developing ASEAN Guidelines for Detecting and Preventing Wildlife Trafficking

(May 7th – 8th)

4. 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest Training Workshop (May 20th – 23rd)

5. Meeting of the ACWC-AWC Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Development of ASEAN Gender

Mainstreaming Strategies Work Plan 2016-2020 (May 28th)

Across the five activities, there was greater participation by females (68 participants) than males (60

participants) and 17 from the total 128 participants were youth. Participants comprised government

officials (69), CSOs (11), and private sector (1) representatives, with 47 additional participants identifying

themselves as from “Other” types of institutions. The annual target is 1,364. To date, PROSPECT has

achieved 18% of the target. However, PROSPECT anticipates the numbers to dramatically increase over

the final two quarters due to an uptick in activities, in particular, anticipated national-level consultations

under PROSPECT grants.

Indicator 2 – All five PROSPECT initiatives implemented in the last quarter contributed to 85 women

and youth with increased knowledge, leadership capabilities, and technical skills as a result of USG

assistance. The annual target is 955. To date, PROSPECT has achieved 15% of the target. However,

PROSPECT anticipates the numbers to dramatically increase over the final two quarters due to an uptick

in activities, in particular, anticipated national-level consultations under PROSPECT grants.

Indicator 3 – In the last quarter, there were 10 youth trained in social leadership skills through one USG

assisted program: 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest Training Workshop (May 20th – 23rd). The annual

target is 84. To date, PROSPECT has achieved 12% of the target. However, PROSPECT anticipates the

numbers to dramatically increase over the final two quarters due to an uptick in activities such as the

AICHR Youth Debate (September 2019), the ASEAN Youth Entrepreneurship Program, ASEAN

Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting training-of-trainers (November 2019), Cerita activities under the

Habibie Center grant (October – December 2019), and the ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Program

(September 2019).


Indicator 4 – In the last quarter, all five PROSPECT initiatives helped promote greater social protections

and pro-human rights policies. The annual target is 10. To date, PROSPECT has achieved 70% of the target.

Indicator 5 – In the last quarter, all five PROSPECT initiatives resulted in mutual cooperation

strengthening between the U.S Government and regional counterparts. The annual target is 22. To date,

PROSPECT has achieved 32% of the target.

Indicator 6 – In the last quarter, there was one workshop, seminar and/or training conducted targeting

ASEAN youth to raise awareness of ASEAN and/or strengthen a shared ASEAN identity: the 5th ASEAN

Youth Video Contest Training Workshop (May 20th-23rd). The annual target is 5. To date, PROSPECT has

achieved 20% of the target.

Indicator 7 – In the last quarter, there was one anti-TIP policy, law or international agreement

strengthened/or created with USG assistance: the ACWC Regional Guidelines and Procedures to

Address the Needs of Victims of TIP, which was launched on April 2nd. The annual target is 1. PROSPECT

has already met its annual target 100%.

Indicator 8 – In the last quarter, there were no regional disaster management policies and plans

strengthened and/or developed to promote coordinated responses to natural disasters.

Indicator 9 – In the last quarter, there was one tool, law, policy, and/or procedure strengthened and/or

developed that promote ASEAN integration, including civil society engagement in decision-making; social

protections; or gender inclusion: the ACWC Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs

of Victims of TIP, which was launched on April 2nd.

Indicator 10 – In the last quarter, there were 11 CSOs that contributed to ASEAN policies, procedures,

and/or programs as a result of PROSPECT activities. The annual target is 341. To date, PROSPECT has

achieved 3% of the target. However, PROSPECT anticipates the numbers to dramatically increase over

the final two quarters due to an uptick in activities, in particular, anticipated national-level CSO

consultations under PROSPECT grants.

TABLE 8.1: Annual Performance Indicators Results

No Indicator

Year 1

Target Aug –

Dec 18

Jan-Mar

19*

Apr -

Jun 19 Total

1 Number of participants taking part in USG supported

knowledge platforms in the Asia region 117 0 128 245 Year 1: 1,364

Disaggregation 1: By Gender Year 2: 1,200

Female 53 0 68 121 Year 3: 1,200

Male 64 0 60 124 Year 4: 1,200

Disaggregation 2: By Youth Participation Year 5: 500

≤29 years old 12 0 17 29

>29 years old 105 0 111 216 LOP 5,464


No Indicator

Year 1

Target Aug –

Dec 18

Jan-Mar

19*

Apr -

Jun 19 Total

Disaggregation 3: By Country

Brunei Darussalam 2 0 3 5

Cambodia 5 0 9 14

Indonesia 12 0 16 28

Lao PDR 7 0 7 14

Malaysia 31 0 19 50

Myanmar 6 0 2 8

Philippines 5 0 8 13

Singapore 11 0 9 20

Thailand 34 0 44 78

Vietnam 4 0 8 12

Others 0 0 1 1

Disaggregation 4: By Workstream Activity

Non-Traditional Security 0 0 107 107

Responsive Governance 58 0 0 58

Human Rights and Opportunities for Marginalized

and Vulnerable Groups 59 0 21 80

Disaggregation 5: By Type of Event

Conference 0 0 0 0

Meeting 0 0 17 17

Seminar 0 0 0 0

Training 0 0 10 10

Workshop 117 0 101 218

Disaggregation 6: By Participants’ Institution

Government 92 0 69 161

CSO 3 0 11 14

Private Sector 1 0 1 2

Others 21 0 47 68

2

Number of women and youth with increased

knowledge, leadership capabilities, and technical skills

as a result of USG assistance

56 0 85 141 Year 1: 955

Disaggregation 1: By Gender-age Year 2: 800

Women >29 years 44 0 61 105 Year 3: 800

Women ≤29 years 9 0 7 16 Year 4: 800

Male <29 years 3 0 10 13 Year 5: 400


Brunei Darussalam 2 0 2 4 LOP 3,755


No Indicator

Year 1

Target Aug –

Dec 18

Jan-Mar

19*

Apr -

Jun 19 Total

Cambodia 3 0 5 8

Indonesia 5 0 10 15

Lao PDR 2 0 4 6

Malaysia 11 0 12 23

Myanmar 1 0 2 3

Philippines 3 0 7 10

Singapore 4 0 3 7

Thailand 21 0 34 55

Vietnam 4 0 6 10

Others 0 0 0

Disaggregation 3: By Workstream Activity

Non-Traditional Security 0 0 63 63

Responsive Governance 22 0 0 22


and Vulnerable Groups 34 0 22 56


Conference 0 0 0 0

Meeting 0 0 8 8

Seminar 0 0 0 0

Training 0 0 15 15

Workshop 56 0 62 118

3 Number of youth trained in social or leadership skills

through USG assisted programs 0 0 10 10 Year 1: 84

Disaggregation 1: By Gender Year 2: 70

Female 0 0 5 5 Year 3: 70

Male 0 0 5 5 Year 4: 70

Disaggregation 2: By Country Year 5: 35


Cambodia 0 0 1 1 LOP 329

Indonesia 0 0 1 1

Lao PDR 0 0 1 1

Malaysia 0 0 1 1

Myanmar 0 0 1 1

Philippines 0 0 1 1

Singapore 0 0 1 1

Thailand 0 0 1 1

Vietnam 0 0 1 1


No Indicator

Year 1

Target Aug –

Dec 18

Jan-Mar

19*

Apr -

Jun 19 Total

Others 0 0 0 0


Conference 0 0 0 0

Meeting 0 0 0 0

Seminar 0 0 0 0

Training 0 0 10 10

Workshop 0 0 0 0

Disaggregation 4: By Participants’ Institution

Government 0 0 0 0

CSO 0 0 0 0

Private Sector 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 10 10

4

Number of U.S.-supported workshops and regional

forums promoting greater social protections and

human rights advocacy

2 0 4 6 Year 1: 10

Disaggregation 1: By Workstream Activity Year 2: 10

Non-Traditional Security 0 0 3 3 Year 3: 10

Responsive Governance 1 0 0 1 Year 4: 10


and Vulnerable Groups 1 0 2 3 Year 5: 5


Conference 0 0 0 0 LOP 45

Meeting 0 0 2 2

Seminar 0 0 0 0

Training 0 0 1 1

Workshop 2 0 2 4

Disaggregation 2: By Country of venue


Cambodia 0 0 0 0

Indonesia 0 0 2 2

Lao PDR 0 0 0 0

Malaysia 1 0 1 2

Myanmar 0 0 0 0

Philippines 0 0 0 0

Singapore 0 0 0 0

Thailand 1 0 1 2

Vietnam 0 0 1 1


No Indicator

Year 1

Target Aug –

Dec 18

Jan-Mar

19*

Apr -

Jun 19 Total

5

Number of U.S.-supported events, workshops, or

dialogues including participation of ASEAN and U.S.

Government officials to strengthen mutual cooperation

2 0 5 7 Year 1: 22








Meeting 0 0 2 2

Seminar 0 0 0 0

Training 0 0 1 1

Workshop 2 0 2 4


Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia 0 0 0 0

Indonesia 0 0 2 2

Lao PDR 0 0 0 0

Malaysia 1 0 1 2

Myanmar 0 0 0 0

Philippines 0 0 0 0

Singapore 0 0 0 0

Thailand 1 0 1 2

Vietnam 0 0 1 1

6

Number of USG funded workshops, seminars and/or

trainings targeting ASEAN youth to raise awareness of

ASEAN and/or strengthen a shared ASEAN identity

0 0 1 1 Year 1: 5








Meeting 0 0 0 0

Seminar 0 0 0 0

Training 0 0 1 1


No Indicator

Year 1

Target Aug –

Dec 18

Jan-Mar

19*

Apr -

Jun 19 Total

Workshop 0 0 0 0



Cambodia 0 0 0 0

Indonesia 0 0 0 0

Lao PDR 0 0 0 0

Malaysia 0 0 0 0

Myanmar 0 0 0 0

Philippines 0 0 0 0

Singapore 0 0 0 0

Thailand 0 0 0 0

Vietnam 0 0 1 1

7

Number of anti-TIP policies, laws or international

agreements strengthened/or created with USG

assistance

0 0 1 1

Year 1: 1

Year 2: 1

Year 3: 1

Year 4: 1

Year 5: 0

8

Number of regional disaster management policies and

plans strengthened and/or developed to promote

coordinated responses to natural disasters

0 0 0 0

Year 1: 1

Year 2: 1

Year 3: 1

Year 4: 1

Year 5: 0

9

Number of tools, laws, policies, and/or procedures

strengthened and/or developed that promote ASEAN

integration, including civil society engagement in

decision-making; social protections; and gender

inclusion

0 0 1 1 Year 1: 8







Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 LOP 30

Cambodia 0 0 0 0

Indonesia 0 0 0 0

Lao PDR 0 0 0 0

Malaysia 0 0 0 0


No Indicator

Year 1

Target Aug –

Dec 18

Jan-Mar

19*

Apr -

Jun 19 Total

Myanmar 0 0 0 0

Philippines 0 0 0 0

Singapore 0 0 0 0

Thailand 0 0 0 0

Vietnam 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0

10

Number of CSOs contributing to ASEAN policies,

procedures, and/or programs as a result of PROSPECT

activities

0 0 11 11 Year 1: 341






Disaggregation 2: By Country of work

Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 LOP 1,141

Cambodia 0 0 0 0

Indonesia 0 0 1 1

Lao PDR 0 0 0 0

Malaysia 0 0 0 0

Myanmar 0 0 0 0

Philippines 0 0 0 0

Singapore 0 0 0 0

Thailand 0 0 10 10

Vietnam 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0

*no activities conducted in the first quarter of 2019


ANNEX 3 – PARTNERS MATRIX

TABLE 8.3: PROSPECT PARTNER MATRIX THROUGH JUN 30, 2019

PROSPECT PARTNER WS 1 WS 2 WS 3

ASEAN Entities

ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) �

ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW) �

ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW) � �

ASEAN Commission on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)

� �

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance in Disaster Management (AHA Centre)

�

ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) � � �

ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) � �

ASEAN Institutions of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS) � �

ASEAN Senior Officials on Agriculture and Forestry (SOM-AMAF) �

ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (COCI) �

ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADSOM) �

Senior Labor Officials Meeting (SLOM) � �

Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) �

Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) �

Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (SOMY) �

Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information (SOMRI) �

Senior Officials Meeting on Education (SOMED) � �

Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (SOMRDPE)

�

Senior Officials Meeting on Health and Development (SOMHD) �

South East Asia Parties Against Corruption (SEA-PAC) �

Working Group Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species in Fauna and Flora-Wildlife Enforcement (WG-CITES-WE)

�

SOMTC Working Group on Illicit Trafficking in Wildlife and Timber (WG-ITWT) �

Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) �


PROSPECT PARTNER WS 1 WS 2 WS 3

ASEAN Secretariat’s Education, Youth and Sports Division (EYSD) �

ASEAN Secretariat’s Poverty Eradication and Gender Division (PEGD) � �

Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF) �

ASEAN University Network (AUN) �

ASEAN-ISIS Network �

National-level Government

National Disaster Management Authorities (NDMAs) �

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of AMS �

National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) �

Dialogue Partner Projects and NGOs

USAID Inclusive Growth in ASEAN through Innovation, Trade and E-Commerce (IGNITE)

� � �

ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking in Persons (ASEAN-ACT) �

Human Rights Resource Center (HRRC) �

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) �

USAID Wildlife Asia (RTI) �

Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) �

USAID Asia CTIP (Winrock) �

USAID OCEANS �

Asia Foundation �

USAID Harmoni Project (MSI) �

Nexus Institute �

USAID Together Project (DAI) �

USAID ENGAGE Project (DAI) �

Plan International �

Young South East Asia Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) �

United Nations/IOs

International Organization for Migration (IOM) �

UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) �

UN Action for Cooperation on Countering Trafficking in Persons (UNACT) �

UN Office on Counter Terrorism (UNOCT) �

UN Women � �

International Labour Organization (ILO) �

World Health Organization (WHO) �

CITES Secretariat (Geneva) �

World Customs Organization (WCO) �

Foundations / Private Sector

S. Rajaratnam School for International Studies (RSIS) �

The ASEAN Foundation � � �

The Habibie Center � �

WSD Handa Foundation �

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterrey (MIIS) �


ANNEX 5 – COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS

TABLE 8.5: LIST OF COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS PRODUCED APRIL 1ST - JUNE 30TH, 2019

Type of Product

Title

Publication Date

Link

PROSPECT Facebook Post – Event Highlight

ACWC 2019 Partners Conference

April 1st https://www.facebook.com/ASEANUSAIDPROSPECT/posts/1156352931202506

USASEAN Facebook Post – Event Highlight

ACWC 2019 Partners Conference

April 2nd https://www.facebook.com/USMission2ASEAN/posts/2148176785275244


Launch of the ACWC Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons

April 3rd https://www.facebook.com/ASEANUSAIDPROSPECT/posts/1158381904332942


ASEAN Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Pillar Meeting to Develop the Work Plan of Action to Prevent and counter the Rise of Radicalization and Violent Extremism 2018-2025

April 4th https://www.facebook.com/ASEANUSAIDPROSPECT/posts/1158402824330850


Launch of the ACWC Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons

April 4th https://www.facebook.com/USMission2ASEAN/posts/2151568808269375


ASEAN Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Pillar Meeting to Develop the Work Plan of Action to Prevent and counter the Rise of Radicalization and Violent Extremism 2018-2025

April 7th https://www.facebook.com/USMission2ASEAN/posts/2152706571488932


5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest - Winner Announcement

May 1st https://www.facebook.com/AYVC2019/posts/582511108902521


Regional Workshop on Developing ASEAN Guidelines for Detecting and Preventing Wildlife Trafficking

May 7th https://www.facebook.com/ASEANUSAIDPROSPECT/posts/1179664815537984


Regional Workshop on Developing ASEAN Guidelines for Detecting and Preventing Wildlife Trafficking

May 7th https://www.facebook.com/USMission2ASEAN/posts/2205663266193262


Video Production Training Workshop for Finalists of the 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest

May 21st https://www.facebook.com/ASEANUSAIDPROSPECT/posts/1189562824548183



May 21st https://www.facebook.com/USMission2ASEAN/posts/2228265060599749

USAID Indonesia Facebook Post – Event Highlight


May 21st https://www.facebook.com/usaidindonesia/posts/2447684945276316



2nd Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Development of an ASEAN Strategy on Gender Mainstreaming

May 28th https://www.facebook.com/ASEANUSAIDPROSPECT/posts/1196543270516805


2nd Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Development of an ASEAN Strategy on Gender Mainstreaming

May 29th https://www.facebook.com/USMission2ASEAN/posts/2241535355939386

PROSPECT Facebook Post – Digital Poster

Call for Applications ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest 2019

June 2nd https://www.facebook.com/ASEANUSAIDPROSPECT/posts/1198539866983812

USAID Indonesia Facebook Post – Activity Promotion


June 10th https://www.facebook.com/usaidindonesia/posts/2477905812254229

USASEAN Facebook Post – Activity Promotion


June 5th & 16th https://www.facebook.com/USMission2ASEAN/posts/2251023641657224 https://www.facebook.com/USMission2ASEAN/photos/a.320678428025098/2251023064990615/?type=3

PROSPECT Facebook Post (ASEAN Foundation re-post) – Digital Posters

FAQs for the ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest 2019

June 20th https://www.facebook.com/ASEANFoundation/posts/2341316689266717

USASEAN Facebook Poster – Highlight Video

ASEAN Youth Video Contest Highlights – Promotional Video

June 21st https://www.facebook.com/ASEANFoundation/posts/2371511546247231

PROSPECT Facebook Post (ASEAN Foundation re-post) – Highlight Video

ASEAN Youth Video Contest Highlights – Promotional Video

June 24th https://www.facebook.com/ASEANFoundation/posts/2371511546247231

PROSPECT Facebook Post ASEAN Youth Video Contest Highlights – Participant Testimonial Quotes

June 27th https://www.facebook.com/AYVC2019/posts/616952275458404

PROSPECT Facebook Post, ACWC 2019 Partners Conference Event Highlight, April 1st


USASEAN Facebook Post, ACWC 2019 Partners Conference Event Highlight, April 2nd:

PROSPECT Facebook Post, Launch of the ACWC Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of

Trafficking in Persons Event Highlight, April 3rd:

PROSPECT Facebook Post, ASEAN Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Pillar Meeting to Develop the Work Plan of Action to

Prevent and counter the Rise of Radicalization and Violent Extremism 2018-2025 Event Highlight, April 4th:


USASEAN Facebook Post, Launch of the ACWC Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of

Trafficking in Persons Event Highlight, April 4th:

USASEAN Facebook Post, ASEAN Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Pillar Meeting to Develop the Work Plan of Action to

Prevent and counter the Rise of Radicalization and Violent Extremism 2018-2025 Event Highlight, April 7th:

USASEAN Facebook Post, ASEAN Youth Video Contest Winner Announcement, May 1st:


PROSPECT Facebook Post, Regional Workshop on Developing ASEAN Guidelines for Detecting and Preventing Wildlife

Trafficking Event Highlight, May 7th:

USASEAN Facebook Post, Regional Workshop on Developing ASEAN Guidelines for Detecting and Preventing Wildlife

Trafficking Event Highlight, May 7th:

PROSPECT Facebook Post, Video Production Training Workshop for Finalists of the 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest

Event Highlight, May 21st


USASEAN and USAID Indonesia Facebook Posts, Video Production Training Workshop for Finalists of the 5th ASEAN

Youth Video Contest Event Highlight, May 21st

PROSPECT Facebook Post, 2nd Meeting of the ACWC-ACW Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Development of ASEAN

Gender Mainstreaming Strategies Event Highlight, May 28th

USASEAN Facebook Post, 2nd Meeting of the ACWC-ACW Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Development of ASEAN

Gender Mainstreaming Strategies Event Highlight, May 29th


PROSPECT Facebook Post, Call for Applications – ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest 2019 (June 2nd) & FAQs

(June 20th)

USAID Indonesia Facebook Post, Youth Social Journalism Contest 2019 Promotion, June 10th


USASEAN Facebook Post, ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest Promotion, June 5th & 16th

USASEAN Facebook Post, Video Production Training Workshop for Finalists of the 5th ASEAN Youth Video Contest

Event Highlight, June 21st

PROSPECT Facebook Post (ASEAN Foundation re-post), Highlight Video of the ASEAN Youth Video Contest, June 24th


PROSPECT Facebook Post, ASEAN Youth Video Contest Participant Testimonial Quotes, June 27th


TABLE 8.6: REACH OF FACEBOOK POSTS DURING THE QUARTER APRIL 1ST - JUNE 30TH, 2019

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