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6 November 2015

Dear future partners & participants,

Greetings!

The Urban Youth Academy (UYA), an NGO established with the aim of solving the worldsbiggest challenges through supporting and empowering youth to become future leaders, incooperation with the Asian Development Bank, will jointly undertake the Asia-Pacific YouthExchange Program (APYE), which is set to launch on January 3-17, 2016 across thePhilippines.

With the theme Empowering Youth to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), the UYA will mobilize 250 young leaders and representatives of youth-led civil society

organizations across Asia and the Pacific for a 2-week program to improve the understandingand capacity of young people to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs. Team-buildingactivities, research and local action in communities await participants, who will learn how todevelop and implement their own projects, and work with other youth and stakeholders.

We believe that the youth as global citizens can make a huge impact to the world. APYEP willbe a good avenue for young people to learn more about their important role in ensuring a just,livable and sustainable world. APYE promises a global experience and to open many doors ofopportunities for the youth. This January 2016, from 3 rd to 17th, join us in the Philippines for themost exciting youth exchange program with youth from all over Asia-Pacific.

For more information about our project, please refer to the concept note.

For any concerns and inquiries, you may reach out to us through Joy Gomez [email protected] or mobile number +63916 523 3990/ +63998 555 2616.

Sincerely,

Hyoungmin KimManaging DirectorUrban Youth Academy
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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11 September 2015

Endorsement of the Asia Pacific Youth Exchange Program, 3 17 January2016, Philippines

Strategy 2020, Asian Development Banks (ADB) long-term strategic framework,highlights demographic changes in Asia as one of the key factors that would shape regionaldevelopment.1 There are more young people between ages 10 and 24 today than at anyother time in human history, and about 9 out of 10 of these people live in less developedcountries.2 Asia is the region with the largest number of young people, with 754 million.3 Insome of these countries, the percentage of young people under age 24 can exceed 50% ofthe population.4

ADB recognizes that young people present an enormous opportunity for Asia and the

Pacific. Youth are powerful agents of change who, if supported and empowered, can drivethe achievement of our vision of an Asia Pacific free from poverty and internationally agreed

commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together, we must

ensure that Asias young people benefit from and contribute to these rapid developments for

inclusive growth in the region and help achieve the 17 SDGs.

ADB Youth Initiative endorses the Asia Pacific Youth Exchange Program (APYE) under

the theme, Empowering Youth to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.To be held on

3 17 January 2016, APYE will mobilize 250 young leaders and representatives of youth-led

civil society organization from across Asia and the Pacific to support youth in contributing to the

efforts towards achieving the SDGs.

We look forward to your active participation in APYE and to hosting parts of the

program that build the capacity of young people in the region.

Yours sincerely,

Christopher I. Morris

Head, NGO and Civil Society CenterSustainable Development and Climate

Change Department

Asian Development Bank

1Asian Development Bank. 2008. Strategy 2020. Mandaluyong. P. 72

UNFPA. 2014. The State of the World Population 2014. URL Available: http://www.unfpa.org/swopAccessedon 18 December 2014.3

United Nations. 2011. Youth Demographics Worldwide. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, PopulationDivision. Geneva.4

The republic of the Marshall Islands population under 18 years old is 50% while the Philippines, Cambodia andbelow 24 years old population exceeds that of 50%. Indonesia and Vietnam is slightly under 50%, according toIndex Mundi.
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Background..................................................................................................................................... 6

1. 3rdAsian Youth Forum .........................................................................................................6

2. Sustainable Development Goals..........................................................................................6

3. Asia, the Pacific and SDGs..................................................................................................7

4. Role of Youth in Asian in achieving SDGs ...........................................................................7

Asia-Pacific Youth Exchange APYE2016................................................... 8

1. Objectives............................................................................................................................8

2. Features ..............................................................................................................................9

3. Program.............................................................................................................................10

4. Accommodation.................................................................................................................12

5. Local sites .........................................................................................................................13

6. Venue ................................................................................................................................14

7. Participation fee& packages............................................................................................15


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Strategy 2020, ADBa long-term strategic framework, highlights demographic changes in

Asia as one of the key factors that would shape regional development.1 There are more youngpeople between ages 10 and 24 today than at any other time in human history, and about 9 out

of 10 of these people live in less developed countries. 2Asia is the region with the largest

number of young people, with 754 million.3 The youth population of India is unrivaled, with 65%of its population at age 35 or under, and half the country's population of 1.25 billion people is

under 25 years old.4 In some of these countries, the percentage of young people under age 24can exceed 50% of the population presenting an enormous opportunity for Asia and the

Pacific.5

1. 3RD

ASIAN YOUTH FORUM

The 3rd Asian Youth Forum (AYF3) was held from 12 to 14 August 2015 in ADB

Headquarters in celebration of the UN International Youth Day (August 12) to provide a platform

for the international community to recognize youth as an important stakeholder of development.Through the theme, Investing in Youth: Engagement, Education, Employment, and

Entrepreneurship, AYF3 tackled Asias youth employment challenges by calling on

stakeholders to harness the demographic dividend in Asia through youth participation and

engagement in generating and up-scaling of innovative solutions.

AYF3 highlighted youths potential as one of the regions greatest assets in shaping the

future. Discussions and outputs highlighted that if supported correctly, the potential resources of

Asias current youth bulge provides the region a massive opportunity towards efforts to achieve

regional and global development agendas such as SDGs.

2. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

SDGs, or global goals, are a new, universal set of targets and indicators laid out by and

for United Nations member states to frame their political policies and agenda over the next 15

years.6 The SDGs will be a carry-over and expansion of the Millennium Development Goals

(MDGs) which are due to expire by the end of this year, 15 years after the member states

agreed in 2000.

1Asian Development Bank. 2008. Strategy 2020. Mandaluyong. P. 7

2UNFPA. 2014. The State of the World Population 2014. URL Available:http://www.unfpa.org/swop Accessed on

18 December 2014.3

United Nations. 2011. Youth Demographics Worldwide. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.

Geneva.4

UNFPA. 2014. The State of the World Population 2014. URL Available:http://www.unfpa.org/swop Accessed on

18 December 2014.5

The republic of the Marshall Islandspopulation under 18 years old is 50% while the Philippines, Cambodia and below 24

years old population exceeds that of 50%. Indonesia and Vietnam is slightly under 50%, according to Index Mundi.6

Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development",

(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld)
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The SDGs are focused on 17 primary issues related to inclusive and sustainable

development globally: poverty, hunger, health, education, gender equality, clean water and

sanitation, renewable energy, good jobs and economic growth, innovation and infrastructure,

reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption, climate

action, life below water, life on land, peace and justice and partnerships for the goals.

On 25 September 2015, 193 world leaders will gather in the UN Headquarters in New

York and forge their commitment to these 17 SDGs. As a result, three primary outcomes are

expected by 2030: ending extreme poverty, fighting inequality and injustice, fixing climate

change.

3. ASIA, THE PACIFIC AND THE SDGS

Asia and the Pacific led the world in achieving the MDGs, pushing the proportion of

people living on less than $1.25 per day to fall from 53% (1990) to 12% by 2015. However,

though some goals may have been met, millions of people are still in dire conditions in issues

such as health, nutrition, and sanitation.

The region also faces challenges of inclusiveness as uneven development persists both

across countries and within them in terms of achievement against the MDGs. In general, East

Asia has fared much better than South Asia while within countries, marginalization and

discrimination on the basis of gender, class, ethnicity and location tend to persist.

The 17 goals and 169 targets of the SDGs are much more complex than the 8 goals and

21 targets of the MDGs. This brings upon challenges to Asia and the Pacific on efficiently

implementing interventions with the appropriate approaches, technologies, resources and

financing, and reliable information upon which upon which stakeholders will make informed

decisions. Most importantly, efforts to achieve the SDGs will require the involvement of allstakeholders to do their part. The Future We Want outcome document of Rio+20 UN

Conference on Sustainable Development describes emphasizes this when it referred to young

people as custodians of the futurehighlighting youth as important stakeholders with critical

roles to play in helping achieve the goal of a sustainable future for themselves and future

generations. .7

4. ROLE OF YOUTH IN ASIA IN ACHIEVING SDGS

Over the past decade, there has been a growing recognition of the youth's participation

in economic, social and political processes. Governments, international agencies, civil society

and private sector organizations across the Asia-Pacific region have realized that young peopleare powerful agents of change who, if supported and empowered, can drive the achievement of

the SDGs. We must ensure that Asias young people benefit from and contribute to these rapid

developments to ensure inclusive growth in the region and help achieve the 17 SDGs.

72012. The Future We Want. P 41.


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1. OBJECTIVES

As an output of AYF3, ADB and Urban Youth Academy, in partnership with AIESEC

International, UN-HABITAT. UNIGIN Ventures, Our Generation17plus, YSEALI, and US

Embassy in Manila will undertake the Asia Pacific Youth Exchange Program (APYEP )

under the theme, Empowering Youth to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.To

be held on 3

17 January 2016, APYEP will mobilize 250+ young leaders andrepresentatives of youth-led civil society organization from across Asia and the Pacific to

support youth in contribut ing to the efforts towards achieving the SDGs .

Improve young peoples understanding of SDGs and their rolin achieving them

Increase understanding and cooperation between you

people across Asia and the Pacific

Build the capacity of youth in implementing projects a

activities aligned to the SDGs

Strengthen global and regional partnership for the SDGs a

youth development in Asia and the Pacific

Identify opportunities for inclusion of young people in decisio

making and implementation of the SDGs


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Features expert-led trainingsessions on project management ,

community mobilization,

communication, and other key skills

elated to sustainable development.

Session also includes team-

building exercises that foster

camaraderie and relationships

among participants

Participants will be directly engagedin 8 communities to develop a deeper

understanding of existing

development challenges on the

ground in relation to the SDGs. This

component also seeks to highlight

role of youth in supporting the

achievement of all 17 goals. Each

local engagement will yield tangible

outputs in the form or research and

policy recommendations

Each participant grorepresenting each of the 8 lo

communities will present t

respective outputs during

culminating confrence to be held

at ADB Headquarters. Sec

experts would then prov

feedback to each output in orde

help the youth identify the n

steps towards helping achieve

the SDGs in Asia and the Pac

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Date: 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 January

9:00 12:00

Arrival Opening ProgramTeam Building and

Field Trip

SDG Workshop

1:00 5:00Project design

sessions

Venue: Holiday Inn Ortigas ADB HQ ADB HQ ADB HQ

Date: 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 January 11 January 12 January

9:00 12:00Arrival

Orientationand planning

Datagathering

Local field tripand

volunteering

Datagathering

Local YouthConference1:00 5:00

Venue: TBC Laguna LakeBasin

Laguna LakeBasin

Laguna LakeBasin

Laguna LakeBasin

Laguna LakeBasin

Date: 13 January 14 January 15 January 16 January 17 January

9:00 12:00Arrival

InternationalYouth

Conference

InternationalYouth

Conference

Field trip andfarewell

celebrationDeparture

1:00

5:00

Venue:Holiday Inn

OrtigasADB HQ

ADB HQADB HQ Travel

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ACCOMMODATION

LOCAL TRANSPORT

PROGRAMSFEE

RAINING MATERIALS

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