About - ASEAN Youth Organization

What is AYO

ASEAN Youth Organization is an international non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental organization established to promote international understanding and goodwill parallel to the ASEAN Motto and constitutes one vision, one identity, and one community.

Our vision is to create a world where youths exhibit a heightened interest on ASEAN through our activities that Empower Youth, Engage, & Educate Communities to implement ideas that enable Positive Sustainable Change.”

Our History

Inspired by the ASEAN Community page on the social media platform in 2011, the ASEAN Youth Organization established as a Foundation in Jakarta on August, 15th 2013, and received a certificate of appreciation from ASEAN Secretariat for ASEAN Youth’s contribution in disseminating the ASEAN Community to the grassroots.

In 2018, we received the ASEAN Name approval and established the AYO Social Enterprise in Singapore. Today, we have more than 200 team members and 16 chapters and networks across the globe.

AYO Affiliates

Social Enterprise

AYOSE

AYO Social Enterprise is the body under ASEAN Youth Organization which support the organization’s sustainability through entrepreneurship programs.

Environment Focus

AYO Enviro

AYO Enviro aims to promote awareness on climate actions, environment sustainability and restoration through its programs and activities.

Education

AYO Academy

AYO Academy is continuously developing youth skill-sets, offering decent opportunities to the youths to comprehend academic studies and dedicate their future roles in professional careers.

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Research Center

AYO Recent

AYO Recent is the AYO Body that focus on conducting research about ASEAN Development related issues, Sustainable Development Goals. AYO Recent team consist of youth researchers across the globe.

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Our History

In 2018, we received the ASEAN Name approval and established the AYO Social Enterprise in Singapore. Today, we have more than 200 team members and 16 chapters and networks across the globe.

ASEAN Youth Leaders

Coming from a diverse background, the ASEAN Youth Organization team members have a strong voluntary commitment to work together to build the community without looking at the differences.

ASEAN Youth Leaders

Coming from a diverse background, the ASEAN Youth Organization team members have a strong voluntary commitment to work together to build the community without looking at the differences.

Since the establishment of our organization, we have already created more than 300 projects in South-east Asia and Country Chapters on SDG’s, Youth Empowerment, Education, Environment, and other development programs.

We believe that your involvement will support us in order to create more sustainable impacts in our society.

Youth-led Organization

With ABCD Strategy (Asset-Based Community Development), AYO provides Youth with knowledge, skills, and abilities for them to bring back to their communities. We are available in all ASEAN countries and other network countries around the globe.

Senjaya Mulia Founder

No matter what generation we belong to, we should work together as the generation of Change. -Senjaya Mulia

On behalf of the ASEAN Youth Organization, I would like to welcome you to be part of this generation of change. Together, we could implement the AYO vision and supports the Sustainable Development Goals implementations, thus we could have a more harmony in our community.