Origins.

The Birth of YEM

The Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP), an annual diplomatic cultural exchange program spearheaded by the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan promoting friendship and mutual understanding among youths of Japan and the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries, has empowered the participating youth to create projects supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Born from the recently concluded SSEAYP Youth Conference 2021, the participating youth hope to move towards supporting SDG Goal 8: Economic Growth and Decent Work in encouraging more informed, and empathetic youth leaders to make a change for the future.

Employment.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all sectors of the economy. According to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals report of 2021, an equivalent to 255 million full time jobs have been lost which is four times greater than the number lost during the 2007-2009 global financial crisis. Meanwhile, 1.6 billion informal economy workers who lack assistance and support were severely displaced. Employment and decent work stimulates the economy to achieve a sustainable and resilient society. The Paris Agreement recognized it as one of the goals for SDG as a universal call for action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

​The pandemic has undeniably led to an increase in youth unemployment. As the youth of today and visionaries of the future, it is our ultimate responsibility to empower the youth and ignite a sense of responsibility to act now and help the employment sector in their own ways. 

255M

Full time jobs lost

4x

Greater than the global financial crisis

1.6B

Displaced informal economy workers

Goals.

1
YEM aims address issues and challenges in employment that greatly impacts the youth. 

2
YEM hopes to engage the youth in an ASEAN-Japan dialogue with different stakeholders in the employment sector. 

3
YEM provides a platform for establishing connections and cultivating network-building opportunities. 
  • Service
  • Transformation
  • Integrity
  • Inquisitivness
  • Commitment  
  • Collaboration
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Partners.

YEM Team.

Jerika Cleto
Event Director,
​Philippines
Ray Kerry Dacoseo
Event Co-Director,
​Philippines
Mims Sidi
Advisor,
​Brunei Darussalam
Dini Hajarrahmah
Advisor,
​Indonesia
Qamelya Rafee
Secretariat &
​Global Shaper,
​Brunei Darussalam
Amira Razan Zafira
Panel
​Program Lead
Indonesia
Jia Cheng How
Panel Program & Global Shaper, Brueni Darussalam
Nasri Tahir
Panel Program & Global Shaper,
​Brunei Darussalam
Fadli M. Zaini
Panel Program & Global Shaper,
Brunei Darussalam
Farah Nur Wahyuni
Workshop
​Program Lead
Malaysia
Tan Zi Yi
Networking Carousel Lead
​Malaysia
Nguyen Phuong Anh
Workshop
​& Networking Carousel
Vietnam
Nadia Aji
Mentorship Program Lead & Global Shaper,
​Brunei Darussalam
Ralph Ian Robles
Host/Moderator/
​Facilitator Lead Philippines
Izyan Anver
Tech Lead &
​Global Shaper,
Brunei Darussalam
Hazirah Zainuddin
Impact Lead & Global Shaper,
​Brunei Darussalam
 Linh Chi Hoang Thi​
Social Media Lead, Vietnam
Syahmi Nordin
Public Relations & Global Shaper,
Brunei Darussalam
Ain'nul Ibrahim
​Social Media & Global Shaper,
​Brunei Darussalam
Kristel Lyn Saldivar
Social Media,
Philippines
Agus Tri Wibowo
YEMbassador, Indonesia
Indika Juang Putra
YEMbassador,
​Indonesia
Duangmon Sooksmarn
YEMbassador, Thailand
Tanoii PHIMMAVONG
YEMbassador, Lao People's Democratic Republic 
Sharvin Siva Subramaniam
YEMbassador, Malaysia
Carl Joel Tilos
YEMbassador, Philippines
Andrea Balingit
YEMbassador, Philippines
James Nathaniel Refugio
​YEMbassador, Philippines
Kim Saria
YEMbassador,
​Philippines

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