ASEAN YOUTH CAMP 2003

DESCRIPTION                      

The ASEAN Youth Camp is a 12-day interaction activity among 50 young representatives from each member-country to learn about ASEAN and about one another’s culture and history; to share experiences, interact with other participants, demonstrate aspects of their culture, promote and encourage friendship and understanding. Each delegation will be accompanied by 1 adult cultural educator. The camp will be the fourth for 2003 since the project started four years ago.

HOST & COORDINATING COUNTRY       : Laos

CONTACT PERSON

Chairman, Sub Committee on Culture

DR CHANTHAPHILITH CHIEMSISOURAJ

Director General
Department of Publishing Library and Advertising

Ministry of Information and Culture

P.O. Box 122, Vientiane, LAO PDR

Phone No:        (856-21)223129; 212422

Fax No:            (856-21)212408

TENTATIVE PROGRAM         : 1 – 13 December 2003

TENTATIVE VENUE               : Vientiane, Vangvieng, Luang Prabang

PARTICIPANTS                    

1 adult cultural educator & 5 youth representatives of 16-25 year-old outstanding students from each Member Country

OBJECTIVE                          

To promote among youth representatives of ASEAN member countries knowledge and understanding of ASEAN, to learn from each other’s culture through interactive activities, and to build up friendship among youth.

THEME          

“Culture for Peace and Development” that is defined as all ASEAN Youths will help bolster their efforts through arts, cultures and media in promoting a culture of peace, mutual understanding, cooperation for development and solidarity in the region, lead to better appreciation and respect of one’s another culture.

CAMP LOGO

It is a combination of a flying dove holding rice stalks to reflect the adopted theme which is mentioned on the bird’s right wing the caption “ASEAN YOUTH CAMP” under the bird and 2003 at the end of its tail.

The meeting have elaborated the camp handbook whose content is related to the theme and the “ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003”.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

Opening Ceremony;

Orientation session;

Daily activities in the camp sites,

Study visit to cultural sites;

Observation to arts worksites;

Country paper and culture presentation,;

Lectures on related cultures;

Practical exercises;

Exhibition,;

Literary and artworks; and

Integrated performing art programme.