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Australia now Malaysia
Australia-ASEAN Council
2020 – 21
The young entrepreneurs and leaders speaker series brings together our nations to share, celebrate and strengthen our successes
Australia now Malaysia 2020-21 builds on the deep and long-standing ties between Australia and Malaysia. The 2020-21 program focuses on engaging and celebrating the vitality, diversity and capability of youth across Southeast Asia.
Events
Malaysia
Resilience & Recovery: Future-Proof Societies
Working with the Australian High Commission and partners throughout Malaysia, this delegation will focus on rebuilding and resilience in a new era of COVID-19 recovery, particularly with regards to: gender equality, health, human rights, climate change and adaptation, and mental health. It will focus on building future-proof, just and prosperous future societies.
New Horizons: Sustainable & Innovative Entrepreneurship
Working with the Australian High Commission and partner organisations, this delegation will focus on establishing the new horizons for business and the economy in a new era of COVID-19 recovery and adaptation. It will cover sustainability, innovation and adaptation, as well as social entrepreneurship and new technologies.
- Gender Equality for All
- Recovery and Rebuilding: ASEAN Future Economy and Society
- Everyone Belongs: Inclusion & Innovation
- Thriving & Collaborative Communities: Ethnicity and Race
- The Future Earth: Climate Change & Sustainability
- The Future of Business: Social Enterprise & Business with Purpose
- Making an Impact: Startups and Entrepreneurship
- Knowledge Circle: Indigenous Culture and Learnings
- New Horizons: Tech Innovation & Advancement
- Communities in Crisis: Disaster Planning
- Bright Sparks: Creative Industries
- Resilience and Anti-Fragility: Mental Health
- Sciences Futures: STEM Innovation
With funding and support from the Australian Government.
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Australia now ASEAN
Official website, showcasing and connecting future innovators, leaders, thinkers, creators and social change makers across Southeast Asia.
Australia-ASEAN Council
The council’s mission is to increase knowledge and promote Australia’s interests in Southeast Asia by initiating and supporting activities to enhance understanding and links between people and institutions in Australia and 10 countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Learnings from Laos: connection and collaboration for social impact
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How to tell stories about social impact: Learnings from Gender Month in Vietnam
Two weeks ago, I woke up in Vietnam … It was the final day of a week that was packed with 13 events I’d been running with fellow social entrepreneur, Felicity Furey, as part of the Australian Government’s Australia now program.
Why some social enterprises succeed (and others don’t): learnings from Cambodia
We headed to the hot and steaming tropical country of Cambodia at the end of July to spend a week working with the Australian Embassy and local social enterprises, think tanks and NGOs all around a few key themes: including gender equality and social enterprise.
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