ASEAN-U.S. PARTNERSHIP FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY (PROGRESS)

FINAL REPORT (SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2018)

Regional youth debate pressing human rights challenges during the 4th AICHR Youth Debates in Bangkok, September 6th, 2017.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

This Publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI. ASEAN-U.S. PARTNERSHIP FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY (PROGRESS)

FINAL REPORT (SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2018)

Program Title: ASEAN-U.S. PROGRESS Sponsoring Office: USAID/Indonesia Contracting Officer’s Representative: Diman Simanjuntak Contract Number: AID-186-C-13-00005 Contractor: DAI Global, LLC DAI Project Number: 1002251

The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.

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Contents

ABBREVIATIONS ...... iii I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 1 II. ACTIVITIES BY COMPONENT ...... 6 COMPONENT 1 – ADVANCING GOOD GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL- SECURITY COOPERATION ...... 6 Work Stream 1: Transnational Crime and Non-Traditional Security Threats with a Focus on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ...... 6 Work Stream 2: Human Rights ...... 13 Work Stream 3: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Networks ...... 20 COMPONENT 2 – PROMOTING EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ...... 28 Work Stream 4: Science-Based Policy Making ...... 28 Work Stream 5: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management ...... 34 Work Stream 6: Women’s and Children’s Rights ...... 40 COMPONENT 3 – INCREASING ASEAN’S INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ...... 44 Work Stream 7: Public Outreach, Youth Engagement, and Strengthening ASEAN Institutions ...... 44 III. Implementation Challenges, Approaches, and Lessons Learned ...... 52 IV. COMMUNICATIONS ...... 54 V. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ...... 55 VI. MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS ...... 58 Annex 1 – Performance Indicator Results ...... 63 Annex 2 – Event Evaluation Results ...... 77 Annex 3 – ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellows Policy Recommendations ...... 81 Annex 4 – Final Financial Report ...... 83 Annex 5 – PROGRESS Partner Matrix ...... 84 Annex 6 – Cost Share from Partners...... 88 Annex 7 – Communications Products...... 95 Annex 8 – Small Business Utilization ...... 107

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ABBREVIATIONS AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science AADMER ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response AAPTIP Australia Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons ACDM ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management ACJM ASEAN Chief Justices Meeting ACMW ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers ACTI ASEAN Connectivity through Trade and Investment ACTIP ASEAN Convention against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children ACW ASEAN Committee on Women ACWC ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children AEC ASEAN Economic Community AFAFGIT ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit AFMAM ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting AHA Centre ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance in Disaster Management AICHR ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights AIPA ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly AJDRP ASEAN Joint Disaster Response Plan AMS ASEAN Member States APA ASEAN Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children APSC ASEAN Political and Security Community ASCC ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community ASCEND ASEAN Standards and Certification for Experts in Disaster Management ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN-WEN ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network ASEC ASEAN Secretariat ASMC ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Centre ASWC ASEAN Social Workers Consortium ATRC ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators Council BNPB Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana CACJ Council of ASEAN Chief Justices CAM&E Complexity-Aware Monitoring and Evaluation CFE U.S. Pacific Command’s Centre for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance CIM Inter-American Commission of Women CLMV Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam COMET Connecting the Mekong through Education and Training COP Chief of Party CoRD ASEAN Secretariat’s Community Relations Division COR USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative COST ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology CPR ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives CSO Civil Society Organization CTIP USAID Asia Countering Trafficking in Persons project DaLA Damage and Loss Assessment DMRS AHA Centre’s Disaster Monitoring and Response System DQA Data Quality Assessment EU READI Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument EVAC Elimination of Violence against Children EVAW Elimination of Violence against Women EYSD ASEAN Secretariat’s Education, Youth, and Sports Division

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HLTF High-Level Task Force HRDF Human Rights and Development Foundation HRWG Human Rights Working Group HRRC Human Rights Resource Center IAI Initiative for ASEAN Integration ICT Information Communication and Technology IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IOM International Organization for Migration JAIF Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund LSAD ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Services and Agreements Directorate M&E Monitoring and Evaluation M&IE Meals and Incidental Expenses MoFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs NDMA National Disaster Management Authorities NOSSA Network of Social Services Agencies NYC National Youth Council OFDA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance POCS ASEAN Secretariat’s Public Outreach and Civil Society unit PWD Persons with Disabilities RDMA Regional Development Mission for Asia RPA Regional Plan of Action RSIS S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies RVA Risk and Vulnerability Assessment SEOM only referenced once. Omit from this list? SOM ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting SOMRI Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information SOMTC ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime SOMSWD ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development SOMY Senior Officials Meeting on Youth S&T Science & Technology STI Science, Technology and Innovation TEC Technical Evaluation Committee TIP Trafficking in Persons ToT Training of Trainers UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCAP UN Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNOCHA UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs USASEAN United States Mission to ASEAN USG United States Government WFP World Food Programme WG-KIM Working Group on Knowledge and Innovation Management WG-RAA Working Group on Risk Assessment and Awareness YSEALI Young South East Asian Leaders Initiative

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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The ASEAN-U.S. Partnership for Good Governance, Equitable and Sustainable Development and Security (PROGRESS) is a five-year program aimed at supporting ASEAN’s vision of a Southeast Asia “living in peace, stability, and prosperity.” Over the past five years, as ASEAN has begun to address the myriad challenges that come with the formation of a fully integrated ASEAN Community, PROGRESS has supported the initiatives and institutions that underpin a prosperous, rules-based community. Over five years of support to relevant ASEAN bodies and entities within the Socio-Cultural and Political-Security pillars, PROGRESS built strong relationships forged through the successful implementation of challenging and relevant institutional strengthening interventions to address specific elements of the ASEAN Blueprints and the ASEAN-U.S. Plan of Action. To undertake its work, PROGRESS organized itself around three broad components: 1) advancing good governance and political-security cooperation; 2) improving ASEAN’s capacity to promote equitable and sustainable human development; and 3) strengthening ASEAN institutional capacity. Within this framework, PROGRESS has focused its efforts across seven Work Streams: 1) transnational crime and non-traditional security threats with a focus on Trafficking in Persons (TIP); 2) human rights; 3) executive, judicial, and legislative networks (including support to the ASEAN Chair); 4) science-based policy making; 5) disaster risk reduction and management; 6) women’s and children’s rights; and 7) public outreach, youth engagement, and strengthening ASEAN institutions. This final report covers the contract period from September 3rd, 2013 through September 2nd, 2018. Over the course of the project, PROGRESS was able to achieve all major outputs per the contract, details of which are further noted in each of the relevant sections below. Major highlights from initiatives implemented over the course of the project include the following:

Work Stream 1 – Transnational Crime and Non-Traditional Security Threats with a Focus on Trafficking in Persons (TIP)

• Held ASEAN-U.S. Seminar on TIP to engage officials in dialogue on the annual U.S. TIP Report in Yangon, Myanmar (October 2014). • Partnered with Microsoft to support a Regional Conference on Information Communication Technology (ICT) to Combat TIP in Bangkok, Thailand (June 2015). • In partnership with the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), and in collaboration with the Regional European Union ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (EU READI), researched, drafted, and launched the Regional Review On Laws, Policies and Practices Within ASEAN Relating to the Identification, Management and Treatment of Victims of Trafficking Especially Women and Children (September 2016). • In partnership with the ACWC, drafted the Regional Multi-sectoral Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of TIP Victims, endorsed by the ACWC in March 2018. • In collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held eight (8) in-country consultations on the challenges and opportunities of implementing the

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ASEAN Convention on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (ACTIP) and the ASEAN Plan of Action (APA) in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam (June – September 2017). • Through a grant to the Human Rights Development Foundation (HRDF), conducted research, drafted, and finalized a comprehensive study entitled: Compensation for Victims of Trafficking in Persons: Laws, Policies, and Practices in Thailand in June 2018.

Work Stream 2 – Human Rights

• In close collaboration with the Human Rights Resource Center (HRRC), supported four (4) Summer Institutes on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Bali, Indonesia (August 2014, August 2015, August 2016, and January 2018), covering rights of women and children, countering TIP, human rights implications of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and human rights implications of increased trade and investment. • In partnership with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), supported three joint workshops with the Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) and other relevant sectoral bodies to discuss human rights-based approaches to combatting TIP in ASEAN (November 2015, September 2016, and August 2017). • In partnership with the AICHR, conducted a Training-of-Trainers on Human Rights Reporting for ASEAN Journalists in Bangkok, Thailand (July 2015). • Through a grant to the Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), held eight (8) in- country consultations across ASEAN Member States (AMS), engaging over 150 civil society organizations to garner human rights and gender equality inputs and present them to ASEAN officials for inclusion into the ASEAN Vision 2025 (May – June 2015). • In partnership with the AICHR, supported a regional dialogue on the mainstreaming the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in ASEAN held in Chiang Mai, Thailand (June – July 2016) and a training program on the rights of PWD held in Bangkok, Thailand (October 2016). • Supported AICHR Youth Debates on Human Rights in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (September 2016) and in Bangkok, Thailand (September 2017). • In partnership with the AICHR, supported the first ever “Judicial Colloquium on the Sharing of Good Practices Regarding International Human Rights Law,” held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (March 2017). • Supported AICHR’s “Dialogue on Managing Freedom of Expression in the Information Age” in Medan, Indonesia (April 2018). • Provided technical inputs and logistical support for AICHR’s Regional Workshop on Prevention Strategies to Combat TIP, Especially for Women and Children in Hanoi, Vietnam (June 2018).

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Work Stream 3 – Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Networks (and Support to the ASEAN Chair)

• Provided travel and logistical support to a high-level delegation from Myanmar to visit Washington D.C. (December 2013), a “diplomatic training program” for Myanmar government officials (July 2014), and training for Myanmar journalists (June 2014) to help them prepare for hosting the November 2014 ASEAN Summit. • Held “Court Excellence and Judiciary Cooperation Forum” among senior level AMS judges in Singapore (February 2014) and brought together senior judges for follow-up workshop on “ASEAN Judiciary Cooperation” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (October 2014). • In collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Services and Agreement Directorate (LSAD) and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), held a series of three annual “Seminars on a Rules-Based ASEAN” in Singapore (December 2015, November 2017, and May 2018), culminating in the endorsement of a “Practical Reporting System” through which the LSAD is able to monitor implementation of legally binding ASEAN agreements. • Supported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), ASEAN Office through a “diplomatic training program” in Vientiane, Lao PDR to help officials better prepare for Lao PDR's 2016 ASEAN Chairmanship (January 2016). • Provided a platform for the ASEAN Chief Justices Meeting (ACJM) and its Technical Working Groups to plan activities and to discuss formalization of a judicial cooperation framework in Tagaytay, Philippines (February 2016). • In consultation with the Indonesia Chief Justice’s Office, finalized a draft strategy and work program for the Council of ASEAN Chief Justice’s (CACJ) Joint Judicial Training and Education Working Group to be presented for endorsement at the 6th Meeting of the CACJ in late July 2018 in Singapore.

Work Stream 4 – Science-Based Policymaking

• In collaboration with the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST) and the ASEAN Secretariat, launched and implemented the ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology (S&T) Fellowship from 2014 through 2017, placing 35 early career scientists in national-level ministries to both inform and learn about the process of policy making. • Held orientation meetings and leadership and communications training annually for each S&T Fellowship class, as well as supporting Fellows’ attendance at the annual COST Meetings. • Conducted a thorough assessment of the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship and provided recommendations and programmatic support for its sustainability under the administration of the ASEAN Foundation, which received direct funding from USAID to continue the program beginning in mid-2018. • Supported the ASEAN Foundation to the launch the ASEAN S&T Fellowship at an Orientation and Training Event in Jakarta, Indonesia (June 2018).

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• In collaboration with the Bangkok-based USAID Connecting the Mekong through Education and Training (COMET) project, Intel, and Cisco, launched and supported the “YSEALI World of Food Innovation Challenge” through a series of events culminating in the selection of top teams from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia and a study tour to Austin, Texas in March 2017.

Work Stream 5 – Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

• Developed curricula and held training-of-trainers workshops for National Disaster Management Authorities (NDMA) on Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLa) and Recovery (February – August 2015). • Drafted and launched ASEAN Regional Risk & Vulnerability Assessment tool, endorsed by the ASEAN Disaster Management Committee (ACDM) and now being used throughout 10 AMS (April 2015 – July 2016). • In close collaboration with the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre), drafted and launched the ASEAN Joint Disaster Response Plan (AJDRP), which forms the framework for strengthening regional collective response to disasters under ASEAN’s One ASEAN One Response (launched in Jakarta, Indonesia in February 2016). • Held workshops to finalize and adapt national-level contingency plans to a regional context for an earthquake in metro Manila, a cyclone in Myanmar, and a tsunami in Western Sumatra for inclusion in the AJDRP (October 2017 – March 2018). • In collaboration with the USAID ASEAN Connectivity through Trade and Investment (ACTI) project, held a workshop to brainstorm and come to consensus on practical ICT solutions for disaster management in Singapore (February 2017). • Updated the AHA Centre’s Disaster Monitoring and Response System (DMRS) software to include additional data inputs and provided user training to relevant AHA Centre staff (January 2015 – March 2016). • In partnership with Indonesia’s Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB), or its NDMA, drafted and launched the ASEAN Standards and Certification for Experts in Disaster Management (ASCEND) framework, endorsed by ACDM (October 2017). • Further supported the operationalization of the ASCEND plan of action during an “Inception Workshop” held in Singapore (June 2018).

Work Stream 6 – Women’s and Children Rights

• Brought in expertise from the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) and the Children's Aid Society School in New York to share best practices and help the ACWC better plan priorities at a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia (September 2014). • Provided technical support for the ACWC’s review of its 2012-2016 work plan and to better prioritize activities for its 2016-2020 work plan at a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia (August 2015).

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• Over the course of a year and half, provided the ACWC with technical expertise for the development of a Network of Social Service Agencies (NOSSA) to be managed and sustained by AMS, conducted consultations and needs assessments in all 10 AMS, and drafted a sustainability plan and initial roster and directory for 33 member organizations (October 2014 to February 2016).

Work Stream 7 – Public Outreach, Youth Engagement, and Strengthening ASEAN Institutions

• Provided technical support to the ASEAN Secretariat’s Public Outreach and Civil Society (POCS) unit through a production training workshop for "Spotlight ASEAN" (September – October 2015) as well as providing training on “effective communications” in Jakarta, Indonesia (October 2015). • Also provided technical assistance to the POCS for the development and re-launching of a new ASEAN website, concentrating on improving backend efficiency and security (October 2014 – August 2015). • With the ASEAN Foundation and the ASEAN Secretariat’s Education, Youth, and Sports Division (EYSD), launched and implemented four annual ASEAN Youth Video Contests, drawing in 437 applications and selecting 37 youth video producer finalists from all 10 AMS, who produced videos viewed by over 165,000 people throughout the region (www.youtube.com/user/theaseansecretariat). • Trained 37 youth video finalists on advanced production and marketing techniques at four training workshops in Singapore (June 2015, December 2016, August, 2017, April 2018). • With the ASEAN Foundation and the ASEAN Secretariat’s EYSD, launched the ASEAN Youth Citizen Journalism program, which garnered over 400 applications from across all 10 AMS. • Through separate grants and technical support to the ASEAN Foundation, supported the launch and three subsequent ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meetings in Malaysia (November 2015), Lao PDR (October 2016), Philippines (September 2017), and in Singapore (July 2018), bringing in a total of 218 students from all 10 AMS to learn about ASEAN protocols and procedures and simulate meetings convened during an ASEAN Summit. • Through a grant to the Habibie Center, supported “Talking ASEAN” events in 7 AMS, bringing together civil society and government to discuss and debate some of the most pressing issues facing ASEAN (October 2015 – May 2016). • Also in collaboration with the Habibie Center held four (4) Ambassador Seminar Series on Dialogue Partner policies toward ASEAN (January 2016 – May 2016), bringing together civil society, media, ASEAN officials, and the international community to discuss pressing bilateral issues, identifying challenges and opportunities.

The report below provides further details on the work completed by PROGRESS across each of the seven Work Streams over the life of the project. The report also contains activity

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results, a final financial report, monitoring and evaluation data, information on management and operations, and a sampling of the communications products released over the course of the project.

II. ACTIVITIES BY COMPONENT COMPONENT 1 – ADVANCING GOOD GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL-SECURITY COOPERATION

Under Component 1, PROGRESS supported ASEAN to advance good governance and political-security cooperation through institutional strengthening, focusing on transnational crime and non-traditional security threats, specifically related to TIP; human rights; and strengthening executive, judicial and legislative networks. The activities below showcase PROGRESS’s achievement of the four major outputs envisaged under this component, namely:

1) Increased ASEAN engagement with the private sector, civil society, and the media; 2) Improved capacity to combat transnational crimes and non-traditional security threats (specifically pertaining to Trafficking in Persons); 3) Strengthened institutional capacity to promote human rights; and 4) Strengthened executive, judicial, and legislative institutions and networks to promote the rule of law. Work Stream 1: Transnational Crime and Non-Traditional Security Threats with a Focus on Trafficking in Persons (TIP)

Over the course of five years, PROGRESS engaged ASEAN sectoral bodies across disciplines—namely the ACWC, AICHR, and the SOMTC—to lay the foundation for more effective coordination on countering TIP in the region. Against the backdrop of the endorsement in late 2015 and subsequent ratification in early 2017 of the ASEAN Convention on TIP, Especially Women and Children (ACTIP) and ASEAN Plan of Action (APA), PROGRESS supported a number of seminal initiatives to improve ASEAN’s capacity to combat TIP by promoting better understanding and more effective implementation of the ACTIP and APA.

Support ASEAN to expand efforts against TIP and to develop and implement regional standards to address the needs of victims Beginning in late 2014, PROGRESS became a reliable partner helping ASEAN prepare for the adoption of the ACTIP and the APA as well as providing assistance to better prepare AMS for its implementation. In close collaboration with the ACWC, PROGRESS not only

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led the drafting and launch of the Regional Review on Laws, Policies and Practices Within ASEAN Relating to the Identification, Management and Treatment of Victims of Trafficking Especially Women and Children, but also the drafting of the ACWC-endorsed Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of TIP.

In addition, working closely with IOM, PROGRESS provided technical leadership and support for eight national-level consultations across ASEAN on the challenges and opportunities each AMS faces to implement the ACTIP at the national level. These and other initiatives are Annual U.S. TIP Report further detailed in the sections that follow. Initiated by the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, the U.S. Seminar on U.S. Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Department of State ranks countries In October 2014 just a few months following the release annually in its TIP Report. Rankings are based on government action to combat of the annual U.S. TIP Report (2014), PROGRESS trafficking rather than the scale of the organized a multi-sectoral seminar in Yangon, problem. Rankings in one of four tiers Myanmar to discuss the process and findings of the are determined by the extent of government’s efforts to comply with the report. The U.S. Government delegation, led by U.S. TVPA’s minimum standards to Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat eliminate human trafficking. Trafficking in Persons, provided a comprehensive presentation on the minimum standards for the elimination of TIP and urged representatives to make serious and sustained efforts to curb human trafficking. Government officials from nine AMS, including from MoFAs, Ministries of Social Welfare, Attorney Generals’ Offices, and Ministries of Justice, as well as members of the SOMTC Working Group on TIP, participated in the event. The Seminar provided PROGRESS with an excellent starting point from which to build its work on trafficking over the next three plus years, introducing the team to AMS officials and stakeholders as well as providing diplomatic vision and direction from Ambassador CdeBaca. PROGRESS’s support for TIP would center around a victim-focused approach moving forward.

Conference on Employing ICT to Combat TIP

In late June 2015, PROGRESS supported 18 attendees, including officials and practitioners from the region and a guest speaker from South Africa, to join a two-day conference in Bangkok on how ICT could be employed to combat human trafficking. Organized by Microsoft with the support of the UN, the conference provided opportunities for international and regional stakeholders to discuss and share good practice on the use of technology to address TIP.

Regional Review on Laws, Policies and Practices within ASEAN Relating to the Identification, Management, and Treatment of Victims of Trafficking, Especially Women and Children

Effective countering of TIP requires a multi-sectoral approach spanning law enforcement, immigration, social welfare, and human rights, however, prior to the adoption of the ACTIP and initiation of the Bohol Work Plan process in November 2016, there had been little in the

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way of coordination within relevant ASEAN sectoral Regional Donor Coordination bodies, namely the SOMTC, AICHR, ACWC, ASEAN Meeting on TIP Committee on Women (ACW), and the ASEAN Following collaboration with Microsoft Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW). As the and the UN to organize the ICT and drafter of the ACTIP, in late 2014 PROGRESS Human Trafficking Conference, PROGRESS assisted USAID/RDMA to submitted a proposal to the SOMTC to undertake a convene a Regional Donor Coordination multi-year effort to address the needs of victims of TIP Meeting to forge a more coordinated effort among donor agencies working spanning two main phases of programming: 1) on TIP in ASEAN. The meeting, which took place on June 26th, 2015 in conducting a comprehensive baseline study of the Bangkok, was attended by currently laws, policies, and practices related to the representatives from IOM, UNDP, and Migrant Working Group, as well as the identification of and treatment of victims of TIP; and 2) Embassies of Australia, Canada, working with relevant sectoral bodies in a coordinated Norway, Sweden, and the U.S. fashion to help implement ACTIP by helping ASEAN to establish standards and procedures for addressing the needs of TIP victims.

Ultimately, after several months of back and forth with the SOMTC through the ASEAN Secretariat and even a request to separate the proposal into two separate projects, SOMTC decided not to endorse the proposal, citing an interest in waiting until a convention was in place. The ASEAN Secretariat also relayed that the is a leading global SOMTC was weary of playing a coordinating role authority on human trafficking and international law with significant among relevant sectoral bodies on TIP, included as part experience working with ASEAN. In of the PROGRESS proposal. Ironically, the SOMTC 2011, she was awarded the inaugural Australian Freedom Award for her did end up playing this role through the Bohol process. international work against Despite its disappointment, PROGRESS’ efforts to contemporary forms of slavery and in June 2012, she was appointed Officer of engage the SOMTC would serve the project well in the Order of Australia, Australia’s terms of understanding how best to engage the SOMTC second-highest civic honor, for her “distinguished service to the law and and other bodies on the controversial topic in the future. human rights, particularly in areas of human trafficking responses and Engaging the EU READI Project criminal justice.” She was also named a “2012 TIP Report Hero” by then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “for Having met with the EU READI project in late 2014, her ambitious work in the global fight PROGRESS knew of their plans to support TIP-related against modern slavery.” activities through ACWC. Anticipating further delays with the SOMTC, PROGRESS again met with the EU READI team in February 2015 to discuss potential collaborative efforts. The EU READI countering TIP projects were delayed and the program was ending soon, making a collaborative approach attractive to both projects. After a series of joint meetings with the ASEAN Secretariat, all parties agreed that cooperation to produce a comprehensive baseline assessment was the best way forward as long as ACWC agreed to endorse the approach.

During the 10th ACWC meeting in late February, PROGRESS met with the ACWC’s point person on TIP, the representative from Lao PDR, to discuss the status of the ACWC-endorsed EU program on TIP. She expressed frustration that the project had yet to begin and was overjoyed when PROGRESS offered lead technical support through its engagement with

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for the drafting of a comprehensive baseline assessment and to help ASEAN develop standards for addressing the needs of victims of TIP.

Kick-off Meeting

The PROGRESS proposal was endorsed by the ACWC in April and work began immediately with a kick-off meeting later in the month. PROGRESS brought together representatives of the ACWC TIP Advisory Group (Thailand, Lao PDR, Malaysia, and Indonesia), USAID, the EU, Dr. Gallagher, and the ASEAN Secretariat. During the meeting it was agreed that READI would hire national-level researchers in each of the 10 AMS to verify and gather data. Because identifying and hiring the 10 more junior researchers within AMS would take some time, agreed to get started with an initial desk study and development of a data collection tool for the researchers. Once the AMS-level researchers were in place, they would help ground-truth the initial findings and undertake further research focused on practices in each AMS.

Drafting, Consultation, and Launch

completed the first draft of the baseline assessment in August 2015. During a Special Meeting of the ACWC in late August, she presented her initial findings and proposed next steps. Over the next six months, the EU-funded researchers worked closely with to finalize the draft. Following several iterations, including sharing the draft with other relevant ASEAN bodies for inputs, the Regional Review was launched in September 2016, the culmination of a nearly two-year effort. Since its launch, the Regional Review has proven to be the most comprehensive reference of where ASEAN is in terms of policy and practice vis-à-vis the ACTIP.

ASEAN Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of TIP

Immediately following the launch of the Regional Review, PROGRESS convened a meeting of high-level officials from ACWC, the ASEAN Secretariat, and Delegates discuss the contents of the Regional Review on TIP during the launch USAID to discuss the prospect of once engaging event in Jakarta on September 28th, 2016. ACWC as a partner to develop the regional guidelines, which was the second phase of its original proposal to the SOMTC and one of the recommendations of the Regional Review. Once finalized, the Guidelines would provide AMS with a tool to better align approaches and procedures for implementing the commitments under the ACTIP. Focusing on providing protection and support for TIP victims, the Guidelines would provide a set of agreed upon approaches across six main areas: 1) victim definition and identification; 2) victim protection and support; 3) special measures for victim-witnesses; 4) special and additional measures for child victims; 5) access to remedies; and 6) return, recovery and reintegration.

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Learning from the challenges of working with independent researchers to draft the Regional Review and to ensure ownership and grounded national-level inputs, PROGRESS requested ACWC Representatives to nominate a National TIP Specialist from each of their countries to serve as the technical focal point for the project. In May 2017, PROGRESS hosted and facilitated the first gathering of ACWC-appointed National TIP Specialists in Bangkok. Over the course of two days, the Specialists and members of the ACWC TIP Advisory Group discussed and revised the initial framework for the Guidelines. By the end of the consultation, the group had debated, discussed, and ultimately agreed upon the methodology, approach, and outline for the Guidelines, providing an outline from which could quickly draft the first version, which were subsequently circulated to all parties for analysis and technical review at the “TIP Practitioners ACWC Meeting on Regional Guidelines Workshop,” September 2017 in Phuket. The Phuket and Procedures in Bangkok, May 16th workshop brought together ACWC Representatives from nine AMS (Vietnam could not attend), as well as technical experts from all 10 AMS, including ACWC-nominated National TIP Specialists and practitioners from government and civil society, to discuss and provide inputs on the initial draft. In addition, four “These guidelines, covering everything from resource persons, or “observers,” from the victim identification to reintegration and victim empowerment, will be extremely useful for TIP USAID Asia Countering Trafficking in Persons authorities and national stakeholders.” (CTIP) project, the Australia Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons (AAPTIP), the - Chair of the ACWC (2017) Nexus Institute, and Stanford University attended the workshop and provided outside expertise and inputs.

During the workshop, participants agreed on a revised project timeline, which included holding national consultations on the latest draft as needed. Some participants also requested that the Guidelines be translated into national languages prior to holding the consultations, and others requested modest support from PROGRESS and the Asia CTIP project to conduct the meetings. PROGRESS agreed to translate the draft for ACWC Representatives to use during the in-country consultations and secured IOM’s support to conduct translations into Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Lao, Khmer, Vietnamese, and Myanmar. PROGRESS also provided a facilitation guide and guiding questions to assist National TIP Specialists to hold consultations. Ultimately only five AMS held Indonesia and Malaysia TIP Specialists review the draft Guidelines national consultations. and Procedures at the TIP Practitioners’ Workshop in Phuket After receiving feedback and inputs, PROGRESS finalized September 2nd, 2017. and distributed a near final draft to the ACWC, which—in turn—send it around to other relevant ASEAN bodies (parties to the Bohol Work Plan process) for comment. During a

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consultation meeting with the representatives ahead of the 16th ACWC Meeting in Jakarta in March 2018, PROGRESS gathered final inputs and revised the Guidelines ahead of endorsement during their formal meeting. As agreed by the ACWC, the annexes of the Guidelines would be separately reviewed and endorsed ad referendum.

National-Level Awareness Raising on the ACTIP and APA In early 2016, PROGRESS learned that IOM was eager to support a regional effort to raise awareness on TIP, but did not have ideas on an appropriate project vehicle to do so effectively. Following conversations at the USAID’s CTIP Evidence Gathering Conference, PROGRESS and IOM had laid out the broad strokes for a jointly-supported series of national-level consultations to be undertaken through the endorsement of the SOMTC. Following extensive conversations with the ASEAN Secretariat desk officer for the SOMTC, including a meeting with IOM in Bangkok, PROGRESS submitted a proposal that was subsequently endorsed by the SOMTC to implement a series of small workshops across all 10 ASEAN countries to raise awareness on and unearth implementation challenges related to the recently endorsed ACTIP and APA. As a result, PROGRESS and IOM made arrangements in preparation for this activity, including hiring a regional coordinator, developing a comprehensive concept note for the activity, and scheduling a presentation of the implementation plans at the SOMTC Working Group on TIP meeting in Jakarta.

However, shortly following the presentation to the SOMTC Working Group on TIP, the ASEAN Secretariat informed PROGRESS that project proposal was “unendorsed.” The prevailing sentiment suggested that some of the representatives felt that the project was moving too quickly since the ACTIP had only just been signed by the leaders and had not yet been fully ratified.

Despite the setback, IOM and PROGRESS, with USAID concurrence, decided to pursue the initiative as a “track two” activity, involving the national-level inter-agency task forces on TIP. Based on strong relationships with members of the TIP task forces at the national level and IOM’s in-country presence in eight AMS, PROGRESS and IOM agreed to move forward with organization of the events in mid-2017. Held from June to September, the consultations brought together a total of 369 participants representing anti-trafficking taskforces, government officials, and civil society actors involved in national counter-trafficking efforts. IOM was responsible for logistical organization, including inviting participants and capturing findings, while PROGRESS was responsible for facilitation and technical direction. PROGRESS and IOM worked together to design and organize each of the eight events, providing opportunities for disparate voices from relevant stakeholders to be heard for the first time since the adoption of the ACTIP.

Based on the eight country reports, PROGRESS prepared a final report capturing consolidated viewpoints on national priorities, challenges and other areas of interest. The report provides useful insight for the development of technical interventions to be supported by national governments, ASEAN bodies, and donors.

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Thailand Restitution Study In May 2017 PROGRESS awarded a grant to the HRDF, a Thailand-based nongovernmental organization, to undertake an assessment and analysis of the current state of TIP victim restitution systems in Thailand. Over the course of the first six months of the grant, HRDF researchers gathered primary data through desk research, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions, including with survivors themselves. By late August, HRDF provided a draft of the study to be discussed and validated at a stakeholders’ workshop in Bangkok. However, following translation of the study from Thai to English, it became clear that further research and editing was needed to better structure the findings and data.

At this point, HRDF and PROGRESS had already set the date for a workshop to discuss and validate the study, securing commitments for participation from some of the foremost experts and practitioners in Thailand, so there was little time to revisit the study in its entirety. In order to take full advantage of the gathering of experts, PROGRESS circulated the study as background reading and, with the assistance of drafted and circulated to all participants a summary document—“Findings and Recommendations from the Restitution for Victims of Trafficking in Persons: Study of Laws, Policies, and Practices in Thailand”— to serve as a basis for the discussion. The “Thai Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop” was held as planned in November and brought together over 30 stakeholders from Thai civil society and government. Participants included experts from the national anti-trafficking task force, prosecutors, and members from international organizations, including the U.S. Embassy and USAID. The workshop was co-facilitated by the two ACWC Representatives from Thailand.

During the workshop, participants discussed and debated the multiple interpretations of ambiguous laws and policies, providing the researchers with an array of avenues through which to frame further research. To assist the researchers moving forward, agreed to help refine the study and HRDF to more clearly present the current situation in Thailand. The final study entitled Compensation “This workshop brings together governmental for Victims of Trafficking in Persons: Laws, and non-governmental agencies to understand Policies, and Practices in Thailand was ACTIP and APA and cooperate for completed in June 2018. implementation. It shows Thailand’s strong commitment to combat trafficking in persons at Results international standards.” • Supported the drafting, consultations, - Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Social Development and Human refinement, and—ultimately—the Security , Thailand launching of a comprehensive Regional Review on the Laws, Policies, and Practices within ASEAN relating to the Identification, Management, and Treatment of Victims of Trafficking, especially Women and Children in September 2016. • Held National TIP Specialist and Practitioners Workshops, bringing together over 60 government officials, social workers, and experts from all 10 AMS to provide inputs to inform the drafting of the Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of TIP Victims, which were endorsed at the 16th ACWC Meeting in March 2018.

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• Working collaboratively with the IOM, supported eight national consultations bringing together over 360 participants in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam to raise awareness and solicit inputs on the ACTIP and the APA. • Through a grant to the HRDF, conducted a study on restitution systems in Thailand, entitled Compensation for Victims of Trafficking in Persons: Laws, Policies, and Practices in Thailand, held a validation workshop in Bangkok bringing together over 30 of the foremost legal experts, officials, and practitioners to discuss, debate, and provide inputs to inform the study, which was finalized in June 2018. Work Stream 2: Human Rights

Under this Work Stream, PROGRESS strengthened ASEAN’s institutional capacity to promote human rights through its support to the AICHR and its efforts to protect and promote human rights in the region as well as continued providing support for civil society engagement with ASEAN leaders on some of the most pressing human rights issues facing the region. Support AICHR to operationalize the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration and mainstream human rights issues within ASEAN PROGRESS did not begin working with the AICHR until July 2015, a full year after its first formal audience with the body in Bangkok in July 2014. Only after continued diligence, including through its support of the HRRC Summer Institutes and regular meetings with the AICHR Representative from Indonesia, did the AICHR finally provide PROGRESS with a clear roadmap for engagement. Whereas PROGRESS had been engaging the AICHR as it did with other sectoral bodies, through proactively submitting proposals and concepts for consideration, the AICHR develops its own proposals, deliberates and endorses each as a body and only then reaches out to partners for support. Once PROGRESS was endorsed as an AICHR partner in February 2015, it very quickly became a frequent collaborator on AICHR efforts, supporting 13 AICHR initiatives in just over three years.

Human Rights Training for Journalists

In July 2015, PROGRESS worked closely with the AICHR Representative from Thailand to organize a human rights training program for ASEAN journalists in Bangkok. Thirty-five participants from across all 10 AMS participated in the training, including print and multi- media journalists and government officials. The event provided an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and discuss pertinent human rights issues in the areas of women's and children's rights, rights of persons with disabilities, international and regional human rights laws and policies, as well as corporate social responsibility. In addition to the training component, the event served to connect and help build a network of journalists trained on human rights reporting throughout the region.

Developing ASEAN Legal Instruments on Human Rights

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In September 2015, PROGRESS provided modest assistance to the AICHR to convene a two- day workshop entitled “Developing ASEAN Legal Instruments on Human Rights,” one of AICHR’s priorities. More than 50 participants, representing AICHR, ACWC, the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) and other ASEAN bodies, National Human Rights Institutions and other organizations working on human rights issues attended.

Implementing Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Environment and Climate Change

PROGRESS and EU READI supported the AICHR to organize a workshop entitled “Implementing Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Environment and Climate Change” in September 2015 in Mandalay, Myanmar. The workshop helped participants develop a deeper understanding of human rights obligations relating to the environment and climate change in the ASEAN context and explore a possible framework for ASEAN to protect human rights through environmental protection and mitigation of climate change impacts.

AICHR-SOMTC Joint Workshop on Human Rights Approaches to Combating TIP

In collaboration with EU READI, PROGRESS supported a joint AICHR-SOMTC workshop entitled “I feel privileged to be selected to travel “Human Rights Approach to Combating TIP, and learn together with other students from the other nine countries. Although especially Women and Children” in November 2015 we are in competition with each other, I in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The workshop provided a also feel that we built life-long friendships platform for over 70 participants from ASEAN bodies as we stayed up all night preparing for the debate and felt nervous together on the and civil society to share their respective work and to podium.” discuss how best to ensure well-coordinated efforts in - 2016 the implementation of the ACTIP and APA, AICHR Youth Debate Participant from specifically agreeing on the following: 1) hold annual Lao PDR consultation meetings on TIP and human rights; 2) invite one another to relevant TIP-related activities; 3) share information about initiatives, programs, and activities related to TIP; and 4) identify areas of cooperation for implementing ACTIP and APA.

Promoting Regional Dialogue on Persons with Disabilities (PWD)

PROGRESS, together with the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and UNICEF, supported the 2nd AICHR Regional Dialogue on Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Participant sharing his views at the 2nd AICHR ASEAN Community in Chiang Mai in late June 2016. Over 130 Regional Dialogue on delegates from ASEAN sectoral bodies, government officials, and Mainstreaming the Rights of PWDs in Chiang Mai, June international organizations from throughout the region participated 30th, 2016. in the three-day event, which provided an opportunity for representatives of disabled communities to raise their concerns. The event culminated in an agreement to work together to develop a regional plans of action covering health, education,

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and employment to help mainstream the rights of PWDs across the three ASEAN Communities.

3rd Annual ASEAN Youth Debate

In collaboration with the AICHR Representative from Malaysia and the ASEAN Secretariat, PROGRESS supported the 3rd Annual AICHR Youth Debate in Kuala Lumpur in September 2016. The debate provided an opportunity for 29 youth from across the region to receive mentorship from AICHR Representatives and academics to prepare arguments and help them to better understand the linkages between the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration and the United Nations’ Strategic Development Goals. Students were given the opportunity to express their generation’s aspirations and ideas on issues pertaining to human rights by identifying challenges and coming up with potential solutions to some of the most pressing and controversial regional human rights issues.

Human Rights-Based Approach and Coordination on the Implementation of ACTIP

In partnership with the AICHR, PROGRESS organized the AICHR-SOMTC Joint Consultation on Human Rights-based Approaches to Implementing the ACTIP and APA in September 2016 in Jakarta. During the two-day consultation, over 80 representatives from relevant ASEAN bodies gathered to discuss their respective roles in counter-trafficking in ASEAN, sharing best practices and drawing upon the experiences of international experts. The closed session on day two focused on identifying priority areas for collaboration between the relevant ASEAN bodies for effective implementation of ACTIP and APA, providing a rare opportunity for bodies to exchange ideas on how they can better coordinate the implementation of the ACTIP.

Raising Awareness and Building Capacity to Promote and Protect the Rights of PWDs

In collaboration with the AICHR and JAIF, PROGRESS supported a training program on the rights of PWDs in Bangkok in October 2016. More than 50 participants consisting of judges, lawmakers, school teachers and administrators, and government officials from AMS Delegates at the AICHR- SOMTC Consultation in learned about disability rights through interactive and participatory Jakarta, September 30, lectures and discussions to promote experiential sharing. The training 2016. covered conceptual and regional frameworks on the rights of PWDs, PWD -friendly infrastructure design, and the role of media and government to ensure the rights of PWDs. The training also laid the groundwork for a regional network and cooperation among relevant stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.

AICHR Regional Judiciary Colloquium on Human Rights

In collaboration with EU READI and others, PROGRESS supported the AICHR to convene the “Judicial Colloquium to Share Good Practices Regarding International Human Rights Law” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March 2017. The colloquium provided an unprecedented

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opportunity for over 100 representatives from AICHR and other relevant ASEAN bodies, Supreme Court and senior judges, and judiciary officials from throughout the region to discuss and share good practices and lessons learned with regard to the implementation of international human rights law in domestic courts. The event concluded with the adoption of the colloquium’s conclusions and recommendations, including the need to provide more opportunities for future collaboration across legal entities and human rights bodies in the region.

AICHR Cross-Sectoral Consultation on TIP

In partnership with the AICHR, EU READI, and the Embassies of the United Kingdom and Switzerland, PROGRESS organized the “AICHR Cross-Sectoral Consultation on Human Rights-Based Instruments Related to the Implementation of the ACTIP” August 2017 in Yogyakarta. The event marked the third time PROGRESS supported AICHR to spearhead coordination efforts on a rights-based approach to addressing TIP in ASEAN. Over 85 participants attended, including representatives from civil society; the ASEAN Secretariat; Dialogue Partners; and senior officials from ASEAN bodies focused on law enforcement, women’s and children’s rights, migrant labor, social welfare, and education. Through six facilitated sessions, participants shared experiences and best practices on preventing TIP, combating and prosecuting perpetrators, and supporting victims, including connecting them to referral systems.

4th Annual AICHR Youth Debate

PROGRESS teamed up with USASEAN to provide support to the AICHR to implement one of the year’s most important and visible ASEAN 50th Anniversary events: the “4th Annual AICHR Youth Debate” in September 2017. Forty students from across the region convened in Bangkok to learn about ASEAN and debate some of the most pressing human rights issues facing the region. During the last day of the event, the final debate motions, over 150 people gathered at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok to witness the competition. Three debaters from each of the ten AMS formed multinational teams to face off on motions across five themes: 1) women’s rights, 2) labor issues, 3) economic growth, 4) human rights court, and 5) environmental protection. The debates allowed students to engage and inspire one another, as well as high-level government officials from ASEAN, the The five top debaters from Indonesia, Philippines (2), U.S. and other ASEAN Dialogue Partners. Thailand and Singapore, September 6th, 2017 in Bangkok. Winners from each of the motions were recognized by the judges and awarded certificates from Thailand’s Deputy Minister of Education.

AICHR High-Level Dialogue on Managing Freedom of Expression

In April 2018, PROGRESS supported the AICHR to hold a “High Level Dialogue on Managing Freedom of Expression in the Information Age,” a timely topic that has particular urgency for those AMS facing elections in the near term. The event, held in Medan,

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Indonesia, brought together the AICHR, ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information (SOMRI), ASEAN Senior Officials on Youth (SOMY), and the ASEAN Secretariat, along with leading media experts and other members of civil society to discuss the prevailing policies, practices, challenges, and opportunities for managing freedom of expression in the information age. To ensure the most relevant officials and experts participated, PROGRESS worked closely with the AICHR Representative from Indonesia and UNESCO to plan and organize this inter-generational, multi-sectoral dialogue.

AICHR Enhancing Access to Information on TIP

To continue its efforts to support the AICHR as a convener and coordinator to ensure a rights based approach to implementing the ACTIP, PROGRESS provided technical and logistical support for the “Regional Workshop to Enhance Access to Information and Community- based Protection Systems for TIP” in June 2018 in Hanoi, Vietnam. More than 50 participants, representing policy makers, government officials, law enforcement, and ASEAN sectoral bodies gathered to discuss and posit strategies and new approaches to engendering wider spread access to information and preventative measures to address the needs of those most vulnerable to human trafficking. Serving as a convenor of expertise, PROGRESS provided introductions between the AICHR Representative from Vietnam, the organizer of the event, and USAID’s IOM-X project and regional TIP experts to elicit technical inputs and additional funding support to the event.

AICHR – U.S. Dialogues Over the course of the last three years, PROGRESS has been instrumental in elevating the discourse between the U.S. Government and ASEAN on human rights. During its 21st Meeting in Jakarta in early April 2016, the AICHR invited USASEAN, USAID officials, and PROGRESS staff to participate in a joint dialogue to discuss past and future collaboration. As part of a delegation led by then U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN, PROGRESS introduced the project and presented previous and planned collaborations with AICHR. The dialogue also gave USASEAN and PROGRESS an opportunity to meet the eight incoming AICHR Representatives. Following this initial dialogue, it has become an annual exchange during the AICHR’s meeting in Jakarta to have an audience with the U.S. Government to discuss regional issues and areas for mutual partnership on human rights.

Strengthen regional civil society networks to promote and protect human rights across AMS PROGRESS also provided support to civil society organizations to help strengthen dialogue and collaboration with ASEAN bodies and decision makers focused on promoting human rights in ASEAN.

Civil Society Inputs to the Post-2015 Vision In April 2015, PROGRESS issued a grant to the HRWG to help to strengthen the role of civil society in the ASEAN Community. Over a hectic three-week period, HRWG drew upon its extensive regional network and held consultations with over 150 national-level Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in all 10 AMS to gather inputs on the most pressing gender equality 17

and human rights issues in their countries to inform the ASEAN Vision 2025. Efforts culminated in a regional conference in Jakarta in May 2015 where 53 CSO representatives gathered to consolidate the inputs and present the results to ASEAN’s Deputy Secretary General on Community and Corporate Affairs, the ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR), two Indonesian representatives of the High-Level Task Force (HLTF) for the Political-Security and Social-Cultural ASEAN Vision 2025, and Dialogue Partners.

Shortly after the conference, the HRWG submitted civil society’s collective inputs to the Chair of the HLTF for the ASEAN Vision 2025 for consideration. While civil society recognized their recommendations to the HLTF will not be wholly accepted or included within the ASEAN Vision 2025, it was enough to know that their voices were heard and their ideas were registered with

ASEAN leadership. Regional consultations among civil society actors in Jakarta May 24th – 27th, 2015.

Support to HRRC’s Summer Institutes on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

7th Summer Institute: Preventing Violence against Women and Children

In an effort to support a forum and promote sharing best practices between AICHR, the ACWC, civil society, and academics, PROGRESS sponsored the 7th Summer Institute in August 2014 focused on “Violence Against Women and Children in Conflict Situations and Beyond: Theory-Policy-Practice.” As a result of this initiative participants agreed to strengthen regional commitment to improve accountability for documenting and prosecuting incidents of violence against women and children, building support mechanisms within ASEAN, as well as conceiving national and regional action plans for implementing the UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security.

8th Summer Institute: Preventing Slavery & Human Trafficking in ASEAN

In June 2015, PROGRESS supported the HRRC’s 8th Annual Summer Institute, focusing on “Preventing Slavery and Human Trafficking in ASEAN” in August 2015 in Bali. Sixty-nine participants, including ACWC and AICHR representatives, ASEAN Secretariat staff, private sector, academia, and civil society took part in the workshop to discuss the challenges and opportunities to addressing TIP in ASEAN. The final day of the program included a studium generale at Udayana University where participants met with students and fielded questions about TIP. Based on break-out discussions during the event, members of each of the sectoral bodies in attendance drafted and agreed upon a set of recommendations for how the AICHR and ACWC can best move forward in addressing TIP.

9th Summer Institute: Human Rights Implications of the AEC

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In collaboration with the WSD Handa Center and the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PROGRESS supported the HRRC to provide a platform for civil society engagement with key ASEAN officials through its 9th Summer Institute. The event, held in August 2016 in Bali, brought together over 80 senior ASEAN officials, including AICHR, ACWC, ACMW, and representatives Participants discuss human rights impacts of the AEC at of civil society, academia and the ASEAN Secretariat to discuss the 9th Summer Institute on human rights implications of the implementation of the AEC. August 10th, 2016. Following the discourse, participants provided recommendations and came to a consensus about the importance of mainstreaming human rights within the AEC. The most effective means of achieving this involves increased dialogue across the three pillars of ASEAN with the input of civil society actors.

10th Annual Summer Institute: Human Rights Implications of Increased Trade and Investment

Working in close collaboration with USAID’s ACTI project, PROGRESS provided technical guidance as well as logistical support to the HRRC’s 10th Summer Institute focusing on “Trade, Investment, and the Rule of Law in ASEAN.” The event, held in Bali in January 2018, provided a platform for over 70 participants—ASEAN officials and civil society, including the private sector and academia—to meet and exchange views on the human rights implications of increasing trade and investment under the AEC. Among those participating from ASEAN were representatives from the Participants at the 10th Summer Institute in Bali on January 29th, Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM), AICHR, ACWC, 2018 (photo by HRRC). ACMW, and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council. The two- day event, postponed due to the threat of eruption from Mount Agung in September 2017, offered an informal setting through which participants could explore the linkages between trade and investment and human rights, sharing good business practices and exploring possible mechanisms to best achieve more inclusive and sustainable economic benefits for ASEAN. The event marked the first time officials from the AEC participated in an open dialogue amongst other ASEAN bodies and civil society on the topic of human rights, and by the end of the event, participants forged new relationships and outlined areas for potential “ASEAN as a duty bearer is bound by its legal cooperation moving forward. and political commitment to pursue a rights- based approach to trade negotiation and Results liberalization; human rights impact assessments of trade and investment • Supported regional platforms through agreements should be prepared prior to the which AICHR could take a leadership role conclusion of the agreements and in time to to mainstream some of the most pressing influence the outcomes of the negotiations.”

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• In partnership with AICHR, provided future leaders the opportunity to debate potential solutions to controversial human rights challenges in the region through support of two AICHR Youth Debates. • Provided an opportunity for extensive civil society networking and engagement with senior ASEAN officials on issues of human rights and gender equality as they pertain to ASEAN’s Vision 2025, culminating in a set of civil society recommendations formally presented to ASEAN. • For the first time, brokered dialogue amongst senior members of the judiciary, senior judges, including two Chief Justices, and the AICHR on human rights issues in ASEAN through the “AICHR Judicial Colloquium” in March 2017. • Provided technical input and organizational support to the HRRC to provide an informal platform for civil society, ASEAN officials, and private sector to discuss and debate rights-based challenges, such as eliminating violence against women and children, countering TIP, rights implications of the AEC, and implications of increased trade and investment. • Strengthened U.S. Government relationship with the AICHR, formalizing an annual AICHR-U.S. Dialogue on human rights during their AICHR’s annual meeting in Jakarta. • In partnership with AICHR-Indonesia, AICHR-Malaysia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, UNESCO, and the Swiss Embassy, PROGRESS organized the “High Level Dialogue on Managing Freedom of Expression in the Information Age”, April 2018 in Medan, Indonesia. • In collaboration with the Australian Embassy, Turkish Embassy and IOM-X, PROGRESS supported AICHR Vietnam in the “Regional Workshop to Enhance Access to Information and Community-based Protection Systems for TIP” in June 2018 in Hanoi. Work Stream 3: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Networks

In order to recognize the full potential of an integrated regional community, ASEAN will continue to pursue a more common understanding of what it means to be a “rules based” institution and shared concept of the rule of law by all AMS. Over the course of the last five years, PROGRESS has strengthened executive, judicial, and legislative institutions and networks to promote the rule law, finding ways to support ASEAN’s evolution as more of a rules-based institution, including providing support for the formalization of an ASEAN judicial entity, which did not exist when the project began. PROGRESS also provided technical training and other support for Myanmar and Lao PDR while they were ASEAN Chairs in 2014 and 2016, respectively.

Support to the ASEAN Chair

Capacity-building for Myanmar Chairmanship in 2014

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In December 2013, in consultation with the U.S. Department of State and USAID/RDMA, PROGRESS organized a visit for nine senior Myanmar officials to Washington, D.C. to conduct high-level consultations with U.S. officials about Myanmar’s 2014 ASEAN Chairmanship. Delegates represented Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development, Ministry of Culture, and the Myanmar Mission to ASEAN. Over the course of three days, the delegates met with officials from the U.S. Department of State, USAID, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Defense, National Security Staff, U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies to help identify mutual priorities for the coming year.

Strategic Workshop to Support Sustainability of ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) during Myanmar’s ASEAN Chairmanship

In May 2014, PROGRESS supported a two-day strategic workshop held in Bangkok focused on sustainability of the ASEAN-WEN and on developing a plan for advancing efforts against wildlife trafficking, an identified priority of the Myanmar Chairmanship. During the workshop over 20 representatives from the ASEAN-WEN Task Force and Project Coordinating Unit; USAID; and the U.S. State Department from Myanmar, Thailand, and Indonesia mapped out the route for key stakeholders to identify, elaborate and suggest workable actions for securing ASEAN-WEN’s long-term sustainability and plans for advancing regional wildlife counter-trafficking measures under Myanmar’s leadership. Key outcomes from the meeting included a draft ASEAN Declaration against Wildlife Trafficking presented at the ASEAN-WEN Partnership Workshop at the end of May 2014 in Hanoi and a Wildlife Trafficking Roadmap and Strategic Plan for Myanmar’s ASEAN Chairmanship year.

Training Myanmar Journalists to Prepare for Myanmar Chairmanship

In June 2014, PROGRESS conducted a six-day training for 15 Myanmar journalists—both print and electronic outlets—to improve their understanding and ability to report on ASEAN- related issues and the significance of Myanmar’s 2014 ASEAN Chairmanship. As Myanmar was only just emerging from media and information isolation, building the skills of local journalists to provide accurate and timely information about the country from a regional perspective was essential, particularly with the anticipated integration of the AEC in January 2016. The training helped participants improve the processes and skills necessary to operate within the ASEAN context. As a result of the training, there is now a cadre of Myanmar journalists capable of reporting on developments in the ASEAN Community with considerable subject-matter Participants in a session focused on ASEAN history during Diplomats knowledge. Directly following the training, there was an Training in Nay Pyi Taw on July16, increase in the amount of coverage of ASEAN related issues in 2014. print and broadcast and there was an upsurge in journalists’ contact within the Myanmar delegation and ASEAN. Nine of the print stories appeared in local newspapers and one of the stories produced was broadcast by a local radio station. Following the training, PROGRESS

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also helped the journalists create a Facebook page to expand their network and share regular updates on ASEAN-related news and events.

Training Myanmar’s Diplomats and Government Officials

In July 2014, PROGRESS and the ASEAN Studies Centre conducted training in Nay Pyi Taw for 28 Myanmar diplomats from the MoFA and other government officials involved in the country’s ASEAN Chairmanship. The main objective of the training was to increase diplomats’ understanding of multilateral principles and the various mechanisms and protocols needed for effective engagement of ASEAN, as well as ASEAN-related goals and priority issues. The training also intended to build the skills and overall capacity to lead, organize, and host the hundreds of meetings and events required by the ASEAN Chair. “On behalf of the ASEAN Department of the Lao PDR MoFA I would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation for Capacity Building for Lao PDR Diplomatic and the support given to us by the PROGRESS Government Officials project for Laos' ASEAN Chairmanship in 2016. - , Deputy Director, In partnership with the UN Economic and Social ASEAN Department of MoFA Lao PDR

Commission of Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Lao PDR Institute of Foreign Affairs, PROGRESS held a two-day seminar in January 2016 providing guidance and training for Lao PDR diplomats to support their chairmanship efforts. In support of Lao PDR’s Chairmanship to advance the newly minted ASEAN 2025 Vision—specifically on finalizing the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Work Plan and Post-2015 Connectivity Agenda—the training provided technical expertise and guidance on disaster preparedness, ASEAN connectivity, and narrowing the development gap. Overall, the seminar provided more than 50 mid- and senior-level Laotian government officials from 27 ministries and agencies with information and skills to support Lao PDR’s ASEAN Chairmanship responsibilities, including Discussion at the Seminar on Preparations for increasing their understanding on issues of Lao PDR’s ASEAN Chairmanship in Vientiane on January 12th, 2016. importance to ASEAN and the other nine AMS.

Translation of the ASEAN Vision 2025 from English to Lao

PROGRESS also worked closely with the ASEAN Department of the Lao PDR MoFA to translate the ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together document from English to Lao and supported the printing and distribution of 1,500 translated copies to 26 government ministries and agencies.

Support the Formation of a Judiciary Institution within the ASEAN Framework Over the course of five years, PROGRESS continued to explore creative ways to support the establishment of a formal ASEAN judicial cooperation body. As a result of its diligence, PROGRESS was able to support the first meeting of the Technical Working Groups under the ASEAN Chief Justices Meeting (ACJM), which later became the CACJ, as well as providing

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technical support to the Joint Judicial Training and Education Working Group, to develop its Strategic Plan.

Judicial Cooperation Forum and Court Excellence “In spite of ASEAN’s diverse legal systems, Building on previous U.S. Government support under we share common ground - to have our the predecessor project, PROGRESS brought together own tailored ASEAN judiciary body that suits the ASEAN community and its a group of senior judges from all 10 AMS to participate economic development.” in a ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting facilitated - , Cambodian “Court Excellence and Judiciary Cooperation Forum” Supreme Court Judge in March 2014 in Singapore. Participants shared approaches, best practices, and discussed minimum standards across ASEAN in addition to developing a mutual definition of court excellence across AMS. Equally important for PROGRESS’ aims, participating senior judges confirmed their support for the establishment of a formal judicial body within ASEAN where officials could regularly convene.

Regional Judicial Cooperation

Building on the success of the above-mentioned event in Singapore, PROGRESS once again brought together senior judges, many the same, to an event in October 2014 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The meeting was more directly focused on judicial cooperation, and participants discussed a concept and structure for a potential new ASEAN judicial body, which they tentatively began calling the ASEAN Judiciary Association. Hosted by Cambodia’s Ministry of Justice and attended by representatives from the Secretariat and judiciary representatives from nine AMS (with the exception of Vietnam), participants mutually developed and agreed on the institutional mandate and framework of the ASEAN Judiciary Association. The new body would promote a shared vision for a rules-based ASEAN with shared values and, ultimately, shared procedures for dispute settlements and national-level implementation of international and regional agreements. Following the workshop, PROGRESS and the ASEAN Secretariat finalized a draft concept paper that was intended to be presented at the upcoming ACJM in Boracay in March 2015. Despite their enthusiasm and commitment, participants of the Phnom Penh meeting did not unanimously present the concept to the Chief Justices ahead of the meeting at Boracay, and while the concept note did not formally make it on the agenda, the concept of the formalization of regional judicial cooperation was the centerpiece of the meeting. Following the ACJM, the Boracay Accord was drafted and released as a joint statement by the Chief Justices of ASEAN to strengthen regional cooperation through regular annual meetings and the establishment of working groups to address the following areas: training needs and capacities, ASEAN Judiciary Portal, case management, court technology, child cross-border disputes, and civil processes.

Engaging the ACJM

While the release of the Boracay Accord was unexpected, it provided PROGRESS with an opportunity to rethink and reposition its concept note on the formalization of a judiciary body to include more explicitly the now more formally established ACJM as the senior leadership mechanism. PROGRESS revised the concept paper placing the ACJM at the center of a

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“judicial cooperation framework” supported by a “body” or “secretariat” to manage information flows between the ACJM and the working groups. PROGRESS first reached out to from Cambodia, a signatory of the Boracay Accord and participant in Phnom Penh, to discuss how best to support the newly-formed ACJM. While was supportive of the revised concept and working with the ACJM, he was limited by the fact that he was only representing the at Boracay.

It became clear that PROGRESS would have to contact the Chair of the ACJM in Boracay, , in order to pursue potential support further. PROGRESS was able to secure an appointment with on early September 2015. Also attending the meeting were Manila-based representatives from U.S. State Department and USAID and USAID’s ASEAN Affairs Program Manager. During the meeting it became clear that had read the PROGRESS-prepared concept note carefully and was eager to continue to press for formalization of a judicial cooperation framework in ASEAN.

Supporting the ACJM Technical Working Groups

Building upon the objectives of the Boracay Accord and in collaboration with the Philippines Supreme Court (Chair of the 3rd ACJM), PROGRESS convened for the first time the ACJM’s Technical Working Groups in Tagaytay, Philippines in February 2016. Twenty-three officials from the offices of the Supreme Court from eight AMS attended the event (Brunei Darussalam and Lao PDR did not send delegations), including national-level representatives from the ASEAN Law Association.

As a result of these series of meetings, Technical Working Group representatives endorsed the concept of a judiciary cooperation framework under the ASEAN Charter and agreed that the ACJM should establish an intermediate body, or “senior officials” body, to serve as a structure between the ACJM and the Technical Working Groups. In addition, participants pledged to recommend to their respective Chief Justices that the topic should be raised for further discussion at the 4th ACJM in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam taking place just a month later in April 2016.

At the request of the office of the Chief Justice of the Philippines, PROGRESS drafted a discussion paper on the institutionalization and structure of ACJM for inclusion in the agenda of the 4th ACJM Meeting. The paper outlined the process for institutionalizing the ACJM within ASEAN and included a draft Terms of Reference for the proposed intermediate “senior officials” body. PROGRESS recommended that this body be tasked with not only implementing the higher-level interventions identified by the Chief Justices through the management and monitoring of the Technical Working Groups, but also to be responsible for recommending policy strategies and identifying priorities and challenges.

During the 4th ACJM, the Chief Justices established the CACJ with the express intent to formalize judicial cooperation under the ASEAN Charter. The meeting also marked the first time the ASEAN Secretary-General was invited by the Chief Justices, which was one of the suggestions made by PROGRESS during the Tagaytay event.

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Council of ASEAN Chief Justice (CACJ)

On January 19th in a letter from ASEAN Secretary-General to the Chief Justice of Vietnam (Chair of the CACJ), ASEAN formally included the CACJ under Annex II of the ASEAN Charter as an “Associated Entity.” Shortly thereafter, during the 5th CACJ Meeting, the body released the Bandar Seri Begawan Declaration, which established a formal secretariat in Singapore, the initial scaffolding for the CACJ’s institutional framework. Through the Bandar Seri Begawan Declaration, the CACJ also formed a “Study Group” to explore and develop further the institutional framework for the CACJ.

Seizing this new window of opportunity, PROGRESS worked with the Indonesia Chief Justice’s office to offer its support to the Study Group. PROGRESS submitted a concept note entitled “Establishing a Vision and Strategic Goals and Objectives for Judiciary Cooperation,” for potential circulation by the Indonesia Chief Justice at the “Special Meeting” of the CACJ to be held in October in Manila. Unfortunately, while the concept note was received by Indonesia’s Chief Justice, it was not circulated for discussion at the meeting.

In early November, PROGRESS and USAID met with the members of the Singapore Supreme Court, the 2017-2018 Chair of the CACJ, to offer support for the new secretariat and to the Study Group. During the meeting it became clear that the Chief Justices were taking deliberate steps in their formalization process and preferred to develop the CACJ’s vision, goals, and structure internally.

By the end of 2017, PROGRESS had begun discussions with the Indonesia Chief Justice’s about providing support to the CACJ Joint Judicial Training and Education Working Group, co-chaired by Indonesia and Philippines, to develop a strategy and work plan on priority capacity-building and training needs through 2025. The strategy document includes the following: 1) a vision and mission statement; 2) overall training and education approach and strategy; 3) priority areas for training and education and indicative elements for development of curricula for priority subjects; and 4) strategies for resource mobilization mechanisms to generate training activities (including from individual AMS, Dialogue Partners, and/or the private sector). The document also lay out a framework for operationalizing training programs, including development of course curricula, indicative activities to be implemented, timelines, responsible lead bodies, and potential partners.

Working closely with the Indonesia Chief Justices Office through an Indonesia law expert, and from Stanford University, PROGRESS drafted a strategy and proposed work program for presentation at the 6th Meeting of the CACJ in Singapore in late July 2018. The CACJ’s Joint Judicial Training and Education Working Group Strategic Plan 2018 – 2025, which was presented to the CACJ by the was adopted as part of the Singapore Declaration on July 27th, 2018.

Support a Rules-Based ASEAN and Strengthening ASEAN Rule of Law The concept of a rules-based ASEAN has been referenced by ASEAN senior officials more and more since 2003, perhaps most notably its reference in the Roadmap for an ASEAN Community 2010-2015. As ASEAN transforms into a more formal entity comprised of

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political-security, economic, and social-cultural communities, it must also evolve over time into the “rules-based” institution it aspires to be.

Recognizing the need for ASEAN to take a more deliberate approach in its transformation into a rules-based institution, PROGRESS—in partnership with the ASEAN Secretariat’s LSAD and RSIS—organized a seminar on “Rules-Based ASEAN” in Singapore in December 2015. From the initial discussions among ASEAN Senior Officials (SOM) and legal experts from across AMS, the collaboration between PROGRESS, LSAD, and RSIS grew stronger culminating in an additional two consultations, the establishment of a “practical reporting mechanism” to monitor implementation of ASEAN legally-binding instruments at the national level, and momentum.

1st Seminar on a Rules-Based ASEAN

In December 2015 PROGRESS organized an event—the first of its kind to bring together legal experts, senior officials, and representatives from MoFA from all ten AMS. The event was opened by former Secretary General of ASEAN, and facilitated by RSIS professors, who guided participants in a discussion about what it means for ASEAN to be a "rules-based" institution, how cultural diversity and the "ASEAN Way" both promotes and inhibits ASEAN's transformation, and potential next steps toward realizing its goal of becoming a “truly” rules-based institution. The discussion was lively and participants were excited about being part of the first seminar designed specifically to discuss The seminar concluded with participants recommending needed steps and mechanisms to achieve a “rules-based ASEAN” in an incremental manner.

Support LSAD to Establish a Practical Reporting System on the Status of Implementation of ASEAN Legal Instruments

Based upon the recommendations from the HLTF to strengthen the ASEAN Secretariat’s ability to review and report on the status of ASEAN agreements, PROGRESS received a request from the LSAD to provide assistance to develop a practical reporting system through which to report on the status of the implementation of ASEAN legal instruments. From June through August 2017, PROGRESS Technical Expert —in collaboration with GIZ Technical Advisor, —worked closely with LSAD to design and test the reporting template to capture data on three test-case ASEAN agreements: 1) the ACTIP under the ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC), 2) ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit (AFAFGIT) under the AEC, and the 3) ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) under the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC).

Drawing on feedback from ASEAN Secretariat Desk Officers and representatives from relevant ASEAN bodies, the technical experts finalized the practical reporting system and drafted an implementation report from which the ASEAN Secretary General can report to the ASEAN Leaders in 2018. In response, LSAD formally requested PROGRESS’ continued assistance in drafting the 2018 ASEAN Secretary-General Report on the implementation of

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ASEAN agreements to be presented at the April ASEAN Summit covering 29 additional legal instruments.

To undertake this work, PROGRESS recruited to work closely with the LSAD and relevant desk officers to update the template and to collect data on the status of implementation of the 29 instruments. Following data analysis, completed the reporting templates and drafted the ASEAN Secretary-General’s report on the status of implementation of the initial three Ambassador gives the opening remarks at the 3rd plus 29 ASEAN legal instruments, which were presented Consultation on “rules based” ASEAN during the initial ASEAN Summit in April 2018. in Singapore, May 16th, 2018.

2nd Consultation on Rules Based ASEAN: Legal Instruments and their Implementation

In partnership with RSIS and GIZ, PROGRESS also supported the LSAD to organize a “Consultation on a Rules-Based ASEAN: Legal Instruments and their Implementation” in Singapore in early November 2017. The day and a half consultation brought together 65 ASEAN officials, legal experts, and academicians to discuss and brainstorm practical steps ASEAN can take toward becoming more “rules-based,” including building stronger commitments to implement ASEAN legal instruments.

During the consultation, PROGRESS presented a draft version of the practical reporting system on the status of implementation of ASEAN legal instruments and received inputs and overall positive response and endorsement for its continued development. Participants, including members of ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Sectoral Bodies, endorsed the idea of the ASEAN Secretariat using the practical reporting system to produce annual reports to be presented by the ASEAN Secretary General to the ASEAN Leaders at the annual ASEAN Summit.

3rd Consultation on a Rules-Based ASEAN

Drawing upon successful consultations in 2015 and again in 2017, LSAD requested PROGRESS support for a third consultation to look at the process ASEAN follows to forge its legal instruments. The consultation brought together stakeholders from relevant ASEAN Sectoral Bodies, AMS treaty law experts, private sector actors, and academics to continue the conversation about ASEAN’s evolution toward becoming a rules-based entity, specifically focusing on how ASEAN agreements are initiated, prepared, negotiated, and implemented. PROGRESS was again able to secure additional support for the consultation from RSIS and GIZ. The event was held in May 2018 in Singapore.

Results • Provided travel and logistical support to a high-level delegation from Myanmar to visit Washington D.C. (December 2013), “diplomatic training program” for Myanmar

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government officials (July 2014), and training for Myanmar journalists (June 2014) to help them prepare for hosting the ASEAN Summit in November 2014. • Held “Court Excellence and Judiciary Cooperation Forum” among senior level AMS judges in Singapore (February 2014) and brought together senior judges for follow-up workshop on “ASEAN Judiciary Cooperation” in Phnom Penh (October 2014). • In collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat’s LSAD and RSIS, held a series of three annual “Seminars on a Rules-Based ASEAN” in Singapore (December 2015, November 2017, and May 2018), culminating in the endorsement of a “Practical Reporting System” through which the LSAD is able to monitor implementation of legally binding ASEAN agreements. • Supported the MoFA, ASEAN Office through a “diplomatic training program” in Vientiane, Lao PDR to help officials better prepare for Lao PDR's ASEAN Chairmanship in 2016 (January 2016). • Provided a platform for the ASEAN Chief Justices Meeting (ACJM) and its Technical Working Groups to plan activities and to discuss formalization of a judicial cooperation framework in Tagaytay, Philippines (February 2016). • In consultation with the Indonesia Chief Justice’s Office, finalized a draft strategy and work program for the CACJ’s Joint Judicial Training and Education Working Group to be presented for endorsement at the 6th Meeting of the CACJ in late July 2018 in Singapore.

COMPONENT 2 – PROMOTING EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Under Component 2, PROGRESS promoted ASEAN’s equitable and sustainable human development by strengthening institutions focused on science-based policymaking, disaster risk reduction, and women’s and children’s rights. The activities below showcase PROGRESS’s achievement of the three major outputs envisaged under this component, namely:

1) Strengthened science-based policy making in ASEAN; 2) Strengthened capacity of the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Response (AHA Centre); and 3) Strengthened capacity of ASEAN to promote women’s and children’s rights. Work Stream 4: Science-Based Policy Making

PROGRESS strengthened science-based policy making in ASEAN through an injection of energetic young scientists into relevant ministries throughout AMS. Beginning with the pilot launched in 2014, PROGRESS supported three cycles of ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology (S&T) Fellows, culminating in 2017 when PROGRESS officially handed over the program to the ASEAN Foundation to sustain under the auspices of the ASEAN S&T Fellowship moving forward. PROGRESS also had the opportunity to work closely with the

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Connecting the Mekong through Education and Training (COMET) project based out of Bangkok to launch and implement the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) World of Food Innovation Challenge. ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship Drawing upon the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowship as a model, the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship was launched in 2014, initially supporting seven Fellows from five ASEAN countries. Since then, the program has grown and been further refined with each new cohort of Fellows. Over three annual program cycles, the S&T Fellowship attracted 445 applicants from early career scientists across all 10 AMS. Ultimately, through a rigorous and competitive process 35 finalists representing eight AMS were selected and completed the program. In addition to the Fellows themselves, a bevy of science-minded policy-makers, who served as supervisors or mentors, were also intimately involved in the program. Selected Fellows were embedded in host institutions such as ministries of agriculture, energy, environment, and science and technology to work on issues ranging from sustainable energy, to biodiversity, to science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy. Each year, PROGRESS supported several opportunities for professional development and networking, namely an orientation and training program, attendance at the annual COST meeting accompanied by further communications training, and a close-out event. Over the course of “The ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology their Fellowship year, S&T Fellows also had access Fellowship provides amazing opportunities for early career scientists who are ready to to resources for small projects related to their Plans explore how to apply science for policy- of Action or in support of their tasks under their making.” - U.S. Ambassador to ministry, such as presenting at conferences and ASEAN conducting research.

The Pilot Year

In collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and following the endorsement of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST), PROGRESS launched the first ASEAN- U.S. S&T Fellows Program in Jakarta in April 2014. In its inaugural year, seven Fellows from Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam were embedded in national- level ministries where they focused on issues such as water management, climate change resilience, health, and microbial resource sharing. At the end of the pilot year, PROGRESS began working with the ASEAN Secretariat to plan for the future of the S&T Fellowship, including laying the groundwork for a multiyear program and preparing a concept note to be presented and discussed at the 5th ASEAN-U.S. Consultation with the COST in August 2014.

During the consultation, delegates agreed to endorse a multiyear program focused on biodiversity, energy security, and fisheries and coastal management. In order to market the Fellowship, PROGRESS also developed an outreach and communication strategy to promote

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the second year of the program, including holding in-country “road shows” in Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh to encourage more applicants.

2015-16 S&T Fellowship

The second year of the S&T Fellowship (2015-16) was launched in early May 2015 at an orientation event in Jakarta. the Director of the ASEAN Secretariat Cross-Sectoral Cooperation Directorate, and the U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN, provided opening remarks, recognizing the outgoing pilot-year and incoming class of 14 Fellows from seven AMS. Through a series of panel discussions, the new Fellows had an opportunity to engage with practitioners from regional speaks about solar thermal technology at think-tanks and other USAID-funded projects who regularly the AAAS Science Diplomacy conference in Washington work across the science-policy interface. In addition, two D.C. May 5th, 2016. representatives from the AAAS from Washington, D.C. led discussions on the role of science and diplomacy and shared their experiences. The orientation event also provided an opportunity for the Fellows to network with each other and with the resource persons working in the priority themes: energy, biodiversity, and fisheries and coastal management.

In the continuing effort to promote the S&T Fellowship to a wider audience, PROGRESS developed two marketing videos to be showcased during other PROGRESS events and application drives lead by alumni. In addition, PROGRESS held two internal competitions for the S&T Fellows to further promote the program: 1) logo design contest and 2) short video contest. The winner of the logo contest would see their design on all S&T Fellowship events and materials moving forward and the winner of the short video contest would serve as the first “Ambassador” to the program, having an opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. to promote the S&T Fellowship. S&T Fellow from Malaysia, was ultimately selected to travel on behalf of the program and from April 30th – May 7th, 2016 she gave presentations at USAID, the U.S. State Department, and at the AAAS Science for Diplomacy 2016 conference on the S&T Fellowship—its aims, objectives, and accomplishments to date. To further promote the program and showcase the work of the S&T Fellows, PROGRESS produced a booklet compiling the 2015-16 outputs, including policy recommendations, which was distributed to the COST Chairs at the 71st COST Meeting and also distributed to the ASEAN CPR in late November 2016.

2016-17 S&T Fellowship

For the third cycle of the S&T Fellowship, PROGRESS received 139 applications from all 10 AMS, including three qualified applications from Lao PDR, which had previously not applied. Following a highly competitive process, 15 Fellows were selected from eight AMS to represent the 2016-17 class. The orientation event was held in May 2016 in Jakarta simultaneously with the close-out of the previous year’s class to facilitate networking opportunities and to imbue a sense of pride in the growing alumni network.

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By the third year, the program was hitting its stride and the Fellows took full advantage of opportunities for collaboration across countries. In addition to successfully tapping ad hoc program funds from PROGRESS, Fellows and alumni were working together to tap additional funding to continue their work. For example, S&T Fellowship alumni with expertise in the field of sustainable energy from Malaysia and Vietnam were awarded a $45,000 grant from the International Foundation of Sciences based in Stockholm, Sweden to support the continuation of their joint research on green energy smart farms, which they initiated under Fellows participating in the Orientation Event for 2016- their 2015-16 S&T Fellowship. The Fellow from the Philippines 2017 ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellows in Jakarta May 24th, 2016. developed a Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Solution for Food-Energy-Water Nexus interactions and was awarded a PHP 5 million grant from the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development to pilot the project in various areas of south-central Mindanao. Of his own initiative, he also organized the ASEAN Science Diplomats Assembly, a regional gathering of outstanding scientists and engineers, which provided training on communicating science to the community and developing evidence-based project proposals, as well as an opportunity for networking and collaboration.

Sustaining the “ASEAN S&T Fellowship”

Based upon the recognized impact and success of the first two years of the S&T Fellowship, there was demand to continue the program beyond the life of PROGRESS and to sustain it under the auspices of an ASEAN institution. To advance this idea, PROGRESS commissioned an assessment of the program, including potential regional institutions capable of sustaining it, and developed a Sustainability Plan that outlined recommendations for ensuring the S&T Fellowship’s successful transition to a regional entity. The plan was accepted by COST in early 2016 and based on PROGRESS’ recommendation; the ASEAN Foundation was selected as the institution to administer the S&T Fellowship beyond PROGRESS. Following the endorsement of its governing board, which is also ASEAN’s CPR, and its gradual involvement in the implementation of the third cycle and thanks in part to its demonstrated capacity to implement

2018-19 ASEAN S&T Fellows complex activities and adhering to regulatory compliance as practice “Maximum Impact a PROGRESS partner and grantee, the ASEAN Foundation Presentation” skills during their orientation June 29th, 2018 in was awarded a direct grant from USAID to implement the Jakarta. program through 2020.

As part of its contribution to ensuring the successful transition to the ASEAN Foundation, PROGRESS developed a comprehensive implementation manual for the program and prepared a concept note, a one-page infographic, and a pamphlet to provide more information about the S&T Fellowship to the ASEAN Secretariat and potential donors. PROGRESS also

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supported efforts to bring ASEAN Foundation’s Executive Director to the COST-U.S. Consultation Meeting in Siem Reap where she presented a more “demand-driven” approach to the S&T Fellowship moving forward. By engaging directly with the technical desk officers at the ASEAN Secretariat responsible for liaising with relevant line ministries at the AMS level (including continued work with the ASEAN S&T Division), the next solicitation for applications under the ASEAN Foundation would be better tailored to the interests and needs of potential host ministries, or more “demand-driven,” making the S&T Fellowship more attractive to prospective Fellows and host institutions alike.

PROGRESS staff served as technical advisors throughout the year-long transition process, culminating in the June 2018 orientation and launch of the new “ASEAN S&T Fellowship”, which was attended by 16 of the 17 selected Fellows from nine AMS. PROGRESS provided technical and administrative support to this multi-day “This amazing event taught me many new launch and brought in five alumni from previous skills about enhancing our solution to create cycles as guest speakers to share their professional the very best product possible and how to accomplishments during and after their fellowship. present effectively to different audiences by telling a story rather than focusing only on Directly following the orientation, PROGRESS technical specifications.” provided capacity development for the new Fellows - a YSEALI Innovation in the form of a three-day training workshop on Challenge competitor from Cambodia’s leadership and communication. Sixteen Fellows Institute of Technology participated in the training, which covered topics such as personality and communication analysis, writing concisely and with impact, body language, and creating presentation visuals.

Support for the Youth Innovation Challenge Working closely with USAID’s COMET project based in Bangkok and in collaboration with Cisco and Intel, PROGRESS provided logistics support and technical input for the launch, selection, and implementation of the ASEAN COST-endorsed YSEALI World of Food Innovation Challenge, giving regional youth an opportunity to develop innovative solutions to a pressing food security challenge in their community. A total of 206 three-person teams submitted their ideas for solutions to the region’s most pressing food security challenges. After a rigorous evaluation process managed by PROGRESS, USASEAN, and COMET staff, the top 10 semi-finalist teams were selected from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia (2), Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam (2).

In early July 2016, semi-finalists participated in a “Boot Camp” in Singapore where instructors—including experts from Cisco and Intel—provided guidance and training for teams to further develop their innovative solutions. Following the Boot Camp, semi-finalist teams worked with their mentors to prepare for a virtual “shark tank” webinar competition held in September, in which the teams pitched their ideas to a panel of judges comprising Intel, Cisco, and members of COST. The top three teams were then selected to present their ideas to senior officials following presentations at the COST Meeting in Siem Reap in late October. The officials awarded the top prizes (see Table 1 below for results) and all three winning teams were given the opportunity to visit Austin, Texas in March 2017. During their five days in Austin, the teams met with the mayor, presented to the University of Texas’ IC2 32

Institute, and visited the company National Instruments. Participants commented that they had rarely had opportunities to address audiences that truly listened and offered such insightful feedback, stressing their appreciation for the openness and engagement they received during their visit.

Table 1: Winning “Innovations” First Place: Second Place: Third Place: MINO Microbubble Technology Cam Fermentation Kits (CFKs) iSEA Forces (Indonesia) (Cambodia) (Malaysia) Gadjah Mada University Team Institute of Tech. of Cambodia Team INTI International University Team Solution: The MINO Microbubble Solution: To improve quality and technology increases the amount sanitation in cucumber pickling. The Solution: Developing an of dissolved oxygen in water for kits include a fermentation tank, a application that serves as a better fish growth. special recipe, and a bio-degradable management tool, an interactive sealable pouch for market forum, a one-stop marketplace, and distribution. a dictionary for fishermen.

Since their trip to Austin, the winning MINO Team from Indonesia has continued to parlay their success in the competition into new opportunities. In May 2017, PROGRESS provided support for the team to travel from central Java to Jakarta to present their journey from the beginning of the contest in mid-2016 through their Austin trip at an event hosted by @America. The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, the Vice President of Intel Corporation, and the USAID/Indonesia Mission The MINO Team with U.S. Ambassador Joseph Donovan, and Director spoke at the event, which was attended by USAID Mission Director Erin McKee at by over 60 interested Indonesian youth and media @America in Jakarta on May 2nd, 2017. and broadcasted online at www.atamerica.or.id .

Results • In collaboration with the COST and the ASEAN Secretariat, launched and implemented the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship from 2014 through 2017, placing 35 early career scientists in national-level ministries to both inform and learn about the process of policy making • Held orientation meetings and leadership and communications training annually for each S&T Fellowship class, as well as supported Fellows’ attendance at the annual COST Meetings • Conducted a thorough assessment of the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship and provided recommendations and programmatic support for its sustainability under the administration of the ASEAN Foundation, which received direct funding from USAID to continue the program beginning in 2018 • Supported the ASEAN Foundation to the launch the ASEAN S&T Fellowship at the June 2018 Orientation and Training Event in Jakarta 33

• In collaboration with the USAID COMET project based out of Bangkok, Intel, and Cisco, launched and supported the “YSEALI World Food Innovation Challenge” through a series of events culminating in the selection of top teams from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia and a study tour to Austin, Texas in March 2017. Work Stream 5: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Among other achievements, PROGRESS was able to strengthen the capacity of the AHA Centre to better “This training is important for AHA Centre because we would like to expand our coordinate regional efforts to respond to disasters. support to member states in conducting More specifically, PROGRESS was able to improve DaLA in recovery efforts” - , Head of Operations, common training standards, operating principles, and AHA Centre regional best practices for disaster risk reduction and management across ASEAN, strengthening linkages between NDMAs, the AHA Centre, and international disaster management organizations and experts. The processes followed and results obtained in support of ASEAN efforts to reduce vulnerability of AMS to natural disasters are laid out in the sections below.

Develop ASEAN-wide Training Standards and Curricula in Priority Course Areas

DaLA and Recovery

In support of ASEAN’s efforts to standardize curricula for disaster management training courses across the region, PROGRESS worked closely with the NDMAs, ACDM and its Working Groups, and the AHA Centre to establish ASEAN-wide training standards across two of the AADMER’s priority areas: DaLA and Disaster Recovery. Over the course of several consultations which brought together experts from NDMAs, the ASEAN Secretariat, and representatives from the AHA Centre, and two Training of Trainers (ToT) workshops held throughout 2015, PROGRESS was able to finalize training standards to be used by NDMAs for many years to come.

• Jakarta, Indonesia (February 2015) – Held a training needs assessment workshop for 29 key disaster management stakeholders eight AMS, who discussed and helped to finalize the methodology and draft course outlines for ASEAN-wide training standards on DaLA and Recovery. • Yogyakarta, Indonesia (August 2015) – Conducted a ToT workshop drawing upon the completed course outlines and ASEAN-specific methodology on DaLA for 19 ASEAN disaster management training instructors and officers from the AHA Centre and NDMAs. • Yangon, Myanmar (October 2015) – Conducted a ToT workshop on Recovery Planning for practitioners from NDMAs from eight AMS, focusing on different phases of recovery and the importance of pre-disaster planning to ensuring efforts reach those most affected. Sessions also included managing Participants review the key steps reconstruction and conducting a post-disaster needs assessment in involved in recovery analysis in to determine scale and the necessity of mobilizing international Yangon, Myanmar October 21, resources. As a result of the ToT, participants went on to train at 2015.

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30 additional national disaster management practitioners in their respective countries (as of late 2016).

Following endorsement of the training materials and their inclusion for easy downloading on the AHA Centre website, PROGRESS expects ASEAN Secretariat in collaboration with the AHA Centre will encourage relevant ACDM Working Groups, including the Working Group on Preparedness and Response and Recovery, to continue to conduct in-country training courses on DaLA and Recovery at the national-level.

ASEAN Standards and Certification for Disaster Management Experts (ASCEND)

The increasing number and scale of natural disasters across the region highlighted the urgent need for ASEAN to strengthen existing regional arrangements for disaster relief and emergency response. Recognizing the need to improve the quality and consistency of disaster management professionals across the region, the ACDM sought to establish a set of common qualification standards to be recognized within ASEAN. Ensuring predictability of skill levels and experience is particularly important as ASEAN seeks to increase the pool of regional experts capable of responding quickly to emergencies. In late 2016, Indonesia—as the co-chair for “certification” under ACDM’s Working Group on Knowledge and Innovation Management (WG-KIM)—requested PROGRESS support to develop a framework through which to help ASEAN professionalize disaster management personnel. Following ACDM’s endorsement, PROGRESS began working closely with BNPB (Indonesia’s NDMA) and the AHA Centre, to develop the framework for the ASCEND, including the terms of reference for establishing the structure, institutional arrangements, necessary resources, and sustainability plan for the program. Drawing upon data from a questionnaire circulated by ACDM in late 2016, PROGRESS Technical Expert, conducted a desk review of existing standards, training curricula, and training institutions at the national, regional, and global levels. presented initial plans for the ASCEND Framework at the 2nd Meeting of the WG-KIM in from Da Lat City, Vietnam in March 2017 where she received Indonesia’s BNPB gives the ASCEND Framework a “thumbs further inputs and support. Over the course of the next four up” in Singapore August 29th – months, in close consultation with BNPB and the AHA Centre, 30th, 2017.

developed the draft ASCEND "This TOT gave me an opportunity to learn Framework. how Indonesia conducted their recovery efforts after the Aceh Tsunami and from the In late August 2017, PROGRESS supported a Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. Their workshop bringing together over 30 experts from experiences will help us become more prepared if similar incidents occur in Lao WG-KIM, MoFAs, and international organizations in PDR.” Singapore to review and provide feedback on the - Director of the draft Framework. While the workshop accomplished Disaster Management Division, Lao its primary goal of garnering inputs and suggestions PDR’s Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare on the Framework from across AMS, participants also greatly appreciated the opportunity to exchange views with colleagues across AMS.

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Following the workshop, the Framework underwent a rigorous revision process—including recirculation through the WG-KIM for comments—and was completed ahead of the Annual ACDM Meeting held in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR in October. The ASCEND Framework was endorsed by ACDM on October 17th, 2017.

Following ACDM’s endorsement, the governments of Indonesia and Singapore proposed to quickly implement ASCEND to advance the standardization and certification process. To this end, PROGRESS received a request from Indonesia’s BPNB to help the WG-KIM to operationalize ASCEND through support for an inception meeting bringing together all stakeholders, including members of the WG-KIM, the AHA Centre, and technical experts to 1) take stock on the status of institutional elements required for ASCEND at both the regional and national levels, 2) consider existing national standards and certification for disaster management competence and how best to incorporate those into ASCEND, 3) review and discuss the list of competencies developed under ASCEND, and 4) review and consider steps for endorsement of the draft project proposal for ASCEND’s Phase 1 developed by Indonesia’s BPNB.

Establish ASEAN Regional Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) Guidelines The ability to properly assess risk and vulnerability both before and during the immediate aftermath of a disaster is critical to mitigating loss of life and property. Recognizing this, the ACDM prioritized the establishment of regional RVA guidelines—a systematic inter-country set of standards to harmonize response when a disaster impacts a community or crosses borders affecting multiple AMS.

Once established, regional RVA guidelines have the potential to improve decision making in all phases of disaster management and allow more effective allocation of scarce resources before, during, and after a disaster. They also promote cross-boundary response planning, helping NDMAs anticipate potential impacts and relative capacity to cope with them at the national Dr. Heather Bell facilitates the RVA level. Coordination workshop in Phnom Penh, April 2, 2015 To support ASEAN to establish a common approach to conducting RVA across the region, PROGRESS provided technical expertise and conducted a series of stakeholders’ workshops bringing in representatives from NDMAs across all AMS to agree upon the general approach, structure, and information outputs required to develop regional RVA Guidelines.

• Siem Reap, Cambodia (September 2015) – Preliminary workshop to review and discuss gap analysis and importance of establishing regional guidelines, culminated in the development of an agreed upon recommended set of minimum standards for establishing the regional RVA guidelines. • Manila, Philippines (June 2016) – Guidelines development workshop with members of the ACDM Working Group on Risk Assessment and Awareness (WG-RAA), providing participants an opportunity to: 1) present the draft regional RVA guidelines to WG RAA members, 2) review potential strategies for emphasizing the relevance of the guidelines to policymakers, 3) perform targeted testing and validation of the guidelines using select sub-national data, and 4) test and review preliminary training and implementation materials.

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• Bangkok, Thailand (July 2016) – Training workshop and policy discussion with members of the ACDM WG-RAA, bringing together practitioners, policy makers, and representatives from the AHA Centre and the ASEAN Secretariat to come to agreement on the guidelines and discuss strategies for presenting them to the ACDM for endorsement. After a lengthy process of technical research and consultation with NDMAs, AHA Centre, and other stakeholders, the Regional RVA Guidelines were endorsed and adopted by the ACDM’s WG-RAA in January 2017 and posted on the AHA Centre website shortly thereafter (https://ahacentre.org/wp- content/uploads/2017/05/ASEAN_RVA_Guidelines.pdf). As the repository of knowledge and information for the ACDM,

the AHA Centre has agreed to support efforts to review and and staff analyze data at the RVA Guidelines update the guidelines every two years to ensure continued Training in Bangkok July 20, 2016. relevance. On a parallel track, PROGRESS engaged the AADMER Partnership Group to develop a concept paper to engage civil society organizations and academia to improve grassroots-level implementation of RVA. The Partnership Group offered to deliver technical training on RVA development to these organizations once the guidelines were finalized. In part, this outreach and continued efforts to raise awareness about the regional RVA guidelines contributed to their widespread use throughout AMS. For example, the ACDM WG-RAA, with the support of Government of Canada and the Asian Development Bank, conducted a “Regional Training Workshop on RVA Guidelines” in July 2017 in Manila and conducted initial training activities for NDMAs related to the implementation of the Regional RVA Guidelines in April 2018, also in Manila.

Enhance information content of Disaster Monitoring and Response System (DMRS) Since its deployment in 2012, DMRS has been a critical component of the AHA Centre’s ability to help AMS respond collectively to major disasters. In mid-2015, PROGRESS provided essential upgrades to the DMRS software application to the latest version of DisasterAWARE, allowing NDMAs better access to the system from their respective emergency operating centers. In August 2015, PROGRESS provided training to 16 AHA Centre “Executive Program Officer,” representing NDMAs across ASEAN, on the use of the system’s new features. The training covered DMRS maintenance as well as providing DMRS Training at the AHA Centre guidance on how to use the new geospatial data capacity in Jakarta August 7th, 2015. drawing from the ASEAN Earthquake Information Centre and the ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Centre.

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AJDRP, which serves as a framework for strengthening regional collective response and improving disaster response coordination among key stakeholders in the region. More specifically, the AJDRP details how the AHA Centre facilitates the identification and mobilization of available assets and capacities from across AMS through the NDMAs of disaster-affected countries. Following ongoing consultation with the AHA Centre and other relevant stakeholders, including a workshop held in Jakarta in February 2016 to gather inputs on the initial draft AJDRP, the final version was cleared by the AHA Centre and ultimately endorsed at the 29th ACDM on October 11th, 2016 in Manado, Indonesia.

Implementing the AJDRP

In consultation with the ACDM Working Group on Preparedness and Response (WG-PR) and ASEAN’s NDMAs, and in close collaboration with the AHA Centre, PROGRESS conceived a program to adapt three national-level contingency plans into a regional contingency plan, to be incorporated into the AJDRP and linked with the ASEAN Standby Arrangements. In order to bring additional expertise to the table, PROGRESS engaged the U.S. Pacific Command’s Centre for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE), which provided technical support for the design and facilitation of the program. In its 29th Meeting in October 2016, the ACDM endorsed the idea in adapting national contingency plans for those countries most vulnerable to potential large-scale natural disasters, namely: 1) an earthquake in Metro Manila, 2) a tsunami along the west coast of Sumatra, and 3) a tropical cyclone in Myanmar. Developed to varying degrees of detail, these three existing national plans would provide the basis for preliminary regional contingency plans covering the three major disaster scenarios. The country plans would provide the AHA Centre with country-specific information through which to assess capacity and assets in the affected country and within AMS to inform more effective response operations and also help AHA Centre to identify how other partners, such as the UNOCHA and the Red Cross and Crescent Societies, could be leveraged to provide supplemental resources to strengthen the response. PROGRESS supported two of the three contingency planning workshops in drafting the contingency plans, the third being wholly supported by Indonesia’s BNPB in early 2018.

• Manila, Philippines (October 2017) – Working closely with the Office of Philippines Civil Defense (Philippines’ NDMA) and the AHA Centre, PROGRESS brought together over 50 stakeholders from the Philippines’ National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, international actors (including from ASEAN Embassies, UNOCHA, IFRC, and CFE), and technical experts to develop a regional contingency plan to address a 7.2 Richter scale earthquake in Metro Manila and assess ASEAN’s capacity and potential response under the auspices of One ASEAN One Response. • Yangon, Myanmar (December 2017) – Jointly organized by the Myanmar Relief and Resettlement Department (Myanmar’s NDMA), the AHA Centre supported the attendance of over 40 government officials as well as participants from UNOCHA and the World Food Programme (WFP). Due to funding restrictions, PROGRESS was unable to provide direct support to participants, but did participate and augment the facilitation along with CFE experts.

The three regional contingency plans have been finalized for inclusion as annexes in the AJDRP document. The ACDM will be endorsing the updated AJDRP in their next meeting.

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ICT Solutions for Disaster Management When a disaster strikes, the ability to establish sound communication systems among emergency relief agencies and affected communities can be the difference between life and death. The increasingly ubiquitous access to and use of mobile technologies, big data, and social media offer ASEAN governments unprecedented opportunities to improve disaster preparedness, emergency response, and post-disaster recovery efforts.

PROGRESS and ACTI co-hosted a regional workshop in February 2017 in Singapore to help ASEAN explore how best to draw upon the latest in communication technology to prepare for and respond to disasters. During the two-day conference, 40 participants representing the ACDM, ATRC, mobile network operators, technology innovators, and other private sector actors discussed the latest communication technologies that can be tailored to help AMS governments respond more effectively to disasters.

Recommendations from the workshop included adopting an ASEAN common frequency band for emergency use across the region, increased efforts to build more resilient communication networks, and a suggestion for ASEAN to draft a roadmap for emergency communications. Following this initial workshop on ICT for disaster risk management in ASEAN, PROGRESS received numerous requests to continue support for dialogue between the telecommunication regulators, disaster management officials, and the private sector with the aim of adopting a workable framework. Representatives expressed their eagerness to look into establishing a common Public Protection and Disaster Relief frequency band for emergency use across the region.

Results • Developed curricula and held training-of-trainers workshops for NDMAs on DaLa and Recovery (February – August 2015) • Drafted and launched ASEAN Regional Risk & Vulnerability Assessment tool, endorsed by the ACDM and now being used throughout 10 AMS (April 2015 – July 2016) • In close collaboration with the AHA Centre, drafted and launched the AJDRP, which forms the framework for strengthening regional collective response to disasters under ASEAN’s One ASEAN One Response (Launched in Jakarta, Indonesia in February 2016) • Held workshops to finalize and adapt national-level contingency plans to a regional context for an earthquake in metro Manila, a cyclone in Myanmar, and a tsunami in Western Sumatra for inclusion in the AJDRP (October 2017 – March 2018) • In collaboration with the USAID ACTI project, held a workshop to brainstorm and come to consensus on practical ICT solutions for disaster management in Singapore (February 2017) • Updated the AHA Centre’s DMRS, updating the software to include additional data inputs and provided user training to relevant AHA Centre staff (January 2015 – March 2016)

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• In partnership with Indonesia’s NDMA, BNPB, drafted and launched the ASCEND Framework, endorsed by ACDM (October 2017) • Further supported the operationalization of the ASCEND plan of action during an “Inception Workshop” held in Singapore (June 2018) Work Stream 6: Women’s and Children’s Rights

Through its countering TIP and human rights initiatives, PROGRESS strengthened ASEAN’s capacity to promote and protect the rights of women and children over the course of the entire project, however, during the first three years PROGRESS also implemented specific programs falling under Work Stream 6, focusing on providing institutional capacity building to the ACWC.

Established in April 2010, the ACWC is an intergovernmental commission comprised of two representatives per AMS, one for women and one for children. Among other things, the ACWC is responsible for promoting adherence to the Convention on the Elimination of Violence against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, both of which were ratified by all ten AMS. PROGRESS helped to strengthen the relatively new commission through exchanges with more established women’s and children organizations from the United States and Latin America, as well as through its support for the creation of the Network of Social Service Agencies (NOSSA), which in addition to being a priority initiative under the ACWC’s work plan, was also mandated under Measure 7 of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the Elimination of Violence Against Children in ASEAN.

Strengthen ACWC as an Institution Following ACWC’s endorsement of the project’s proposed activities in June 2014, PROGRESS moved forward with planning the ACWC Institutional Strengthening Workshop. In support of the outlines key points during ACWC ACWC’s five-year work plan, PROGRESS supported an Institutional Strengthening institutional strengthening workshop in September 2014 in Jakarta, Workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia on the sidelines of the annual ACWC Meeting. The September 29th, 2014. workshop focused on identifying priority areas for ACWC’s institutional strengthening, including guidance and input from experts from the CIM and the Children's Aid Society School from New York, whom gave presentations and shared best practices with ACWC Representatives. More specifically, the workshop provided an opportunity for ACWC to learn about systems used in the Americas for protecting women’s and children’s rights and how to effectively engage civil society. It also provided ACWC an opportunity to identify their needs, priorities and next steps necessary to strengthen their institution.

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Special Meeting of the ACWC in Jakarta, Indonesia, PROGRESS laid out some of the most pressing challenges facing the ACWC in its bid to become a more effective and efficient body, namely: 1) lack of an operating fund, 2) overreliance on the interests of individual representatives to initiate projects and seek resources, and 3) lack of rigorous monitoring, reporting, and communication systems to improve internal and external communication Special Meeting of the ACWC in Jakarta, August 28-29, 2015. about its activities and progress towards its strategic objectives. The meeting also confirmed the need to streamline and redirect efforts in 2016-2020 toward a smaller number of projects that have maximum influence on targeted stakeholder groups, specifically women and children. Unfortunately, the ACWC’s final work plan drafted early the next year (2016) showed only modest reduction in initiatives and reflected individual interests of AMS rather than a holistic, strategic plan.

Establish the Network of Social Service Agencies (NOSSA) In mid-2014 PROGRESS was approached by the ASEAN Secretariat and ACWC Representatives from Singapore to provide support for the NOSSA, specifically to provide technical expertise to support ACWC’s efforts to develop and launch the network. The NOSSA would serve as a forum for promoting good practices, information sharing, and exchange of experts and service providers to strengthen the provision of social welfare services to women and children survivors of violence. Specifically, PROGRESS agreed to support the ACWC through in-country consultations in all 10 AMS with the aim to 1) draft NOSSA strategic work program and “sustainability plan,” 2) develop an initial directory of social services agencies and mapping of social service networks at the national-level, and 3) help ACWC to launch the network. At this stage, PROGRESS reinforced that the U.S. Government would not provide “operational” support for NOSSA, but would be able to provide programmatic support for specific initiatives conceived by its members.

In September 2014, in conjunction with the ACWC Institutional Strengthening workshop detailed above, ACWC Representatives agreed on the implementation plan and tentative timeline proposed and PROGRESS hired two consultants to lead the research efforts and to oversee the plan for implementation and eventual launch. Over the next five months, PROGRESS successfully convened national and regional consultations across all 10 AMS (Lao PDR consultations were held in Jakarta with ACWC representatives and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), which brought together key stakeholders to inform plans for the formation of the NOSSA. These consultations were attended by nearly 300 participants, including NOSSA Focal Points from the ACWC, social service agencies from government and civil society, UN agencies, and CSOs. The in-country consultations revealed the challenges and needs of social service agencies across AMS, helped to clarify the mandate of the NOSSA, and provided the information required to begin to outline options for the administrative and management structures for the network. PROGRESS developed country- level reports as well as a synthesis report to capture the main points from the consultations and shared those with the ACWC in August 2015.

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Ahead of the 10th ACWC Meeting in Jakarta in February 2015, PROGRESS organized a meeting among ACWC representatives from Singapore—the lead for the NOSSA initiative— the ASEAN Secretariat, and USAID to discuss the findings from all in-country consultations (except Singapore, which had not yet been held) and the initial draft of the sustainability plan. During the meeting, participants agreed on how best to present the proposed structure for the NOSSA, leaving the question of operational funding to an open discussion among ACWC representatives during their larger meeting. The draft sustainability was to be revised based upon feedback during the 10th ACWC Meeting.

Following PROGRESS’ formal presentation at the 10th ACWC Meeting in February 2015, which ended on the topic of sustainability of the network, a debate among the representatives ensued. It was clear from the debate that despite being the champion of the NOSSA project, Singapore did not want to bear the financial burden of maintaining the operational costs and secretariat for the network, which seemed to come as a surprise to the rest of the ACWC. Following the meeting, there was a precipitous decline in Singapore’s enthusiasm and willingness to support the launch and initial stages of NOSSA’s operations, understandably not wanting to bear the full burden of NOSSA’s operational costs. Sustaining the network during its initial few years would be critical to ensuring its success, and ultimately, an underfunded, under-resourced ACWC was unable to provide even modest inputs to sustain the network.

In its revised version of the Sustainability Plan, PROGRESS would be tested to come up with viable options and outline potential solutions to the challenges raised during the meeting. The final version Sustainability Plan, which was shared with Singapore and the ASEAN Secretariat in September 2015, included three options for a NOSSA secretariat: a Jakarta- based option, housed at the ASEAN Secretariat; a virtual option, managed by Singapore; or a rotating secretariat managed by one of the initial 33 social service agencies identified through the in-country consultations. All options could be supported and maintained with modest financial commitment from the ACWC or elsewhere. However, the final version of the Sustainability Plan was never shared with the rest of the ACWC. Despite this loss of momentum, PROGRESS coordinated with the 33 selected social service agencies and the ASEAN Secretariat to finalize the initial NOSSA Directory, submitted to the ASEAN Secretariat for circulation to ACWC in February 2016.

On March 30th, 2016 on the sidelines of the Special ACWC Meeting in Bangkok, PROGRESS again met representatives of ACWC Singapore and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) to discuss potential next steps on NOSSA. An agreement was reached to establish a NOSSA “secretariat” hosted by the Singapore Children’s Society, one of the initial 33 SSAs and an organization under the management of the Singapore ACWC Representative for Children’s Rights. The Singapore Children’s Society agreed to second a dedicated “NOSSA Coordinator” to work full-time for up to three years to organize the network, help develop protocols and communication channels, and lead fundraising efforts. However, this proposed solution was later lost when in July 2016, a new, unsolicited proposal from the Singapore Ministry of Social and Family Development outlined a 5-year NOSSA

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work plan and funding request. The request, neither shared with the ACWC nor in-line with the agreed upon next steps, signaled a stark change in strategy for the launch of the network.

After PROGRESS clarified its commitment to launching and providing training and ongoing program support for the network of 33 SSAs, Singapore informed PROGRESS that it would no longer be pursuing the project, citing a duplication of efforts with another initiative, the ASEAN Social Workers Consortium (ASWC). Ultimately PROGRESS’ investment in the establishment of a NOSSA, including holding national-level consultations in all 10 AMS and development of a Sustainability Plan and initial NOSSA Directory, lays the groundwork for future establishment of the network should the ACWC refocus its efforts to do so.

Harmonize AMS Approaches to Addressing Violence against Women and Children PROGRESS also worked with ACWC and the ASEAN Secretariat to support the endorsement of a Regional Plan of Action (RPA) on the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) and Elimination of Violence against Children (EVAC). The RPAs would establish common goals for AMS to jointly address violence against women and children, per their commitment under the ASEAN Convention on the Protection of Women’s and Children’s Rights.

In collaboration with the Thailand ACWC Representative for Women, PROGRESS organized a two-day workshop to discuss and finalize the RPAs in late August 2015. The event represented the culmination of a series of working group sessions in Bangkok supported by UN Women and UNICEF, during which participants discussed key points to Discussion of Regional Plans of Action be included in the final draft RPAs. The meeting was for EVAW and EVAC in Jakarta, August attended by ACWC Representatives, ACW, SOMSWD, 26-27, 2015 . UN agencies, and Save the Children. Participants finalized the priority actions of each RPA, including establishing regional guidelines and standards for service providers and legal frameworks for the prevention of violence against women and children and protection of women and children victims of violence. They also included awareness raising campaigns about violence against women—adopting child and gender sensitive approaches—and national-level follow up for AMS. The RPAs for both EVAW and EVAC were adopted at the 27th ASEAN Summit in November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur.

Results • Brought in expertise from the CIM and the Children's Aid Society School in New York to share best practices and help the ACWC better plan priorities at a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia (September 2014) • Provided technical support for the ACWC’s review of its 2012-2016 work plan and to better prioritize activities for its 2016-2020 work plan at a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia (August 2015)

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• Over the course of a year and half, provided the ACWC with technical expertise and planning for the development of a NOSSA to be managed and sustained by AMS; conducted consultations and needs assessments in all 10 AMS and drafted a sustainability plan and initial roster and directory for 33 member organizations (October 2014 to February 2016) COMPONENT 3 – INCREASING ASEAN’S INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

Under Component 3, PROGRESS was able to build the capacity of ASEAN institutions, improving the ASEAN Secretariat’s capacity for effective public outreach, including its use of ICT, and supporting youth initiatives to expand knowledge of ASEAN and participation in ASEAN initiatives, and to promote a greater sense of ASEAN identity. The activities below showcase PROGRESS’s achievement of the two major outputs envisaged under this component, namely: 1) Enhanced ASEAN Secretariat Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capacity and 2) ASEAN Secretariat public relations and outreach functions strengthened and supported. The third output originally envisaged was determined to be outside of PROGRESS’s manageable influence and was subsequently removed under contract modification #10: Enhanced ASEAN Secretariat project management skills. Work Stream 7: Public Outreach, Youth Engagement, and Strengthening ASEAN Institutions

Under Work Stream 7, PROGRESS provided essential support to the ASEAN Secretariat’s Public Outreach and Civil Society (POCS) unit, later named the Community Relations Division (CoRD), to improve outreach potential and enhance the use of ICT and social media, including through the development and launch of a new ASEAN website. PROGRESS also engaged youth through various contests and creative initiatives that not only fostered a better understanding of ASEAN and the diversity of AMS, but also strengthened people-to-people relationships and promoted a shared ASEAN identity. Improve the effectiveness of communications and outreach within the ASEAN Secretariat through ICT and other systems enhancements

ASEAN Website

One of the main channels for the general public to find information about ASEAN, the website houses key information, milestones, and documents as well as providing timely information about ASEAN activities throughout AMS and with dialogue partners. In the past, the ASEAN website has encountered numerous security breaches, causing Facilitators provide insights during the Effective Communication Training inaccessibility and even defacement of the site during the May in Jakarta, October 12, 2015. 2014 ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw.

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Beginning in June 2014, PROGRESS supported the POCS to improve the back-end efficiency and security of the ASEAN website. Following a preliminary rapid needs assessment of the ASEAN website, PROGRESS selected a firm with the relevant technical expertise to address the identified three key areas for improvement: 1) better advanced search engine capabilities; 2) improved security protocols to protect the website from hackers, malware, and other threats; and 3) more user-friendly mailing list management. By August 2014, PROGRESS and POCS began working with the selected IT firm to conduct a thorough assessment and prepare a schedule for the anticipated improvements to the website. While the assistance took much longer than initially envisaged, ultimately, PROGRESS supported improvements to the security of the website, its back-end functionality, including providing an overall upgrade to the content management system to improve user experience and enhanced search engine capacity and better integration with social media. By august 2015, PROGRESS’ support to the ASEAN website was completed with a training for POCS (now called CoRD) staff on operating and maintaining its new website.

Building POCS Capacity: Effective Communications Training

To provide further support to the POCS, PROGRESS also produced three templates which were included as part of the ASEAN Communication Master Plan updated in September 2014: a press release, PowerPoint template, and newsletter template. In October 2015, PROGRESS conducted an Effective Communication Training program for 29 ASEAN Secretariat staff as well as the ASEAN Foundation and ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA). The goal of the training was to strengthen the ASEAN Secretariat staff’s ability to produce more standardized communication products from the information received from sectoral bodies. Additionally, participants learned how to pitch story ideas to a variety of media, including social media.

Engaging ASEAN youth to strengthen a shared ASEAN identity

In addition to legacy programs such as the ASEAN S&T Fellowship and Consultations on Rules-Based ASEAN, PROGRESS’ contributions to strengthening a shared ASEAN identity among youth will be sustained through the ASEAN Foundation and the ASEAN Secretariat’s Education, Youth, and Sports Division (EYSD) for years to come. PROGRESS provided technical and financial support for the ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting (AFMAM) from its pilot phase through its 4th AFMAM held in Singapore in July 2018. Likewise, PROGRESS initiated and led the design, development, launching, and administration of the ASEAN Youth Video Contests, which completed its 4th annual contest in 2018. In addition, PROGRESS conceived of and implemented a new initiative, the ASEAN Citizen Journalism Contest, to help youth activists realize their vision to organize and address local challenges with regional implications.

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ASEAN Youth Video Contest

1st Annual ASEAN Youth Video Contest

In partnership with the ASEAN Foundation and EYSD, and following endorsement by the Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (SOMY) in March 2015, PROGRESS launched the ASEAN Youth Video Contest shortly thereafter to engage and raise awareness about youth in the ASEAN Community. The initial contest required applicants to submit a storyboard concept, which formed the basis of selection of up to 10 finalists. After reviewing the 66 applications A finalist receives from across ASEAN, the youth responsible for the nine top ranked instruction during video production training in storyboards were selected to join an intensive four-day video Singapore June 11, 2015. production training in Singapore. The training, hosted in partnership with the ASEAN Foundation and the National Youth Council (NYC) of Singapore, provided hands-on instruction in story development, filming techniques, post-production, and effectively using on-line video sharing. After the event, the young film makers put their new skills to the test, transforming their storyboards into two-minute videos. The finalist videos were Ten finalists pose during publicly shared on the ASEAN Secretariat YouTube channel, the training event in garnering more than 80,000 views since they were posted in mid- Singapore December 7th, 2016. July 2015. Winners were selected and given cash awards by the ASEAN Foundation.

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In collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat’s EYSD and the ASEAN Foundation, PROGRESS launched the 2nd Annual ASEAN Youth Video Contest in August 2016 under the theme of “Volunteerism in the ASEAN Community.” Drawing upon lessons from the initial contest, applicants were instructed to submit a 30-second video rather than a storyboard, to ensure that candidates had at least a basic understanding of video production. Each 30-second video would be reviewed by a Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC), comprising USAID, USASEAN, ASEAN Foundation, the ASEAN Secretariat, and PROGRESS. To promote the competition, outreach materials were circulated through partner websites and social media channels and PROGRESS also worked with the ASEAN Foundation to organize an informational event at @America in Jakarta to provide potential participants with ideas and helpful tips to create and upload their video entries. PROGRESS received more than 100 eligible entries and 10 finalists representing all 10 AMS were selected to participate in the video production workshop training in Singapore where they learned about story development, script writing and filming, post-production, and social media strategies to more effectively tell their stories.

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In early January 2017, the 10 finalists submitted their final videos to ASEAN’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAseanSecretariat, and the top three winners were selected. In addition to receiving a cash prize, the top three video producers were invited to attend the ASEAN Youth Expo 2017 in Jakarta where they received recognition from H.E. Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee, Deputy Secretary General of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. They were also invited to attend the Gala Dinner of the 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth where their videos were shown to delegates

3rd Annual ASEAN Youth Video Contest

In May 2017, the 3rd Annual Youth Video Contest launched under the theme “What does 50 Years of ASEAN Mean to Youth?” This year’s contest required applicants to submit 60-second videos along with their entries. To accommodate high applicant interest, the submission deadline was extended and by the closing date, PROGRESS had received 137 videos entries from nine AMS. Following a competitive selection process, nine finalists from nine Finalists of the 3rd ASEAN AMS were selected to attend the video production training held in Youth Video Contest at the Singapore. For the third consecutive year, PROGRESS partnered video production workshop in Singapore, with the ASEAN Foundation and secured additional support from August 17th, 2017. the NYC of Singapore, which again contributed its “Red Box” venue and logistical support. Following the training, the finalists further developed their videos with remote support and submitted their refined videos for final technical evaluation.

The contest results were officially announced in October 2017 and the top prize was awarded to the Philippines, followed by Thailand, and Vietnam in second and third places, respectively. All nine final videos are accessible on the ASEAN YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt2z0BXVB3p6z3mz7NimKbdumhvuOODat

4th Annual ASEAN Youth Video Contest

Once again, PROGRESS partnered with the ASEAN Secretariat’s EYSD and the ASEAN Foundation to launch the 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest in February 2018 under the theme “Youth Celebrating Diversity to Promote a Culture of Peace and Tolerance.” A TEC comprising representatives of the USASEAN, EYSD, and the ASEAN Foundation evaluated the 134 incoming 60-second video entries and selected nine finalists, one from each of the AMS who applied, to participate in the video production training held at the Red Box in Singapore in April 2018. Following the workshop, each of the nine finalists developed a final two-minute video and after evaluation, the finalists from the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam were named the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, respectively, and awarded cash prizes by the ASEAN Foundation.

ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting (AFMAM)

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Through a grant to the ASEAN Foundation, PROGRESS provided the majority support for the first ever regional AFMAM held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in November 2015. Similar in concept to Model UN, Model ASEAN created an opportunity for over 70 university students from across the region to learn more about ASEAN, diplomacy, regional policy making, and the chosen topic for the inaugural conference—countering TIP.

After two days of coaching sessions on ASEAN history, the ASEAN Charter, and ASEAN protocols and procedures, students role-played Senior Officials, Ministers, and Leaders of AMS. To ensure interaction and to provide opportunities to learn about other countries and perspectives in the region, students were assigned roles as officials from countries other than their own. Putting their new skills and knowledge to the test, the students simulated different types of ASEAN meetings to develop proposals, resolution papers, and final outcome documents. Over the course of the event, students had the opportunity to learn about ASEAN, AMS positions on a variety of topics, not least of which on TIP, and to simulate a three-day ASEAN Summit.

By the end of the five days together, students had created a Facebook page and Twitter handle; produced a joint statement outlining critical political, economic, and sociocultural aspects of preventing TIP in the region; and, perhaps most importantly, formed lifelong bonds.

2nd Annual AFMAM

Following the successful inauguration in 2015, “This event went far and above expectations PROGRESS awarded for success, the students really took on their another grant to the assigned roles and lived as ASEAN leaders for three days.” ASEAN Foundation to organize and host the 2nd - Executive Director of the ASEAN Foundation AFMAM in early October 2016 in Vientiane, Lao PDR under the theme “Promoting and The Cambodia team poses Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers in ASEAN.” The in anticipation of the start of the Regional Model overarching goal of the event was to raise awareness among youth ASEAN in Vientiane on about ASEAN decision-making processes and mechanisms, October 2nd, 2016. thereby giving them a sense of ownership and a stake in the nd regional institution. Based on a request from the Lao PDR MoFA, the 2 AFMAM would be held prior to the actual ASEAN Summit, due to limitations in hotel rooms and conference facilities in Vientiane. In addition, the ASEAN Foundation learned that many of the students had exam schedules in conflict with a November event, so despite the symbolism of holding the AFMAM at the same time as the actual Summit, the emphasis moving forward would be placed on garnering student participation and full attention.

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four-day simulation where students were assigned different nationalities and simulated the various ASEAN meetings culminating in the Summit.

3rd Annual AFMAM

Following the first two successful AFMAMs, PROGRESS again awarded a grant to the ASEAN Foundation to support their administration of the 3rd AFMAM. Eighty-five students from all ten AMS participated in the event held in late September 2017 at De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines under the theme “Anticipating AFMAM participants at the opening ceremony, Environmental Displacement of People in ASEAN September 27th, 2017 due to Global Climate Change.”

Once again assigned to represent leaders from nationalities other than their own, students were given the opportunity and challenge to learn about other member states and to gain new perspectives on the diverse political positions represented within ASEAN. Over the course of the five days, students received intensive coaching from 11 academic advisors and conducted research on their assigned countries and roles. They also went on site visits around Manila, including to corporations working with communities to tackle environmental challenges. During the culminating simulations, youth acted out their assigned roles as ASEAN senior officials, ministers, and leaders, gaining hands-on experience and a better understanding of ASEAN decision-making processes and mechanisms. The event promoted ASEAN awareness and sense of identity among the youth, while fostering lasting friendships among participants across AMS.

4th Annual ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting (AFMAM)

Following discussions with the ASEAN Foundation about ways to support preliminary preparations for the 4th AFMAM, PROGRESS agreed to engage a service provider to assist in the design of the six-day program and to provide necessary updates to the Model ASEAN Meeting Handbook. Over the past three years, PROGRESS’ support for the annual AFMAM has gradually tapered off as the ASEAN Foundation has become more adept at fund raising, planning, and organizing the complex event. The 4th AFMAM, convened in July 2018 in Singapore, for the first time assigned select participating students the role of civil society actors and also developed an accreditation program based on the revised Handbook. at the first Ambassador Seminar in Jakarta January 20th, 2017. Talking ASEAN and Ambassador Seminar Series Through a grant to the Habibie Centre, PROGRESS supported efforts to raise awareness on ASEAN through “Talking ASEAN” roadshows in eight of the 10 AMS. Working with local organizations in each country, the events drew in participants from government, media,

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academia, and civil society organizations to discuss and debate national priority topics with regional implications. The Habibie Centre also held four “Ambassador Series Seminars” in Jakarta, providing civil society, including media, an opportunity to engage in discourse with ASEAN leaders and dialogue partners on pressing regional issues and policies. Over 850 participants attended the Talking ASEAN and Ambassador Seminar Series, more than half of whom were women and youth. The Habibie Centre produced 12 discussion reports from the two series, as well as three policy briefs, which were publicized on their website (www.thcasean.org/publication)

Table 2: Talking ASEAN and Ambassador Series Events (2015-2016) Date - Country Title Participants (Gov’t, Civil Society, Media) October 30th, 2015 - Talking ASEAN: Role of Media in Countering Religious Extremism 51 participants Malaysia November 11th, Talking ASEAN: Tackling the Haze Issues in Southeast Asia: Domestic and Regional 51 participants 2015 - Singapore Approaches November 25th, Talking ASEAN: Dynamics and Future of Democracy in ASEAN 130 participants 2015 - Indonesia January 20th, 2016 - Ambassador Seminar: U.S. Foreign Policy Towards ASEAN 60 participants Indonesia January 26th, 2016 - Talking ASEAN: ASEAN Cooperation to Enhance Food Security 33 participants Vietnam February 12th, 2016 Talking ASEAN: The ASEAN Community is Here: Now What? 141 participants - Thailand February 25th, 2016 Talking ASEAN: Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality in the ASEAN 66 participants - Lao PDR Economic Community March 11th, 2016 – Talking ASEAN: Water Resource Security in the Mekong Region 60 participants Cambodia March 26th, 2016 - Ambassador Seminar: ASEAN-India Relations: A New Paradigm 42 participants Indonesia April 26th, 2016 - Ambassador Seminar: EU – ASEAN Relations: 40 Years of Diplomatic Relations 44 participants Indonesia towards a Strategic Partnership May 2nd, 2016 - Talking ASEAN: Women’s Leadership in ASEAN 152 participants Philippines May 24th, 2016 - Ambassador Seminar: The Role of The Republic of Korea as ASEAN Dialogue 38 participants Indonesia Partner Post-2015

ASEAN Youth Citizen Journalism Contest After being postponed for two years due to competing funding priorities, the ASEAN Youth Citizen Journalism Contest received SOMY endorsement in April 2017 and was launched just a few months later in September. Implemented in partnership with the ASEAN Foundation with funding from the Singapore-ASEAN Youth Fund, the contest invited aspiring youth citizen journalists to submit a 600-word essay voicing their opinion on why issues, such as youth entrepreneurship, employment, volunteerism, leadership, or building resilient communities is important to ASEAN and their own community.

By the submission deadline, the contest received 405 applications from all 10 AMS. A TEC comprising the ASEAN Foundation, EYSD, and USAID narrowed the applicants to 20 finalists (two from each AMS) to participate in the “Citizen Journalism Workshop” in Twenty finalist of 1st ASEAN Youth Citizen Singapore in early November 2017. Led by Journalism Contest participated at the PROGRESS technical expert and professional workshop in Singapore on November 6th – 9th, 2017. 50

journalism trainer, the workshop provided training for finalists on content production across a variety of media, including news articles, photography, video production, and social media platforms. In addition, participants learned about journalism ethics, interview techniques, and how best to capture audio and visual materials for presentation.

Following the training portion of the four-day workshop, finalists began working together as two-person country teams to further develop an awareness raising campaign to bring back to their home country. For one month following the workshop, each of the ten country teams established a digital platform to raise awareness on their selected topic and created and posted a variety of content using the new skills they gained from the training.

The material developed and the results of each of the digital campaigns were compiled, evaluated, and announced in December 2018. The Philippines team took first place with their launch of Project Akay to raise awareness on Persons with Disabilities, the Myanmar Team earned second prize with their #HireMeBecause campaign to shed light on the issue on youth unemployment, and the Cambodia Team was awarded the 3rd prize for their campaign, “Say No to Plastic Bags,” which aims to reduce the use of plastic bags in Cambodia. The three winners received cash prizes awarded by the ASEAN Foundation, and the winning team, Project Akay, is now in the process of registering as a civil society organization in Manila to raise awareness on the rights of PWDs in the Philippines.

Results • Provided technical support to the ASEAN Secretariat’s POCS unit through an advance production training workshop for "Spotlight ASEAN" (September – October 2015) as well as providing training on “effective communications” in Jakarta, Indonesia (October 2015) • Also provided technical assistance to the POCS for the development and re-launching of a new ASEAN website, concentrating on improving backend efficiency and security (October 2014 – August 2015) • In close collaboration with the ASEAN Foundation and the ASEAN Secretariat’s EYSD, launched and implemented four annual ASEAN Youth Video Contests, drawing in 437 applications and selecting 37 youth video producer finalists from all 10 AMS, who produced videos viewed by over 165,000 people throughout the region (www.youtube.com/user/theaseansecretariat) • Trained 37 youth video finalists on advanced production and marketing techniques at four training workshops in Singapore (June 2015, December 2016, August, 2017, April 2018) • Through separate grants and technical support to the ASEAN Foundation supported the launch and three subsequent ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meetings in Malaysia (November 2015), Lao PDR (October 2016), Philippines (September 2017), and Singapore (July 2018), bringing in a total of 218 students from all 10 AMS to learn about ASEAN protocols and procedures and act out the meetings leading up to and culminating to the ASEAN Summit

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• Through a grant to the Habibie Center, supported “Talking ASEAN” events in 7 AMS, bringing together civil society and government to discuss and debate some of the most pressing issues facing ASEAN (October 2015 – May 2016) • Also in collaboration with the Habibie Center held four (4) Ambassador Seminar Series on Dialogue Partner policies toward ASEAN (January 2016 – May 2016), bringing together civil society, media, ASEAN officials, and the international community to discuss the pressing bi-lateral issues, identifying challenges and opportunities.

III. Implementation Challenges, Approaches, and Lessons Learned

Challenges of Working with ASEAN Despite its successes as a regional body, most notably maintaining a stable political environment and sustained economic growth for decades, ASEAN is still thought of as a “talk shop” unable to overcome its own bureaucratic idiosyncrasies to achieve its goals. While not always a fair assessment, it is true that ASEAN’s institutional structures and mechanisms are more oriented toward narrow, sector-based entities, not ideally suited to managing the demands of its ambitious and complex 2025 agenda, which—to be successful—will require innovative, multisectoral approaches.

ASEAN operates within a complex political economy. All 10 AMS have differing agendas, concerns, aspirations, and levels of influence depending on the issue being addressed. Further complicating matter, there are more than 200 ASEAN legal instruments, which historically have no clear compliance mechanisms attached, and AMS may sometimes sign on to agreements that they have little capacity, or sometimes little intention, to implement. There are 37 ministerial-led sectors, under which there are more than 160 supporting “sectoral bodies,” including senior officials’ meetings, committees, working groups, councils, and commissions, as well as affiliated entities, all of which are supported by a hardworking, but under-resourced, ASEAN Secretariat. The United States, even as a “Strategic” Dialogue Partner has uneven influence depending on the issue under consideration. Thus, USAID and USASEAN, and, by extension, PROGRESS had to rely on building strong relationships and trust with a variety of counterparts to have positive influence.

However, despite these challenges, by understanding the context, developing trust-based relationships, and being able to respond quickly PROGRESS was able to achieve notable impact, such as through its support for the formalization of the CACJ or efforts to sustain the S&T Fellowship, further explained above. Lessons Learned and Approaches to Engaging ASEAN Effectively PROGRESS learned a number of lessons through its five years of implementation. To be successful, DAI had to hone its procurement, administrative, and financial systems to run mechanically, reserving staff bandwidth to respond and adapt to evolving ASEAN priorities and timelines that require both rapid technical and rapid logistical responses. A few of the more important general lessons learned are as follows:

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• It is critical to develop strong relationships Applied Lessons Learned – Paths to with ASEAN Secretariat counterparts and Endorsement ASEAN officials. • There are many paths to success working After multiple engagements, it became clear through ASEAN, when one door closes, that SOMTC and SOMSWD were reluctant to others open. Successful projects must always move forward with a regional review on TIP be scanning. Having a broad array of trusted ahead of the adoption of ACTIP. The PROGRESS team then leveraged relationships relationships helps to know which doors hold with the Regional European Union-ASEAN potential and who holds the keys to help Dialogue Instrument (EU-READI) project— open them. which we discovered had an agreed-upon • Innovative ideas can be transformative when activity with ACWC to develop regional you find the right champion and avenues, but research on TIP, but had no available timing in ASEAN is as important as good expertise to carry it forward. With the ideas; if a particular ASEAN body is not assistance Dr. Gallagher, PROGRESS recast the ready to absorb innovative ideas, those ideas project’s original concept under the ACWC will remain shelved. workplan, with the support of the ASEC and EU-READI, and presented it to the Lao PDR • It is important to know when ASEAN ACWC Representative on the sidelines of the officials are more comfortable engaging 10th ACWC Meeting in Jakarta. Following regional expertise and when they are more meetings with the ACWC Champion, Lao PDR, open to a broader international perspective. the resulting regional review activity was Depends on the sensitivity or perceived formally endorsed and launched in late 2016. sensitivity of the subject matter • In order to secure ASEAN endorsement—which is critical to ongoing and enthusiastic cooperation—it is critical to work through ASEAN’s own plans first while slowly introducing innovative ideas and expertise to accelerate reform. PROGRESS was able to draw upon lessons learned to develop sound approaches to more efficiently engage ASEAN on priority issues. First and foremost, as mentioned above it is critical to obtain official ASEAN endorsement for activities. The path toward achieving endorsement, which is graphically depicted in Exhibit 1 below, begins with the selection of the issue to be addressed. In consultation with USAID and other USG counterparts, PROGRESS was able to identify areas where USG and ASEAN priorities intersect and then find the “hook” for endorsement either through ASEAN agreements or declarations or— ideally—within the identified ASEAN body’s work plan PROGRESS learned that pushing forward on innovative ideas toward an endorsed activity is not always a linear process (see text box).

Exhibit 1: Steps for Endorsement Process Leveraging support from other Dialogue Partners and donors is also critical to ensuring success and sustaining impact. PROGRESS was able to successfully engage partners through jointly planned forums, joint provision of experts, and cost-sharing for venues, facilitation services, and interpretation—including governments entities across ASEAN, the International Organization for Migration

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(IOM), the EU, UN Women, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), UNESCO, GIZ, and WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice. PROGRESS found success will be both formal and informal engagement. For example, staff had ongoing exchanges about mutual activities through monthly “implementer lunches” with other partner projects. These informal meetings also helped PROGRESS to better understand what others were working on and general trends in ASEAN. More formally, PROGRESS exchanged draft work plans and concept notes with other key donors to identify areas of collaboration to catalyze ASEAN initiatives. Finally, undertaking initiatives as an “equal partner” with ASEAN is not easily achieved, particularly since many Dialogue Partner projects bring larger budgets and provide direct budgetary support or primarily logistical support based on ASEAN demand-driven requests. PROGRESS endeavored to be more of an “equal partner” with ASEAN, not only contributing organizational and logistical support, but also adding value through provision of technical inputs, including development of substantive research and discussion papers, contributing to the development of meeting agendas and program design, and identification of expert speakers and trainers.

IV. COMMUNICATIONS In order to raise awareness about past successes, ongoing initiatives, and future interventions, PROGRESS produces communication products in the form of success stories, program highlights, tweets, Facebook and website postings, and other announcements such as e- posters and infographics. Beginning in late 2017, PROGRESS also began preparing social media toolkits for its youth events and activities in addition to the regular program highlights. The toolkits contributed to an increase in social media posts capturing PROGRESS-supported activities and an increase in overall digital presence.

For a few select activities, PROGRESS also produced promotional videos, namely three videos for the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship and one for the culminating event of the project, Reflecting on U.S. Government Support to ASEAN through the ASEAN-U.S. Partnership for Good Governance, Equitable and Sustainable Development and Security (PROGRESS) Project. These videos showcased the impact and successes of PROGRESS initiatives to a wider audience, and in the case of the S&T Fellowship, served as a marketing tool for potential fellowship applicants, hosts, and donors.

In addition to providing communications products for all implemented activities, PROGRESS also served as the “communications integrator” for all USAID ASEAN-support programs over the first three years of the project. In this role, PROGRESS collaborated with other U.S.-ASEAN assistance programs to draft and produce a total of seven USAID- ASEAN Bulletins, highlighting to key U.S. Government decision makers the diversity, impact, and significance of USAID-managed activities supporting ASEAN.

A full list of communications products developed and released during the life of the project can be found in Table 9 in Annex 7.

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V. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan The M&E Plan outlines the monitoring and evaluation framework and methodology for PROGRESS, including how the team measures results against goals and objectives of a particular activity and, ultimately, the impact of that activity. The plan, which evolved over the life of PROGRESS, defines each performance indicator and explains not only how the project team captures and evaluates data, but also how each result will be measured and evaluated. PROGRESS provided annual updates to its M&E Plan as well as additional revisions as project indicators were introduced by USAID:

• M&E Plan (April 2014) o PROGRESS submitted the first draft M&E Plan to USAID/RDMA in January 2014, received feedback in February and approval in April 2014. • M&E Plan (May 2015) o In early 2015, PROGRESS worked closely with USAID to revise, and in some cases develop, appropriate and measurable indicators to align with the new USAID/RDMA Development Cooperation Strategy and regional performance monitoring plan. USAID/RDMA approved the second iteration of the PROGRESS M&E Plan in May 2015. The new plan featured a simplified results framework, reduced the number of indicators, and provided clearer data collection and reporting procedures. • M&E Plan (August 2015) o Following updates to the regional performance monitoring plan and at USAID/RDMA’s request, PROGRESS added two new USAID indicators: “Number of training days provided to executive branch personnel with USG assistance” and “Number of technical meetings held with USG support among USG and Asian counterparts to strengthen mutual cooperation.” USAID/RDMA approved the third iteration of the PROGRESS M&E Plan in August 2015. • M&E Plan (October 2016) o In 2016, PROGRESS submitted a revised M&E Plan to adjust the targets for selected indicators to accurately portray PROGRESS’ achievements and anticipated future efforts to better align with new activities under the 2016 Annual Work Plan and also included another new USAID/RDMA indicator: “Number of regional institutions with increased ability to promote sustainability and inclusive growth”. USAID/RDMA provided feedback in June 2016 and in October, the fourth iteration of the PROGRESS M&E Plan was approved. • M&E Plan (March 2017) o PROGRESS continued to update its indicator targets following the submission of its Annual Work Plans. In 2017, PROGRESS submitted a revised M&E Plan, updating the activities results indicator targets for 2017 and 2018 to align with PROGRESS’ approved Annual Work Plan. The revised M&E Plan was submitted in January and approved by USAID in March 2017.

To help enhance M&E practices, the PROGRESS M&E Team conducted annual training for all program staff on the updated M&E Plans, key performance indicators, and data collection tools. PROGRESS’ M&E Team also created a training database and M&E “dashboard” for improved data collection and tracking.

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Data Quality Assessments (DQA) In June 2015, USAID conducted a Data Quality Assessment (DQA) to review PROGRESS’ M&E system. USAID’s Francis Higdon travel to the PROGRESS office in Jakarta to conduct the assessment to determine the effectiveness, validity, reliability, timeliness, precision, and integrity of PROGRESS’ M&E processes. In July 2015 the USAID team provided PROGRESS with the results and minimal suggestions for improvement, all of which were implemented immediately.

Event Monitoring and Evaluation PROGRESS regularly conducted event evaluations to gather participants’ feedback on event content, facilitator and/or speaker methodology, and participant views of overall logistical arrangements. The PROGRESS M&E Team collected and analysed data following 56 major activity/events from 2014 to 2018. See Annex 2, Table 4 for more detailed results of each workshop evaluated.

Pre and Post Test Training Workshops In addition to event evaluations, the M&E Team distributed pre- and post-tests to measure trainees’ knowledge before and after 14 training events convened from 2014 to 2018. The pre- and post-test were self-assessments on the part of the trainees to measure their level of knowledge and skills on the covered training topics. For all trainings, the response rate was 100 percent and there were significant increases in trainees’ knowledge and skills on each of the training topics after having attended PROGRESS’ training sessions, listed below:

1. Journalist Training on ASEAN (Myanmar, June 2014) 2. 2015/16 S&T Fellowship Capacity Development Training (Indonesia, May 2015) 3. 2016/17 S&T Fellowship Capacity Development Training (Indonesia, May 2016) 4. DMRS System Administration and MSMV Configuration Training (Indonesia, June 2015) 5. DMRS User Training (Indonesia, August 2015) 6. ToT on Damage and Loss Assessment (Indonesia, August 2015) 7. RVA Guidelines Training (Thailand, July 2016) 8. Advanced Production Training Workshop for Spotlight ASEAN (Indonesia, September 30 – October 1, 2015) 9. Effective Communication Training for ASEAN Secretariat (Indonesia, October 2015) 10. 1st ASEAN Youth Video Production Workshop (Singapore, June 2015) 11. 2nd ASEAN Youth Video Production Workshop (Singapore, December 2016) 12. 3rd ASEAN Youth Video Production Workshop (Singapore, August 2017) 13. 4th ASEAN Youth Video Production Workshop (Singapore, April 2018) 14. ASEAN Youth Citizen Journalism Contest 2017 (Singapore, November 2017)

Assessment of the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship Pilot Year Assessment of the S&T Fellowship

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collaborative partners and advising improvements to the structure and implementation to enhance the program in the future. At the conclusion of the pilot year in May 2015, seven Fellows had produced a policy brief and six had submitted policy recommendations to AMS, ASEAN Bodies or ASEAN Secretariat.

In early 2015, PROGRESS began working with the USAID/Washington Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning under the Complexity-Aware M&E Trial for the S&T Fellowship. The trial aimed to tell the story of how science-based policy making contributes to improvements in human development at a regional level. PROGRESS and the C-AM&E team identified overall approach, methodology, and data analysis tools. In order to obtain useful information for adaptive management, the PROGRESS M&E Team designed two instruments: 1) routine survey report collected from all S&T Fellows and their supervisors and 2) an interview guideline for conducting initial and final in-depth individual interviews with selected S&T Fellows and supervisors. Annex 3, Table 5 provides further details on the policy recommendations provided by S&T Fellows over the three years of the Fellowship.

Assessment of the 2015-2016 S&T Fellowship

Beginning in the second year of S&T Fellowship, PROGRESS worked with USAID’s Office of Learning, Evaluation and Research, Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning to undertake the Complexity-Aware M&E (CAM&E) for the S&T Fellowship. The monitoring and evaluation approach aimed to tell a clear story of how science-based policy making contributes to improvements in human development at a regional level. All S&T Fellows responded to the routine quarterly report surveys; however there was a comparatively low response rate from supervisors. According to the final assessments in May 2016, results indicated that S&T Fellows increased their knowledge and skills from the two trainings provided by PROGRESS at orientation and the mid-year COST meeting (43% to 64%), from professional development opportunities (36% to 64%), and from professional networking (36% to 57%) over the course of the Fellowship year. Furthermore, by the end of the Fellowship nearly half of the Fellows interacted with another Fellow on a weekly basis and the others at least once per month. By the end of the program year, all S&T Fellows had completed their POA objectives and produced a policy brief that was submitted to their AMS, an ASEAN Body, or the ASEAN Secretariat (e.g. a biodiversity policy developed by has been officially approved by the Forestry and Fisheries Departments in Myanmar). The PROGRESS M&E Team also conducted in-depth interviews with selected S&T Fellows and their assigned supervisors to collect further information on their experiences participating in the S&T Fellowship.

Assessment of the 2016-2017 S&T Fellowship

PROGRESS duplicated the CAM&E approach for the 3rd cycle of S&T Fellowship and saw a higher response rate from the 2016-2017 supervisors than the previous year. First quarter results also indicated that S&T Fellows applied the knowledge from the skills gained during the S&T Communication and Leadership Training held in May 2016 (73%), from the professional development opportunities (53%), and from professional networking (60%). In

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the second quarterly report, all S&T Fellows applied the knowledge or skills from the “communication for science” training they received in Siem Reap and the majority of S&T Fellows (80%) stated that they interact with other S&T Fellows at least once a week. In the final report, more than half of the S&T Fellows stated that they communicated and applied knowledge they received from AAAS mentors (66%) and COST mentors (73%) and all (100%) stated that they collaborated with other S&T Fellows. By the end of the program year, all 15 S&T Fellows had completed their POA objectives and produced a policy brief, and 12 of them had submitted policy recommendations to AMS. PROGRESS again conducted interviews with Fellows and supervisors. Findings from both the 2015-16 and 2016-17 interviews included discussion of follow-up plans for the S&T Fellows, as well as challenges and future recommendations for the Fellowship. Some of the identified recommendations were beyond PROGRESS’ scope; however, they provided insight for the continuing evolution of the S&T Fellowship under the ASEAN Foundation’s management.

Grantee Monitoring and Evaluation The PROGRESS M&E Team also provided support to implementing partners under grant activities for all five grantees: 1) HRWG, 2) HRRC, 3) ASEAN Foundation, 4) Habibie Centre, and 5) HRDF. The M&E Team provided training to familiarize grantees with PROGRESS’ data collection instruments and indicators and reviewed grantee deliverables to ensure completion and validity of data collection forms.

TraiNet In November 2014, PROGRESS sent a member of the M&E team to attend the USAID training on the TraiNet and Visa Compliance reporting system in Bangkok. The M&E Team also attended USAID’s half-day Jakarta-based TraiNet info sessions when offered. Over the life of the project, PROGRESS collected and entered TraiNet data following 95 major events (from a total of 112 events supported). PROGRESS validated all report data annually.

VI. MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS

DAI’s overall management approach puts heavy emphasis on ethics, compliance and staff capacity-building. Throughout the life PROGRESS, management provided on-going staff training and support on implementation systems and processes, including user training on DAI’s proprietary project management system (TAMIS), M&E systems, procurement, and ethics with the aim of being an efficient, effective, and compliant team.

PROGRESS management delivered ethics, compliance, and anti-harassment training to all staff on an annual basis, providing specialized modular training for supervisors. These trainings included interactive discussions and analysis of case studies covering bribes, kickbacks, conflicts of interest, fraud, and collusion, informing staff of prevention strategies as well as means of reporting potential ethics violations.

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PROGRESS staff also participated in comprehensive “field procurement training” in Jakarta led by DAI procurement specialists from Bethesda alongside other DAI Indonesia staff on two separate occasions in January 2015 and January 2017. This training covered the latest DAI procurement management policies and procedures, providing context for the requirements and offering practical solutions to ease implementation and improve compliance with USG regulations. PROGRESS has taken advantage of DAI’s strong presence, currently implementing five USAID projects in Indonesia, for collaboration on joint trainings, as well as occasional joint procurements, quarterly coordination meetings, and regular sharing of best practices to increase program efficiencies and effectiveness.

Beginning in 2016, the PROGRESS team and its USAID counterparts held annual off-site strategy sessions to reflect on the previous year’s results and to plan for the year ahead. The three sessions held in 2016, 2017, and 2018 included review of successes and challenges from the previous year, discussion on ways to continue to improve implementation, and presentations on upcoming PROGRESS staff at off-site strategy retreat January 2016. annual work plans, followed by a half-day teambuilding exercise. Both PROGRESS and USAID found this opportunity for bonding and reflection to be invaluable to get the team out of the office and reinvigorate them ahead of the new work plan year.

Staffing PROGRESS’ start-up and initial year was fraught with challenges not atypical of a new program. However, there were also some deeper issues that eventually led to the replacement of both Chief of Party (COP), and Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP), —both of whom moved on from the project at the later stages of the first year. By mid-September 2014, PROGRESS’ new COP, ; new DCOP, ; and new Finance and Operations Manager (FOM), , were all mobilized. Given the broad technical nature of the project, hiring the right mix of technical and administrative staff took time as well. The first Technical Lead position was filled quickly by in November 2013 and by June 2014, the team identified the need for a second Technical Lead, and was hired to take on work streams 2 and 6.

At its peak in 2015, PROGRESS employed 16 Indonesians and three expatriates. However, after two years of implementation, DAI saw opportunities for efficiencies in line with the evolving nature of the program and decided to phase out some LTTA, namely expatriate DCOP Mark Birnbaum and Technical Lead Endah Agustiana. At the same time, PROGRESS increased engagement of short-term technical consultants to respond to the increasing demand for more nuanced technical specialties such as Trafficking in Persons, institutional sustainability, and disaster risk reduction. In 2018, over the course of the final eight months of the project, PROGRESS began gradually phasing out staff in accordance with project needs in implementing the final year (8 months) work plan activities and administrative close-out.

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Reflection Event On July 16th, 2018, PROGRESS held its final event to celebrate the program and invite its myriad counterparts and partners to join in looking back at its accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned. The event, entitled “Reflecting on U.S. Government Support to ASEAN through the ASEAN-U.S.

Partnership for Good Governance, Equitable ASEAN VIPs pose with USAID and PROGRESS staff at and Sustainable Development and Security the July 16th, 2018 Reflection Event in the ASEAN Hall in Jakarta. (PROGRESS) Project,” provide a platform to reflect, but also to look forward to the next iteration of USG support to ASEAN’s Political- Security and Socio-Cultural Communities. Held at the ASEAN Hall in the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, the event brought together an impressive 114 attendees representing ASEAN VIPs—including CPR from eight AMS; the ASEAN Secretary General, ; three of the four Deputy Secretary Generals—Dialogue Partners; the new U.S. Chargé d’ Affaires for ASEAN, ; and media. Over the course of three sessions on Social Protection Strengthened (Transnational Crime, Human Rights, Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children), Regional Leadership Promoted (Rules-Based ASEAN, Judicial Network, and Science and Technology), and Knowledge and Technology Shared (Disaster Management, ASEAN Institutional Strengthening and Youth Engagement), 15 panelists shared their experiences, impact of PROGRESS on their work, and ideas on opportunities for future U.S.-ASEAN collaboration.

Deliverables Summary of deliverables submitted to USAID throughout the life of project. All deliverables were submitted on time and acknowledged and/or approved.

Start-up Deliverables • 2013 Start-up Work Plan (approved October 18, 2013) • Initial M&E Plan (approved April 2014) • Quarterly Report #1 September – December 2013 (submitted January 31, 2014 and accepted) • Weekly Reports #1 – #9 (all submitted on time and accepted)

Year 1 Deliverables (2014) • Life of Project Work Plan (approved April 2, 2014) • 2014 Annual Work Plan (approved March 4, 2014) • USAID-ASEAN Integrator Communication Plan (approved March 3, 2014) • Initial Monitoring & Evaluation Plan (approved April 6, 2014) • Quarterly Report #2 January – March 2014 (submitted April 30, 2014 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #3 April – June 2014 (submitted July 31, 2014 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #4 July – September 2014 (submitted October 31, 2014 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #5 October – December 2014 (submitted January 30, 2015 and accepted) 60

• Annual Report #1 October 2013 – September 2014 (submitted November 3, 2014 and accepted) • Weekly Reports and Activities Planners #10 – #59 (all submitted on time and accepted)

Year 2 Deliverables (2015) • 2015 Annual Work Plan (submitted on time and approved on January 21, 2015) • 2015 Communication Plan (submitted on time and approved on January 21, 2015) • Revised M&E Plan (approved May 14, 2015) • Revised M&E Plan (approved August 8, 2015) • Grants Manual (approved April 16, 2015) • Quarterly Report #6 January – March 2015 (submitted April 30, 2015 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #7 April – June 2015 (submitted July 31, 2015 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #8 July – September 2015 (submitted October 30, 2015 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #9 October – December 2015 (submitted January 29, 2016 and accepted) • Annual Report #2 October 2014 – September 2015 (submitted October 30, 2015 and accepted) • Annual Report #2 (to get on annual schedule) January – December 2015 (submitted January 29, 2016 and accepted) • Weekly Reports and Activities Planners #60 – #111 (all submitted on time and accepted)

Year 3 Deliverables (2016) • 2016 Annual Work Plan (submitted on time and approved on May 18, 2016) • 2016 Communication Plan (submitted on time and approved on May 18, 2016) • Revised M&E Plan (approved October 25, 2016) • Quarterly Report #10 January – March 2016 (submitted April 29, 2016 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #11 April – June 2016 (submitted July 29, 2016 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #12 July – September 2016 (submitted October 31, 2016 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #13 October - December 2016 (embedded in Annual Report #4 and accepted) • Annual Report #3 January – December 2016 (submitted February 1, 2017) • Weekly Reports and Activities Planners #112 – #163 (all submitted on time and accepted)

Year 4 Deliverables (2017) • 2017 Annual Work Plan (submitted on time and approved on February 2nd, 2017) • 2017 Communications Plan (submitted on time and approved on February 2nd, 2017) • Revised 2017 Communications Plan (submitted August 9th, 2017 and approved August 16th, 2017) • Revised M&E Plan (approved March 23, 2017) • Quarterly Report #14 January – March 2017 (submitted April 28, 2017 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #15 April – June 2017 (submitted July 31, 2017 and accepted) • Quarterly Report #16 July – September 2017 (submitted October 31, 2017 and accepted)

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• Quarterly Report #17 October – December 2017 (embedded in Annual Report #5 and accepted) • Annual Report #4 January – December 2017 (submitted February 1, 2018 and accepted) • Weekly Reports and Activities Planners #164 – #215 (all submitted on time and accepted)

Year 5 Deliverables (2018) • 2018 Annual Work Plan (submitted on time and approved on April 6, 2018) • 2018 Communications Plan (approved on April 6, 2018) • Quarterly Report #18 January – March 2018 (submitted April 27, 2018) • Weekly Reports and Activity Planners #216 – #243 (all submitted on time and accepted) • Quarterly Report #19 April – June 2018 (to be submitted prior to final version)

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Annex 1 – Performance Indicator Results

Performance Indicators Results – Narrative Under its approved M&E Plan, PROGRESS reports against 11 project-wide key performance indicators, plus four performance sub-indicators, to help measure progress toward achieving project objectives. Of the 15 indicators and sub-indicators, three are standard F-indicators, seven are standard USAID indicators (taken from the USAID/RDMA Regional Development Cooperation Strategy), and five are custom indicators. The section below describes achievements toward these targets over the life of the project in greater detail. An Indicator Table summarizing life of project results can also be found below in Table 3.

Indicator 1 – Over the life of project, 4,386 participants have taken part in USG-supported knowledge platforms in the Asia region as a result of 112 PROGRESS initiatives from July 2014 to June 2018. This is 10 percent higher than the LOP target through Year 5 (3,918 participants). There was more or less equal participation between females (2,380 participants) and males (2,006 participants) with approximately 28 percent youth participation (defined as 29 years old or younger).

Sub-indicator 1.1 – There have been 1,905 human rights defenders trained and supported as a result of 46 PROGRESS initiatives from July 2014 to June 2018, which is 40% higher than the total LOP target through Year 5 (1,356 human rights defenders trained). As stated in PROGRESS’ 2015 Annual Report, this is due to the fact that PROGRESS held in-country consultation meetings for the establishment of the NOSSA and also held consultations in eight of the ten ASEAN countries under the HRWG grant in 2015, both of which contributed to the higher than anticipated results.

Sub-indicator 1.2 – There have been 374 people trained in disaster preparedness, which is 15 percent lower than the total LOP target through Year 5 (439 participants). The lower than anticipated achievement can be attributed to the cancellation of Table Top Exercise in 2017 and the shared cost burden of PROGRESS-initiated activities that did not end up meeting our established criteria for attribution, namely the contingency planning workshops held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, sponsored by the AHA Centre and in Jakarta, Indonesia, sponsored by Indonesia’s NDMA, BNPB.

Sub-indicator 1.3 – There have been 2,831 women and youth with increased knowledge, leadership capabilities, and technical skills, which is 23 percent higher than the total LOP target through Year 5 (2,289 women and youth). As with Indicator #1.1, the in-country consultation meetings for NOSSA and HRWG in 2015 contributed to the higher than anticipated results.

Indicator 2 – There have been 206 days of training provided to executive branch personnel, which is in line with the total LOP target through Year 5 (194 days).

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Indicator 3 – There have been 14 laws, policies, procedures or programs developed and/or adopted that promoted integration and resiliency as well as economic, social, and gender inclusion, which is slightly higher than the total LOP target through Year 5 of 12 laws, policies procedures or programs. The laws, policies, procedures or programs developed were allocated across the following areas: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (7 policies / procedures / programs), Human Rights (3 policies / procedures / programs), Women’s and Children’s Rights (2 policies / procedures / programs), Trafficking in Persons (1 policy / procedure / program) and Public Outreach, Youth Engagement and Strengthening ASEAN Institutions (1 policy / procedure / program).

Indicator 3.1 – There have been 4 laws, policies procedures or programs developed to promote women’s economic empowerment or to prevent violence against women, which is in line with the total LOP target through Year 5 of 5 laws, policies procedures or programs.

Indicator 4 – PROGRESS has held 60 workshops contributing to the promotion of greater social protections and pro-human rights policies, which is in line with the total LOP target through Year 5 (59 workshops supported). PROGRESS initiatives that helped promote greater social protections and pro-human rights policies fell under Human Rights activities (21 workshops supported), Disaster Risk Reduction and Management activities (15 workshops supported), TIP activities (12 workshops supported), and Women’s and Children’s Rights activities (12 workshop supported).

Indicator 5 – PROGRESS has supported 39 workshops resulting in mutual cooperation strengthening between the USG and regional counterparts, which is in line with LOP target through Year 5 (40 workshops supported). PROGRESS initiatives that resulted in mutual cooperation strengthening between the USG and regional counterparts fell under Human Right activities (15 workshops), TIP activities (12 workshops), Executive, Judicial and Legislative Networks activities (7 activities), and Women’s and Children’s Rights activities (5 workshops).

Indicator 6 – Thirty-two S&T Fellows provided policy recommendations to AMS, working groups, and/or the ASEAN Secretariat on the following topics: water management (1 policy), climate change (4 policies), biodiversity (8 policies), health (1 policy), disaster reduction (1 policy), fisheries and coastal management (3 policies), energy security (5 policies), STI policy (5 policies) and sustainable energy (4 policies). The total LOP target through Year 5 is 37. Two Fellows from 2014-15 dropped out of the Fellowship (Indonesia and Vietnam) before submitting policy recommendations and 3 Fellows from 2016-17 (2 from Malaysia and 1 from Lao PDR) did not provide policy recommendations by the close of their Fellowship year.

Indicator 7 – There have been 7 new outreach tools, ICT enhancements, or trainings to improve the effectiveness of communications and outreach within the ASEAN Secretariat developed, which is in line with the total LOP target through Year 5 (7 new outreach tools, ICT enhancements, or trainings).

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Indicator 8 – PROGRESS has supported 13 initiatives (7 workshops, 5 trainings, and 1 Observational Study Tour) targeting ASEAN youth to help raise their awareness of ASEAN and/or strengthen a shared ASEAN identity, which is in line with the total LOP target through Year 5 (13 workshops, seminars and/or trainings supported).

Indicator 9 – There have been 617 civil society or private sector institutions that collaborated with ASEAN as a result of PROGRESS initiatives, which is 8% higher than the total LOP target through Year 5 (566 civil society or private sector institutions).

Indicator 10 – PROGRESS has supported 7 initiatives supporting ASEAN Integration to close the development gap between Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (collectively, the CLMV) and the other AMS. The total LOP target through Year 5 is 9 initiatives supported.

Indicator 11 – PROGRESS has worked with 10 regional institutions supporting increased ability to promote sustainable and inclusive growth. The total LOP target through Year 5 is 13 institutions supported.

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Table 3: Annual Performance Indicators Results Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Number of participants taking part in USG supported 1 Year 1: 315 knowledge platforms in the Asia region 175 1115 1863 1062 171 4386 Disaggregation 1 : By Gender Year 2: 315 Female 102 668 953 568 89 2380 Year 3: 2,084 Male 73 447 910 494 82 2006 Year 4: 924 Disaggregation 2: By Youth Participation Year 5: 280 <29 years old 0 272 695 265 22 1254 LOP : 3,918 >29 years old 0 713 1168 797 149 2827 Disaggregation 3: By Type of Event Conference 48 147 808 0 0 1003 Meeting 9 0 33 0 0 42 Seminar 0 49 142 0 0 191 Training 54 91 87 33 27 292 Workshop 64 828 793 1029 144 2858 Disaggregation 4: By Training Topic Transnational crime and non-traditional security 0 67 174 427 30 698 threats with a focus on TIP Human rights 48 420 332 273 58 1131 Executive, judicial, and legislative networks 76 43 129 49 37 334 Science-based policy making 32 72 141 58 16 319 Disaster risk reduction and management 0 118 134 103 19 374 Women’s and children’s rights 19 298 0 0 0 317 Public outreach, youth engagement and strengthening 0 97 953 152 11 1213 ASEAN institutions Disaggregation 5: By AMS Brunei Darussalam 4 42 31 21 8 106 Cambodia 4 141 118 64 13 340

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Indonesia 39 253 643 169 41 1145 Lao PDR 7 55 211 75 11 359 Malaysia 8 93 162 182 15 460 Myanmar 65 97 64 51 10 287 Philippines 12 181 226 189 12 620 Singapore 5 49 93 60 29 236 Thailand 12 94 203 153 19 481 Vietnam 8 102 98 87 11 306 Others 11 8 14 11 1 45 Year 1: 90 Year 2: 90 Number of human rights defenders trained and Year 3: 500 1.1 67 718 332 700 88 1905 supported Year 4: 524 Year 5: 152 LOP : 1,356 Year 1: 45 Year 2: 45 Number of people trained in disaster preparedness as a Year 3: 149 1.2 0 118 134 103 19 374 result of USG assistance Year 4: 160 Year 5: 40 LOP : 439 Number of women and youth with increased Year 1: N/A knowledge, leadership capabilities, and technical skills 102 743 1201 684 101 2831 Year 2: 150 as a result of USG assistance Year 3: 1,355 1.3 Women participation (>29 years old) 102 471 506 419 79 1577 Year 4: 601 Women youth participation (<29 years old) 0 197 447 149 10 803 Year 5: 182 Male youth participation (<29 years old) 0 75 248 116 12 451 LOP : 2,289 Number of training days provided to executive branch 2 Year 1: N/A personnel with USG assistance 33 47 61 47 21 209 Disaggregation 1: By Training Topic Year 2: 30

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Transnational crime and non-traditional security 0 3 4 14 1 22 Year 3: 91 threats with a focus on TIP Human rights 5 9 9 8 6 37 Year 4: 59 Executive, judicial, and legislative networks 13 2 7 2 2 26 Year 5: 14 Science-based policy making 13 5 7 1 6 32 LOP : 194 Disaster risk reduction and management 0 11 12 8 2 33 Women’s and children’s rights 2 11 0 0 0 13 Public outreach, youth engagement and strengthening 0 6 22 14 4 46 ASEAN institutions Disaggregation 2: By AMS Brunei Darussalam 0 1 0 0 0 1 Cambodia 0 8 0 1 0 9 Indonesia 20 20 21 4 11 76 Lao PDR 0 0 8 1 0 9 Malaysia 0 1 7 4 0 12 Myanmar 5 2 4 3 0 14 Philippines 0 1 7 9 0 17 Singapore 3 5 8 14 8 38 Thailand 0 8 6 10 0 24 Vietnam 0 1 0 1 2 4 Others 5 0 0 0 0 5 Number of laws, policies, procedures or programs developed and/or adopted that promote integration and 3 Year 1: 2 resiliency as well as economic, social, and gender 0 4 8 1 3 16 inclusion Disaggregation 1: By Policy Topic Year 2: 2 Transnational crime and non-traditional security 0 0 1 0 0 1 Year 3: 4 threats with a focus on TIP Human rights 0 2 1 0 0 3 Year 4: 3 Executive, judicial, and legislative networks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year 5: 1

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Science-based policy making 0 0 0 0 0 0 LOP : 12 Disaster risk reduction and management 0 0 5 1 3 9 Women’s and children’s rights 0 2 0 0 0 2 Public outreach, youth engagement and strengthening 0 0 1 0 0 1 ASEAN institutions Disaggregation 2: By AMS Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indonesia 0 4 8 0 1 13 Lao PDR 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 1 Philippines 0 0 0 0 1 1 Singapore 0 0 0 1 0 1 Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year 1: 1 Year 2: 1 Number of tools, laws, policies, or procedures drafted, Year 3: 1 3.1 proposed or adopted to promote women’s economic 0 3 1 0 0 4 empowerment or to prevent violence against women Year 4: 1 Year 5: 1 LOP : 5 Number of USG supported workshops and regional 4 forums promoting greater social protections and pro- 2 28 8 17 5 60 Year 1: N/A human rights policies Disaggregation 1 : By Type of Event Year 2: 30 Conference 1 0 1 0 1 3 Year 3: 12 Meeting 0 2 0 0 0 2 Year 4: 13

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Seminar 0 1 0 0 0 1 Year 5: 4 Training 0 4 2 0 0 6 LOP : 59 Workshop 1 21 5 17 4 48 Disaggregation 2: By Event Topic Transnational crime and non-traditional security 0 0 0 11 1 12 threats with a focus on TIP Human rights 1 11 4 2 3 21 Disaster risk reduction and management 0 6 4 4 1 15 Women’s and children’s rights 1 11 0 0 0 12 Disaggregation 3: By AMS Brunei Darussalam 0 1 0 0 0 1 Cambodia 0 4 0 1 0 5 Indonesia 2 10 4 1 3 20 Lao PDR 0 1 0 1 0 2 Malaysia 0 2 1 2 0 5 Myanmar 0 2 1 2 0 5 Philippines 0 2 1 2 0 5 Singapore 0 1 0 2 1 4 Thailand 0 3 1 5 0 9 Vietnam 0 2 0 1 1 4 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of technical meetings held with U.S. 5 Government support among U.S Government and 3 9 9 14 7 42 Year 1: N/A Asian counterparts to strengthen mutual cooperation Disaggregation 1: By Event Topic Year 2: 7 Transnational crime and non-traditional security 0 1 2 9 0 12 Year 3: 15 threats with a focus on TIP Human rights 1 4 4 3 3 15 Year 4: 13 Executive, judicial, and legislative networks 1 0 3 2 1 7 Year 5: 5 70

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Women’s and children’s rights 1 4 0 0 0 5 LOP : 40 Disaggregation 2: By AMS Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cambodia 0 1 0 1 0 2 Indonesia 2 4 4 2 2 14 Lao PDR 0 0 1 1 0 2 Malaysia 0 0 1 2 0 3 Myanmar 1 1 0 0 0 2 Philippines 0 0 1 1 0 2 Singapore 0 0 1 2 1 4 Thailand 0 3 1 5 0 9 Vietnam 0 0 0 0 1 1 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of science fellows providing policy 6 recommendations to ASEAN Member States, working 0 12 13 7 0 32 Year 1: 8 groups, and the ASEAN Secretariat Disaggregation 1 : By Gender Year 2: 14 Male 0 5 8 4 0 17 Year 3: 15 Female 0 7 5 3 0 15 Year 4: 0 Disaggregation 2: By Policy Topic Year 5: 0 Water Management 0 1 0 0 0 1 LOP : 37 Climate Change 0 1 1 2 0 4 Biodiversity 0 5 3 0 0 8 Health 0 1 0 0 0 1 Disaster Reduction 0 1 0 0 0 1 Fisheries & Coastal Management 0 2 1 0 0 3 Energy Security 0 1 4 0 0 5 Science, Technology and Innovation (STI Policy) 0 0 2 3 0 5

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Sustainable Energy 0 0 2 2 0 4 Disaggregation 3: By AMS Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cambodia 0 2 1 0 0 3 Indonesia 0 2 2 2 0 6 Lao PDR 0 0 0 2 0 2 Malaysia 0 0 2 0 0 2 Myanmar 0 3 1 1 0 5 Philippines 0 1 2 0 0 3 Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thailand 0 2 1 2 0 5 Vietnam 0 2 4 0 0 6 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year 1: 2 Number of new outreach tools developed, ICT Year 2: 3 enhancements supported, and trainings conducted to Year 3: 1 7 3 1 3 0 0 7 improve the effectiveness of communications and Year 4: 1 outreach within ASEAN Secretariat Year 5 : 0 LOP : 7 Number of USG funded workshops, seminars and/or 8 trainings targeting ASEAN youth to raise awareness of 0 2 5 5 1 13 Year 1: N/A ASEAN and/or strengthen a shared ASEAN identity Disaggregation 1 : By Type of Event Year 2: 2 Conference 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year 3: 5 Meeting 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year 4: 5 Seminar 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year 5: 1 Training 0 1 1 2 1 5 LOP : 13 Workshop 0 1 4 2 0 7 Observational Study Tour 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Disaggregation 2: By Event Topic Transnational crime and non-traditional security 0 0 0 0 0 0 threats with a focus on TIP Human rights 0 0 1 1 0 2 Executive, judicial, and legislative networks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Science-based policy making 0 0 2 1 0 3 Disaster risk reduction and management 0 0 0 0 0 0 Women’s and children’s rights 0 0 0 0 0 0 Public outreach, youth engagement and strengthening 0 2 2 3 1 8 ASEAN institutions Disaggregation 3: By AMS (event location) Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cambodia 0 0 1 0 0 1 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lao PDR 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malaysia 0 0 2 0 0 2 Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philippines 0 1 0 1 0 2 Singapore 0 1 2 2 1 6 Thailand 0 0 0 1 0 1 Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Others 0 0 0 1 0 1 Number of civil society or private sector institutions 9 collaborating with ASEAN as a result of PROGRESS 43 370 199 2 3 617 Year 1: 46 initiatives Disaggregation 1: By Type of Institutions Year 2: 150 Civil Society 41 361 141 2 3 548 Year 3: 220 Private Sector 2 9 58 0 0 69 Year 4: 124

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Disaggregation 2: By AMS Year 5: 26 Brunei Darussalam 0 4 0 0 0 4 LOP : 566 Cambodia 2 42 4 0 0 48 Indonesia 9 87 72 0 0 168 Lao PDR 2 11 11 0 0 24 Malaysia 2 33 29 0 0 64 Myanmar 17 32 6 0 1 56 Philippines 2 61 12 0 2 77 Singapore 0 15 22 2 0 39 Thailand 1 50 27 0 0 78 Vietnam 1 26 8 0 0 35 Others 7 9 8 0 0 24 Number of PROGRESS-funded initiatives supporting 10 ASEAN Integration (IAI) to close the development 3 1 2 1 0 7 Year 1: 3 gap between CLMV and the rest of ASEAN Disaggregation 1 : By Type of Event Year 2: 4 Conference 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year 3: 1 Meeting 1 0 0 0 0 1 Year 4: 1 Seminar 0 0 1 0 0 1 Year 5: 0 Training 2 1 0 0 0 3 LOP: 9 Workshop 0 0 0 1 0 1 Other 0 0 1 0 0 1 Disaggregation 2 : By AMS (event location) Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indonesia 0 1 0 0 0 1 Lao PDR 0 0 2 0 0 2 Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL No. Indicator Sept 2013 - Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 - Jan - Dec Jan - Aug Target Achievements Sept 2014 Sept 2015 Dec 2016 2017 2018 Myanmar 2 0 0 1 0 3 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Others 1 0 0 0 0 1 Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Number of regional institutions with increased ability Year 3: 7 11 0 0 8 1 1 10 to promote sustainable and inclusive growth Year 4: 3 Year 5: 3 LOP : 13

Notes:

- Apr-Jun 2015: Document on CSO input to the ASEAN Post-2015 Vision. - Jul-Sept 2015: The 8th Summer Institute Report; Regional Action Plans on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW); and Regional Action Plans on Elimination of Violence Against Children (EVAC). - Oct-Dec 2015: DaLA Manual garnered a “law, policy, procedures, or program developed and/or adopted that promote integration and resiliency as well as Number of laws, policies, procedures or economic, social, and gender inclusion.” programs developed and/or adopted that promote - Jan-Mar 2016: Model ASEAN Meeting Guidebook: Understanding ASEAN Processes and Mechanisms. 3 integration and resiliency as well as economic, - Apr-Jun 2016: RVA Guidelines. social, and gender inclusion - Jul-Sept 2016: AJDRP Manual; and TIP Regional Review on Laws, Policies and Practices within ASEAN relating to the Identification, Management and Treatment of Victims of Trafficking, especially Women and Children. - Oct-Dec 2016: The Summer Institute 2016 report; ASEAN ToT on Disaster Recovery; and the ASEAN ToT on DaLA. - Oct-Dec 2017: The Framework of ASEAN Standardization and Certification for Experts in Disaster Management (ASCEND). - Apr-Jun 2018: The ASEAN Regional Contingency Plan for Metro Manila Earthquake, Myanmar Super Cyclone and Indonesia Tsunami - Apr-Jun 2015: Document on CSO input to the ASEAN Post-2015 Vision Number of tools, laws, policies, or procedures - Jul-Sept 2015: Regional Action Plans on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW), and Regional Action Plans on Elimination of Violence Against drafted, proposed or adopted to promote women’s 3.1 Children (EVAC) economic empowerment or to prevent violence against women - Jul-Sept 2016: Regional Review on Laws, Policies and Practices within ASEAN relating to the Identification, Management and Treatment of Victims of Trafficking, especially Women and Children 6 Number of science fellows providing policy - Apr-Jun 2015:

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recommendations to ASEAN Member States, working groups, and the ASEAN Secretariat - Jul-Sep 2015:

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- Jan-Mar 2017 : - Apr-May 2017 : - Jul-Sep 2014: Press release template; Factsheet template; Presentation template. Number of new outreach tools developed, ICT enhancements supported, and trainings conducted - Jul-Sep 2015: Support ASEAN website 7 to improve the effectiveness of communications - Oct-Dec 2015: Effective Communication Training and outreach within ASEAN Secretariat - Jul-Sept 2016: Technical training for ASEAN website CRD Administrator; Modify ASEAN website subscriber page. - Oct-Dec 2015: AICHR, ACWC, ASEAN Foundation, ASEAN Secretariat Number of regional institutions with increased - Apr-Jun 2016: AHA Centre, ACDM, ACJM 11 ability to promote sustainable and inclusive - Oct-Dec 2016 : Committee on Science and Technology (COST). growth - Oct-Dec 2017: SOMY for the ASEAN Youth Video Contest and the ASEAN Youth Citizen Journalism - Apr-Jun 2018: The Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) under project 3.2 Support the formalization of an ASEAN cooperative judiciary framework

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Annex 2 – Event Evaluation Results

Table 4: Results of Evaluation Completed in 2014—2018 Percentage of participants who were No Workshop Name # Participants SATISFIED with: who provided Learn and Speakers’ Logistics feedback discuss issues approach and arrangements (% ) on each quality of and workshop topic material workshop facilities Work Stream 1. Transnational Crime and Non-Traditional Security Threats with a Focus on Trafficking in Persons 1 Launch of TIP Regional Review 31 participants 76% NA 74% (Indonesia, September 28, 2016) (25%) 2 Stakeholders Workshop on Restitution 30 participants 75% 60% 66% for Victims Of Trafficking In Persons: (99%) Study Of Laws, Policies And Practices (Thailand, November 29, 2017) 3 Regional Multi-Sectoral Guidelines and 47 participants 86% 80% 87% Procedures to Address the Needs of TIP (98%) Victims in Accordance with the ACTIP: Workshop for Practitioners (Thailand, September 1-3, 2017) 4 Consultation on the ACWC Regional 22 participants 87% 92% NA Guidelines and Procedures to Address (73%) the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons (Jakarta, March 25, 2018) Work Stream 2. Human Rights 5 AICHR-SOMTC Joint Workshop 41 participants 93% 85% 80% "Human Rights-based Approach to (79%) Combat Traficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children" (Indonesia, November 5-6, 2015) 6 The AICHR Programme on Human 35 participants 100% 100% 100% Rights: TOT for Journalists in ASEAN (100%) Member States (Thailand, July 25-29, 2015) 7 Regional Consultation on CSO's Input to 20 participants 68% 68% 58% ASEAN Vision 2015 (Indonesia, May (58%) 24-27, 2015) 8 The 8th Summer Institute (Indonesia, 45 participants 91% 88% 88% August 11-13, 2015) (100%) 9 The AICHR Training on PWD 48 participants 87% 89% 93% (Thailand, October 11-14, 2016) (100%) 10 AICHR Youth Debate on Human Rights 30 participants 82% 87% 82% 2016 (Malaysia, 22-23 September 2016) (39%) 11 AICHR-SOMTC Consultation on 63 participants 76% 80% 58% Human Rights-Based Approach in The (40%) Implementation of ACTIP and APA (Indonesia, 29-30 September 2016) 12 The 9th Human Rights Resource Center 32 participants 77% 84% 91% Annual Summer Institute (Indonesia, (100%) August 10-11, 2016) 13 AICHR Judicial Colloquium on the 108 99% 96% 93% Sharing of Good Practices Regarding participants International Human Rights Law (24%)

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Percentage of participants who were No Workshop Name # Participants SATISFIED with: who provided Learn and Speakers’ Logistics feedback discuss issues approach and arrangements (% ) on each quality of and workshop topic material workshop facilities (Malaysia, March 13-15, 2017) 14 The AICHR High-Level Dialogue on 32 participants 85% 95% 93% Managing Freedom of Expression in the (100%) Information Age (Indonesia, April 11- 12, 2018) Work Stream 3. Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Networks 15 Court Excellence and Judiciary 15 participants 100% 100% NA Cooperation Forum (Singapore, March (90%) 5-7, 2014) 16 ASEAN-US Myanmar Journalist 15 participants 47% 80% 60% Training (Myanmar, June 6-12, 2014) (100%) 17 ASEAN-U.S. Training Program for 25 participants 72% 76% 80% Myanmar Diplomats and Government (78%) Officials (Myanmar, July 14-18 July 2014) 18 Seminar on Rules-Based ASEAN 26 participants 82% 94% 97% (Singapore, December 9-10, 2015) (93%) 19 Seminar on Preparations for Lao PDR’s 55 participants 88% 89% 87% ASEAN Chairmanship (Lao PDR, (85%) January 12-13, 2016) 20 The ASEAN Chief Justices’ Working 27 participants 87% 93% 94% Group Meeting (Philippines, February (77%) 4-6, 2016) 21 Consultation on a Rules-Based ASEAN: 40 participants 77% 82% 84% Legal Instruments and their (77%) Implementation (Singapore, November 1-2, 2017) 22 Consultation on a Rules-Based ASEAN: 32 participants 93% 90% 90% Process of Forging Legal Instruments (86%) (Singapore, May 16-17, 2018) Work Stream 4. Science-Based Policy Making 23 2014/15 S&T Close Out and 2015/16 24 participants 83% 89% 83% S&T Orientation Workshop (Indonesia, (100%) May 4-8,2015) 24 ASEAN-U.S. 2015 Science and 14 participants 93% 96% 95% Technology Fellows-70th COST Meeting (100%) (Lao PDR, November 2-5, 2015) 25 2016/17 S&T Orientation Workshop 45 participants 96% 93% 98% (Indonesia, May 23-29, 2016) (75%) 26 YSEALI Innovation Challenge Boot 45 participants 88% 88% 82% Camp (Singapore, July 3-5, 2016) (100%) 27 2016/17 S&T Close Out Event 26 participants 96% 96% 96% (Indonesia, May 30-31, 2017) (55%) 28 YSEALI World of Food Innovation 11 participants 95% NA 100% Challenge Study Tour (USA, March 13- (11%) 17, 2017) 29 The 2018/19 S&T Fellows Orientation 25 participants 86% 82% 87% and Training (Indonesia, June 25-30, (100%) 2018) Work Stream 5. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

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Percentage of participants who were No Workshop Name # Participants SATISFIED with: who provided Learn and Speakers’ Logistics feedback discuss issues approach and arrangements (% ) on each quality of and workshop topic material workshop facilities 30 ASEAN TNA Workshop on 32 participants 84% 88% 92% DALA and Recovery (Indonesia, (91%) February 11-12, 2015) 31 The TOT on Damage and Loss 22 participants 98% 87% 97% Assessment (Indonesia, August 24-28, (100%) 2015) 32 ASEAN TOT on Recovery Planning 11 participants 96% 100% 100% (Myanmar, October 20-23, 2015) (92%) 33 Formalization and Coordination 18 participants 86% 99% 92% Workshop on RVA Guidelines (100%) (Cambodia, April 1-2, 2015) 34 ASEAN Workshop on RVA Guidelines 15 participants 77% 88% 84% (Cambodia, September 28-30, 2015) (84%) 35 DMRS System Administration and 7 participants 100% 100% 100% MSMV Configuration Training (75%) (Indonesia, June 9-12, 2015) 36 DMRS User Training (Indonesia, 15 participants NA 79% NA August 6-7, 2015) (72%) 37 The RVA Training (Thailand, July 19- 17 participants 86% 92% 96% 22, 2016) (85%) 38 Training workshop and policy discussion on RVA (Thailand, October 11-14, 2016) 39 The ASEAN Joint Disaster Response 60 participants 79% 89% 87% Plan (AJDRP) Workshop (64%) (Indonesia, February 23-24, 2016) 40 Workshop to Discuss and Review the 25 participants 100% 100% 93% Framework for an ASEAN Standards (86%) and Certification for Experts in Disaster Management (ASCEND) Program (Singapore, August 29-30, 2017) 41 The Contingency Plan Workshop 31 participants 88% 91% 89% (Myanmar, December 12-13, 2017) (72%) 42 The Contingency Plan Workshop 31 participants 93% 94% 92% (Philippines, October 10-11, 2017) (59%) 43 ASEAN-US Workshop on ICT for 42 participants 99% 98% 93% Disaster Risk Reduction in the ASEAN (76%) Region (Singapore, February 21-22, 2017) 44 Operationalization of the ASCEND 23 participants 71% 87% 91% Program (Singapore, June 4-5, 2018) (89%) Work Stream 6. Women’s and Children’s Rights 45 ACWC Institutional Strengthening 19 participants 92% NA 77% Workshop (Indonesia, September 29-30, (100%) 2014) 46 The ACWC Special Meeting 16 participants 91% 84% 81% to Review the Work Plan 2012-2016 and (44%) to Develop the Workplan 2016-2020 (Indonesia, August 28-29, 2015) Work Stream 7. Public Outreach, Youth Engagement, and Strengthening ASEAN Institution 47 Advanced Production Training 15 participants 82% 85% 71%

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Percentage of participants who were No Workshop Name # Participants SATISFIED with: who provided Learn and Speakers’ Logistics feedback discuss issues approach and arrangements (% ) on each quality of and workshop topic material workshop facilities Workshop for Spotlight ASEAN (100%) (Indonesia, September 30 - October 1, 2015) 48 Effective Communication Training 23 participants 86% 94% 91% (Indonesia, October 12-13, 2015) (76%)

49 Workshop for the ASEAN Youth Video 12 participants 75% 90% 87% Contest (Singapore, June 7-11, 2015) (100%) 50 The First Model ASEAN Meeting 2015 76 participants 72% 85% 92% (Malaysia, November 18-22, 2015) (100%)

51 The 2nd ASEAN Foundation Model 82 participants 56% 62% 79% ASEAN Meeting (Vientiane, October 2- (95%) 6, 2016) 52 The 2nd ASEAN Youth Video Workshop 12 participants 100% 100% 100% (Singapore, December 5-8, 2016) (100%) 53 The 3rd ASEAN Youth Video Contest 12 participants 100% 100% 100% (Singapore, August 14-17, 2017) (100%)

54 The ASEAN Youth Citizen Journalism 22 participants 95% 82% 82% Contest 2017 (November 6-9, 2017) (100%) 55 The 3rd ASEAN Foundation Model 80 participants 86% 74% 63% ASEAN Meeting (Philippines, (67%) September 25-30, 2017) 56 The 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest 11 participants 100% 100% 100% (Singapore, April 23-26, 2018) (100%)

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Annex 3 – ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellows Policy Recommendations

Table 5: List of Policy Recommendations by S&T Fellows in 2014—2018 Name, Country and No Policy Recommendation Topic Fellowship Year Water Management

1 Indigenous People to Implement Governance Policy (Indonesia, 2014/2015) Climate Change Promotion of Energy Science Education for Sustainable Development in 2 (Myanmar, 2014/2015) Myanmar Blue Carbon: Opportunities for Mangrove as main component in the national 3 (Indonesia, 2016/2017) plan of action for emission Integrated Observations of Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus under 4 (Thailand, 2016/2017) Changing Climate: Requirements and Capabilities

5 Green House Gas Inventory System for Agriculture Sector in Vietnam (Vietnam, 2016/2017) Health

6 ASEAN-wide Collaboration in Traditional Medicine (Philippines, 2014/2015) Early Warning Disaster Risk Reduction

7 Early Warning and Disaster Response Practice at Provincial Level in Vietnam (Vietnam, 2014/2015) Biodiversity ASEAN Connectivity for Conservation and Utilization of Microbial and 8 (Thailand, 2015/2016) Their Genetic Resources Biodiversity Conservation in the Development of Hydropower Projects in Myanmar (Case Study of Upper Paunglaung Hydropower Project) 9 (Myanmar, 2014/2015) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy for Upper Paunglaung Hydropower Project

10 Adopting National Policy on Payment for Ecosystem Services (Cambodia, 2015/2016)

11 Pal Tree Plantation vis-a-vis Environmental Concerns (Indonesia, 2015/2016)

12 Enabling Science Technology Park Driven Innovation in Bio-Economy (Indonesia, 2015/2016) Marine Turtle Conservation Policy for the Sustainability Nesting of Olive 13 (Myanmar, 2015/2016) Ridley Turtle

14 Conservation Management of Tanon Strait Protected Seascape (Philippines, 2015/2016) Fisheries and Ocean Management

15 Illegal fishing in Coastal Zone of Cambodia (Cambodia, 2015/2016) Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation Responses into Sectoral 16 (Thailand, 2015/2016) Development Plan Associated with Relevant ASEAN

17 Strategies to Ensure Water Security in Vietnam (Vietnam, 2015/2016) Sustainable Energy

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18 Palm Oil and Bio-Energy (Indonesia, 2015/2016)

19 Biofuel Feedstock Supply in ASEAN Countries (Malaysia, 2015/2016)

20 Solar Thermal Policy in Malaysia (Malaysia, 2015/2016)

21 Green Growth Action Plan for Vietnam Construction Sector (Vietnam, 2015/2016) Implementation of the Regulation on Energy Efficiency Buildings (QCN

22 09:2013/BXD) towards Promoting Energy Efficiency and Savings for (Vietnam, 2015/2016) Building Sector

23 Project Proposal: Develop a Network of ASEAN Energy Consulting Experts (Thailand, 2015/2016)

Recommendation for promotion scheme for biogas utilization in medium and 24 (Lao PDR, large scale livestock farm 2016/2017)

25 Small Hydropower Potential in Lao PDR (Lao PDR, 2016/2017)

26 Policy on how to access People’s Survival Fund (PSF) in the Energy Sector (Philippines, 2016/2017) Recommendation for roadmap in-line with ASEAN target of Renewable Energy 27 (Myanmar, 2016/2017) Promotion of research & development and human resource development for Renewable Energy

28 Reducing reliance on coal power plants (Vietnam, 2016/2017) Science, Technology and Innovation/STI Policy

29 Cambodian and ASEAN Citation Index (Cambodia, 2016/2017) STI Policy to Strengthen Indonesia’s National Innovation System in the 30 (Indonesia, 2016/2017) Perspective of Supply, Demand and Linkages

31 The Research Centre and Innovation (Lao PDR, 2016/2017)

32 Science Enculturation: Towards science beyond scientist paradigm (Malaysia, 2016/2017) Malaysia and the World: Strategies for Enhancing the Outputs of 33 (Malaysia, 2016/2017) International Cooperation in STI Guidelines for URI collaboration program Directory of research facilities for engineering and researcher (launched on 34 (Myanmar, 2016/2017) host ministry website) Revised existing STI policy and policy recommendations Analysis of the National Flagship Program “Food Innopolis” 35 Mapping Thailand’s Research Capacity and Based Knowledge (Thailand, 2016/2017) Advancing ASEAN Connectivity Using STI to Address Regional Challenges

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Annex 5 – PROGRESS Partner Matrix

Table 7: PROGRESS Partner Matrix through March 2018 WS 1 WS 2 WS 3 WS 4 WS 5 WS 6 WS 7 ASEAN Entities ASEAN Committee on Disaster  Management (ACDM) ASEAN Committee on Migrant   Workers (ACMW) ASEAN Committee on Women    (ACW) ASEAN Commission on the Protection and Promotion of the     Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance in   Disaster Management (AHA Centre) ASEAN Division on Youth, 

Education and Training ASEAN Earthquake Information  Centre (AEIC) ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights    (AICHR) Council of ASEAN Chief Justices  ASEAN Member State      Universities ASEAN Secretariat Community    Relations Division ASEAN Senior Officials on the  Environment (ASOEN) ASEAN Senior Officials on  Health Development (SOM-HD) ASEAN Specialized  Meteorological Centre (ASMC) Committee on Science and  Technology (COST) National Disaster Management  Authorities (NDMAs) Senior Labor Officials Meeting   (SLOM) Senior Officials Meeting on  Energy (SOM-E) Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development    (SOMSWD) Senior Officials Meeting on    Transnational Crime (SOMTC) Senior Officials Responsible for 

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WS 1 WS 2 WS 3 WS 4 WS 5 WS 6 WS 7 Information (SOMRI) Senior Officials on Youth   (SOMY) Social Service Agencies (SSAs)   Ministry of Foreign Affairs of  Indonesia Ministry of Foreign Affairs of  Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs of  Vietnam The Thailand Ministry of  Education Dialogue Partner Projects and NGOs US-funded ASEAN Connectivity for Trade and Investment   (ACTI) USAID Connecting the Mekong through Education and Training  COMET US-funded Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative  (YSEALI) AADMER Partnership Group  (APG) AMS National Human Rights  Institution (NHRI) American Association for the  Advancement of Science (AAAS) Australia Department of Foreign   Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Commissioner for Human Rights  of the Council of Europe European Embassies  Human Rights Resource Center   (HRRC) Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund    (JAIF) Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue    Instrument (READI) Asia-Pacific Development Center  on Disability (APCD) The Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit  (GIZ) Heinrich Boell Stiftung  Southeast Asia (HBS) Swedish International Development Cooperation  Agency/the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (SIDA/RWI) Humanitarian Law and the Human Rights Commission of  Malaysia

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WS 1 WS 2 WS 3 WS 4 WS 5 WS 6 WS 7 Pacific Disaster Centre (PDC)  ASEAN Centre for Energy  (ACE) Economic Research Institute for  ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) United Nations/IOs CEDAW  International Organization for  Migration (IOM) UN Women    UNDP-Malaysia  UNICEF   UNESCAP UNESCO  Embassies Embassy of the United Kingdom  Embassy of Switzerland  The Canadian Mission to  ASEAN The British Embassy in Jakarta  Embassy of Australia  Embassy of Turkey in Hanoi  Foundations / Private Sector ASIA Works  Cisco  East-West Center   Handa Foundation     Institute of Foreign Affairs, Lao  PDR Intel  Malaysian Institute for Debate  and Public Speaking (MIDP) Microsoft    National Youth Council  Singapore Oracle  Stanford Law School    The ASEAN Foundation   The Habibie Center  The League of Corporate  Foundations Zalora  Grab  Kanbawza (KBZ) Group  Maybank Foundation  WorldFish  Universities University of Malaya  University of Thammasat  University of Chulalongkorn 

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WS 1 WS 2 WS 3 WS 4 WS 5 WS 6 WS 7 Udayana University, Bali  De la Salle University, Manila  S. Rajaratnam School for  International Studies (RSIS) Singapore Polytechnic 

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Annex 7 – Communications Products

Table 9: List of Communication Products (September 3, 2013 – September 2, 2018) Date of Description Type of Product Title Submission

USAID-ASEAN USAID-ASEAN Bulletin #2 October 28th, 2014 Sent to USAID/RDMA; Published on Bulletin November 6th, 2014

Fact Sheet Work stream Fact Sheets for November 3rd, 2014 Sent to USAID/RDMA; Confirmation of work streams 1-3, 5-7 receipt

Success Story Trafficking in Persons Seminar December 5th, 2014 Sent to USAID/RDMA

Success Story ACWC Institutional December 5th, 2014 Sent to USAID/RDMA Strengthening Workshop

Blurb S&T Fellows Program December 18th, Published on ASEAN website and Application 2014 Facebook page, 1,015 hits on the website as of December 30th, 2014.

Flickr Updated photo album from Throughout the https://www.flickr.com/photos/12585047 activities - ACWC Institutional quarter Strengthening Workshop, ASEAN Judiciary, TIP Seminar, and S&T Fellows

USAID-ASEAN 3rd USAID-ASEAN Bulletin January 9th, 2015 Third USAID-ASEAN Bulletin Bulletin submitted, revised and published by USAID/RDMA in February 2015

Event Highlight Damage and Loss Assessment February 16th 2015 Posted in ASEAN’s Website Website and (DALA) http://www.asean.org/news/asean- Facebook secretariat-news/item/asean-builds- capacity-of-disaster-management- training-institutes-network

ASEAN Website Training Needs Assessment February 17th, 2015 Highlight has been published in the Highlights Workshop on DALA and ASEAN website and Facebook page. Recovery http://www.asean.org/news/asean- secretariat-news/item/asean-builds- capacity-of-disaster-management- training-institutes-network

Fact Sheet Women and Children March 3rd, 2015 Revised and approved by USAID/RDMA

Fact Sheet Judicial Cooperation March 3rd, 2015 Revised and approved by USAID/RDMA

Fact Sheet Disaster Preparedness March 3rd, 2015 Revised and approved by USAID/RDMA

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Fact Sheet Human Trafficking March 3rd, 2015 Revised and approved by USAID/RDMA

Success Story Thai Scientist Goes From March 11th, 2015 Revised, approved and published by Microscopes to Policymaking USAID/RDMA: http://www.usaid.gov/results- data/success-stories/thai-scientist-goes- microscopes-policy-making

Success Story ST Fellows: Dyah Marganingrum April 7th, 2015 Submitted to USAID and Revised

Promotion in 2015 ASEAN Youth Video April 15th, 2015 ASEAN Website: ASEAN Website Contest Call for Submissions http://www.asean.org/news/asean- secretariat-news/item/asean-youth-video- contest-2015?category_id=27 Promotion in 2015 ASEAN Youth Video April 16th, 2015 ASEAN Facebook: ASEAN Facebook Contest Call for Submissions https://www.facebook.com/aseansecretari at/photos/a.10150347651743854.404443. 52094913853/10153315449618854/?typ e=1&theater US Mission to Press Release: Going Beyond the May 5th, 2015 http://asean.usmission.gov/pr05042015.h ASEAN website Lab: ASEAN-U.S. Science and tml Technology Fellowship Integrates Scientists into Policymaking

Highlight Pacific Disaster Center June 3rd, 2015 ..\Highlights on PDC Report- Workshop-RVA Highlight.docx ASEAN Website News: ASEAN Youth Video June 4th, 2015 http://www.asean.org/news/asean- Production Workshop secretariat-news/item/2015-asean-youth- video-contest-competitors-attend- professional-workshop-in-singapore- 2?category_id=27

USAID Facebook/ 2015 ASEAN Youth Video June 8th, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?se Flickr Production Workshop Highlights t=a.982481835096552.1073741867.2210 61461238597&type=3

Event Highlight AHA Center Training DRMS June 9th, 2015 Submitted to USAID

Twitter 2015 ASEAN Youth Video June 9th, 2015 https://twitter.com/USAIDAsia @USAIDAsia Contest Call for Submissions

Twitter ASEAN Youth Video Contest June 15th, 2015 https://twitter.com/hashtag/2015ASEAN @USMission2AS Call for Submissions YouthVideo?src=hash EAN Event Highlight 2015 ASEAN Youth Video June 15th, 2015 Submitted to USAID Contest Event Highlight S&T Orientation June 18th, 2015 Submitted to USAID Website US ASEAN Youth Video July 31st , 2015 http://asean.usmission.gov/news0720201 Mission to 5.html ASEAN Success Story ASEAN Youth Video August 14th, 2015 Sent to RDMA ..\..\ASEAN Youth Video\Success Story-ASEAN Youth Video.25aug15.docx

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Newspaper, Summer Institute, HRRC August 18th, 2015 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/201 Jakarta Post 5/08/18/asean-joins-forces-combat- human-trafficking.html Highlight DaLA ToT Yogyakarta August 15th, 2015 Sent to RDMA ..\DALA TOT Highlight.15sept15.docx Success Story Model ASEAN December 3rd, 2015 Sent to USAID RDMA Website (USAID, ASEAN U.S. Science and January 11th , 2016 http://www.asean.org/49540-2/ ASEAN and Technology Fellowship ASEAN Foundation) (Call for applications) https://www.usaid.gov/documents/1861/a sean-us-science-and-technology- fellowship

http://www.asean.org/storage/2016/01/7J an/S&T-Fellows-Program- Application.6jan16FINAL.pdf

http://www.aseanfoundation.org/news/cal l-for-applications-for-the-2016-17-asean- u-s-science-and-technology-fellowship

Facebook Capacity building support to Lao January 12th , 2016 https://www.facebook.com/aseansecretari (ASEAN) PDR diplomatic staff at/posts/10153940121413854

Vientiane Times Article Electronic press YSEALI Innovation Challenge February 16th , https://www.usaid.gov/asia- release (USAID) (USAID COMET) 2016 regional/press-releases/feb-17-2016- usaid-and-yseali-challenge-youth- innovate-food Website (USAID) ASEAN U.S. Science and February 18th , https://www.facebook.com/USAIDAsia/ Technology Fellowship 2016 photos/a.221063641238379.63872.22106 (Application Deadline Extension) 1461238597/1094210670590334/?type= 3&theater

Website (ASEAN) ASEAN Joint Disaster Plan February 23rd , http://www.asean.org/asean-strengthens- (AJDRP) Workshop 2016 collective-preparedness-respond-large- (Sent to USAID on scale-disasters/ February 24, 2016 but not published) YouTube ASEAN U.S. Science and February 25th, Technical Areas: marketing videos Technology Fellowship 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpt (USAID) M0TordGM USAID Success ASEAN U.S. Science and March 23rd , 2016 Approved by USAID on April 1, 2016 Story Technology Fellowship

USAID Work Work stream fact sheets and March 25th and Work streams 1 and 6 fact sheets Stream Fact Sheets program summary March 28th , 2016 approved by USAID on March 29, 2016 and Program Summary

Website, Annual ASEAN-U.S. Fellowship May 24th , 2016 https://www.usaid.gov/asia- Facebook, and Workshop (2015/16 and 2016/17 regional/press-releases/2016-17-asean- Twitter (USAID Fellows) and leadership and us-science-and-technology-fellows Asia and ASEAN) communications development training (2016/17 Fellows) http://asean.org/meet-the-201617-asean-

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Date of Description Type of Product Title Submission

u-s-science-and-technology-fellows-15- prospective-scientists-who-will-inspire- asean-in-the-future/

Facebook Conduct a training workshop for June 1st , 2016 https://www.facebook.com/aseansecretari (ASEAN) NDMAs on implementing the at/ ASEAN regional RVA guidelines

DAI Article Provide support for the ASEAN- June 15th , 2016 http://dai-global- U.S S&T Fellowship developments.com/articles/usaid-backed- fellow-inspires-malaysian-renewable- energy-policy/ AICHR Website Main-streaming PWDs in July 3rd, 2016 http://aichr.org/press-release/press- Article ASEAN release-2nd-regional-dialogue-on-the- mainstreaming-of-the-rights-of-persons- with-disabilities-in-the-asean- community-29-june-1-july-2016-chiang- mai-thailand/

ASEAN Website Regional RVA Guidelines July 22nd, 2016 http://asean.org/asean-enhances-disaster- resiliency-strategies-through-rva- guidelines/

ASEAN’s Website Main-streaming PWDs in July 27th, 2016 http://asean.org/asean-to-mainstream-the- ASEAN rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/

ASEAN Website 2nd Annual ASEAN Youth Video August 18th – 19th, http://asean.org/storage/2016/08/2nd- Contest 2016 ASEAN-Youth-Video-Contest- 2016_Application- Package_18aug16_Final.pdf

US Mission to 2nd Annual ASEAN Youth Video September 23rd, https://asean.usmission.gov/2nd-annual- ASEAN Website Contest 2016 asean-youth-video-contest-2016/

2nd Annual ASEAN Youth Video August 14th, 2016 ASEAN Youth Contest Video Contest E- Poster, Q&A E- Poster, Event E- Poster

Article for AHA Enhancing DMRS. August 29th, 2016 Centre S&T Fellowship Sustainability September 14th, S&T Fellowship 2016 Brochure & Infographic

ACWC Regional Assessment on September 20th, One Pager on TIP TIP 2016 Regional Review ( 5 Key Finding Fact

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Date of Description Type of Product Title Submission

Sheet) S&T Policy Brief S&T Fellows participation in the September 30th, Book 71st COST Meeting 2016

Factsheet Workstream 1 Updated Factsheet February 10th, 2017 Submitted to USAID

US 2nd ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 11th, https://www.facebook.com/USMission2 Mission2ASEAN 2017 ASEAN/posts/1257846827641582 Facebook USAID Asia Science & Technology February 11th, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/USAIDAsia/ Facebook Fellowship posts/1405542862790445

Factsheet Updated 2 Pager PROGRESS February 16th, 2017 Approved USAID Factsheet Factsheet Workstream 5 Updated Factsheet February 16th, 2017 Approved USAID

Twitter 2nd ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 16th, 2017 https://twitter.com/aseanfoundation/statu @aseanfoundation s/832163864456294400

ASEAN 2nd ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 17th, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/ASEANFoun Foundation dation/posts/1321727227892340 Facebook Event Highlight ICT Workshop in Singapore 21- February 21st, 2017 Sent to USAID 22 February 2017 Twitter ICT Workshop in Singapore 21- February 21st, 2017 https://twitter.com/USAIDAsia/status/83 @USAIDAsia 22 February 2017 4231545401573377 Facebook ASEAN February 22nd, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/aseansecretari at/posts/10155095162773854

2nd ASEAN Youth Video Contest

Website February 22nd, 2017 http://asean.org/vietnam-bags-top-prize- ASEAN.org in-asean-youth-video-contest/

Twitter @ASEAN February 22nd, 2017 https://twitter.com/ASEAN/status/83434 3980972249089

News article Judicial Colloquium in Kuala March 12th, 2017 http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/ Bernama Lumpur 13-15 March 2017 newsgeneral.php?id=1337154

News article March 12th, 2017 http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?i Bernama dm=28657

Event Highlight Judicial Colloquium in Kuala March 13th, 2017 Sent to USAID Lumpur 13-15 March 2017

Website YSEALI trip to Austin March 13th, 2017 https://www.usaid.gov/thailand/press- USAID.gov releases/mar-13-2017-asean-youth- innovators-showcase-food-security- solutions

Twitter 2nd ASEAN Youth Video Contest March 13th, 2017 https://twitter.com/aseanfoundation/statu @aseanfoundation s/841517465293148160

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Date of Description Type of Product Title Submission

TV Coverage at March 13th, 2017 http://webtv.bernama.com/v2/popup.php Bernama TV ?id=10592

Judicial Colloquium in Kuala Lumpur 13-15 March 2017

Official Portal March 13th, 2017 http://www.kln.gov.my/web/guest/press- Ministry of release/- Foreign Affairs, /asset_publisher/FCk0/content/press- Malaysia release-:-aichr-judicial-colloquium-on- the-sharing-of-good-practices-regarding- international-human-rights-law-kuala- lumpur-13-15-march-2017-siaran-akbar- :-kolokium-kehakiman-mengenai- perkongsian-amalan-baik-undang- undang- antarabangsa?redirect=%2Fweb%2Fgues t%2Fpress-release%2F- %2Fasset_publisher%2FFCk0%2Fc...

News article Child March 13th, 2017 http://crcasia.org/crc-asia-joins-the-aichr- Rights Coalition judicial-colloquium-on-the-sharing-of- Asia good-practices-regarding-international- human-rights-law/

Twitter March 14th, 2017 https://twitter.com/USMission2ASEAN/s @USMission2AS Judicial Colloquium in Kuala tatus/841544461570195456 EAN Lumpur 13-15 March 2017

News article Berita March 15th, 2017 News Clipping see Annex Harian Malaysia

News article Berita Judicial Colloquium in Kuala March 16th, 2017 News clipping see Annex Harian Malaysia Lumpur 13-15 March 2017

News article The March 16th, 2017 http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ Star 2017/03/16/asean-judiciaries-urged-to- stay-in-tune-with-the-times/

Website March 20th, 2017 http://asean.org/asean-shares-good- ASEAN.org practices-on-international-human-rights- law/

Twitter @ASEAN March 20th, 2017 https://twitter.com/ASEAN/status/84377 1191621910528

Facebook ASEAN March 20th, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/aseansecretari at/posts/10155172858133854

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News Article March 20th, 2017 News clipping see Annex Borneo Post Online

Factsheet Workstream 2 Updated Factsheet March 29th, 2017 Approved USAID

Factsheet Workstream 3 Updated Factsheet March 29th, 2017 Approved USAID

Factsheet Workstream 7 Updated Factsheet March 29th, 2017 Approved USAID

Success Story 2nd Regional Model ASEAN March 31st, 2017 Approved USAID Meeting in Vientiane

Success Story 2nd ASEAN Youth Video March 31st, 2017 Approved USAID Production Workshop – Visualizing the ASEAN Community through the Spirit of Volunteerism

Announcement – Regional RVA Guidelines Web May 15th, 2017 http://ahacentre.org/news/asean-regional- Regional RVA Launch rva-guideline/ Guidelines

Website US 3rd ASEAN Youth Video Contest May 24th, 2017 https://asean.usmission.gov/3rd-asean- Mission to youth-video-contest-invites-young- ASEAN filmmakers-commemorate-50-years- asean/

Website ASEAN 3rd ASEAN Youth Video Contest May 26th, 2017 http://asean.org/asean-invites-young- filmmakers-to-commemorate-50-years- of-asean/

S&T Fellowship S&T Fellow 2014-2015 Updated May 26th, 2017 Final draft Fellow Profile Bio

S&T Fellowship S&T Fellow 2016-2017 Updated May 26th, 2017 Final draft Fellow Profile Bio

S&T Fellowship S&T Fellow 2015-2016 Updated May 29th, 2017 Final draft Fellow Profile Bio

Website ASEAN S&T Fellowship Close Out Event May 31st, 2017 http://asean.org/asean-us-supported- scientists-complete-prestigious- fellowship/

Website US S&T Fellowship Close Out Event June 1st, 2017 https://asean.usmission.gov/cda-shields- Mission to keynote-remarks-official-close-201617- ASEAN asean-u-s-science-technology-fellowship- program/

Website US June 2nd, 2017 https://asean.usmission.gov/program- Mission to highlight-asean-u-s-science-technology- ASEAN S&T Fellowship Close Out Event fellowship-close-event/

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Factsheet (new Workstream 1 & 5 June 11th, 2017 Submitted to USAID for approval template)

Facebook ASEAN 3rd ASEAN Youth Video Contest June 12th, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/aseansecretari at/photos/a.10150347651743854.404443. 52094913853/10155440171768854/?typ e=3&theater

Factsheet (new Workstream 4 June 14th, 2017 Submitted to USAID for approval template)

Success Story S&T Fellowship Close Out Event June 23rd, 2017 Submitted to USAID for approval

3rd Annual ASEAN Youth Video August 14th , 2017 Submitted to USAID Event Highlight Contest - Video Production Training

Event Highlight AICHR Consultation on TIP August 29th , 2017 Submitted to USAID

Event Highlight ASCEND Workshop August 29th , 2017 Submitted to USAID

Event Highlight ACWC Guidelines and September 1st , Submitted to USAID Procedures to Address the Needs 2017 of TIP Victims: Practitioners' Workshop

Event Highlight 4th Annual AICHR Youth Debate September 4th , Submitted to USAID 2017 Event Highlight National-level consultation on the September 6th , Submitted to USAID ACTIP (Jakarta) 2017

Twitter USAID 4th AICHR Youth Debate September 8th https://twitter.com/USAIDAsia/status/90 Asia 6117296120360960

Twitter U.S 4th AICHR Youth Debate September 8th , https://twitter.com/RedWhiteBlueDot/sta Embassy 2017 tus/906101343542059008 Singapore Success Story ASEAN-U.S. S&T Close-out September 13th , Approved by USAID Event 2017 Website ASEAN September 15th , http://asean.org/storage/2017/09/ASEAN 2017 -Youth-Citizen-Journalism-Contest- ASEAN Youth Citizen 2017_Application-Package- Journalism Contest (2017) 15Sept2017.pdf

ASEAN ASEAN Youth Citizen September 18th , https://www.instagram.com/p/BZLBpN Foundation Journalism Contest (2017) 2017 mHmLP/?taken-by=aseanfoundation Instagram ASEAN ASEAN Youth Citizen September 18th , https://www.facebook.com/ASEANFoun Foundation Journalism Contest (2017) 2017 dation/photos/a.150363208362087.37091 Facebook .147784841953257/1531592206905840/ ?type=3&theater

ASEAN ASEAN Youth Citizen September 18th , http://www.aseanfoundation.org/news/as Foundation Journalism Contest (2017) 2017 ean-youth-citizen-journalism-contest- website 2017

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US Mission to ASEAN Youth Citizen September 18th , https://asean.usmission.gov/asean-youth- ASEAN Website Journalism Contest (2017) 2017 citizen-journalism-contest-2017/

Facebook USAID ASEAN Youth Citizen September 19th , https://www.facebook.com/usaidindonesi Indonesia Journalism Contest (2017) 2017 a/photos/a.330964720281693.83753.311 198745591624/1641732665871552/?typ e=3&theater

Success Story 4th AICHR Youth Debate September 20th , Submitted to USAID 2017

Facebook ASEAN ASEAN Youth Citizen September 20th , https://www.facebook.com/aseansecretari Journalism Contest (2017) 2017 at/photos/a.10150347651743854.404443. 52094913853/10155781916673854/?typ e=3&theater

Event Highlight 3rd Annual Regional Model September 25th , Submitted to USAID ASEAN Meeting in Manila 2017

Event Highlight National Workshop for the October 10th , 2017 Submitted to USAID Development of the ASEAN Regional Contingency Plan, 10- 11 October 2017 Facebook USAID ASEAN Youth Citizen October 11th , 2017 https://www.facebook.com/USAIDAsia/ Asia Journalism Contest photos/a.221063641238379.63872.22106 1461238597/1654960571182005/?type= 3&theater

Success Story 4th AICHR Youth Debate October 11th Approved by USAID

Event Highlight ASEAN Youth Citizen November 8th , Submitted to USAID Journalism Training Workshop in 2017 Singapore November 6-9, 2017 Facebook ASEAN ASEAN Youth Citizen November 7th , https://www.facebook.com/ASEANFoun Foundation Journalism Contest 2017 dation/posts/1578234092241651

Project Akay ASEAN Youth Citizen November 14th , https://www.facebook.com/Projectakay/p Facebook Page – Journalism Contest 2017 osts/1185024494975744 Philippines Team Campaign

Project Akay ASEAN Youth Citizen November 14th , https://www.facebook.com/Projectakay/p Facebook Page – Journalism Contest 2017 hotos/a.1185024074975786.1073741828. Philippines Team 1184457691699091/1185024038309123/ Campaign ?type=3&theater

Facebook US ASEAN Youth Citizen November 23rd , https://www.facebook.com/usembassyvte Embassy in Journalism Contest 2017 /posts/10156031327134916 Vientiane Laos

Program Highlight Workshop to Present the Study November 29th , Submitted to USAID on “Victims Restitution System 2017 in Thailand," November 29, 2017, Bangkok

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Website US Workshop to Present the Study November 29th , https://asean.usmission.gov/workshop- Mission to on “Victims Restitution System 2017 present-study-victims-restitution-system- ASEAN in Thailand," November 29, thailand/ 2017, Bangkok Event Highlight Myanmar Contingency Planning December 12th , Submitted to USAID Workshop, Nay Pyi Taw, 2017 December 12-13, 2017 Event Highlight 10th Summer Institute in Bali January 29th , 2018 Submitted to USAID

Website US 10th Summer Institute in Bali January 30th , 2018 https://asean.usmission.gov/summer- Mission to institute-2017-trade-investment-rules- ASEAN law-asean-january-29th-30th-2018/

Success Story 1st ASEAN Youth Citizen February 5th , 2018 Approved USAID Journalism Contest 2017

US Mission to 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 6th, 2018 https://asean.usmission.gov/4th-annual- ASEAN Website 2018 asean-youth-video-contest-2018/

U.S Embassy 1st ASEAN Youth Citizen February 8th, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/events/16509 Phnom Penh Journalism Contest 3900791578/?active_tab=discussion Cambodia Facebook

U.S Embassy 1st ASEAN Youth Citizen February 8th, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/us.embassy.p Phnom Penh Journalism Contest hnom.penh/videos/10155396140383224/ Cambodia Facebook

USAID Indonesia 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 9th , 2018 https://www.facebook.com/usaidindonesi Facebook 2018 a/photos/a.330964720281693.83753.311 198745591624/1795949847116499/?typ e=3&theater

USAID Asia 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 12th, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/USAIDAsia/ Facebook 2018 photos/a.221063641238379.63872.22106 1461238597/1790271210984273/?type= 3&theater

Facebook ASEAN 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 19th , https://www.facebook.com/aseansecretari 2018 2018 at/posts/10156216285353854

Facebook ASEAN 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 23rd, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/ASEANFoun Foundation 2018 dation/posts/1687686294629763

Facebook ASEAN 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 26th, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/aseansecretari 2018 at/posts/10156248570943854

Facebook US 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 27th, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/usembassybk Embassy Bangkok 2018 k/?hc_ref=ARSNjdjWItz7QO42F3hrKmi L2zJ9hCFkoPJ1ODrlRoJSxp6rmYtAnSi NF6Mc4rHX6ZQ

Facebook US 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 27th, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/singapore.use

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Embassy 2018 mbassy/posts/10159928481310184 Singapore Facebook USAID 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest February 28th, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/USAIDVietn Vietnam 2018 am/photos/a.498719120145654.132190.2 03832172967685/2304556482895233/?t ype=3&theater

Website ASEAN ACWC Regional Guideline March 28th , 2018 http://asean.org/the-16th-meeting-of-the- Event asean-commission-on-the-promotion- and-protection-of-the-rights-of-women- and-children-acwc/

ASEAN 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest April 6th, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/ASEANFoun Foundation dation/posts/1733260216739037 Facebook Factsheet Workstream 7 April 11th , 2018 Approved USAID Event Highlight 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest April 23rd , 2018 Submitted to USAID Website US 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest April 23rd , 2018 https://asean.usmission.gov/asean-youth- Mission to celebrate-cultural-diversity-to-promote- ASEAN peace-and-tolerance-through-video- shorts/

Factsheet Project General May 1st , 2018 Approved USAID Workstream I Workstream 2 Workstream 3 Workstream 4 Workstream 5

Event Highlight Consultation on a Rules-Based May 16th , 2018 Sent to USAID ASEAN: Process of Forging Legal Instruments, Singapore

Website US Rules Based ASEAN May 17th , 2018 https://asean.usmission.gov/consultation- Mission to on-a-rules-based-asean-process-of- ASEAN forging-legal-instruments/ Website ASEAN 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest June 4th , 2018 http://www.aseanfoundation.org/blog/4th Foundation -asean-youth-video-contest-finalists- learn-filmmaking-from-expert

Event Highlight Inception Meeting ASCEND June 5th , 2018 Sent to USAID PROGRAM, Singapore

Website ASEAN 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest June 13th , 2018 http://asean.org/filipino-student-wins- 4th-asean-youth-video-contest/ Website US 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest June 14th, 2018 https://asean.usmission.gov/the- Mission to philippines-wins-4th-asean-youth-video- ASEAN contest/ Facebook US 4th ASEAN Youth Video Contest June 18th , 2018 https://www.facebook.com/USMission2 Mission 2 ASEAN ASEAN/posts/1730932476999679 Event Highlight Regional Workshop on June 21st , 2018 Sent to USAID Prevention Strategies to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially for Women and Children, Hanoi Vietnam

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ASEAN website Regional Workshop on June 26th , 2018 http://asean.org/asean-human-rights- Prevention Strategies to Combat commission-holds-human-trafficking- Trafficking in Persons, Especially prevention-workshop/ for Women and Children, Hanoi Vietnam PROGRESS 3 PROGRESS Reflection Event July 16th, 2018 Approved USAID Folded Brochure Video Testimonial PROGRESS Reflection Event July 16th, 2018 Approved USAID of PROGRESS Partners ASEAN Website PROGRESS Reflection Event July 16th, 2018 http://asean.org/asean-u-s-celebrate- ongoing-partnership-usaid-progress- event/ Website US PROGRESS Reflection Event July 16th, 2018 https://asean.usmission.gov/asean-and-u- Mission to s-celebrate-ongoing-partnership-at-usaid- ASEAN progress-event/

The Jakarta Post PROGRESS Reflection Event July 17th , 2018 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/201 8/07/17/us-demonstrates-commitment- asean-despite-no-envoy.html

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Annex 8 – Small Business Utilization

At project completion, PROGRESS achieved small business utilization of 5.3% ( ) against its target of 8.2%. For veteran-owned business utilization, PROGRESS achieved 0.3% against a target of 0.2% and for women-owned small businesses it attained 0.8% utilization against a target of 2%. Throughout implementation, PROGRESS utilized primary subcontractors Internews and Pacific Disaster Center and there were few opportunities to engage with U.S. small businesses as local and regional organizations were utilized for most of the technical requirements. Additionally, PROGRESS constructed a network of regional consultants and technical experts knowledgeable about the issues being addressed by the project and the regional context in ASEAN. The project’s use of local and regional technical experts engendered project success, and also contributed to the sustainability of the project’s achievements by empowering local and ASEAN-regional expertise. This pool of highly-qualified local and regional experts in most cases made it difficult to justify engaging U.S.-based small businesses on cost and technical grounds.

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