BRIDGE of YOUTH 2007 : In Diversity We Unite

BRIDGE of YOUTH: ASEAN in our hands

So many problems in our country. Poverty, diseases, high cost education to conflicts that caused by the difference of religions, tribes, races even point of views. This problem is not only happened in our country, but also in other countries. Most of the Southeast Asian countries have these problems.

It is the time for us to work together with the ASEAN countries to solve all this problems. Unfortunately there still so many ASEAN citizens know nothing about ASEAN, the problems we faced, and the truth that we are actually one big family of ASEAN. Lots of those ASEAN citizens are youth, who actually hold the key to the future of ASEAN and world.

For that reason, The Positive Movement having the initiative to held BRIDGE of YOUTH 2007: ASEAN in our hands. In this program we will gather youths from ASEAN countries to learn about ASEAN, the problems in ASEAN and most importantly, how to take action to solves the problems.

Even though we came from different countries, different tribes and different cultures, yet we have to realize, we are one family of ASEAN. Because, IN DIVERSITY WE UNITE.

Program Format

1. Positive Thinking
This session is to warm up and cool down the body through the work out, and also to plant the positive values, which are: sensitivity, responsibility, honesty and forgiveness. This session will be the opening and closing off all the sessions everyday. This session will be facilitated by an expert yoga and spiritual guru.
Programs
Yoga, self reflection, sharings.
Purpose
To stimulate participants to understand themselves better. As an self-evaluation for the participants to find better way in dealing with their daily problems. To planted the values of Sensitivity, responsibility, honesty and forgiveness as a basic of every action they make.

2. Burn The Brain (Material)
The material will be given to the participants will be about ASEAN, challenges in ASEAN and the importance of building one ASEAN. All of the material will be given by speakers with the seminars method and discussions.
Programs
Seminar, discussion, watching movies and sharing experiences.
Purpose
To give better education and understanding about ASEAN, the diverse, challenges and peace in ASEAN.

3. Super Deeper (Workshops)
Participants will be divided into classes with deeper material from the previous material in the seminars and discussions. These classes will be lead by the people who worked in ASEAN’s problem issues.
Programs
Discussion and sharing experience.
Purpose
To deepen all the material they had been given in previous seminars.

4. Family Home
All the participants will be divided into groups of family. Each group will be the participant’s new family coming from different backgrounds from all over ASEAN.
Program
Sharing, telling stories.
Purpose
To learn mutual understanding and respects toward other people those are different from us. To grow sense of fraternal towards each family members. To build trust and care towards each family members. To learn new customs and cultures from each family member.

5. Nite Show (Cultural Night)
Every participant will be presenting their country through a cultural show.
Program
Cultural show
Purpose
To show the participants the diverse of ASEAN’s culture and customs. To grow respects towards other people’s culture and customs.

6. Be Local (Social Action)
A social action for the local community. Also will be helped by the local people. Participants will also earn local cultures and customs from the real local people.
Program
Planting 1000 trees learn the local cultures and customs.

Purpose
To build mutual respects and care towards community and environment around them.

7. Amazing Bali (Outbound and Cultural Trip)
All the participants will have cultural trip to local heritage sites, and also will have an outbound at the same time.
Program
Cultural trip and outbound
Purpose
To learn and respects local cultural heritage. To learn about team work and leadership.

8. Bring It On (Country Meeting, Presentation and Action Plan)
All the participants will be given time to discuss all the things they learn in this camp. They will also having the discussion with their country fellow participants on making an action plan back home.
Program
Discussion and giving presentation about the action plan.
Purpose
To stimulate the participants to do the real action for their community and their people.