What is it?
YSEALI Seeds for the Future is a small grants competition for young leaders in Southeast Asia. The competition provides funding for the region’s most promising young leaders to carry out projects that improve their communities, countries and the region. Projects cover one of the four YSEALI themes: Civic Engagement, Economic Growth, Education, and Sustainable Development.
2021 YSEALI Seeds for the Future Grants Competition
The 2021 YSEALI Seeds for the Future Grants competition is closed.
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Webinars
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Read about the 2020 YSEALI Seeds Grantees here. For more info go to ysealiseeds.org
2020 YSEALI Seeds for the Future - Projects of the Month
The YSEALI Seeds for the Future Small Grants Competition is thrilled to announce the funding of 25 grantee projects as part of its sixth and latest program cohort. Projects of the month will be updated regularly here and YSEALI’s social media.
The 2020 YSEALI Seeds for the Future Grants competition now closed.
VIGA
This project is connecting Vietnamese high school students to lead the gender equality movement through an incubation initiative. Read more.
Play Naturally
Play Naturally is connecting Bruneian youth with nature and indigenous communities of Tasek Merimbun, an ASEAN Heritage Site, through a conservation theater program. Read more.
#GrowASEAN
#GrowASEAN is activating a new breed of farmers in the Philippines by training them in digital agriculture. Read more.
INpaktu Youth Timor Leste
INpaktu Youth Timor Leste project believes that through their project, not only that they will help the youths to come together for greater impact, but it will also improve the grassroots scenes as well as contributing to the capacity for sustainable developments of the country. Read more.
Eureka Hub
This project helps Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) community in Sabah improve their vocational projects by equipping them with skills in digital technology and pitching. Read more.
Sureplus
This project is reducing hunger and food waste in Davao City through an online platform that connects farmers and restaurants with charities and communities in need. Read more.
Buzz Talk Cambodia
Buzz Talk Cambodia is breaking the stigma on LGBT+ in Cambodia through constructive dialog and storytelling by aspiring journalists. Read more.
Etam Impact Academy for Sanitation Heroes
This project is leading youth-driven impact accelerator for innovative ideas on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to combat children stunting and mortality in East Kalimantan. Read more.
SULUT Semangat
SULUT Semangat project is improving conservation education in North Sulawesi by creating fun teaching materials and engaging capacity building opportunities. Read more.
Teach4Future
This project is training Indonesian teachers to promote eco-consciousness and providing small grants to help incorporate environmental issues into their curricula. Read more.
Fonik Asyik
This project is promoting literacy in Papua by providing Bahasa Indonesian phonics program as a fun and comprehensive reading method suitable for all learners. Read more.
The Xiang Miang Project
This project is educating high school students in Vientiane about emerging technologies to prepare them to become future tech entrepreneurs and inventors. Read more.
Smile Space
This project helps the people of Bangkok build resilience and overcome mental barriers through guided one-on-one mental exercises in a co-creative space. Read more.
Miles
This project is providing academic mentorship and equipping high school students with soft skills necessary for the labor market to improve economic conditions in low-income communities in Penang, Malaysia. Read more.
Latih ID
This project creates online learning opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to grow their talents, succeed in the global market, and improve Indonesian economy. Read more.
Aku Mampu
This project promotes inclusive workspaces in Indonesia by empowering jobseekers with disabilities and supporting prospective employers with educational materials. Read more.
Future Deaf Teachers
This project improves social inclusion and creating career opportunities for deaf people in Mekong Delta through sign language teaching. Read more.
Start Me App
This project teaches people in the Philippines how to start a business through an online app anywhere, anytime, and with any budget. Read more.
YES to VOW
This project provides accurate information on reproductive health education and rights for youths in low-income communities in Myanmar. Read more.
FemaLEAD
This project empowers female Vietnamese students to become leaders in their future workplaces through mentorship programs, public lectures, and seed funding for small projects. Read more.
JourneyPH: Stories Across
Bridging communities in the Philippines in shaping and sharing developmental stories through journalism and service-learning. Read more.
A Better Vietnam
This project connects native English-speaking volunteer teachers with Vietnamese students for online, one-on-one, free English lessons. Read more.
EduJobs
This project matches micro-education courses with full time and freelancing job opportunities through an online platform, aiming to upskill the workforce in developing countries. Read more.
IProcure Youth Procurement Fellows Program
This project taps into the collective talent of university students around the Philippines to solve government challenges in procurement through technological innovation. Read more.
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SAYA
This project empowers self-learners from Myanmar to improve their English through an app-based interactive contextual learning. Read more.
