The 2019 YSEALI-ENGAGE Workshop

Empowering the Next Generation for Advocacy

and Grassroots Engagement on Noncommunicable Diseases

April 29 – May 4, 2019

Bandung, Indonesia

Application deadline is January 21, 2019 at 8:00 GMT/3:00 pm

Jakarta/Bangkok time. If you are not currently a YSEALI member,
please sign up at https://yseali.state.gov prior to completing the
application.
Are you taking action to prevent noncommunicable diseases or poor mental health in your
community? Would you like to connect with other young professionals to be able to do
more? We invite you to consider applying to the 2019 YSEALI-ENGAGE program,
sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, the East Asia and Pacific Bureau
of the U.S. Department of State, and RTI International. The program is part of the Young
Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, YSEALI. YSEALI-ENGAGE will empower
the next generation for advocacy and grassroots engagement on noncommunicable
diseases. Our goal is to equip and connect young leaders from ASEAN countries and
Timor Leste to prevent the rise of noncommunicable diseases and poor mental health in
their home communities.

Selected participants will participate in an in-person workshop in Bandung, Indonesia

April 29 – May 4, 2019 to build their knowledge and skills and to become a part of a
network of leaders prepared to effectively and collaboratively address the burden of
noncommunicable diseases and poor mental health in Southeast Asia. Participants will
further benefit from online training, access to regional and global mentors, and
opportunities to partner with relevant businesses, institutions, experts, and peers. All
program costs including flight/transportation, meals, and accommodation will be covered
for the selected participants.

We expect that the 44 selected participants will collaborate in multi-country teams to

design innovative, wide-ranging solutions and campaigns to carry out upon their return
home.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Be a YSEALI member. Join YSEALI at https://yseali.state.gov/;

Be between the ages of 18 and 35 at the time of application;

Have a valid passport with expiry date of September 2019 or later

Be a citizen of one of the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia,

Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, or Timor Leste;

Be a resident of one of the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia,

Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, or Timor Leste;

Be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English;

Demonstrate interest in public health issues especially about community-based

prevention campaigns or activities on noncommunicable diseases and/or mental health,
whether through paid employment, volunteer work, unpaid internships, or coursework;

Demonstrate a commitment in becoming socially active in affecting positive community

change;

Be willing to actively participate in an intensive program; and

Be willing to implement a mini-project post-workshop in your community to help prevent

and/or combat noncommunicable diseases and/or mental health conditions.

Applications to YSEALI Engage Workshop are now closed.