OYW Asia Caucus 2022, 'The Road to Tokyo': 12 & 13 February

Join us for the first-ever One Young World Asia Caucus: 12 & 13 February 2022

The One Young World 2022 Asia Caucus, titled 'The Road to Tokyo', will bring together One Young World Ambassadors and supporters from across the region next February. By bringing together the OYW family, we will kickstart inspirational discussions, projects and collaborations that will gain momentum over time and reach its peak at the Tokyo Summit in May 2022.

After surveying the community, the sessions will focus on SDG 3 (Good Health & Wellbeing), SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). The Caucus will be held in 2 parts

On Day 1, Ambassadors in select cities will convene physically for locally-curated sessions.
On Day 2, all participants will participate digitally. This is open to ALL.

About the Caucus

The theme for this year's Caucus is "Ethical Leadership for Social Impact". The last few years have seen more awareness across the globe about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with an increasing number of platforms being used to remind people that we cannot stop demanding our leaders to create change.

The progress we have made, however, is not enough.

At least 400 million people across the Asia Pacific have no basic healthcare and 40% lack protection. More than one in every three women have experienced either physical or sexual violence at some point in their life resulting in both short- and long-term consequences for their physical, mental, and sexual and reproductive health.

103 million youth worldwide lack basic literacy skills, and more than 60 percent of them are women. To limit warming to 1.5C, global net CO2 emissions must drop by 45% between 2010 and 2030, and reach net zero around 2050.

This generation needs more role models; ethical leadership is critical for sustainable change.

What you will gain from attending

Join us and reconnect with the wider One Young World Ambassador family from across the region. The Caucus will also prepare you by supercharging your abilities to amplify the change you are creating, and focus on building skills, expertise, and confidence. You will leave the Caucus with the tools necessary for:

IMPACT - not outcomes

PRACTICABILITY - not inspiration

ACCOUNTABILITY to sustained results - not words of commitment and mere plans

Who's joining?

One Young World Ambassadors & a young leader from Asia 1, Asia 2, and Asia 3 will be attending. Countries represented include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

The digital event on Sunday 13 February is open to ALL.

Dates & times

Day 1: Saturday 12 February [physical]

Timings & location TBC.

Day 2: Sunday 13 February [digital]

11am - 3:30pm (Lahore)

3:00pm - 7:30pm (Tokyo)

12:00pm - 4:30pm (Kuala Lumpur, Manila)

Agenda

Speakers & VIPs will be announced in the coming weeks.

Day 1: Saturday 12 February [physical]

For those based in Asia 2 & Asia 3. For those based in Asia 2 & Asia 3, there will be an in-person event organized that will host separate, locally-curated content. More information TBC. Please note we will unfortunately not be able to host in-person events in all cities.

Day 2: Sunday 13 February [digital]

The sessions will focus on SDG 3 (Good Health & Wellbeing), SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 13 (Climate Action).

Introduction & welcome address by VIP [TBA]
Panel & discussion: SDG3: Good health & Well-being Increasing accessibility for Mental Wellbeing
Zazen (Japanese meditation)
Panel & discussion: SDG4: Quality Education Building Teachers for Tomorrow’s Children
Networking / Meet & Greet
Panel & discussion: SDG13: Climate Action everyday actions to combat climate change
Keynote & discussion: Ethical Leadership with OYW VIPs [TBA] Q&A format, 3 Counsellors, 1 Ambassador moderator
Group discussion & reflections
Closing remarks by Kimmy Okubo, OYW Japan Director