Ho Chi Minh City, June 2, 2024 – Undergraduate Cultural Anthropology student from FIB UGM, Cornelius Prabhaswara Marpaung, and his team NodWithUs, achieved the distinction of Best Team in the ASEAN Social Impact Program 2024 (ASIP24) training and funding event, sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV).
Themed Health & Well-being, ASIP24 brought together 100 participants selected from over 500 applicants across ASEAN to receive training in various topics such as Design Thinking, Project Management, Financial Reporting, and more, to then create a health-themed social impact project proposal to be funded by USAID Vietnam. The training was provided by health experts in ASEAN, including from the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), USAID PEPFAR-EpiC Vietnam, and Fulbright University Vietnam.
Focusing on the issue of sexual consent education, Cornelius and his team developed an interactive and engaging curriculum and workshop for Gen Z and Gen Alpha in Vietnam, to be implemented on campuses in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. As the best team, NodWithUs received funding of USD 5,000 to implement the project in July 2024.
NodWithUs members:
- Bui Ngoc Anh – Foreign Trade University, Vietnam
- Hà Thu Trang – Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
- Bui Thi Hong Van – National Economics University, Vietnam
- Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huyen – Academy of Journalism and Communication, Vietnam
- Nguyen Ha Vi – Fulbright University Vietnam
- Phạm Mông – Hanoi University of Science and Technology
- Darren Teo – Yale-NUS College, Singapore
- Cornelius Prabhaswara Marpaung – Undergraduate Student of Cultural Anthropology, Universitas Gadjah Mada
