Hi Lei! We loved meeting the other delegates in Singapore and we appreciate the efforts given by everyone involved but we can't help and see some things that are off with the summit. We had some not-so-good experience during the event and we can feel that it has something to do with what was going on in the background. These were the concerns raised after the summit:Strengths:The president of Singapore, Mr. Muhd AYLA Ihsan Sabri, as well as his colleagues were very welcoming and patient enough to address our concerns with regard to the logistics of the event.AYLA Singapore really wanted to inspire change in its youth. Hence, they organized this summit to invite other Member States of ASEAN to engage in proper discourse with other cultures and nationalities.Adjustments have been painstakingly made as to the pick-up times of the delegates.The lodging provided by the organizing committee was fit enough to shelter the international delegates whilst providing a suitable avenue to foster interaction and cultural exchanges amongst themselves.The summit at least lived up to its reputation to provide opportunities to meet new friends of different races.Mutual respect was prevalent and there were no instances when delegates have felt prejudiced because of their race, religion, or ethnicity.WeaknessesThe summit was poorly organized. There was a lack of coordination on the part of the organizers, AYLA Singapore and Agape Group of Holdings, and the delegates.The summit itself was disappointing. It failed to deliver what was asked, which was to involve the ASEAN youth in tackling the problems faced by ASEAN Member States. As observed, there was poor engagement with the audience and the hosts.There was confusion as to what time we should meet up at the airport and where to the straight on the day prescribed to be the meeting day. As stated earlier, there was significant lack of coordination with the organizing committee and the delegates.When we attended the summit, we are just on the sidelines. No seats were allocated for AYLA delegates.There was no welcome from the organizer (Delane). Although some representatives from Agape were quite accommodating.The venue was not appropriate for a summit and the funds intended for the event were reduced to 2000 SGD or cut short by 70% as mentioned by Delane in his welcome speech.There was minimal interaction from the hosts and other Singaporean participantsNo specific roles were given to introduce or represent AYLA. The role and participation of AYLA was not made clear in the event. The only part that highlighted AYLA was the Inauguration of AYLA Singapore's President which lasted for only 3 minutes.OpportunitiesAYLA Singapore, now being led by a charismatic and goal-oriented 23-year old Mr. Ihsan Sabri, has the potential to be a powerful force in the local government and in the ASEAN as well, given that the president of the Singaporean chapter is intent on changing the lives of the Singaporean youth through his engagements with international summits involving discussions on local and international issues.ThreatsGiven that AYLA has the potential to tap into government and civil society agencies personnel, Agape Group of Holdings, as well as future firms», may seize the opportunity to use this organization, AYLA, to further their objectives which is to minimize costs and maximize profits.After the event, the PH delegation had a short meeting wherein we shared our feedback with regards to the GYLS. We learned that there was a similar incident in the past where AYLA was overshadowed by AGAPE during the ASEAN Youth Exchange SG50 last year by which AYLA delegates were asked to do volunteer work without their consent. We also found out that the transportation from the venue to the accommodation was provided by concerned employees from AGAPE where these employees shelled out money from their own pockets just to provide the delegates a decent bus out of pity since Delane instructed them not to provide one, nor the organizers themselves.Mr. Delane Lim, president and Chief Executive Officer of the official partner of AYLA Singapore, remains to be a powerful backer of the international youth organization, AYLA. Nevertheless, bearing in mind the experiences of former delegates as well as his own employees, he lacks empathy and is close-minded. He is result-oriented to a fault and he does not take into account opinions and suggestions from his employees. In addition, he also fails to exercise Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), often straying from his company’s mission and vision statements, the main purpose of which are to guide him and his company towards achieving their goals and objectives.In view of the aforementioned sections of the SWOT Analysis, we, the delegates from AYLA-Philippines and AYLA-Leyte firmly believe that the ongoing partnership with AGAPE is foreboding and detrimental to our organization’s purpose, which is to help change lives of the ASEAN youth. In light of the events org
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