Recognition & Awards
ASEAN Foundation Influencer 2023
2023
Selected as ASEAN Foundation Influencer 2023. On share our Uniting ASEAN identity on Education, Community Building, Arts & Culture, Environment, Media, and many more
2022
Features 50 selected LinkedIn Profiles comprising of Individuals who played significant roles in contributing towards the community and made an impact over the year of 2022
These individuals include entrepreneurs, Corporate Individuals, Public Figures, and NGOs in Various Industries or business Sectors, among others
2021 Brunei's most inspiring LinkedIn Icons
2021
Features 50 selected LinkedIn Profiles comprising of Individuals who played significant roles in contributing towards the community and made an impact over the year of 2021
These individuals include entrepreneurs, Corporate Individuals, Public Figures, and NGOs in Various Industries or business Sectors, among others
2021 -2022
Achieved one of the Outstanding Responsible Youth Leadership Program of 2021-2022 Participants. The awards are given to the candidates to recognize their exemplary contribution in tourism, arts or culture to the community concerned as responsible youth leaders and citizens.
December 2021
Bor(neo): The Project was a series of virtual events that emphasized collaboration, connection, curation and conversations. Aimed at highlighting Bornean and international creatives exploring identity, culture and creative experimentation, The Project looked to reach beyond borders, cultures, languages and perspectives, refocusing Bornean narratives for a contemporary audience.
Throughout May and June 2021, The Project gathered over 20 panelists to share about their creative journey, culminating with the production of this zine: a compilation of key quotes and themes from the four sharing sessions.
This e-zine is free to download for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
Minority Report recognized as a Community Partner of SEAYouth Festival 2021 by ASEAN Youth Forum 2021
August 2021
Minority Report was Selected and recognized as a Community Partner in supporting SEA Youth Forum.
SEAYouth is an online festival for Young Southeast Asians to come together, empower each other, and voice out their concerns about the issues related to the Southeast Asia region. The festival is organized to observe the International Youth Day (August 12) and the World Humanitarian Day (August 19) and consists of a series of open spaces, forums, workshops, and any other activities that would empower youth, hone their skills, and culminate solidarity for a sustainable rights-based, inclusive, people-centered, and youth-driven regional community.
YSEALI Spring Academic Fellow 2020
March 2020
Successfully selected to be Young South East Asian Leaders Initiative in Civic Engagement with four other youths in academic fellowship to represent Brunei Darussalam.
The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) is U.S. government’s signature program to strengthen leadership development and networking in Southeast Asia.
US Embassy Cultural Grant Recipient: Minority Report
August 2020
Selected and supported by the US Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Bridging Bilateral relation in supporting Indigenous minority communities in Brunei & Borneo.
Minority Report: YSEALI SEEDS
April 2021
In further funding the Minority Report Project.
The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Seeds for the Future Program is a small grants competition to support innovative initiatives in Southeast Asia. It provides funding for the region’s most promising young leaders to carry out projects that improve their communities, countries, and the region across the program themes of Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment and Social Entrepreneurship, Education, and Environmental Issues. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is funded through a grant from the U.S. Mission to ASEAN.
EMERGE 9 - Cultural Reset
December 2020
Selected to be on of the Bruneian artist showcasing their art work in Creative Space on the Topic of "Cultural Reset
Showcasing my art on the representation of indigenous people Identity& existence in Brunei Darussalam.
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Guest Speaker
December 2022
Climate Futures #1: Cultures, Climate Crisis and Disappearing Ecologies” conference
“Uncovering Borneo's Little Green Jade, Moving towards Post-Colonialism or unlearning Stockholm syndrome?”
Presenting The artwork: "Baya Putih ari Tasek Merimbun" showcasing about Cultural heritage and knowledge on the correlation to Environmental appreciation & Conservation as well as Navigating Indigenous Ecological knowledge in the digital age of Globalization.
August 2022
In the interview, Elroy takes us through his journey of rediscovering the uniqueness of his culture and translating it into the art he produces as a means of building a cultural bridge within the community. Through Elroy and his art, we are reminded of the diverse cultural identities and rich heritage everyone in this country carries within themselves.
February 2022
A lot of times NGO outreach programs & Initiatives of helping venerable communities in a Savior Complex approach which might not a solution to the bigger picture of overcoming Inequalities and inequity.
Biases will always be a part of life but it is our job and
our responsibility to assess and unpack the biases that we have, especially when we work with marginalized people.
November 2021
Culturally Conscious Leadership
Global Shapers Community
Guest Panelist Speaker in Global Shapers Community (BSB)
A Casual Chat exploring and understanding what is culture and how leaders can adopt, understand and commit to become culturally conscious.
Understanding the challenges of being a culturally conscious leader of today and the future.
November 2021
Embarking the Sustainability Journey
Schlumberger
Invited by Schlumberger as a guest Panelist Speaker on conversation on Sustainability and how we can be an active community in over coming climate change in practicing sustainability lifestyle
October 2021
Invited by the US Embassy of Brunei.
A Casual Zoom Session on tips and experience on YSEALI application and Interview.
September 2021
Invited by the Australian High commissioner
Discussion on the importance of Mental Health accessibility to marginalized and indigenous communities
July 2021
Unity In Diversity
ASEAN Youth Advocates Network Brunei
A Roundtable discussion aim to provide a platform that recognizes and celebrates the cultural diversity in Brunei Darussalam. Stories of ‘lived experiences’ will be heard from an exciting set of speakers, as we momentarily step into one another's shoes in this exchange.
July 2021
Generation Restoration.
ASEAN Youth Advocates Network Brunei
Let's Talk: Ecosystem Restoration, featuring experts and leading environmentalists in the field discussion on how people and communities can be a part in climate action and overcoming the climate crisis.
Sharing on Indigenous representation and practices on solving climate change and how working with Indigenous communities is a vital role and solution in climate crisis.
June 2021
Representation Matters
Borneo Bengkel
In collaboration with Borneo Bengkel as a Host Speaker of Representation Matters
The Zoom discussion explores on Brunei's reconnecting to her Bornean Roots and explores on the similarities and differences we have with other regions of Borneo in the Creative and Art Scene.
May 2021
The Big Idea: Awareness on Indigenous Minority Communities in Borneo
USA to ASEAN
Invited by US to ASEAN
Raise awareness of Bornean indigenous culture and how indigenous communities can be the co-agent of social action.
The Big Idea is a series in which U.S. Mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations spokesperson Jason Seymour interviews prominent leaders and changemakers from South East Asia.
April 2021
Reinventing Indigenous Bornean Designs
OVS Art Talk
Invited by "Our Virtual Studio".
Conversation on tradition versus modernity by combining modern objects with indigenous Bornean-inspired designs, providing these motifs with new meanings to persist in the contemporary.