Through OMLAS trainings on leadership, sustainability, social innovation, and entrepreneurship, I’ve grown and discovered my purpose. The fellowship helped me create a lasting impact, like with the WASTE to TASTE (W2T) project, and I feel confident continuing to learn, lead, and make a difference.

Harison Palaran

Philippines | OMLAS Alumni 2023

OMLAS helped me refine my leadership, enhance community engagement, and build a network of like-minded peers. Thanks to OMLAS, I’m now equipped to create lasting change through Skillistan, empowering Pakistani youth with sustainability and digital income skills.

Sher Shah Khan Bangash

Pakistan | OMLAS Fellow 2023

The OMLAS Fellowship has been a life-changing journey, helping me grow personally and professionally. The support I received reflects the program’s values of empowerment, teamwork, responsibility, integrity, and sustainability.

Zaw Myo Htet

Myanmar | OMLAS Alumni 2023

OMLAS Fellowship has been a transformative experience, enhancing my leadership skills and expanding my network. I highly recommend it for anyone looking to grow, lead, and create meaningful change in their community and beyond.

Aminath Ali

Maldives | OMLAS Alumni 2024

OMLAS has a transformative impact, helping young leaders gain confidence, skills, and opportunities to grow while leading sustainable projects. The fellowship also gives participants a platform to share their ideas, earn recognition, and take action that creates real change.

Oshan Thapa Magar

Nepal | OMLAS Alumni 2024

When I first joined OMLAS, I hoped to connect with like-minded individuals and share insights with my peers. The program, from Ikigai to entrepreneurial development, helped me discover my true passion, a journey both profound and challenging.

Ashra M. Wickramathilaka

Sri Lanka | OMLAS Alumni 2024

The OMLAS Fellowship was transformative, deepening my commitment to ethical leadership and empowering youth through locally rooted solutions with global relevance.

Nam Thanh Ngo

Vietnam | OMLAS Alumni 2025

The transformative OMLAS experience reshaped my journey, honing my leadership skills and empowering me to drive impactful community-based sustainability initiatives as a confident young leader.

Hasna Basirah Mazalan

Brunei | OMLAS Alumni 2025

OMLAS transformed my growth by enabling me to lead a cross-border Dream Team, strengthen my leadership and communication skills, and contribute to meaningful regional collaboration.

Alamin Pranto

Bangladesh | OMLAS Alumni 2025

Asia Vision Map 2030

Vision

We envision an Asia where all citizens enjoy a high quality of life and where development is in harmony with the natural environment.

“A continent where women and youth are also active in decision-making and visible in leadership positions, where citizens can exercise freedom of choice, and where inter-generational equity is a cornerstone in society”.

Mission

OMLAS aims to transform the lives of people in Asia by connecting, inspiring, and empowering youth. To help realize the Asia Vision 2030, we will provide youth with leadership and social entrepreneurship training tailored to local contexts. We will also create networking opportunities and platforms for young leaders across Asia to implement their social innovation ideas through transparent and participatory mechanisms.

As the OMLAS community, we will not be passive spectators to the Asia Vision 2030. Instead, we will act based on our passion, knowledge, and skills. We will prioritize the voices of youth in Asia and co-create and network with allies across and beyond the continent to achieve our collective goals.

The OMLAS Fellowship Program

OMLAS annually recruits young Asian talents and awards them with an OMLAS Fellowship. They receive a two-month training in aspects such as Transformative Leadership, Sustainability, Social Innovation, and Social Entrepreneurship and are supported in the implementation of Community Projects.

After graduating from the Fellowship Program, Fellows can join the OMLAS Alumni community and continue to work with other young leaders in Asia, Africa, Latin America and MENA (Middle East and North Africa).

Fellowship Journey 2025

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