What it does: Undi18 is a Malaysian youth movement that successfully advocated for the amendment of Article 119(1) of the Federal Constitution.
Mission: Promoting a youth-centric agenda and democratic reforms.
Size and presence: Undi18 is a Constitutional amendment which allows for automatic voter registration, lowers the voting age from 21 to 18.
Best known for: Undi18 aims to bridge the gap between politicians, policymakers, and youth.
Undi18 is a Malaysian youth movement that successfully advocated for the amendment of Article 119(1) of the Federal Constitution to reduce the minimum voting age in Malaysia from 21 to 18 years old. We started off as a student movement in 2016, under the umbrella of the Malaysian Students’ Global Alliance. This gave us access to numerous Malaysian student/youth organizations across the world and throughout Malaysia. We officially launched with a memorandum to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in April 2017.
Throughout the years, we have organized numerous town halls, forums and public engagements to raise awareness on youth democratic representation and lowering the voting age. We have also engaged with politicians from multiple sides of the political divide, where we presented our case for the lowering of the voting age in Malaysia. We believe that youth empowerment transcends political lines.
In July 2019, with the support of YB Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (the former Minister of Youth and Sports), we managed to advocate for a historic Constitutional Amendment to lower the voting age in Malaysia. It was the first time in history where a Constitutional Amendment received 100% of votes in the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament.
Undi18 (Persatuan Pengundi Muda) is a registered National Organization under the Malaysian Registry of Societies with a registration number of PPM-008-14-27092018. We are a social enterprise focusing on voter education and youth public policy engagement.
Our culture can be reflected in the following different types of campaigns we are running.
Introduce yourself. Send us an application so we know you're interested along with the answers to the essay questions that we posted.
Let's get to know each other. We'll get in touch in one or more of these ways - by phone, video call or face-to-face.
This will be a 2-hour session. The participant will be presented with a case study on advocacy or program development and given one hour to design a solution to the challenge that has been given. The participant will then be asked more typical interview questions on experience, interest, attitude, aptitude and motivation. Different roles have different needs. We'll let you know if the role you applied for requires an assessment.
Our hiring managers will contact you directly during the final stage.
We have a few rounds to filter as we receive many applications, hence the first round is primarily based on your resume and the answers to the essay questions we ask in the application!
We have internships open for receiving applications.
Interns will be responsible for assisting Program Managers and Program Associates with Undi 18’s collaborative projects with various stakeholders. This will include managing voter education programs and liaising with multiple stakeholders. Additionally, interns will also help support Undi 18’s campaigns.
UNDI18 is hiring. Salary range for all positions is RM3000 to RM4500. This will be a thread of available positions.
With the automatic voter registration set in place, Malaysians can now vote from the age of 18 come January 2022.