The ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts promotes cultural awareness among all ASEAN member states. The committee has created a fund that helps preserve museums and important works of art within each member state.

The ASEAN Education Ministers works to strengthen access to education in all of the member states. The committee promotes the idea that education strengthens community building.

The ASEAN Ministers Meeting on Social Welfare and Development works to raise the standard of living for disadvantaged groups such as children, women, the elderly, and the disabled.

The ASEAN Committee on Women works to support the status of women in each member state. This committee also works to stop violence against women in its region.

The ASEAN Ministers Meeting on Social Welfare and Development works to raise the standard of living for disadvantages groups, such as children, women, the elderly, and the disabled.