U.S. Summit Empowers Out-of-School Youth as New Workforce Amid Pandemic
Manila, September 28, 2021—On September 27, the U.S. government led a virtual private sector summit that gathered over 300 industry leaders to tackle how Filipino youth can help businesses thrive…
Local Labor Market Assessment (LLMA) Briefer
What’s a Local Labor Market Assessment or LLMA? LLMA is one of the tools that USAID Opportunity 2.0 introduces to Youth Development Alliances in the cities it works with. Through…
Out-of-school youth gain employment through city’s collaboration
Like many farming families in the Philippines, 23-year-old Jessie Mapagdalita’s family does not own the land they till. His kuya has to take on construction jobs when he’s not farming…
OSYs championed in Valenzuela City employment services
Valenzuela City’s Public Employment Services Office (PESO) is known to be an effective employment catalyst in the city, catering to the needs of Valenzuelano job seekers. They have been recognized…
USAID concludes training of 80 DTI regional staff, strengthens youth entrepreneurship programs
MANILA, July 23, 2021—USAID Opportunity 2.0, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, recently trained over 80 DTI regional staff to strengthen entrepreneur preparation programs for the Philippines’…
USAID donates Php12M in equipment to DepEd in support of OSY education
On July 14, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over Php12 million ($240,000) worth of distance learning equipment to the Department of Education (DepEd) for its Alternative…
Private Sector Voices
Don’t take it from us. Hear it straight from business owners and leaders. Here are some of the voices from the private sector who champion youth development, fulfill the potential…
Private Sector Voices: Lord Dalinas, CEO of Custard Apple Outsourcing
Custard Apple Outsourcing is a business process outsourcing firm based in General Santos City whose CEO is a former out-of-school youth himself. He’s now making efforts to make opportunities to…
Private Sector Voices: Imelda Dagus, Founder of Dennis Coffee Garden
Dennis Coffee Garden is a restaurant and coffee shop in Davao City that is championing Sulu coffee in the Philippines and the world through its young team of former out-of-school…
Private Sector Voices: Carl Bryan Pontillas, Assistant Vice President of Syntactics, Inc.
Syntactics is based in Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines. It is an outsourcing company that offers digital services such as marketing as well as software and web design development. Syntactics…