USAID Opportunity 2.0 Program Brief
This brief summarizes what the program USAID Opportunity 2.0 is all about, what it aims to accomplish, and how it plans to achieve this.
Biz leaders, gov’t underscore policies for OSYs at O2 Private Sector Summit
The United States Agency for International Development places great importance in fostering multi-sectoral collaboration to spur upskilled out-of-school youth’s way to success and empower them to be drivers of the…
From ‘sabar’ to future Shari’ah Counselor: one out-of-school youth’s story of hope
USAID support is enabling local schools to fulfill the full potential of marginalized youth in the Philippines Out of the 6.9 million Muslims in the Philippines, there have only been…
O2 holds National Youth Leaders Summit with 200 OSYs
USAID’s positive youth development approach recognizes that youth are core actors in their own development. For the Filipino out-of-school, this means that is it critical for them to be at…
US Ambassador Carlson visits USAID-partner school Casuga in Davao City
US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson visited the Casuga Integrated Farm School, a three-time grantee under USAID’s Opportunity 2.0 program which works to provide improved education, employment, and entrepreneurship outcomes for out-of-school…
GenSan MSME owners set to go digital with the help of Gen Z Youth
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) make up 99.5 percent of the commercial establishments in the country, contributing about 40 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, and providing 63…
DTI adopts USAID content and rolls out enhanced youth entrepreneurship program in PH
Services and resources for budding entrepreneurs in the Philippines remain largely inaccessible to a significant number of the young population in the Philippines particularly out-of-school youth. Training content and materials…
USAID-supported youth leaders step up at Southeast Asian Youth Summit
Group photo of USAID-supported out-of-school youth delegation to the SEAMEO INNOTECH Youth Summit held on June 27-28, 2023 in Quezon City. In a Southeast Asian Youth Summit organized by SEAMEO…
Former OSYs in Iligan: Work Based Learning Key to Employment Success
Mich Cabalquinto and Kyle Gaspar Rebusto could not believe their luck when they found out they had been hired as service crew members at a Jollibee restaurant in Iligan City,…
Equal Opportunities for OSYs with disabilities: A PWD’s Dream
Cotabato City, as the capital of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, is a gold mine of active, opinionated youth. With over 320,000 residents, it is a melting pot…