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Here are some of the products and materials developed through USAID Opportunity 2.0.

Modules, publications, briefs, reports and other materials on second-chance education, youth workforce development, and positive youth development will be made available here for easy access to champions of youth development and leaders who wish to learn and pursue similar goals for their communities, schools, organizations, and business.

Since 2020, USAID has awarded 88 grants worth up to Php 118 million ($2.02 million) to 68 organizations and institutions in the Philippines. These grants enabled local actors, including higher education institutions as well …
Opportunity 2.0 reports progress on activities that strengthen the systems that support out-of-school youth in succeeding and pursuing a life of learning, through the three key result areas, as well as cross-cutting activities on …
This compendium was developed to showcase the achievements of USAID partner organizations. A grants mechanism is incorporated into Opportunity 2.0’s programming to strengthen the local capacity of youth-serving organizations, training service providers, and higher …
The Opportunity 2.0 program gathered 200 out-of-school youth leaders from 15 partner cities in Angeles City on August 22-25, 2023 for the National Youth Leaders’ Summit.  Through this event, youth leaders learned from each …
The Higher-level Education or Training Readiness Orientation (HERO) is a guide developed by the Education Development Center through the USAID Opportunity 2.0 program. It is an easy-to-use guide to be used by local actors …
Through this study, we sought to understand the perception and mindsets of the various stakeholders involved in the OSY ecosystem, and their roles, responsibilities and interactions with each other. We hoped to learn about …
On May 30-31, 2023, 200 higher education leaders and officials from 15 cities across the Philippines gathered in Manila for USAID’s Opportunity 2.0 Higher Education Learning Summit. Mission Director Ryan Washburn led the event …
On February 22 and 23, 2023, more than 200 youth champions from 15 cities in the Philippines participated in the first-ever National Youth Development Alliance (YDA) Summit hosted by the United States government in …
Part of the TESDA-USAID Opportunity 2.0 collaboration in response to the pandemic was the ‘Youth Access to TESDA Online Program (YATOP)’ initiative. YATOP supports ‘Oplan TESDA Abot Lahat: TVET in the New Normal’ and …