Grants Learning Summit gathers 200 youth champions

Making life-changing opportunities available to the marginalized out-of-school youth rests heavily on the shoulders of local actors who champion young people. It is through community-based individuals and organizations that services…
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…
38 Pasig City OSYs complete TESDA courses thru USAID support

PASIG CITY, May 12, 2023 – The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has successfully supported 38 out-of-school youth (OSY) in Pasig City gain much-needed…
DTI trains to deliver enhanced YEP modules

Manila, March 8, 2023–Trainers from select regional offices of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) gathered in Makati to learn about the content and how to deliver the enhanced…
DTI’s Youth Entrep Program enhanced with Be Your Own Boss content

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reps gathered for a three-day writeshop to streamline and update the country’s Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) curriculum. DTI’s YEP now adds life skills, business…
USAID, Iloilo City launch new program for out-of-school youth

ILOILO CITY, October 28—The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new project that will support the education, employment, and livelihood needs of out-of-school…
USAID is helping Cotabato City youth go back to school by bringing local actors together

It was a hot day in Davao City in 2019. Eighteen year old Wennelyn Bendol was on her first year of college in a city away from family poring over…
LGBT youth finds success in construction

USAID’s support to strengthen training institutions is including marginalized youth in local growth As the second largest metropolitan area in the Philippines, Cebu is a fast-growing city with international air…