Valenzuela youth begins college journey after USAID training
Joyme Celeste, 20, is the first in her family to go to college. She is an incoming sophomore at Valenzuela City Polytechnic College (ValPoly), studying Technical Vocational Teacher Education. Just…
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…
USAID train 500 OSYs on saving, lending, and biz start-up
Young people are often left out of formal banking systems, especially those out of school. They are unable to access financial services, which usually require maintaining balances and documentary requirements…
USAID opens new possibilities for young breadwinner in Cebu
Yna Marie Cabañog, 20, started working since the age of ten. She took up jobs washing dishes and grilling barbecues. “My family is poor, and we almost always don’t have…
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…
First ever National Youth Dev’t Alliance (YDA) Summit held
DAVAO CITY, February 22, 2023—More than 200 local leaders and youth champions from 15 cities in the Philippines participated in the first-ever National Youth Development Alliance Summit in Davao City…
Innovations summit on second-chance education in PH held
As part of strengthening second-chance education in the Philippines, USAID—through its Opportunity 2.0 program—supported a summit led by the Department of Education’s Bureau of Alternative Education (DepEd BAE), Education Development…
Improved access to training helps young mom in Tagbilaran City find job
USAID-TESDA collaboration helps young mother get back on her feet in Tagbilaran City Leaving school to be a mom When Clarice found out she was pregnant at 19, she dropped…
Cebu city youth finds pathway after pandemic
USAID introduce work-based learning in Philippine tech-voc to support marginalized Filipino youth In early 2020, Melbert Sesante, Jr. was a 20-year-old who was just beginning his sophomore year in a…
Young mom leads solid waste initiative after design thinking training with USAID
Solid waste management has been a continuing problem in Cebu City for the past few years. In Barangay Talamban, piled up garbage blocked narrow drainage and caused flooding. Mae Ann…