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…
Pilot rollout of work and business readiness content in ALS a success
Alternative Learning System (ALS) in the Philippines was established to serve a diverse group of learners in varied, difficult circumstances, unable to participate in formal education. Ensuring that the program…
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…
OSY to Business Owner: Building Communities One Cup of Coffee At A Time
Cagayan de Oro City is a bustling city in Misamis Oriental, south of the Philippines. It hosted a Food and Travel Festival in 2018 as the economic hub and gateway…
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…
Angeleño youth put their entrepreneurial skills to the test through USAID’s Design Thinking boot camp
Angeles City is home to nearly half a million people, ranking fifth among the most improved highly urbanized cities in the Philippines. The bustling city is also a known proponent…