ALS 2.0 Primer: Capacity Building Program for ALS Implementers
USAID Opportunity 2.0 is supporting the strengthening of the Alternative Learning System in the Philippines to achieve the shared goal of expanding quality education to more vulnerable out-of-school youth. Dubbed…
ALS 2.0 M&E System Operations Handbook
This M&E Operations Handbook provides a road map for the Bureau of Alternative Education (BAE), Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD) of the Region, Curriculum and Instruction Division of the…
USAID holds summit with city leaders, shaping youth programming in PH
CEBU, December 13, 2021— The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is holding a series of summits that will gather local leaders and key stakeholders who help shape youth…
HERO for SHS Guidebooks
Higher-Level Education or Training Readiness Orientation for Senior High School (HERO for SHS) was developed by USAID Opportunity 2.0 to support out-of-school youth who wish to pursue further education. These…
Youth build business ideas through USAID’s Design Thinking boot camp
Bohol is one of the top tourism destinations in the Philippines, with this industry making up 90 percent of the province’s local economy. So, it really bore the brunt when…
USAID Opportunity 2.0 inks agreement with Zamboanga City college to help OSY pursue higher education
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) forged a partnership with a higher education institution that will enable its National Service Training Program (NSTP) specifically to help out-of-school youth…
Business and employment content introduced to ALS curriculum, USAID completes training for 371 DepEd teachers
The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over in an online ceremony to the Department of Education new modules on entrepreneurship and work-readiness to…
Out-of-school youth gain employment through city’s collaboration
Like many farming families in the Philippines, 23-year-old Jessie Mapagdalita’s family does not own the land they till. His kuya has to take on construction jobs when he’s not farming…
Gender and Disabilities Analysis Report
EDC conducted a Gender and Disabilities Analysis (GDA) during USAID Opportunity 2.0’s Year 1. The GDA enables the program team and its partners gain a deeper understanding of the contextual…
USAID donates Php12M in equipment to DepEd in support of OSY education
On July 14, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over Php12 million ($240,000) worth of distance learning equipment to the Department of Education (DepEd) for its Alternative…