YSEALI YOUnified - Philippines

YSEALI YOUnified - Philippines with University student leaders, US Embassy & YSEALI peeps, Keep Hope Alive youth volunteers & TAYO. Keep Hope Alive showcases inspiration booth & exhibit to inspire & encourage young people to volunteer & engage in public / community service. YSEALI community all over ASEAN are simultaneously celebrating 3 years of youth empowerment, participation & development :) #yseali #YOUnified #ysealiph

Basic English Literacy Program (BELiP)

Successful launching of Basic English Literacy Program (BELiP) in Tagaytay & Tinis-an Mangyan Community. We will be accommodating volunteer teachers/BELiPers starting next month (5 days duration) for these communities!

Thank you awesome Keep Hope Alive youth volunteers & teachers for dedicating you time and energy.This project aimed at improving literacy among out-of-schools youth and Mangyan adults in Mindoro by developing basic literacy skills of reading, writing and numeracy and providing an alternative pathway of learning for those who do not have access to basic education. This program will use informal English literacy education which is a life skills and short-term course that addresses the special needs and interests of target youths, adults or parents to promote pride in their work and ownership of their responsibilities as members of the family and their community. This literacy learning intervention will be utilizing volunteer English teachers and literate family members to help non-literate members upgrade their literacy skills and improve the educational opportunities of poor families in the depressed, deprived and under-served areas. of Keep Hope Alive in partnership with Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) & sponsored by U.S. Embassy, Manila Philippines, launched las Dec. 1-3 for the celebration of YSEALI YOUnified. #younified #Belip#younifiedph #belipers

PYAP Day: Youth in Climate Action 2016

 Recognizing the key role of youth in tackling climate change and working closely with youth-led and youth-focused organizations in MIMAROPA. This activity is also conducted in observance with the National Day for Youth in Climate Action, Araw ng Pagbasa & YSEALI YOUnified - Mindoro. Youth forum & workshops, Alay-Lakad para sa KAlikasan, Mangrove planting and stratplanning are some of the activites conducted. Youth-led project "One Book, More Trees" is also launched together with the new batch of MyLeader. Thank you DSWD-MIMAROPA, Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines, PSWDO, SCD-PGOM, LGU-Gloria, Keep Hope Alive & Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative for supporting this event.Young leaders and volunteers succesfully conveyed the importance of urgent action on climate change impact. Let's continue to promote and support the youth’s creativity, and participation as means to communicate to young people the growing concerns on the climate dilemma.Thank you! #pyap #younifiedph #myLeader5 #KabataangMindoreno

EMPOWER 2.0 YOUTH AGRICAMP & LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Farming is smart, cool & sexy! Thank you Keep Hope Alive, AGREA, SCD-PGOM, Philippine Army peeps, stakeholders & partners for doing an amazing job! Over 361 young leaders, farmers, advocates & 51 volunteers, speakers & facilitators from all over the Philippines attended the EMPOWER 2.0 : Youth AgriCamp & Leadership Summit 2016 last Sept 8-11 at ATI 4H Camp, Bgy Labonan, Bongabong Or. Mindoro. Participants explored, learned and experienced different activities focusing on youth & agriculture, sustainable development agenda, food security, peace & development and youth leadership & empowerment through interactive sessions, focus group discussions, field demo / tour, hands-on learning & workshops. Congratulations guys! Thank you God for these awesome people! #empowerV2

YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP & SUMMIT 2015

Thank you everyone for making ‪#‎YLCS2015 a huge success. We have 465 youth delegates & 85 staffs, Teachers, Phil. Army, BFP & PNP facilitators. Youth Leadership Camp and Summit 2015 is the result of hardwork & cooperation among many youth leaders & volunteers, LGU, Gov't / private agencies, schools & barangays. You guys are amazing!

Apply what you've learned & cherish your new friends. It only takes one step of courage to leave the comfort zone & ‪#‎empower others. To God be the glory!

Appointed as Global Youth Ambassador

Thank you Milky Way Youth Movement! This is another opportunity to try something new and stepping up to another initiative. Thank you Lord, head-on for the challenge smile emoticon ‪#‎pumpedUP

Balik-Eskwela Caravan 2015

Keep Hope Alive handed out packs of school supplies, toys, garments and basic medical services to children & families from low-income families in these two remote Elementary Schools in Mansalay for our Balik-Eskwela Caravan 2015. The program is supported by a number of donors and partners including generous sponsors & volunteers who donated supplies. Appreciating our KHA youth volunteers as well who mobilized for the task of packing and distributing the kits for the children despite the extreme hot weather. Thank you guys! God bless you more. Thanks Sir Edwin & all youth volunteers for your generosity and giving to a great cause. Students who could otherwise not afford such supplies will now have those items for their use this school year. Thank you for caring about the needs of others. ‪#‎KeepHopeAlive #‎BalikEskwelaCaravan2015

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) & STANDARD FIRST AID & TECHNIQUE

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) & STANDARD FIRST AID & TECHNIQUE Training for 117 members & officers of Oriental Mindoro Disaster Youth Volunteers (OMDY). Participants learned various skills to recognize and manage several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR to victims of all ages, bandaging & transfer, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. The program is faciliated by Pdrrmo Ormin & Office of the Governor - Special Concerns Division (Youth & Sports). ‪#‎OperationListo ‪#‎KabataanAkoListo

Women Who Lead

Joined my fellow Young Legislators & YSEALI alumni at the U.S Embassy Manila for a talk with U.S. Ambassador to the ASEAN Nina Hachigian, ASEAN Permanent Rep. of the Philippines Elizabeth Buensuceso, Netherlands Ambassador Maria Christina Theresia "Marion" Derckx, Singapore Ambassador Kok Li Peng and Turkish Ambassador Esra Cankoru. ‪#‎profellows ‪#‎womenwholead

Day Care Workers Month

 Celebrated Provincial Day Care Workers Month with dedicated & hardworking DCWs of Mansalay & Oriental Mindoro. This event was organized by PGOM & PSWD with a theme "Sa tapat, mahusay at magiliw na paglilingkod, kakayahan at kagalingan ng mga bata ay sigurado".

Day care workers do a lot of work for our kids with generally low compensation. Hats off to our ‪#‎everydayheroes

OUTREACH CLIMB & F4F Project

The need for mobile outreach services was, and continues to be critical since most families in Mangyan Communities live in very rural, isolated and underserved settings. Fight4Five is a mobile outreach programme delivering school/home based health care, educational drive, peer education, social & cultural activities and environmental awareness services as well as programs that aimed to alleviate poverty and promote economic sustainability to indigent families. As Keep Hope Alive volunteers, young advocates spend time educating community people on the prevention of epidemic in communities, visit schools in geographically isolated areas to talk to school children about hygiene & nutrition. They also assist with local workshops; participate in medical missions, health & environmental awareness program and support sessions. ‪#‎KeepHopeAlive ‪#‎Fight4Five

ALUMNI RECONNECTS

ALUMNI RECONNECTS : Gathering of all U.S. International Exchange Alumni to celebrate 75th anniversary of State Department sponsored programs hosted by Ambassador Goldberg. The event aimed to reconnect, network and talk how the US visits helped in each alum's projects, careers & advocacies.

Glad to meet and talk with my co-young legislators from Cebu, Lipa & Camsur, Masbate Vice Gov & Mayor from La Union, educators, journalists, scientists, young professionals & social entrepreneurs on how we can help & improve our local communities & country. ‪#‎yseali ‪#‎profellows