USAID Donates Php16M in Learning Equipment to Support Out-of-School Children and Youth

Manila, February 22, 2021 – As part of the United States’ ongoing commitment to support the Philippine government’s Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) turned over 371 laptop computers worth more than Php16 million ($333,000) to the Department of Education (DepEd). At a ceremony ...
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By | 22 February, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: , , , ,

Vice President Robredo, USAID, PBEd Team Up to Provide Training to Unemployed and Out-of-School Youth

Manila, October 22, 2020 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), and the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines (OVP) today launched a partnership to provide free technical-vocational skills and employability training for over 1,000 unemployed and out-of-school Filipino youth. The OVP, through its TrabaHOPE ...
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By | 22 October, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , , , , ,

U.S. Government Launches New Project for Out-of-School Youth in the Philippines

Manila, August 19, 2020 — 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 at least 180,000 out-of-school youth across the Philippines. Through the five-year, Php1.9 billion ($37.5 million) Opportunity 2.0: Second-chance Opportunities for Out-of-school Youth project, the ...
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By | 19 August, 2020 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , , ,

U.S., Philippines Celebrate Successful Partnership that Expanded Opportunities for 25,000+ Out-of-School Youth

Manila, May 3, 2019 — The U.S. and Philippine governments celebrated the successful conclusion of the six-year, Php832-million Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev) project.  The partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Education (DepEd), and 11 local government units across Mindanao expanded access ...
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By | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , , , , , ,

USAID Mission Director Dr. Susan Brems, alongside Nancy Wallace, Chief of Party for USAID’s Mindanao Youth for Development activity, and Father Charlie Inzon, President of Notre Dame University, led the graduation and handed out certificates of completion to the graduates.

Cotabato City Youth Graduate from U.S. Government-Supported Skills Training Program

Cotabato City, March 31, 2017 — More than 100 Filipino youth are now better equipped with knowledge and life skills to help them succeed, following their completion of a job training course provided by the U.S. government in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Department of Education’s Alternative Learning System, ...
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By | 31 March, 2017 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: , , , ,

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