By Mariam Barandia | Executive Director
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Your donations go towards training and supporting our volunteers in their work. Not only are you empowering young people to improving their own lives, you are also indirectly helping towards improving other lives in Mindanao .
Two of our current volunteers are Nor-Jannah (Norj) and Jonaira (Jopay), they are placed at an NGO called United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD). They have been working on a project that is helping out of school youth in Mindanao to gain livelihood skills. The project in collaboration with government agencies gave skills training and basic literacy using the Alternative Learning System. The youth learned various skills such as Automotive Repair, Bread and Pastry Making, Dressmaking etc
Norj had the huge task managed the database of all the trainees whilst Jopay organized many aspects of the training including coordination with local officials.
As well as increasing the employability, it also assists protecting the youth against stereotyping, extremism and other types of radicalization. These are the same outcomes that we aim for with our volunteering program.
Thank you for your continued support
Mariam
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