Posted on by Jaymante Pearl Apilado

The Philippines has a rapidly growing population and a large percentage of poor Filipino youth are entering the job market to make ends meet for their families. Despite this, the country’s job market remains to be challenging, especially for those who did not finish tertiary education causing many to remain unemployed.

YouthWorks PH and Career Builder Skills Training and Assessment Center, Inc. in partnership with the DSWD Field Office 1 – Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) along with other private and government institutions are working together to address these challenges.

DSWD Field Office 1 – SLP joins the YouthWorks PH’s Skills Partnership Forum for Luzon in Taguig, Metro Manila

The project brings employers, schools, and the government together to help the unemployed, out-of-school youth in the country uplift their socioeconomic condition through social entrepreneurship. This project provides them with work-based training and employment opportunities.

Sharing the same vision in uplifting the lives of the poor, the DSWD FO 1-SLP provided Employment Assistance Fund to the qualified beneficiaries under Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The beneficiaries received PhP5,000.00 each that they can use in processing their documentary requirements, food allowances, uniforms, and other things that they will need in their jobs.

Awarding of SLP Employment Assistance Grants to 32 qualified beneficiaries.

“Malaking bagay ‘yung training mula sa YouthWorks PH at Career Builder Training and Assessment Center, Inc. na pagkakarpintero, dahil dito ay makakapunta na ako sa Taiwan para makapagtrabaho. Maraming salamat din sa SLP sa tulong na ito para sa pagproseso ng iba ko pang kailangan sa Taiwan tulad ng bakuna at allowance ko. (The training from YouthWorks PH and Career Builders Training and Assessment Center, Inc. in carpentry is a huge help. I can now go to Taiwan to work because of this. Thank you to SLP as well for this assistance, for processing other things I need in Taiwan such as vaccination and additional allowance),” said Benedict Espirita, Pangasinan.

The DSWD Field Office 1 – SLP is continuously partnering with other private and government institutions to capacitate and provide the necessary assets for the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged households willing and ready to engage and maintain a thriving livelihood. (by: John Chris B. Zureta, Social Marketing Officer, Sustainable Livelihood Program)