Posts by Shekinah Benitez
SUGPAT Power for Youth project engages Zambo del Norte ALS implementers
A total of 64 Alternative Learning System (ALS) implementers from the division of Zamboanga del Norte underwent the “Training of Trainers on Contextualization of Work-Readiness Modules” last March 12-15, 2018 at the C.T. Boulevard Hotel, Zamboanga City. Immediately after launching the fourth cycle of the SUGPAT Program, the program rolled out its first activity, a…
Read MoreSUGPAT-ALSPA Fellows lead in organizing community projects around Zamboanga City
Almost 30 out-of-school youth developed and implemented projects in different areas in Zamboanga City, addressing selected issues and problems of the target community as part of their 6-month curriculum under SUGPAT’s Alternative School for Peacebuilding the Arts (ALSPA). The SUGPAT-ALSPA fellows were grouped into five, and the groups identified concerns and problems in the community…
Read MoreALSPA UPDATE: Second term continues with digital literacy classes, travelling film fests, leadership camp, and more
The last 2 months of the year were jam-packed with activities for the fellows of the SUGPAT Alternative School for Peacebuilding and the Arts. As the program is about to come to an end, the ALSPA fellows made the most out of the few remaining weeks of their stay in SUGPAT. Digital Literacy Class The…
Read MoreSUGPAT brings OSY-made short films to various schools, communities inspiring more than 1000 in-school and out-of-school youth
The five short films made by out-of-school youth fellows from the Alternative School for Peacebuilding and the Arts were screened in different communities around Zamboanga City through the SUGPAT Travelling Film Festival. The outputs of the “SUGPAT heART Intensives: Digital Storytelling Workshop” were toured around five different schools and two communities, where more than a…
Read MoreBLP Update: Barangay leaders undergo Module 2 after practicum stage
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you,” Aurora Gonzales, Project Director of SUGPAT Barangay Leadership Program (BLP), said in her closing statement as we concluded Module 2 for SUGPAT BLP last November 15-17 and November 29 – December 1, 2018. The objective of BLP Module 2 is to deepen the ownership of the…
Read MoreALSPA Update: Fellows participate in creativity workshops, SUGPAT Youth Talks 3, and recollection
The SUGPAT Alternative School for Peacebuilding and the Arts fellows bid goodbye to the first term of classes. To end the first term of classes, the SUGPAT ALSPA Fellows took their first term final exams prepared by their coaches. During their term break, the fellows participated in SUGPAT HeART Intensives: Photography and Digital Storytelling Workshop,…
Read MoreBLP Update: Barangays on their practicum stage
The 22 participating barangays of the SUGPAT Barangay Leadership Program are on their practicum stage of the program, to revisit their roadmap to improve youth participation and civic engagement in their barangay. As part of the program, each barangay was given a coach to assist them and guide them in their pursuit of the program.…
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