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How an out-of-school youth rediscovered his love for learning
Staying in school was difficult for 17-year-old Rajiskan, “Nawalan na talaga ako ng gana sa pag-aaral (I just lost all interest in going to school).” For three years, Rajiskhan Hadjula from Barangay Mariki, Zamboanga City was out-of-school. During those three long years, he considered himself as “tambay” (from the word standby, meaning being idle). When…
Read MoreFourth cycle of expanded SUGPAT Program launched
To better address the adolescent programming in the city, SUGPAT officially launched its program last March 12 at Madrid Hall, Palacio del Sur, Zamboanga City. Now on its fourth cycle, the SUGPAT Program of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University’s Center for Culture and the Arts, fully funded and supported by UNICEF and ING was formally…
Read MoreSUGPAT-ALSPA president elected as sectoral representative in local youth council
The class president of the SUGPAT Alternative School for Peacebuilding and the Arts was elected as a representative of the out-of-school youth sector as part of the city’s youth development council last November 20. Omar Sharif Mohamad was among three sectoral representatives who will sit at the Consejo de Desarollo de Jovenes dela Ciudad de…
Read MoreSUGPAT speaks at national youth volunteer convention
Last November 26, Ateneo-SUGPAT attended the first ever Filipino Youth Volunteers Convention as a speaker for the Social Innovation & Community Development break-out session at the SMX Aura Convention Center, Manila. SUGPAT was represented by its program director, Kiko Miranda, who shared the stage alongside Mr. Prim Paypon, founder of The Dream Project. During his…
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