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Children gather in making a child-friendly Zamboanga City

By Shekinah Benitez | Jan 14, 2020

To celebrate world children’s month every November, 35 children ages 10-15 participated in a 2-day workshop last November 14-15 at the Grade School Library, Ateneo de Zamboanga Kreutz Campus.  The local city government of Zamboanga, UNICEF Philippines, City Social Welfare Development Office (CSDWO), and AdZU-SUGPAT partnered to organize “Children Building Child-friendly Cities.”  The activity was…

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AdZU SUGPAT trains children facilitators for World Children’s Month celebration

By Shekinah Benitez | Jan 14, 2020

In preparation for the celebration of World Children’s month every November, children facilitators were trained for the 2-day workshop “Children building Child-Friendly Cities” by the team of AdZU SUGPAT.  Last November 13, seven children facilitators were introduced to the workshop activities which they will be leading. The facilitators also took part in crafting the module…

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Mental Health Camp caters adolescents and children in conflicted areas

By Shekinah Benitez | Jan 14, 2020

To raise awareness on mental health among adolescents and youth, Children and Adolescents Mental Health Workshop was held last November 16 at Sauras Hall, Ateneo de Zamboanga University. The one-day workshop was organized by the Council for the Welfare of Children, UNICEF Philippines and Department of Health, in partnership with AdZU-SUGPAT and Katilingban.  Twenty adolescents…

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AdZU SUGPAT visits community learning centers

By Shekinah Benitez | Nov 9, 2019

Last September, the team of AdZU-SUGPAT conducted its first and second round of monitoring visits in the Community Learning Centers (CLC) of Zamboanga del Norte to check on the progress on the Power for Youth Worksheets.  “This monitoring will allow us to track the progress of the project by getting information on-ground first hand,” explained…

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Youth talks forum focus on youth civic engagement

By Shekinah Benitez | Nov 9, 2019

Aiming to involve and mobilize the youth towards meaningful civic engagement, SUGPAT Youth Talks #5 was organized last September 28.  More than 70 young people from all over Zamboanga City gathered for SUGPAT Youth Talks #5 “Sana All: Mobilizing the Youth Towards Meaningful Civic Engagement” at the Multipurpose Hall, Fr. Faustino Saavedra Building, Ateneo de…

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SUGPAT celebrates fourth founding anniversary

By Shekinah Benitez | Nov 9, 2019

“In everything we do, we do it with all our hearts, sweat and tears. All of these are for the dream of every out-of-school youth, of every youth in Zamboanga City” SUGPAT Program Director Kiko Miranda said in his opening message during the gathering organized by SUGPAT. The month of September marks the founding anniversary…

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180 contextualized worksheets turned over to ALS Implementers

By Shekinah Benitez | Nov 8, 2019

One hundred eighty (180) contextualized worksheets were officially turned over to the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Implementers last July 5, 2019, at Westend Court Hotel, Dipolog City.  The turnover ceremony was witnessed by a crowd of more than 90. Among them were the Provincial Vice Governor of Zamboanga del Norte, Senen Angeles, Director of DepEd…

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ALS mobile teachers undergo training for Life Skills Modules for Zambo del Norte out-of-school youth

By Shekinah Benitez | Jul 2, 2019

More than a hundred Alternative Learning System (ALS) Implementers gathered for a 6-day training at Top Plaza Hotel, Dipolog City on May 19 to 24, 2019. The training entitled “Power for Youth: A Training of ALS Implementers on the Delivery of Life Skills Modules” was participated by 120 ALS Implementers coming from different areas in…

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Fourth cycle of expanded SUGPAT Program launched

By Shekinah Benitez | Jul 2, 2019

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…

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