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Out-of-school youths and barangay leaders complete SUGPAT Programs
After almost a year of journeying together, the 70 fellows of the SUGPAT Barangay Leadership Program (BLP) and 28 fellows of the SUGPAT Alternative School for Peacebuilding and the Arts (ALSPA) finally completes programs of SUGPAT. The joint completion of the ALSPA and BLP Fellows were witnessed by partners from UNICEF, the city government, faculty…
Read MoreSUGPAT 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 conducts Technical Working Group with ALS Implementers in Dipolog City
To prepare for the upcoming training for Zamboanga del Norte ALS Implementers, a Technical Working Group Meeting and Writeshop on Contextualization of Life Skills Modules was conducted in the Division Office, Department of Education at Zamboanga del Norte last April 9 and 10, 2019. The two-day meeting was attended by the Zamboanga del Norte Assistant…
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 MoreSUGPAT unites fellows and their parents, guardians in family strengthening program
“Our family is important because they are our lives, they guide us every day and every time. When we fail, when we face trials, when we have disappointments, they give us strength, courage, and comfort us when we hurt inside.” These were the words that came straight from the heart of Jenny Samarinta, SUGPAT-ALSPA fellow,…
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 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 MoreFirst ever regional leadership camp for out-of-school youth held in Zamboanga City
More than 40 out-of-school youth (OSY) from all over Zamboanga Peninsula gathered last December 12 to 16 at the Mercedes Retreat House in Zamboanga City for the first ever leadership camp of its kind in the region. The Ateneo de Zamboanga University’s SUGPAT Program in partnership with UNICEF Philippines and the US Embassy in 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…
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