Documente Academic
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Documente Cultură
August, 2013
The program started on a delightful day. The whole morning, everyone was preparing the
materials needed, setting up the venue while the others are busy in preparing and cooking. We
are glad and lucky because the Barangay Council of the said barangay helps us in preparing and
making this activity become successful. It is exactly 2 oclock in the afternoon when the formal
program started.
It is heart fulfilling for us to see that the children together with their parents are excited in
preparing themselves in the said activity. The program begins in an opening prayer lead by Ms.
Rhodora Alejado followed by opening remarks of Mrs. Virginia Divina and Message of
Gratitude of Brgy. Captain, represented by Councilor Arnold Rivera.
The second part of program starts in EXERCISE lead by the SPG Club and participated
by the children. The next part of the program is the proper hand washing lecture and
Demonstration for the children. And some orientation about malnutrition for parents. After the
demonstration and orientation, the PTA conducted parlor games like PABITIN wherein the
children enjoy in playing, receiving educational prices like pencils and notebooks, also they
received food prices. And the last part of the program is feeding activity. Everyone enjoyed and
satisfied in healthy foods that we served. After that we take pictures as a documentation in our
accomplishment report. The said program was attended by 150 persons consisting of children
and parents.
Through the collective effort of these agencies, in partnership with local government
units, civil society organizations, the private sector and community-based groups,
Abot-Alam is aimed at mapping out-of-school youth and matching them with
appropriate government, private-sector, or civil-society programs that will give them
opportunities for education, employment and entrepreneurship.
Opportunities for education include the DepEds Alternative Learning System
for those who prefer to finish their basic education and scholarships for those who
want to pursue higher education. Employment opportunities are provided under skills
training and employment programs of agencies such as Tesda (Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority) and the Department of Labor and Employment, in
partnership with private companies and enterprises. Entrepreneurship opportunities
are provided by the Department of Trade and Industry and private groups such as GO
Negosyo and microfinance institutions.
Some LGUs and civil-society organizations have programs that cut across the
three areas of education, employment and entrepreneurship and make these available
to the out of school youth in their respective communities.
Abot-Alam is being implemented by multisectoral alliances on the
municipality, city and provincial levels. For this nationwide implementation, the local
alliances are led by the LGUs with support from the local DepEd offices, the National
Youth Commission, other government agencies in the area, and civil-society
organizations.
Additionally, there are sectors or organizations that are implementing AbotAlam in specific communities or groups. For example, the Armed Forces of the
Philippines has started implementing the program for camp personnel as well as
household help who wish to finish high school. Some companies or offices are also
implementing Abot-Alam for their employees who have yet to complete their basic
education.
As of the end of December 2014, more than 100 out of school youth have been
mapped and listed in the Abot-Alam database. More than 40 of them have been
enrolled under various programs in education, employment and entrepreneurship.
The success of Abot-Alam depends on:
The ability of stakeholders to put together a comprehensive, community-level
database containing the out-of-school youths personal information, including
their aspirations and reasons for dropping out