Siklab: Youth Leaders Guild 2019
Alumna, Shar Jathiya Sheik (YES ’14) is president of the Supreme Student Government of Mindanao State University — Senior High School (MSU-SH), which recently spearheaded the Siklab: Youth Leaders Guild. The Youth…
Changemaking Projects
Peer2Peer Facebook Global Digital Challenge
Alumna Aniyyah Fatmah A. Guinar (YES ’17) and his five colleagues on Team Pakigsandurot of Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology won third place out of 60 competing…
Kadtiwalay: Envisioning Empowered and Holistic Family Living
Alumni Jemiema Dagadas (YES ’11), Nur Gabid Taup (YES ’11) and Rolie Ahmad S. Akot (YES ’10) are passionate about promoting a healthier Philippines. They developed a project, called Kadtiwalay,…
Project Picking Up The Pieces: The Rights and Needs of Children Affected
written by Jemiema Dagadas Behind every parent in jail, there are children and other family members who are serving time as well. More often than not, the lives of these…
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No Disability Can Stop Me from Achieving Great Things
by Justin Gonzales, KL-YES Alumnus After my YES Program, I have worked on accomplishing not only for my own good, but also for the honor and pride of my school…
YES Training of Trainers Workshop: Learning Journey from Cairo
By: Jowahdi Maulana Salik, YES 2011-2012, Orange, Massachusetts Before going to Cairo, Egypt, I don’t really know what to expect. I didn’t let the excitement inside me to occupy my…
Alumni TIES in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
by: Johnson K. Badawi, YES Alumnus - Batch 2010 Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (Alumni TIES) are regionally-focused gatherings for U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs for alumni funded by the US Department…
Project Bayanihan
by: Maria Ana E. Espinosa, YES Alumna - Batch 2005 Project Bayanihan, is a two-day workshop and training regarding “Anticipatory Transitional Justice happened in San Beda University College of Law…
Volunteers Help Empower a Community in the Philippines
by Sarah Mae Ismael, YES Program Alumna, 2005 I am Sarah Mae Ismael and I had the chance to study in the United States in 2005. Back then, I was…