AROUND 200,000 youth are expected to benefit from the P25 million worth of learning materials to support educational, skill-building, and employment programs provided by the United States government, through the US Agency for International Development or USAID.

USAID Philippines mission director Ryan Washburn led the handover ceremony during the USAID Opportunity 2.0 (O2) Youth and Partners Summit in Quezon City attended by 500 youth development champions from across the Philippines.

The donation aims to help programs like the Department of Education’s Alternative Learning System, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s technical-vocational training programs, and the Department of Trade and Industry’s Youth Entrepreneurship Program.

“USAID is proud to empower out-of-school youth by helping them acquire the skills and training needed to find good jobs and begin building careers,” Washburn said.

“Our partnerships with DepEd, TESDA, DTI and other government partners grew out of our shared vision for creating a supportive learning environment for out-of-school youth across the Philippines,” he added.

The donation will support various educational resources, such as life skills and work-readiness training modules, entrepreneurship guidebooks and teachers’ manuals.

It includes manuals for local governments on establishing local networks that address the needs of out-of-school youth, as well as guidebooks and handouts for colleges and universities that support out-of-school youth programs.