The Federation of Accredited Extra-curricular Student Organization (FAESO) advanced to the final judging with their Yaka:Kaya program in the Global Youth Summit Seed Grant Competition 2019.
Two of the of the members of the organization, Farah Mae Acibo and Shiloh Mae Maghinay, with their moderator, Mr. Jerwin S. Borres, went to present the program at the Mall of Asia Annex Building last August 10, 2019.
Shiloh and Farah at the Auditorium of the SM Mall of Asia Arena
The GYS Seed Grant Competition is an annual event which aims to promote youth's engagement in contributing to the real-life problems in the 21st Century where organizations from around the country with sustainable programs are open to participate. FAESO's Yaka:Kaya on the other hand is among the top five organizations who are chosen over the multiple applicants under the category of creating safe spaces against violence for children and youth.
Screenshot of the GYS 2019 Announcement
Yaka:Kaya is a sustainable program that intends to develop a safe space for young individuals particularly to engage, learn and share. It is created to provide schools a no-cost venue and a safe place for the students that allow them to freely express their thoughts and feelings to same people with interests and to interact with experts and facilitators.
It has been a privilege for the organization to be part of such big event and share their advocacy for a bigger chance of helping more people. This is what one of the representatives, Shiloh Mae Maghinay, shared in her experience saying, "We fought for YAKA; KAYA at the Global Youth Summit not for ourselves, not for the organization, but for the people we will be able to help and for those who need it most, hence, it has been a great privilege to represent for the organization, for YAKA; KAYA, and the youth.”
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