May 29, 2023

Health, Education, Economic Empowerment, Social Inclusion and Equity, Peace-Building and Security, Governance, Active Citizenship, Environment, Global Mobility

Through the initiative and efforts of the MSWDO Head, Mr. Valentin A. Escabillas, he organized a youth organization that has the goal of promoting youth inclusivity, especially the Out of School Youths. Mobilizing the SK chairpersons and youth representatives, a chapter in every barangay was organized, and the federation thereafter. As of now, the Pag-Asa Youth Association of the Philippines Municipal Federation-Libagon Chapter continue to participate workshops, orientations, and advocacy campaigns and is by far, one of the most active youth organization in the municipality of Libagon.\r\nThe objectives of PYAP are as follow:\r\n1. To encourage, facilitate and create opportunities for self-expression and attainment of proper attitudes and behavior among the youth for self fulfillment and social awareness;\r\n2. To engage the youth in various activities that will promote their social and economic development such as food production, volunteer community service, health and nutrition, population awareness, protection and conservation of natural environment;\r\n3. To strengthen basic social. Moral and cultural values, enhance social functioning, develop human responsibility of the youth for the betterment of his/ her family and community;\r\n4. To provide special services for the protection, rehabilitation and training of youth with special needs as those who are alienated, delinquent, neglected, abused, exploited, those with disabilities, and those in cultural communities, etc. and;\r\n5. To maintain a program of collaboration and cooperation with government and non-government agencies for the youth in all sectors and at all levels in the community.\r\n