July 13, 2023

Social Inclusion and Equity

The Pag-asa Youth Association of the Phillipines, Inc. or PYAP is a duly constituted barangay based organization of the out-of school-youth between 15-24 years old who are clientele of the DSWD. The PYAP was first incorporated on July 29, 1974 with the SEC under the name of Pag-asa Youth Movement Inc. and thus become an affiliate organization of the DSWD. As a result of innovative programs and services and further strengthening the capabilities of the youth program, the PYM Inc. changed its name to PYAP Inc. based on its new SEC Registration Number 01328, approved on April 12, 1996. The PYAP is organized nationwide and is federated from the Municipal, City/Provincial, Regional and National Levels. The PYAP Federation of different levels serves as a strategy that provides forum to discuss youth issues and concerns related to their projects and come up with solutions/recommendations addressed to both the youth and other system involved in program planning and implementation. RATIONALE The DSWD is mandated to care, protect, rehabilitate and empower the socially, economically and physically disadvantaged sectors. Hence, the Bureau of Child and youth welfare of DSWD develop a program of services that will bring into reality. IHDRPY was launched in 1973. It has been proven effective and has gained international recognition in the Asian region. Numerous countries look up to this program as a model in harnessing the resources of the less fortunate Filipino Youth. However, as we approach the third millennium there are new developments concerns which have surface, namely: child rights, adolescent, sexuality and health, gender awareness and environment. This contemporary issues need to be incorporated in the present program for out-of-school youth. TARGET CLIENTELLE Out-of-school youth and other disadvantaged youth aging 15-24 years old, single. The other disadvantaged youth are those who have special needs such as the abused, neglected, exploited, delinquent, street youth, victims of prostitution, those with disabilities, youth offenders, and youth in cultural minorities among others. OBJECTIVES 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. 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 resources and improvement of the natural environment. To strengthen basic social, moral and cultural values, enhance social functioning, develop human expandability of the youth for the betterment of his/her family and community. 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. To maintain a program of collaboration and cooperation with government and non-government organization for the youth in all sectors and at all levels in the community. PROGRAM The Unlad Kabataan Program is geared towards the total development of the disadvantaged youth in terms of his/her socio economic, physical, psychological, cultural and spiritual development. GOAL To promote the development of the out of school youth and other disadvantaged youth to become self reliant, economically productive and socially responsible citizens, able to contribute to the development of their family and community. The PYAP Inc. utilizes the DSWD’s youth program called Unlad Kabataan Program formerly known as integrated human resource program for youth in order to carry out the goal of providing opportunities for PYAP members in order to actualize their potentials and aspirations, experience, self fulfillment, contribute to the growth of his/her community and participate in the task of nation building. DSWD’s Unlad Kabataan program for youth is geared towards the total development of the disadvantaged youth in terms of his/her economic, social, physical, psychological, cultural and spiritual development. It promotes the development of the out-of –school youths and other disadvantaged youth to become self-reliant, economically productive and socially responsible citizen’s able to contribute to the development of their family and community.