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The Education and Livelihood Skills Alliance (ELSA) is a multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral partnership that seeks to create and expand school and community based learning and employment programs in the Philippines. Currently, as an alliance, it is focused on working together in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
ELSA is composed of highly-respected international and Philippine NGOs working together to improve access to quality education and livelihood skills among the youth. Established in 2004, the team is composed of the International Youth Foundation, Ayala Foundation, Consuelo Foundation, Philippine Business for Social Progress, Petron Foundation, and SEAMEO-INNOTECH. USAID Philippines provides funding support to the alliance through the Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS) project.
With one love, we heal old wounds. With one heart, we create new hopes. We dream with them. We build with them. We work together. We win together.
Media Updates
Field Orientation sets the stage for ELSA 2
Koronodal City, March 25,2008- Carrying the message of “One Heart, One Dream, One Team,” the Education and Livelihood Skills Alliance (ELSA), under USAID’s Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS) program, held a field orientation activity at the Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU) for its second phase of operations.
New community organizers join ELSA’s 2nd run
The Education and Livelihood Skills Alliance (ELSA) officially started its second operational phase on March 1, 2008, under the Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS), an education program initiated by the USAID.
ELSA bags the Anvil Award of Excellence
February 15, 2008---the Education and Livelihood Skills Alliance (ELSA) bagged the Anvil Award of Excellence for its annual newsletter, the ELSA Insights.
Being Committed: Washington Visits ELSA Initiatives
November 18, 2007- Elzadia Washington, the new Deputy Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) displayed her commitment by visiting the various interventions implemented by the Education and Livelihood Skills Alliance (ELSA) through USAID‘s Education Quality and Access Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS) program.
Students of Hadji Musa Elementary School benefit from partnership
Glan, Sarangani Province- As recipients of a new 3- classroom school building, the students of Hadji Musa Elementary school have something to smile about. The newly constructed and fully furnished classrooms were formally turned over to local officials and community residents of Glan, last November 19, 2007.
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ELSA Stories
Young healers find meaning in touching lives
Twenty-three year old Jay Jannatin has a healing touch.
A young reflexologist in Basilan, Jay is a graduate of ELSA's Integrated Technical Education program in Basilan, Mindanao. A 10-month program for the out of school youth, courses include Reflexology, Hair Science, Garments, Electronics, Food Technology, and Welding. Consuelo Foundation's Alternative Learning System…
An ELSA Scholar's Story
Seven-year-old Daniel Abanil has always dreamed of being an engineer. His mother, Ana Lisa Abanil, encouraged him to think big and motivates him to value his education. "We encourage him to study hard, and use his talents," she said. "I remind him to always be thankful for the chance of being able to study, since our income is enough only for food everyday."
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A 2003 study of the Philippine Business for Social Progress reveals that barely half of Mindanao’s youngest students complete elementary school, and less than 35% finish secondary school. The countrywide unemployment rate for young people ages 15- 24 is already high at 45%, according to the Philippine National Statistics Office.
Being aware of these needs, and realizing the riches and potentials of Mindanao, ELSA is committed to contributing to the development of this region and its youth through its diverse education and livelihood programs.
With one love, we heal old wounds.
With one heart, we create new hopes.
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