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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.

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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.

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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 program and Life Skills Training are integrated throughout the course to develop well-rounded youth fit for employment.

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Igniting an explosion of support for education

Igniting an explosion of support for education By Mario Deriquito, Director, Center for Social Development, Ayala Foundation Inc. Published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 June 2006 PHILIPPINE PUBLIC EDUCATION IS SADDLED WITH SO many shortages—classrooms, teachers, books, teaching materials, and science and IT equipment and facilities. The debate about the reality and the gravity of these shortages goes on, but one only needs to go to a public school to find out the real score.

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