Welcome to the Global Home of ELSA
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
ELSA-PBSP’s Feeding Program reaches 8,723 school kids
Last school year of 2006, a total of 8,723 school children benefited from ELSA's Supplemental Feeding and Health Improvement program in the province of Lanao del Sur, Mindanao. Spearheaded by the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the program aids malnourished children through feeding and de-worming for the whole school year.
Educational Tour opens up a world of possibilities for Tech Ed trainees
Forty-seven trainees of ELSA’s Integrated Technical Education Program in Nagdilaab Foundation, Isabela City went on an educational tour in Zamboanga City last June 5 and 13, 2007. The tour served as an opportunity to gain practical knowledge as they prepare for employment, as it exposed the trainees to business establishments and industries of the courses they are involved in.
129 OSY gain technical skills
129 former out of school youth graduated from ELSA’s Integrated Technical Education Program in Notre Dame University, Cotabato City, on June 30, 2007. The program is being implemented through Consuelo Foundation’s tie-up with Notre Dame University (NDU)’s Community Extension Services.
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ELSA Stories
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."
A young leader's voice
Four months after the camp, student leader CD-Yza Naco speaks up about leadership and life Web feature...
Breaking Barriers through Technology: ELSA Youth Leaders Attend PeaceTech Series
Thanks to the wonders of technology, hundreds of youth from all over the Philippines are able to talk about two of the most important issues facing the country today: peace and conflict...
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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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