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USAID shared the initial findings of its study on the impacts of re-engaging out-of-school children and youth (OSCY) with educational opportunities on peace building in Mindanao to a wide audience of development practitioners, academia, international donor groups, and private- and public-sector stakeholders, including the Department of Education (DepED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), in a seminar held in Makati City on March 18, 2010.
USAID’s EQuALLS2 project used the Developmental Assets Profile (DAP) to track OSCY’s developmental assets over time as a way of measuring the holistic impact of the project's interventions on the youth.
The initial results of the study showed that OSCY who participated in EQuALLS2's alternative basic education and livelihood skills training programs experienced marked growth in the personal and social categories, as well as significant improvements in their family connectedness, educational engagement, and community involvement. These factors are deemed to shield them from the negative effects of conflict.
The findings are being used to further strengthen EQuALLS2’s programs for 105,000 OSCY in areas most affected by conflict and poverty in Mindanao until 2011.
