Those who can finish college have a 98% chance of overcoming poverty. In the Philippines, for every 100 children that enter grade 1, only 14 will finish college.
Through Caritas Manila’s Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP), poor and deserving youths are given a chance to earn college or vocational/technical degrees to help them lift their families out of poverty.
Each scholar is not just expected to graduate but to become a LEADER in his or her community imbued with SELF-DISCIPLINE, MORAL INTEGRITY, and SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Mahigit sa 1,500 mga mag-aaral ang natulungan ng Caritas Manila na mapagtapos sa kolehiyo ngayong taon.
Through Caritas Manila’s Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP), poor and deserving youths are given a chance to earn college or vocational/technical degrees to help them lift their families out of poverty.
This year, we aim to help 5,000 poor but deserving youths nationwide.
All it takes is P30,000 per year to support 1 Youth Servant Leader.
Caritas Manila is the leading social arm of the Archdiocese of Manila and the integrator of the Church social services and development in Metro Manila.