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Park Avenue Initiative

Community and Family Services International. Rebuilding Lives. Park Avenue Initiative. "Protecting and Empowering Out-of-School Children and Youth". The Local Context. Pasay has considerable movement of migrants into the city's low-income areas

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Park Avenue Initiative

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  1. Community and Family Services International Rebuilding Lives. Park Avenue Initiative "Protecting and Empowering Out-of-School Children and Youth"

  2. The Local Context • Pasay has considerable movement of migrants into the city's low-income areas • The average Pasay household is 7 persons per household. The city has a total of 73,846 households. • Pasay is considered as one of the child trafficking hot spots having the highest number of bars and prostitution dens employing victims of trafficking. • There are still grade 5-6 students who are non-readers as per teachers’ assessment • Due to poverty, it is normal to see 3 or more families living under one roof • Pasay is awarded as a Child Friendly City

  3. 2004 PAI Research General Findings • Many Out-of-School Youth and Children (OSCY) • Many of the Parents of the OSCY are unemployed • Youth and children are highly at risk to prostitution, gangs, drugs, child labor, child trafficking, etc. CFSI.Rebuilding Lives.

  4. Vision Empowered communities able to move and protect marginalized children and youth, move the most vulnerable ones to mainstream society with dignity and social justice. CFSI.Rebuilding Lives.

  5. Goals • to protect the lives, well-being, and dignity of marginalized children and youth • to prevent children and youth from falling prey to exploitation, prostitution, drugs, etc. • to empower communities to take an active role in protecting marginalized children and youth CFSI.Rebuilding Lives.

  6. Project Beneficiaries • Out-of-School Children and Youth • Parents and Guardians of Children and Youth • Project clientele for Psychosocial • Barangay Council • Community CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  7. Park Avenue, Pasay City Barangay covered: 88, 90. 91, 92 69, 71, 72, 73 • Back to School • Vocational courses • Coregroup formation • Identification and mobilization of Volunteers • Tutorials/ Mentoring CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  8. Park Avenue, Pasay City Barangays covered: 88, 90. 91, 92 69, 71, 72, 73 CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  9. Project Component 1. Community Mobilization 2. Social and Economic Skills Development 3. Education and Advocacy 4. Psycho-social care 5. Recreational activities CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  10. Project Component 1. Community Mobilization a. Training and mentoring of Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) b. Training of community volunteers, children and youth advocates; and c. Coregroup formation CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  11. Project Component: 2. Social and Economic Skills Development • Training program for the Youth Skills for Life/ Employability Skills, Team Building CRC, JJL, Anti-Child trafficking law, etc. CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  12. Project Component: 2. Social and Economic Skills Development • Training program for the Parents Effective Parenting, Reproductive Health, JJL, CRC, Anti-Child trafficking law, VAWC, etc. • Vocational courses: FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICES COSMETOLOGY DRESSMAKING FOOD PRESERVATION// COMMERCIAL COOKING SOAP MAKING

  13. Project Component: 3. Education and Advocacy • Tutorial/Mentoring (Individual Instruction Approach) • Back-to-school program CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  14. Project Component: 3. Education and Advocacy c. Alternative Learning System/ Accreditation and Equivalency Test Training on CRC, VAWC, JJL, Anti-Trafficking law, RH, Gender sensitivity, Peace Education, etc. CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  15. Project Component: 3. Education and Advocacy Youth Art Camp, Development of IEC materials (comic book, posters) CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  16. Project Component: 4. Psycho-social care a. Counseling, case study, referral of psycho-social cases to institution 5. Recreational activities b. Puppet show, sports activities, field trip CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  17. Project Component: 5. Recreational activities b. Community Theater, Art Workshop, Music &Dance CFSI. Rebuilding Lives.

  18. Our Way Forward Expansion in two more barangays with highest numbers of poorest of the poor Sustaining the Youth Advocacy Group Re-training and organizing of the newly elected barangay officials Networking with other institutions to help sustain existing efforts

  19. Thank you... CFSI.Rebuilding Lives.

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