Today, May 28, Caritas Manila scholars under the Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP) will gather at the San Carlos Seminary Auditorium, Guadalupe, Makati City, for the 7th Annual Recognition.
YSLEP helps poor but deserving youth not only in terms of academic excellence but also molds them to become servant leaders in their communities. Today 216 youth servant leaders will be recognized for their academic and leadership excellence.
Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino, youngest senator of the 16th Congress, multiawarded youth leader and social entrepreneur, will be the keynote speaker. As an active supporter of YSLEP, he will inspire the graduates on how they can contribute in nation-building as servant leaders.
Actress, celebrity and Your Face Sounds Familiar Season 2 winner Denise Laurel will also take part in the event. Laurel donated half of her winnings to Caritas Manila.
A total of 625 scholars from Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao graduated for AY 2015-2016. Two magna cum laudes and two cum laudes will share their stories and experiences as youth servant leaders.
After the recognition program, a Eucharistic celebration will be presided by His Excellency Most Rev. Bishop Honesto Ongtioco, DD, STL, bishop of Cubao.
YSLEP is the flagship program of Caritas Manila, which extends financial assistance to poor but deserving youth. The program trains and hones the youth not only for academic excellence but also to become servant leaders and good members of the community.
To date, Caritas Manila has produced over 10,000 graduates and continues to provide educational assistance, values-formation workshop, and leadership trainings to almost 5,000 students nationwide, with an average of 300 college and technical/vocational graduates yearly.
Caritas Manila is the Archdiocese of Manila’s lead social services and development ministry. Apart from YSLEP, Caritas Manila runs diverse projects that help the poor fulfill their human potential, such as the All Is Well Health Program, Restorative Justice Ministry, Caritas Damayan, and social entrepreneurship programs Caritas Margins and Segunda Mana.
To know more about YSLEP and other programs of Caritas Manila, visit www.caritasmanila.org.ph. For your donations, call DonorCare lines 563-9311, 564-0205, 0999-7943455, 0905-4285001 and 0929-8343857.
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To know more about Caritas Manila, visit www.caritasmanila.org.ph. For your donations, please call our DonorCare lines 563-9311, 564-0205, 0999-7943455, 0905-4285001 and 0929-8343857. Make it a habit to listen to Radio Veritas 846 in the AM band, or through live streaming at www.veritas846.ph. For comments, e-mail veritas846pr@gmail.com.