Continuing their efforts in supporting causes that improve our country’s prospects for the future, TAYO 21 names the top youth organizations of 2024.
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On 19 August 2024, the Ten Accomplished Youth Organization (TAYO) Awards Foundation, held its 21st National Awarding Ceremony at the Metropolitan Theater in Ermita, Manila. There, the selected groups were recognized for their achievements in the fields of Culture, Education, Climate Action, Entrepreneurship, and more. If hope and inspiration for our country’s future is what you’re searching for, read on to learn more about the different organizations working to improve living conditions for generations to come.
“MAKABAYANI”
The theme for this year’s awards was: “Makabayani” – a combination of the words makabayan and bayani. TAYO 21 received well over seven hundred (700) project entries from all across the country, exemplifying the gumption and increased emphasis on advocacy that Gen Z is most famous for. Ten (10) awardees and finalists were given trophies designed by national artist Toym Imao. They were also awarded P50,000 and P20,000 respectively in seed money to help support their efforts, further solidifying the TAYO Awards Foundation’s commitment to inspiring the youths of today into meaningful action.
One of the founders of TAYO, former senator Bam Aquino, said in his keynote speech at the TAYO 21 awarding ceremony, “Ang pagsagot sa hamon para maging isang Makabayani ay nangangailangan ng malalim at totoong paniniwala at pagmamahal sa Pilipino, the Filipino is worth uniting for.”
TAYO 21 Awards 2024
THE TAYO 21 WINNERS
Salumayag Youth Collective for Forests
via Instagram (@salumayagyouth)
Salumayag Youth Collective for Forests is a women-led collective of indigenous youths whose mission is to help empower local indigenous communities in the preservation of their ancestral lands.
Second Chance Philippines
As the name suggests, Second Chance Philippines provides former persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) meaningful opportunities to reintegrate into society through employment and other approaches.
Achieve Minarog Youth Organization
Achieve Minarog Youth Organization is the group that looks after the community-based museum An Balay ni Apoy Bunang with the goal of preserving community history and culture through the proper care and storage of historical documents, artifacts, and the like dating all the way back to the 18th century.
MSU – Iligan Institute of Technology Youth Chain of Peace
Mindanao State University’s Iligan Institute of Technology Youth Chain of Peace (MYCoP) spreads peace and leadership education through their Project PLAY, where, through the power of formal and informal games, they cultivate peace advocates in conflict-affected areas in the region.
Sidhà – San Jose City
Through their education initiative Usbong Karunungan, SIDHA gives support to struggling learners with an 8-week tutorial program that focuses on improving their reading, writing, and comprehension to reinforce their appreciation for learning.
TheraWee Health Innovation Inc.
A social enterprise that has been recognized both in the local and global stages for their holistic approaches towards providing accessible therapy to individuals that will result in positive outcomes for them, TheraWee works with different communities to improve their quality of life in various areas.
ADHIKA PH Inc.
ADHIKA PH helps youths in the beginning stages of their political engagement with society through programs such as Rehistro Mindoro, which functions as a voter registration, education, and empowerment platform whose sole purpose is to help create a well-informed and responsible electorate.
Project Barako
Registered under the NYC – Youth Organization Registration Program (NYC-YORP) – a body that focuses on the use of visual arts for the preservation of culture – Project Barako’s Barako Youth Art workshop invites children to engage with their history and heritage through an interactive experience with the use of sustainable materials.
Philippine Anti-Discrimination Alliance of Youth Leaders, Inc.
PANTAY aims to create the Rainbow Report Card – a methodology that would revolutionize diversity and inclusion initiatives across the board for schools in the country by standardizing the evaluation of SOGIESC-responsiveness of their policies and programs – through their initiative, Project GEIS (Gender Equality Index for Schools).
Negrosanon Young Leaders Institute Inc.
via negrosanonyoungleaders.org
The Negrosanon Young Leaders Institute Inc. (NYLI Inc.) aims to provide emerging youths of the Negrosanon community with mentorship opportunities and real-life opportunities to engage in community-based solutions through their flagship program Negrosanon Young Leaders Summit.
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