Education and Careers for the Youth Linartes M. Viloria

CEO, Edukasyon.ph

800,000 College Students

500,000 Graduates

35% Unemployed Educated Youth

1.4 Million Clueless High School Students

800,000 Graduates

SENIOR HIGH

SCHOOL

90,000 Facebook Followers 3000 Regis tered Us ers 800-1000 unique vis its /day

Ins titutiona l Partnerships

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)

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Challenges 1.Low or No Inte rne t Connectivity 2. Lack or No Computers in Schools 3. Limited access of s tudents to computers in Schools 4. Limited capacity of school personnel in career guidance

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Key Les s ons for IT-bas ed Development Initiatives 1. S takeholders need to work for an enabling Environment for IT-based deve 2. Partnership building key in opening up barrie rs of entry to da ta 3. Crea te solutions tha t your ta rge t beneficia ries need and can use 4. Des igning solutions for deve lopment is never ending.