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Scholars from Caritas Manila’s Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP) can continue their studies through a series of televised fundraising events
Caritas Manila's Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP) believes that education can alleviate poverty especially when given to members of the urban poor. For more than 60 years, the program has been providing college education to underprivileged youth while equipping them with leadership skills and Christian values formation.
Since 2017, the program was able to fund over 20,000 students. Some of these scholars have become successful in their respective fields, while others have started their own small businesses. This year, the YSLEP seeks to support 5,000 youth through telethon or a series of televised fundraising events.
All About the Telethon
The largest church-based nonprofit organisation in the Philippines will launch the telethon on September 13, Monday, from 7am to 6pm over Radyo Veritas 846 AM radio station with a live stream on veritas846.ph.
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The proceeds from the digital telethon will provide support for the students in the school year 2022. The scholarship is open to all students nationwide, but priority is given to college students and those taking up vocational-technical courses from the country’s poorest cities and provinces.
Upon graduating, members of YSLEP are automatically part of the Caritas Manila Scholars Association (CAMASA), a community of Caritas Manila graduate scholars. Through this program, Caritas Manila can continue to monitor its scholars' progress. Each graduate is also encouraged to pay it forward by becoming YSLEP donors.
“Education is the best and most effective way to fight poverty,” said Caritas Manila Executive Director Fr. Anton CT Pascual. We believe that the future servant leaders of the country will come from the poor."
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How to Donate ?
Those who wish to donate to YSLEP can do so through the following channels: Banco de Oro (BDO) Savings Account number 000-5600-45905 (SWIFT CODE: BNORPHMM). Savings Account Name: Caritas Manila, Inc. The organisation also accepts donations through the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Peso Savings Account number 3063-5357-01 or BPI Dollar Savings Account 3064-0033-55 (SWIFT CODE: BOPIPHMM).
Donors may also provide help through Metrobank Savings Account number 175-3-17506954-3 (SWIFT CODE: MBTCPHMM), for Debit cards, Credit Cards, and digital banks, please visit the following sites: caritasmanila.org.ph/caritasmanila/; Give2Asia, Lazada Caritas-Manila ; Paypal caritasmanila.org.ph/ for GCash, GrabPay, ShopeePay or PayMaya – scan the QR code at caritasmanila.org.ph/donate.
Where to Call on September 13?
The September 13 digital telethon has the following phone numbers: +638 562 0025 to 25 locals 118, 135, 139, 138, 140 and 148. Other numbers include +638 562 4269, +638 564 6678, +638 561 050, +638 742 6142, +638 243 8221 and +638 562 0410.
To know more about Caritas Manila and its programs, call +638 560 020 to 25 Loc. 118,135; +63967 276 4806; +63938 059 4829 or visit its official Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.
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