THE CITY YOUTH AGENDA

EDUCATIONCagayan de Oro as a University City

Convene all youth (in and out of school) organizations

whose mission focuses on education, sports, and values

formation

Resource mobilization integration to localities that are identified as in need of intervention (specially far

flung barangays)

Eventually link informal learning engagements with the city college, city sports

complex, and city scholarship program

City hall led inventory of the different capacities and resources of youth organizations as well as challenges: a. Survey products being sold in and near elementary schoolsb. internet cafe’s accommodation of students during class

hours c. Police presence in dormitory concentrated areas

Identification of intervention areas and creation of a demand-based action plan for the different youth organizations to engage in

Regular intervention programs then leads to increase access to alternative education and formal education

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• Street Tutorials at DV Soria by KKP Student Volunteers

• STREAMS Pathways: regular weekend tutorials on Basic English, Math, and Science to the marginalized communities

• NSTP-LTS of different schools and colleges

• Dunong Gulong Program of DepEd

• EcoVille Formation Sessions

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ENVIRONMENTNever again to Sendong

Massive youth mobilization to support RA

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Proceed with College NSTP and Service Learning’s emphasis on disaster

preparedness and environmental protection

Solid Waste Management and penalty and incentive schemes

Youth organizations with the support of their schools mobilize to plant trees in the 3,000 hectars of public land

Student council’s push for the school programs to give special emphasis on knowledge generation on disaster preparedness and environmental protection

Youth’s push for the increase awareness on proper waste segregation and the eventual limited use of plastic

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• Signature campaigns on local political issues, specifically on issues of accountability of local government officials.

• CU’s research on Land Use• Disaster preparedness through

XU NSTP• Coastal Cleanup through XU• GIS Mapping of Sendong

affected areas through XU Engineering Resource Center

• Implementation of Solid Waste Management Programs by SKs

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Rebuilding a city tradition

Resource allocation

Expansion of the Local Youth Development Council

Education to employment/livelihood programs

Health Services to far-flung Barangays (Lumbia as core)

Local Youth Development Council

(expanded youth representation)

Student Councils(high school and

college)Church based

groups

Out of School Youth

Sangguniang KabataanCity Youth Center

Community Based

City mayor, city health, social

services, planning

• Integrate all youth efforts into an effective and efficient movement

• creates varied and valuable inputs for city program prioritization and budget (health, employment generation)

• Bridge between city hall and the city youth

Local Youth Development

Council (expanded youth representation)

• Conducted youth forums on good governance which actively engaged the youth coming from different schools in Cagayan de Oro City initiated by the Kristohanong Katilingban sa Pagpakabana – Social Involvement Office (KKP – SIO)

• Conducted regular awareness campaigns on the local political status to empower the youth’s knowledge on the LGU setting initiated by the KKP-SIO.

• Spearheads signature campaigns on local political issues, specifically on issues of accountability of local government officials.

• Organizes the youth leaders to undergo Political Leadership Formation through Kagayanon for Good Governance Movement.

• Spearheads the city-wide youth organization called ONE-CDO which is a coalition of different student governments in Cagayan de Oro City that is aimed to have a unified voice in responding and addressing local issues that primarily concern the students and the youth and improve the quality of governance in the local government through empowered youth representation.

Para sa Hapsay na Cagayan de Oro City!