Youth Empowerment Society

Organizational Data By: Frederick Derek P Constantino (Founding Chairperson & Secretary General, YES)

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Historical Antecedent Tradition of Leadership Nature Civil Society Political, Social and Economic Organizing a multi-sectoral approach to empowering the youth Composition 18 to 59 year of age (mostly) Young Professionals Public/Private Employees Out of School Youth Business people Unemployed Elected / Appointed / Previous Barangay Officials Objectives Restore the Tradition of Leadership Pursue change for progressive development and lasting peace Pave way for political reforms, social transformation and economic progress under the Right to the City framework of policy formation Instill the principles and core values of the organization to its members and residents Establish YES as peoples organization and alliance of a new city government of Manila Basic Principles Personal Coherence Think, Feel and Act in one direction Social Solidarity Treat others the way you want to be treated Core Values Active Non-Violence as methodology of action Non-Discrimination / Equality / Social Justice Diversity (Respect and Tolerance of differences) Real / Participatory Democracy Freedom And Responsibility Right to explore oness Meaning of Life Viewing the Youth The youth has the right to equality of access to education

The youth has specific issues that must be left to be resolved among themselves There are issues affecting the youth situation that need to be addressed in a multi-sector fashion social, political and economic empowerment of the families of the youth The future of a city rests on how the youth respond to change and so the welfare of the youth must be put in the priority list of the city administration The development and growth of the youth must be approached in a holistic manner

Structure General Membership members are called Delegates Zone Chapters Oriented by a General Coordinator, each zone chapter shall be composed of 5 Delegate Coordinators (DC) per barangay and amongst these DCs will elect 5 to the Zone Council District Chapters Oriented by a District Secretary, each district chapter shall be composed of its zones General Coordinators and amongst these GCs will elect 5 to the District Council Secretariat Council shall be composed of the founding secretariat and the District Secretaries Secretariat (transitory) founding secretariat (incorporators)

YES! Program Y : Youth Development System E : Education & Environment Revitalization S : Sports, Culture & Arts Program General Membership YES! Movers are Young, Enthused and Socially concerned professionals, businesspeople and socio-civic leaders and individuals who have gathered around the common objective of implementing the organizations main program for the 4th District of Manila based on the areas socio-economic profile. The YES! Movers are the main proponents of the organization. YES! Associates are the community implementers of the program. YES! Constituents are the beneficiaries of the program. Program Outline Youth Development System Seminars & Trainings Continuous Professional Enhancements Start Your Own Home Business Programs Job Fairs and Opportunities Health, Sex & Anti-Drug Campaigns Faith / Morality Dimensions

Education & Environmental Revitalization eLearning Management System complementing public secondary education Community based preparatory education hubs Community based scholarship programs Community based sanitary initiatives Clean & Green programs Informative Drives

Sports, Culture & Arts Program Promotions through thematic tournaments / contests Ingenuity Development Fostering Social Camaraderie

YES Manila Organizing Timeline: Pre-Phase Preparation of doctrines and informative materials Phase I

Engagement of leaders of existing organizations Recruitment of individual members Indoctrination Structuration

Phase II Consolidation Detailed planning of campaign activities Phase III Implementation Delivery and guarding of votes from YS === nothing follows ===