Deadline: 16-Nov-2025
The Youth Empowered Samar is now requesting applications for its YES Awards.
The YES Awards aim to break the cycle of invisibility that many youth initiatives suffer from by giving visibility to their best practices, enabling the province to replicate, scale up, and institutionalize successful youth-led projects. This initiative encourages collaboration between youth organizations, local government units, schools, and civil society organizations. The awards serve as a catalyst for greater youth participation and inclusive growth, ultimately contributing to the vision of a more empowered and progressive Samar.
The Most Outstanding Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SELG) Project recognizes exemplary initiatives that showcase leadership, innovation, and impact on students and the school community. It highlights projects promoting participation, inclusivity, and democratic values, serving as models of good governance and youth leadership committed to service and nation-building. The Most Outstanding Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG) Project honors impactful initiatives by student leaders that address school or community needs while demonstrating leadership, creativity, and collaboration. The Most Outstanding Tertiary Schools Youth Organizations and Community Youth Organizations’ Project recognizes exemplary initiatives that create meaningful impact on students and communities, highlighting leadership, innovation, inclusivity, and collaboration. The Most Implemented Youth Projects award recognizes initiatives widely carried out by youth organizations that create meaningful impact across schools and communities, highlighting sustainability and inclusiveness. The Seal of Good Youth Governance recognizes exemplary Local Youth Development Offices (LYDOs) that demonstrate leadership, integrity, and commitment to advancing youth welfare and development.
The YES Awards also include financial support to further encourage excellence and sustainability among youth organizations. Winners of the Most Outstanding Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SELG) Project will receive a grant of ₱20,000 each, while winners of the Most Outstanding Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG) Project will receive ₱50,000 each. The Most Outstanding College and Community Youth Organization Project carries the highest award amount, granting ₱100,000 to each winning organization. Winners of the Most Implemented Youth Project (Impact) will each receive ₱50,000. The Seal of Good Local Youth Governance (Outstanding LYDO) award will be conferred as an honorary recognition, with no cash component, celebrating leadership and excellence in youth development governance.
Eligibility for the Outstanding SSLG Project Proposal is open to any Supreme Secondary Learner Government in the Province of Samar, including those from Samar Division, Catbalogan City Division, and Calbayog City Division. Eligibility for the Outstanding Implemented Youth Projects category is open to Sangguniang Kabataan Councils, school-based youth organizations, community-based youth organizations, faith-based youth organizations, and special advocacy-based youth organizations. For the Outstanding College-Level Youth Organization category, eligible participants include youth organizations inside state universities and colleges, both public and private, such as Supreme Student Councils, college publications, and student clubs, as well as community youth organizations in barangays, cities, or municipalities across Samar. However, Sangguniang Kabataan Councils are not eligible for this particular category.
For more information, visit Youth Empowered Samar.