Despite the difficulty
of finding a stable job, Rodelyn Rabaya, who is unemployed, still hopes to earn
a decent living. “I worked as an office encoder and as a warehouse assistant
but since the contracts ended, I have been without work since then,” said the
23-year-old housewife from Baseco compound in Manila.
Especially now with a
global health crisis, she thought opportunities were hard to come by for
someone like her who did not earn a college diploma. Rabaya had to drop out
from first year college to give way for her other siblings’ schooling.
Based on the report of
the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the unemployment rate increased
to17.7% last April from the 5.3% unemployment rate last January 2020. PSA data
also showed that though 13 million Filipinos continued to have jobs, they were
unable to report for work due to the risks brought about by the COVID-19
pandemic.
These statistics reveal
that wage-earners who are forced out of work due to the lockdown are in danger
of a decreased or zero income. This affects their ability to provide essential
needs of the family, including education for their children.
“I want to provide my
child everything she needs but not to the point of spoiling her. I want her to
finish her education,” shared Rabaya.
Building
opportunities
World Vision is a
non-profit organization whose vision is for every child to experience life in
all its fullness by helping improve the welfare of children, their families and
communities, in partnership with individuals and local and international
institutions.
Together with the
Embassy of Czech Republic in Manila, World Vision launched last October 2020
the “Bridge to Employment Project” in Barangay 649-Baseco.
This one-year project
will support 50 students under the Alternative Learning System Program of the
Department of Education, and 30 more who are enrolled in
technical-vocational-livelihood programs of the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority.
Rabaya said she
immediately signed up when their local government youth organization announced
the project the through social media.
“They were looking for
18 to 24 year old people who wanted to continue studying though a scholarship,
and whom the project will eventually help land a job,” said Rabaya, who
immediately signed up for the contact center training among other available
courses such as computer programming and events management.
She said she is eagerly
waiting to start her 18-day online training.
“We at World Vision are
excited for the students of the Bridge to Employment Project. This gives them a
chance to continue reaching their dreams. We are thankful to the Embassy of
Czech Republic in Manila for supporting our projects of looking after the
welfare of families, especially the most vulnerable children,” said Rommel V.
Fuerte, World Vision (Philippines) National Director.
The “Bridge to
Employment Project” is one-year project aims to assist the education of 80
students so they can one day support their own families through livelihood and
employment.
To know more about World
Vision, visit www.worldvision.org.ph. For updates, follow
/worldvisionph on Facebook and @worldvisionphl on Instagram.
About World Vision
World
Vision is a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization dedicated
to working with children, their families, and communities to overcome poverty
and injustice. Inspired by its Christian faith and values, it is dedicated to
working with the world’s most vulnerable people. It serves and collaborates
with all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
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