Ms. Jovelyn L. BantilanCAFE In-Charge,Southern Christian College

The UPLOAD JOBS team Welcomes: Upcoming Events! • Agri-Entrepreneurship “A La Carte” Training:

Open to any participating UPLOAD JOBS OSY who has not yet completed their Certification!

• First Global Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship Conference, October 2014 (Manila, Philippines)

• Cohort 4 Training – October 2014

University Partnership Linking OSY (Out-of-School Youth) to Agri-Entrepreneurship and Development to Promote Job Opportunities and Business Scale-Up for Mindanao

UPLOAD JOBS for Mindanao, Project Newsletter June 2014

FUNDING: The project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Higher Education for Development program.This document is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the University of Hawaii and Southern Christian College and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Higher Education for Development (HED).

First Annual Colloquium and Tradeshow

Project Impacts to Date

Agri-Entrepreneurship Trainings since 2012 8

Number of Graduated Agri-Entrepreneurship OSY

47

No. of Active Entrepreneurs

11

Females

No. of UPLOAD JOBS OJTs(On-job Training) 5

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Learn and find out more about our project: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/uploadjobs/

The colloquium was a visual testament of the project’s progress. 16 small agribusinesses of participating youth shared and sold their locally made products, from coconut oil to peanut butter, to over 380 colloquium attendees from the local and regional community. Find out more about the event on our project site!

Colloquium Contest Winners!Best food product:Peanut Joy Peanut Butter from Dungguan, Aleosan Best non-food product:Virgin Coconut Oil from Dungguan, Aleosan Best OSY booth:Suka Sa Lubi from Nabalawag, Midsayap

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UPLOAD JOBS for Mindanao, Project Newsletter June 2014

FUNDING: The project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Higher Education for Development program.This document is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the University of Hawaii and Southern Christian College and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Higher Education for Development (HED).

The UPLOAD JOBS team goes International!The project is proud to support their teams’ various market study posters and presentations at the following International Conferences:

NVA-NERCRD What Works Conference, May 2014Baltimore, Maryland, USA

International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, June 2014Capetown, South Africa

Special Mahalo and XX to the University of the Philippines Los Banos for hosting the January 2014 Agri-Entrepreneurship Training and all of our supporting staff and U.S. visiting Professors

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Welcome Cohort 3 Young Entrepreneurs of Esperanza!

Cohort 3 Businesses Plan Competition Winners

FIRST E-SoapNew Panay, Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat

SECOND Kecer BalutSaliao, Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat

THIRD Sweet Delicious PolvoronPaitan and Guiamalia, Sultan Kudarat

FOURTH Esperanza’s Best TocinoSalabaca, Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat

52 out-of-school youth from the province of Sultan Kudarat attended the five module Agri-Entrepreneurship training at the Mountain-Lake Eco Resort in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Mindanao. During this training, 12 business plans were developed and four teams awarded the sum of $1,000 USD!

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