USGAA Mag-Cot

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THE LONG WAIT IS OVER! THE APPLICATION FOR THE 3RD COHORT IS NOW OPEN!

Project Urduja is a mentoring program that aims to empower young women to become feminist leaders whose values are rooted on gender equality and social justice. From June to December 2023, the program will be done in three phases: (1) capacity-building, (2) project implementation, and (3) culminating activity.

The participants are expected to create projects in their local communities to apply what they learned from the mentoring program with any of the following goals:
1. Promote protection of women and girls from violence, abuse, and exploitation; or
2. Support women’s political, economic, and civic participation; or
3. Strengthen the role of women in STEM, public health, or climate action

*The use of the word WOMAN/WOMEN pertains to GENDER and not s*x assigned at birth.

Qualifications and Requirements:
1. Form a team composed of 3 members of women leaders.
2. Each member must be 18-30 years old and a resident of the Philippines.
3. All members of the team must be available for a 3-day workshop in June 2023.
4. A small grant may be awarded to each team. Hence, upon completing the workshop, the team is required to create a gender-equality project based with any the following goals:
(a) Strengthen the role of women in STEM, public health, or climate action
(b) Promote protection of women and girls from violence, abuse, and exploitation
(c) Support women’s political, economic, and civic participation
5. The project must be implemented from June to October 2023.

The deadline of application is on May 6, 2023, Saturday, 11:59pm. For any concern or question, please email [email protected]

Apply through this link: https://forms.gle/8e7soVukHZHE9CBA9

THE LONG WAIT IS OVER! THE APPLICATION FOR THE 3RD COHORT IS NOW OPEN!

Project Urduja is a mentoring program that aims to empower young women to become feminist leaders whose values are rooted on gender equality and social justice. From June to December 2023, the program will be done in three phases: (1) capacity-building, (2) project implementation, and (3) culminating activity.

The participants are expected to create projects in their local communities to apply what they learned from the mentoring program with any of the following goals:
1. Promote protection of women and girls from violence, abuse, and exploitation; or
2. Support women’s political, economic, and civic participation; or
3. Strengthen the role of women in STEM, public health, or climate action

*The use of the word WOMAN/WOMEN pertains to GENDER and not s*x assigned at birth.

Qualifications and Requirements:
1. Form a team composed of 3 members of women leaders.
2. Each member must be 18-30 years old and a resident of the Philippines.
3. All members of the team must be available for a 3-day workshop on June 2023 in Metro Manila. The accommodation and transportation will be provided for free to the participants.
4. A small grant may be awarded to each team. Hence, upon completing the workshop, the team is required to create a gender-equality project with any the following goals:
(a) Strengthen the role of women in STEM, public health, or climate action
(b) Promote protection of women and girls from violence, abuse, and exploitation
(c) Support women’s political, economic, and civic participation
5. The project must be implemented from June to October 2023.

The deadline of application is on May 6, 2023, Saturday, 11:59pm. For any concern or question, please email [email protected]

Apply through this link: https://forms.gle/8e7soVukHZHE9CBA9

April 5, 2023 | 𝐃𝐮𝐲𝐨𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧 📿✨

The YES Alumni Philippines and United States Government Alumni Association Maguindanao-Cotabato Chapter (USGAA Mag-Cot) conducted 𝐃𝐮𝐲𝐨𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧: 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘢, 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘶 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘵, 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰 𝘋𝘦𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦, 𝘉𝘈𝘙𝘔𝘔.

A total of sixty-five (65) packs of food items, toiletries, and other essentials were donated by the Office Chief Minister, Ahod B. Ebrahim through OCM Kapayapaan sa Pamayanan (KAPYANAN) led by Assistant Chief Minister and KAPYANAN Project Manager, Mr. Abdullah Cusain in support of this initiative.

“𝚁𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝.” -Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)

KL-YES Alumna, Ms. Jannah Amirah V. Abdulkarim from Batch 17 (2021-2022) led the project with beneficiaries coming from the Pura Women’s Organization, a congregation of women in the area who are widely involved in community building and empowerment.

The YES Alumni PH and USGAA Mag-Cot wishes everyone a meaningful celebration of the Holy Month of Ramadhan. Ramadhan Mubarak 🕋✨

📣CALLING ALL USGAA MAG-COT MEMBERS

We would like to inform you that the USGAA MagCot will be organizing another alumni get together.

We look forward to presenting what we have accomplished in 2022 and the first two months of 2023. We will also be sharing opportunities where you can volunteer/ participate as an alumni in the MagCot Network.

The alumni get together will be held on March 4, 2023, Saturday, from 9 am-11nn. Venue will be at the CSU-Research Office.

We will be providing snacks and drinks. You are also welcome to bring foods for sharing.

See you tomorrow!

We would like to thank our donors and sponsors who have so graciously handed their assistance to the survivors of Bagyong .

The United States Government Alumni Association Maguindanao-Cotabato Chapter has received a total of ₽23,891.000 from various donors.

USGAA Mag-Cot will be handing over monetary and in-kind donations over to the LGU for prompt distribution.

OPERATION TABANG: Aid was extended to 300 survivors of Bagyong in Awang Elementary School, St. Peter and St. Paul Episcopal Institute Incorporated last October 30, 2022 by ADHIKA in collaboration with United States Government Alumni Association Maguindanao-Cotabato (USGAA Mag-Cot) and Pilumbayan with the help of Kamp Bravo and ROTC. The particulars given were pastil, boiled eggs, bottled water, biscuits, and clothes.

While we continue to be of service to our fellow Cotabateños and our neighboring areas, we are still accepting donations at the moment in hopes of reaching more communities affected by the typhoon.

If you would like to support this drive, you may send your donations to:

📍NB Milktea Hub, Sinsuat Avenue (In front of Chinese Cemetery)

📍 #026 Purok Pinnen, Sulayla Subd, Rosales St. Cotabato CIty

📱GCash:
Account Name: KRISTINE MAE PALOMO
Number: 09559525212

Account Name: Jemiema Dagadas
Number: 09559471842

🏦 Metrobank:
Account Name: Harris M Sulaiman
Account Number: 074 3 074 4383 27

🏦 BPI:
Account Name: Jemiema Dagadas
Account Number: 2169 2698 34

LET’S EXTEND OUR HANDS TO THOSE IN NEED IN THIS TRYING TIMES.

For queries, please message the AFS-IPP Cotabato Community FB Page or USGAA Mag-Cot FB Page.

USGAA MagCot, a volunteer-based organization, will be organizing a series of medical mission for the survivors of Typhoon Paeng in Cotabato City and Maguindanao. As such, we are looking for volunteer doctors, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and other allied health professionals to join us on November 1, 2022 as we conduct Operation Limo: Medical Mission.

If you are interested in volunteering with us, please register through Google Forms (https://forms.gle/ErLCDSLRDNyjs5jdA)

Details about transportation, location, and tasks will be sent out soon.

For more info, kindly contact:

Jemiema Dagadas
09559471842
[email protected]

USGAA MagCot, a volunteer-based organization, will be organizing a series of medical mission for the survivors of Typhoon Paeng in Cotabato City and Maguindanao (indicative dates will be on October 31- November 2, 2022) . As such, we are looking for volunteer doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied health professionals. We are also still in the process of collecting and consolidating donations for medicines, vitamins, alcohol, health kits, etc to be distributed to the survivors.

We are also planning to conduct PSS intervention for children so we will also need volunteer social workers.

If you are willing to donate, or if you know people who can donate, kindly share this with them. So far, we have already received pledges from a few individuals. We are also open for partnership with other existing groups/organizations.

For questions, clarifications, and more information, kindly contact:

Jemiema Dagadas
09559471842
[email protected]

For those who are willing to donate medicines and medical supplies, we are in need of the following:
-Cough and cold meds
-Multivitamins
-Doxycycline
-Antibiotics (Co-amoxiclav, Azithromycine)
-Maintenance medicines
-Cotton/ Sanitary Wipes/ Alcohol/ Masks
-Other medical supplies

Drop off point will be at:

#026 Purok Pinnen, Sulayla Subd, Rosales St. Cotabato CIty

For cash donations:

Gcash:

Jemiema Dagadas
09559471842

BPI:

Jemiema Dagadas
2169 2698 34

This is to inform everyone that United States Government Alumni Association Maguindanao-Cotabato Chapter (USGAA Mag-Cot) has a new page.

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