principle that humane and

migrants and society. As an

intergovernmental body,

IOM acts with its partners in

issues, encourage social

and economic development

the human dignity and well-

being of migrants.

Joint Programme on Alternatives to Migration: Decent Jobs for Filipino Youth

With the support from the Government of Spain, the Joint Programme on

Youth

known as “JP-YEM”, was developed by the

support of the Philippine Government’s

outcomes over a period of three years:

• Outcome 1: Improved policy coher-

programmes through full stakeholder

• Outcome 2: Increased access to decent work for poor, young women and men.

The Joint Programme aims to contribute

of the Philippines of the Millennium Development Goals: MDG 1 - Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; MDG 3

– Promote gender equality and empower women; and MDG 8 – Develop a global partnership for development. At the local government level, it provides direct services in the poorest regions of the country, focusing on four provinces with high incidences of out-of-school and poor youth, low enrollment

1, are least likely to be achieved: Masbate

(ARMM), and Agusan del Sur (CARAGA Region).

Project Updates

IOM is involved in seven of the eight outputs in partnership with various government agencies such as the Department of

Development, and the Department of Labor

local governments and other civil society actors to achieve its goals. Below is brief summary of IOM’s accomplishments under the JP-YEM:

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Output 2.3 - A training of teachers on integrating lessons in safe migration for public secondary schools

Output 1.1 – Government officials and youth leaders discussing in one of the sectoral consultations for the National Action Agenda

Output 2.5 – Education subsidy beneficiaries from Agusan del Sur showing their certificates of coverage during the provincial orientation & awarding ceremony

the consultations helped produce the YEM strategy paper which was recently finalized. An Action Plan for its implementation is set to be developed.

• Output 1.2 – One-Stop Resource Centres: Locations have been identified in all four provinces and IOM is currently implementing the bidding process for contractors in Agusan del Sur and Antique. To prepare provincial stakeholders in managing their OSRCs, various trainings have been conducted on financial literacy, case management, psycho-social services and paralegal counseling.

• Output 1.3 – Model Mechanism: Research entitled Channelling Remittances for Development: A Study Towards Creating Model Mechanisms was conducted in the first year of the programme. The study is a model-building

initiative for directing remittances to productive and sustainable use benefiting the country’s poor in general, and the migrant workers’ families and their communities, in particular. The next phase of the project will consist of capacity building on financial literacy, business planning and enterprise development.

• Output 2.2 – Campaign Against Illegal Recruitment, Trafficking & Irregular Migration: IOM recently concluded a round of consultations in the four provinces to assess existing information, education and communication materials (IECs) aimed at eliminating illegal recruitment and trafficking. The next step involves the production of relevant and effective IEC materials to be distributed to each province.

• Output 2.3 – Safe Migration Modules: A module on safe migration was pilot-tested in selected public secondary schools in the four provinces. Monitoring and evaluation activities were conducted on the 1st quarter of 2011 with representatives from IOM, ILO, UNICEF, UNFPA, the Department of Education and the YEM JP Coordinator.

• Output 2.5 – Education Subsidy for Disadvantaged Youth: A total of 450 grantees are presently benefitting from the education subsidy fund in its second and final year of implementation. Each beneficiary receives a monthly allowance of P 1,000 and is entitled to provisions for special assistance and a P 500 bursary paid directly to the school which serves as payment for other miscellaneous expenses.