SM Cares, together with the Global Peace Foundation (GPF), recently launched this year’s Global Youth Summit. The event, which marks the first of a four-leg series, was launched last August 11, 2023, Friday, at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay City. The Global Youth Summit is an annual gat
#GYS2023 delegates, volunteers, and resource speakers’ group shot during the summit held at SM MOA Music Hall
This year, guest speakers included the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Asia and the Pacific Pia Wurtzbach-Jauncey, who spoke on how generating awareness and fighting stigma can improve HIV prevention and treatment in the Philippines, while Make A Difference Travel Founder and sustainability educator Rafael Dionisio talked about environmental issues such as deforestation and plastic waste pollution and what steps the youth can do to help mitigate these...
Angkas CEO George Royeca talked about utilizing digital platforms and social media to develop innovative solutions to existing problems, and shared how meeting the needs of individuals in a micro setting will lead to solving bigger problems on a larger scale. “Youth empowerment is not merely a concept or an idea. It is a call to action, a movement that demands our active participation,” added Global Peace Foundation Philippines Deputy Executive Director, Leonard Faustino. “The Global Youth Summit cultivates an environment where young minds can flourish, where dreams can be nurtured and where obstacles can be transformed into opportunities.
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