Ligao City     –        Some 112 out-of-school-youths and youth service providers from 22 municipalities in Bicol region have joined the Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP) 40th  Foundation and Nutrition Summit held at the Kawa Kawa hill, Tuburan, Ligao City on August 7-9, 2014.

The theme for this year’s celebration is “PYAP Maabilidad! Kalamidad Pagahandaan: Gutom at Malnutrisyon Agapan” which calls the youth’s awareness on proper nutrition and disaster preparedness. The summit is  also in observance to the Nutrition Month as well as National Disaster Consciousness Month.

“We want to engage the out-of-school-youths into activities that will promote their leadership potentials and also to enhance their personalities. ” said DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia.

The participants were oriented on proper nutrition, basic life support , disaster preparedness and response. Other activities during the summit were poster making contest, slogan writing, Nutri Quiz, Lakan at Lakambini ng PYAP and Nutrition Idol.

PYAP is a duly constituted barangay based organization of the out-of school-youths between 15-24 years of age.It is organized nationwide and  federated from the municipal/city, provincial, regional and national levels.

The PYAP Federation of different levels serves as a strategy that provides forum to discuss youth issues and concerns related to their projects and come up with solutions and recommendations addressed to both the youth and other system involved in program planning and implementation.###