The Ateneo Overseas Filipinos’ Leadership, Innovation, Financial Literacy and Social Entrepreneurship (ALSE OF-LIFE) Training Program had 5 batches of graduates this October who are now poised to improve their situation in their host country and even in the Philippines.
The OF-LIFE/ALSE is described as an empowerment program targeting overseas Filipinos (OFs), mostly working in ‘3 D’ types of jobs: (difficult, demeaning, de-skilling or dangerous.) The program aims to transform their mindsets particularly for the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families and provide them with basic skills in Leadership, Social Innovation, Financial Literacy, and Social Entrepreneurship.
Graduates of the ALSE OF-LIFE Training Program which runs for 6 months are recognized as alumni of the Ateneo de Manila University. Over 3,000 Overseas Filipinos are alumni of this program in its decade of existence.
The ALSE OF-LIFE Training Program is provided an academic and institutional home through the Ateneo de Manila University’s Ateneo School of Government (ASoG)’s executive education activities with partners Overseas Filipinos Society for the Promotion of Economic Security (OFSPES), Inc., the Social Enterprise Development Partnerships Inc. (SEDPI), and the UGAT Foundation.
The last five batches of students from the OF-LIFE/ALSE Training Program launched in the 1st trimester of 2019 are as follows:
Batch 73 Hong Kong
Batch 74 Hong Kong
Batch 77 Rome
Batch 78 Dubai
Batch 79 Abu Dhabi
Batch 73 Hong Kong
Batch 74 Hong Kong
Batch 74 Hong KongOn October 6, two groups in Hong Kong, Batch 73 and Batch 74 held their Graduation Ceremony at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shatin.
Batch 77 Rome
On October 27, Batch 77 Rome had their Graduation Ceremony with Her Excellency Grace Relucio Princesa, Philippine Ambassador to the Holy See, in attendance as a member of the graduating class of batch 77 Rome.
Batch 78 Dubai
Batch 79 Abu Dhabi
Batch 78 Dubai and Batch 79 Abu Dhabi both held their Graduation Ceremony on October 25 in Dubai, UAE.
The ALSE OF-LIFE Training Program consists of 12 sessions (10 face-to-face and two online sessions) conducted over six months with three modules: Leadership, Financial Literacy, and Social Entrepreneurship.
The new batches of training programs were launched in October with Batch 87 Seoul, Batch 88 Madrid, and Batch 89 Barcelona.
The OF-LIFE/ALSE is now calling on overseas Filipinos in Geneva to join their first-ever training program in the area. Check out the OF-LIFE/ALSE Facebook page for details.
SEND congratulations in the comments below to the new batches of overseas Filipinos who have taken the OF-LIFE/ALSE Training Program to improve their situation in their host countries!
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