Five groups representing the Philippines are set to join the Youth Co:Lab Regional Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this April. The groups were selected through the Youth Social Innovation Lab, which took place last November and saw over 100 participants mentored by experts and encouraged to develop ideas for solving an array of problems.
The five winning groups formulated a ride-hailing mobile application designed for persons with disabilities, innovated coconut agriculture wastes to benefit indigenous communities, developed an online platform linking transgender youth with job opportunities and other support services, built a virtual learning environment offering mental health and counseling classes for people with chronic medical conditions, and a co-creation lab where individuals from displaced communities can share ideas.
“We congratulate all participants for taking the initiative to solve important problems affecting our communities and we look forward to cheering on the selected teams from the Philippines at the regional summit where they will join fellow youth from 24 other Asia-Pacific countries in April 2020,” said Citi Philippines public affairs head Lisa Coory.
The Youth Social Innovation Lab sought to showcase the abilities of young Filipinos between the ages of 15 and 30./DGB, WDJ