Dedicated to educate and empower the youth for future
employment, SM Foundation recently welcomed 1,000 new technical-vocational scholars into
its scholarship program. Committed to creating paths towards brighter future,
The SM Foundation Scholarship program has invested in out-of-school-youths in
various areas of the NCR and Luzon.
Through thoughtful planning and strategic
partnerships, SM Foundation has built a network of innovative funding programs
and progressive relationships with some of the country’s most respected and
important community programs, schools, colleges and universities. Through the
vision of its founder, SM Foundation continues to give equal opportunities to
the deserving youth from the marginal society. “Our new scholars come from
various locations with 300 of them hailing from the NCR, 300 from Luzon, 300
from Visayas and 100 from Mindanao,” shares SM Foundation Executive Director
for Education Linda Atayde. Indeed, SM Foundation has quietly and confidently
enabled the education of thousands of poor yet deserving youngsters of the
country.
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| Tech-voc students at work |
Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairperson of SM
Investments Corporation, expressed her support to technical-vocational
education during the 2015 Forbes Global CEO Conference held in Manila.
According to her, vocational schools will help improve people’s skills and
allowing them to qualify and work in industries both here and abroad.
