SM Cares hosted Global Youth Summit for young Filipinos

Yesterday  August 17, 2019 SM Cares hosted Global Youth Summit reached 13,000 students jam packed in Moa Arena which primary motive is to teach and make Filipinos specially the youth to be an enabler of hope and success in every field of endeavors they may want to be.

To engage and inspire the world’s future experts, SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc., together with the Global Peace Foundation (GPF), will hold the Global Youth Summit 2019to provide a space where the youth can share ideas and utilize their diverse skill-sets, knowledge, and network to effectively address problems that the world faces today.

“I truly believe that the youth is an agent of change. Each and every one of you is filled with great ideas and ambitions that can change the world for the better. That is why today is a very momentous day because you are given the opportunity to utilize your talent to help solve the world’s problems today to bring about a brighter tomorrow,” said Global Youth Summit head Leonard Faustino.

 

To inspire the youth, esteemed local and international speakers along with influencers, will talk about their advocacies and the role of youth in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The veritable line-up guest speakers includes Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat; National Goodwill ambassador of UNICEF Anne Curtis; United Nations development programmeam bassador Antoinette Taus; G Talks Host and HealthXPh co-founder Dr. GiaSison; Education assistant secretary G.H. Ambat; Consuelo Foundation CEO and president Greg Auberry; and Asian Institute of Management’s Dado Banatao Incubator executive director Prim Paypon.

The Global Youth Summit awards five innovative youth ideas, namely BoluntirMISMO, ToReal Peace, Project 97, Cafesidad: Good Food Crafted by Good Hearts, and Mindify (Mental Intuitive Device for Filipino Youth). These can be implemented in Filipino communities to advance this year’s topics: inclusive education; youth-responsive health services; creating youth-enabling employment and self-employment; ecosystems in sustainable tourism; civic awareness and participation; and creating safe spaces and reducing all forms of violence against children. These targets are aligned with the priority areas of the UN Youth Strategy for Sustainable Development launched in September 2018.

“The Global Youth Summit is a celebration for the youth to develop skills through leadership seminars and workshops on sustainable development goals. Through this event, we are able to create an impact, help spark positive change in the world, and prove that young people can,” said SM Cares Children and Youth program director Royston Cabunag.

As one of the biggest platforms for youth collaboration, participation, and action towards sustainable development and peace, the Global Youth Summit will continue to highlight efforts to make education more inclusive and accessible for all youth, including efforts by the youth themselves. To reach more young minds, there will also be a scheduled Cebu leg on August 24 at Cebu Trade Hall.

The Global Peace Foundation is an international non-sectarian, non-partisan, nonprofit organization which promotes an innovative, values-based approach to peace building. GPF engages and organizes a global network of public and private sector partners who develop community, national, and regional peace building models as the foundation for ethical and cohesive societies. To know more about Global Peace Foundation, please contact +63-2-3846908 or email info@globalpeacephilippines.org.

SM Cares is the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Its advocacies include Programs on Persons with Disabilities, Children and Youth, Women and Breastfeeding Mothers, Environment Sustainability, Senior Citizens, and Overseas Filipino Workers (SM Global Pinoy).

As a responsible integrated property developer, SM ensures that its CSR programs serve as a catalyst for positive change in the communities that it supports. To know more about SM Cares, you may visit www.smcares.com.ph, www.facebook.com/OfficialSMCares or email smcares@smsupermalls.com.