04/06/2025
๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฑ
On May 30, 2025, the United States Government Alumni Association - USGAA Zamboanga launched Juana Grow, a one-day urban gardening workshop held in Barangay Divisoria. The initiative aimed to empower young women to combat food insecurity through sustainable gardening and micro-agroenterprise.
Juana Grow is a flagship initiative under the Life Skills pathway of the Learning to Earning Pathways (LEaP)program, which also includes Digital Skills, Work Readiness, and Civic Engagement. The workshop also introduced participants to the P2E and YOMA platformsโdigital spaces that connect youth to skills development and real-world opportunities.
Participants engaged in a series of practical and interactive sessions. Sir Jeffrey Sereรฑo opened with a talk on the Food Loop, emphasizing the importance of sustainable food systems and mindful consumption. This was followed by Sir Jomer Mukailโs session on urban gardening, where he introduced the innovative and space-saving Gardenator system. Participants then took part in a hands-on gardening activity to apply their learnings. The final session, led again by Sir Sereรฑo, focused on financial literacy, equipping participants with the basics of budgeting and turning gardening into a source of income.
By blending sustainability, livelihood, and learning, Juana Grow sowed more than just seeds, it cultivated life skills, confidence, and a shared vision for community resilience.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ (Ateneo Learning and Teaching Excellence Center) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ Kids Who Farm ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ Sangguniang Kabataan-Barangay Divisoria ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ-๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ.
