Youth for Peace rolls out mushroom project for former rebel youths

DAVAO DEL NORTE, 06 JAN (PIA) --- The has come up with “Project Kabute” as social start-up for youths who have relinquished allegiance for and affiliation with communist terrorist group.

Guesting during the recent episode of Network Briefing News of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), Youth for Peace Movement President Winberth D. San Jose explained that the project is aimed at providing livelihood for former rebel youths to eventually change their way of life.

“Ang project na ito po ay naglalayong na mabigyan ang mga kabataan na ito ng pagkakataon na makagpahanap buhay. Also ma-change yong kanilang lifestyle po kasi nga po they are former rebels,” he said emphasizing the importance of giving attention to its project implementation.

Using the P30,000 grant that the Youth for Peace Tagum had won during the International Peace Camp and Grants Competition in Tagum City in March 2020, the youth organization engages former rebel youths in mushroom production in which 100 percent of the profit goes to the beneficiaries.

In rolling out the project, the Youth for Peace Movement Tagum is linking with the 1001^st Infantry Brigage under the 10^th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army which San Jose said is the partner of Youth for Peace Movement in advocating peace and development.

The Youth for Peace Movement is a non-partisan youth organization which pushes peace and development advocacy through peace education, leadership summits, among other youth-oriented activities. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron Abangan)

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