JAAF’s iLEAP Batch 1 of 2023

Last 3 July, 4 OSYs graduated from the internship program of Pizza Hut. Comprising of the 1st batch of 2023, the 4th batch since iLEAP started, were Baby Rhose Tulsa, Sunshine Cruz, Christopher Tablada, and Mark Jarred Regulacion. This batch of out-of-school youth (OSYs) second-chance learners from Quezon City successfully hurdled the training they received offers to be part of the PPI crew. It is the first time that the Program immersed Alternative Learning System graduates of the Department of Education.

JAAF’s immersion Link for Enablers and Adapters Program (iLEAP) is a partnership program with USAID Opportunity 2.0 Program which supports systems in the Philippines to provide second-chance education to out-of-school youth across that lead to their successful employment and livelihoods. For the Araneta Group, the enabler-partner is Pizza Hut Philippines which immerses qualified OSYs for possible employment. This is part of the brand’s #EqualSliceForAll Program.

Group photo showed the trainees with representatives from PPI Ms Chacha Juanito, COO, Ms Rose Herrera, SVP for HR, Training Manager Al Guillermo. Representing USAID O2 were Kydee Estigoy and Sherryl Canlas, DepEd Education Program Specialists Gemma Abanilla and Ria Herjas, JAAF’s Diane Romero, Glenda Carlota, and Ola Gealogo.

Congratulations Jarred, Rhose, Chris, and Sunshine!