ylea primer 2017

Youth Leadership Excellence Award (YLEA)

Project Primer 2017


Project Primer 2017

Greetings JCI Philippines!

Every year, the National Organization,

together with its partners, awards our

youth for their excellent performance in

academics and leadership.

The YLEA or Youth Leadership

Excellence Award is there to motivate

and inspire our youth to do more and to

do better. It acknowledges the effort,

sacrifice and hard work done by our

youth to excel in the fields of academics

and extra-curricular activities in their respective schools.

I therefore encourage each Local Organization to maximize the YLEA.

Try to reach and award more youth this year and in doing so, inspire

and motivate them to create positive change.

HEGEM C. FURIGAY

2017 National President, JCI Philippines

JCI Senator No. 72632

MESSAGE


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As part of an organization engaged in

training and development, JCI

members have an epic task of

imparting the significance of

education to the youth. And through

YLEA, we create the opportunity to

make our hardworking students

realize their full potential by providing

them with the necessary recognition

they deserve.

This project primer is still based on

the same set of guidelines we’ve been following in conducting YLEA

during the previous years, but has been designed to provide an easy

guide and reference for local organizations from preparatory activities

to actual implementation and reporting. We hope that with this

material, we can encourage all of our local organizations to practice

YLEA as part of their regular annual projects.

Good luck and God bless you all!

GARRY G. GALUTERA

2017 National Chairman for Youth Leadership Excellence Award 2015 Local Organization President, JCI Cauayan Bamboo

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WHAT IS THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE

AWARD?

The Youth Leadership Excellence Award (YLEA) is one of the flagship national

projects of the Junior Chamber International – Philippines, Inc. Its main objective

is to give due recognition to outstanding public and private elementary and high

school students and to inspire them towards greater achievements in life.

HISTORY OF THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE

AWARD

The YLEA had its modest beginnings way back in 1985. Then Philippine Jaycees

National President Renato “Rene” B. Batoon, a staunch supporter of youth

development projects and whose NOM Theme, “Jaycees for a Better Tomorrow,”

encapsulated his administration’s thrust towards the youth, conceived of the idea

of honoring academically exceptional students all over the country as a way of

motivating them to excel further.

The National President personally coined the term, “Presidential Leadership

Excellence Award” (PLEA) for this landmark undertaking, as this was his “pet”

project. In its pilot run, the project targeted the top ten graduating elementary

students from each of the 1,000 public and private schools in the country. In just

a short span of four months, from January to April 1985, the entire National

Organization, with the National President personally overseeing this pilot project,

vigorously promoted the implementation to all participating Jaycee chapters,

numbering around 430 at that time. About 10,000 outstanding graduating

elementary students were given medals and certificates all over the country,

courtesy of the Ministry of Education and Culture, under Minister Jaime C. Laya.

This project created such a great impact, that school officials from the various

parts of the country encouraged them to continue this worthwhile undertaking.

This pioneering activity was recognized by no less than Junior Chamber

International when it won the “Most Outstanding Youth Development Project”

Award during the 35th JCI Asia-Pacific Conference in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1985,

the only NOM Award won by the Philippine Jaycees that year.

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Corollary to the PLEA, the National Leadership also launched the “Citizens Army

Training Leadership Excellence Award” (CATLEA) that same year, under the

chairmanship of National Commissioner Romeo Mascardo. This project was

supported by the AFP Chief of Staff General Fabian C. Ver, and endorsed by the

Ministry of Education and Culture. About 200 graduates were the recipients of

this award, all high school graduates for leadership and academic excellence,

and later organized into one club, the officers of whom meet at least once a

month in the JCP Headquarters.

While the CATLEA was dissolved in 1990 due to the public’s animosity towards

Citizen’s Army Training program, the PLEA project, however continued and

prospered. Under National President Benjamin S. Lim, the project was renamed

“Presidential Youth Leadership Excellence Award” (PYLEA). Under his term, the

PYLEA expanded its scope to include elementary and high school graduating

students.

The program changed to its present name, “Youth Leadership Excellence Award”

in 1993, under the leadership of National President Roderick L. Ngo. Since then,

the medals and certificates were sourced out from JCIP partners and donors,

mostly, legislators who have allotted a portion of their office funds for the project.

This year’s YLEA, also dubbed as

“Batang Lider Award” will be sponsored

by 1998 JCIP National President,

Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito.

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I. MEDALS & CERTIFICATES

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

The 2017 Youth Leadership Excellence Award is presented by the Junior

Chamber International Philippines, Inc., in cooperation with the Department of

Education (DepEd) and sponsored by the Office of Senator Joseph Victor “JV”

Ejercito.

REQUEST & DISTRIBUTION OF MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES

All YLEA medals and certificates will be distributed by the YLEA National

Chairman through the Area and Regional Vice Presidents. In order to receive

them, Local Organizations must first submit the list of their recipient schools,

student awardees, and the inclusive date/s of the graduation ceremonies to their

respective AVPs/RVPs on or before the date that will be set by the YLEA National

Chairman through a Circular.

Request for additional medals and certificates shall be accommodated, provided

that, the LO sends a communication letter addressed to the National Chairman,

and subject for approval.

II. MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

PROJECT LAUNCH

When feasible, Area and Regional Vice Presidents are recommended to organize

an YLEA project launch with press conference in order to promote JCI Philippines

and its partners/sponsors.

PROJECT BANNER

Local Organizations should ensure that at least one (1) tarpaulin/banner for the

project highlighting JCI Philippines as project implenter, DepEd and Office of Sen.

Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito as main sponsors/partners. (Please refer to the

attachments in the Circular for the YLEA Banner Template)

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III. MANPOWER

PROJECT CHAIRMANSHIP & COMMITTEES

Since YLEA requires a lot of processes in project management, this will be a

good training ground for Baby JCI/new members. It is highly suggested that they

be appointed as the Project Chairman and Committee Heads.

IV. LOGISTICS

COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED)

The Local Organization shall communicate with the local office of the Department

of Education within their area to discuss the general idea of YLEA and to identify

the list of schools and their respective school heads, for coordination. (Please

refer to the attachments in the Circular for the Partnership Letter Template)

V. PROGRAM & DOCUMENTATION

SELECTION PROCESS

The school authorities shall be responsible for the selection of the awardees. No

JCI members, past or present, shall participate directly or indirectly with the

selection process, except to provide the school authorities the necessary

information they need regarding the project.

PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD

The Local Organization shall present the award to the selected students

preferably during their graduation ceremonies. The L.O. President and/or his/her

duly designated representative/s, which must be JCI members, shall present the

YLEA certificate and medal to the awardees together with the representative of

the sponsor.

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In case the graduation ceremonies have already been held prior to the receipt of

the medals and certificates from JCI Philippines, local organizations may still

pursue the project by conducting a separate event solely dedicated to YLEA. All

additional expenses related to the mobilization and logistics shall be under the

local organization’s account. (Please refer to the attachments in the Circular for

the Program Flow Template)

ADDITIONAL TOKENS FOR THE AWARDEES

Local Organizations may opt to provide additional tokens for the awardees in

addition to the medals and certificates. It may be in the form of scholarship

grants or stipends, gift items or cash incentive. However, funds that will be used

shall be shouldered or sourced out to the partners/sponsors of the L.O.

VI. REPORTING

PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT

Local Organizations are required to submit a Project Completion Report a week

after finishing the project to the JCIP National Secretariat; copy furnished the

YLEA National Chairman at email: [email protected]. It must indicate the

list of recipient schools, student awardees and date of awarding with pictures as

supporting file. LOs who will fail to submit or with incomplete reports such as

lack of pictures and other supporting documents will not be given JCIPEA points.

(Please refer to the attachments in the Circular for the PCR Form)

JCIPEA POINTS GOALS CRITERIA

1 point for every 5

students awarded;

Maximum of 5 points.

Complete YLEA awarding

to 25 students

Submit Project

Completion Report with

pictures by May 31, 2017

UNUSED MEDALS & CERTIFICATES

Unused YLEA medals and certificates must be properly returned to the JCI

Philippines National Secretariat along with the Project Completion Report.

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