Katipunan Ng Kabataan - Programs

Programs

National Development Programs

The Kabataang Barangay is primarily aimed at consolidating the nation's youth force toward a two-pronged function: as a support measure to national development efforts of the government; as well as to serve as a pressure group for needed socio-political and economic reforms. These tasks involve Youth Development Training (YDT) and the implementation of development programs oriented to the needs of the youth.

The Youth Development Training program is directed towards generating commitment of KB leaders and members by inculcating in them the significance of their role in developing nationalist consciousness and increased productivity. The program involves sustained studies in Philippine history, Filipino Ideology, youth organization and mobilization, project planning and implementation, discipline and management of KB affairs. YDT is now integrated in all the other training programs of the KB.

The implementation of the various development programs of KB is aimed at meeting the needs of all you th subsectors in the country - agricultural youth, industrial youth, out-of-school youth, the studentry and the young professionals.

The YDT and the various KB development programs are corollary to the government's overall efforts at widening the socio-political perspective of the youth sector.

Economic Development Programs

The Economic Development Program is an integrated vocational skills training program through in-plant, in-farm and classroom type short-term courses aimed at developing industrial, agricultural, entrepreneurial and production skills for the economic upliftment of the out-of-school youth. The program benefits some four million OSYs and is implemented in cooperation with both private and government sectors. The EDP engages in several projects:

1. Batarisan In-Plant Training Project - Batarisan is aimed at providing in-plant industrial training to OSYs. Private industrial establishments provide the facilities and trainors and upon completion of the training, provide placement for jobs to qualified trainees.

2. Alay-Hanapbuhay Project - is a joint undertaking of the KB and the Ministry of Social Services and Development. Under this project, self-employment assistance with practical skills development are provided to help OSYs attain economic independence through mini-agro, mini-home, or other income-generating projects.

3. Kabataang Barangay Sakahan Para sa Kaunlaran (KASAKA) - KASAKA is a supervised credit production program for the OSYs which is being implemented by the KB in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture through the National Food and Agriculture Council. The project aims to provide the rural OSYs with skills required in agricultural production projects for gainful employment. Production projects under the KASAKA include Beef-Cattle Fattening, Goat Production and Legume Production Projects.

Educational Development Program

This program aims to train and mobilize the in-school youth for active participation in community development. The program includes the organization of KB School Chapters (KBSCs) and the providing of educational assistance to deserving KB members.

1. Organization of KB School Chapters - The organization of KB School Chapters in all tertiary and secondary levels aims to provide opportunities to the in-school youth to participate in various in-school activities like lecture-forums on national and local issues, leadership seminars, work camps and community outreach projects such as free medical aid, cultural presentations and adult literacy classes.

2. Educational Assistance Project - This project aims to benefit indigent but deserving KB members to pursue post-secondary studies in selected technical and agro-industrial courses. Educational assistance are provided through the KB Scholarship Program, Ang Pangulo Scholarship Program and the Study Now Pay Later Program.

An annual Summer Leadership Training Course for officers of KB School Chapters and federation presidents nationwide is a special concern under the KB Educational Development Program. Implemented in close coordination with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, the training provides the participants with adequate leadership and management skills necessary in the fulfillment of their responsibilities as KB leaders.

Cultural Development Program

The program aims to develop young talents in the arts and to instill among the youth pride in the Filipino cultural heritage. Projects implemented under this program are:

1. Dulaang Kabataang Barangay (DKB) - This is the KB's Theater Group which is composed of theatrically inclined members of the KB. The group conducts training workshops in theatre arts, playwriting contests, indigenous theatre material compilations and theatre presentations.

2. Himig Kabataan - This project involves the formation of KB Choral Groups by local KB units which are then encouraged to compete at the municipal, city, provincial and regional levels. A National Himig ng Kabataan Choral Competition is held annually at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Only Filipino songs, traditional and original compositions are encouraged and utilized. As a special project under the Cultural Development Program, the Kb has joined hands with the Junior Friends of the Cultural Cener of the Philippines (JFCCCP) in sponsoring an annual concert tour of the Philippine Youth Orchestra in key provinces and cities of the country.

Sports Development Program

The KB's Sports Development Program is aimed at developing sports consciousness among the youth and the propagation of indigenous sports forms such as sipa, arnis and kuntao hand in hand with other sports activities fir for the Filipino physique. The KB Sports Development Program conducts several projects:

1. Sports Management Training - Under this project, youth leaders are provided with adequate knowledge and management skills in the conduct of sports activities in their respective localities. It involves intensive training in sports project planning and implementation and the management of KB's local sports projects.

2. Sports Competition - The KB conducts regular sports competitions from the barangays to the municipalities, cities, provinces, regions culminating in a national sports competitions featuring modern and traditional sports activities.

The KB manages its own Kabataang Barangay Sports Complex located at Roces Ave., Quezon City. The complex serves as a venue for the various sports activities of the organization.

Formerly known as the Amoranto Stadium which was re-opened to the public in 1979, the KB Sports Complex has s football field, a track, physical fitness and boxing gyms and a swimming pool. It also boasts of the first velodrome ever constructed in the country with electronic scoreboards and timing devices.

Special Projects

Aside from the major national programs, the KB engages in five special projects:

• KB Appropriate Technology Program In the hope of promoting the utilization of appropriate technology for community development, the programs trains OSYs in the development and dissemination of approtech prototypes fashioned from locally available materials.

• Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kabataan (KKKK) The KB has been designated as the implementing arm of the National government's KKK Program for the youth sector through Executive Order No. 794. The program provides financial and technical assistance to livelihood projects undertaken by KB OSYs.

• Mt. Samat Agricultural Youth Farm Project The KB youth farm which has a total land area of 100 hectares, is situated at the foot of Mt. Samat in Pilar, Bataan. It serves as a training venue for KB OSYs who undergo intensive training in agricultural production skills like soil science, vegetable and crop production, orchard, live-stock and forage development and other rudiments of farm management.

• International Relations Program The program aims to foster friendly relations between the Filipino youth and those of other countries. To carry out this function, the IRP maintains linkages with several international youth organizations. It conducts youth tours, educational and cultural exchanges primarily with national youth groups in the ASEAN and Asia-Pacific Region.

• Information and Publications Program The Information and publications program of KB, handled by the Information and Publications Staff (IPS), serves as a support function to the various activities of the organization. IPS also takes charge of providing the informational needs of the KB clientele and the general public concerning the various programs and other undertakings of the KB through the utilization of the tri-media. To carry out these functions, the IPS holds press conferences on KB activities and sends press releases to both print and broadcast media.

The IPS undertakes the following regular activities:

1. Print Media

The IPS publishes Panday, the monthly national newsletter of the PKKB which is circulated nationwide. It also supports some 30 local newsletter in the regions. 2. Broadcast Media

Attached to the IPS is the KB Radio and TV Staff which handles a total of nineteen (19) radio programs, and three (3) television programs, all in Metro Manila. These are supplemented by some 40 local radio programs in the regions and one television program in Region 9. Aside from these media-oriented activities, the IPS conducts lecture/forms on local and national issues, as well as training programs and seminars for the information, public relations officers and presidents of the various KB federations at all levels.