ABOUT US

Our team at SMAYL is dedicated to providing hybridized short courses geared towards the development of action agendas on the intersection of youth, peace, and conflict.

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Vision

Seeds for Mindanao’s Advocacy on Youth and Leadership (SMAYL) is a leading youth leadership program which introduces the story of Mindanao’s peace and conflict to the Philippines, Association of Southeast Asian Nations and beyond.

Mission

To provide hybridized short-course program geared
towards the development of action agenda on the
intersect of youth, peace, and conflict

Short Course Objectives:

  1. Learn the story of Mindanao’s peace, conflict, and youth engagement by completing a short course.
  2. Develop an action agenda with your short course’s classmates
  3. Respond to the community’s problemby implementing your action agenda. 

How Does Your Advocacy Work?

SMAYL follows LDR as a three-step process: Learn Develop, and Respond. Learn the story of Mindanao’s Peace, conflict, and youth engagement by completing a short course. Develop an action agenda with your short course classmates. Respond to the community’s problem by implementing your action agenda. 

MEET OUR TEAM

Get to know the team behind SMAYL. We are professionals, and volunteers. But above all, we aim to help youths to achieve their goals.