12/12/2025
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐: ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ด๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐งโ๐ณ
This collaborative extension program of the EmpoweredEd Program was made possible through the support and active participation of key partners:
โข๐๐'๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐, ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐บ๐
of ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฟ๐
๐๐ ๐ฌ๐บ๐๐๐บ๐๐บ๐ ๐ค๐
๐พ๐๐พ๐๐๐บ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐๐๐
, who provided the space and institutional support to host the program on the school grounds
โข๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐. ๐๐๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ข๐ from the ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐พ๐๐พ๐
๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐พ, who helped coordinate youth-focused resources and outreach for the community participants
โข๐ฒ๐ช ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐๐บ๐
๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ especially to ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ก๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ., ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐จ, ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง, led by their ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง: ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐, who mobilized local community members and ensured the program reached those who would benefit most.
โข ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฝ ๐ฅ๐บ๐ผ๐๐
๐๐: ๐๐'๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง and ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐, who ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ฝ the ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐๐
๐๐๐บ๐๐๐๐ of the extension program (including a session on product costing from Ma'am Lisley to help participants price their preserved goods for small-scale ventures)
The ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐ค๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐บ๐โ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ (Income Generating Project) initiative took root in ๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฟ๐
๐๐ ๐ฌ๐บ๐๐๐บ๐๐บ๐ ๐ค๐
๐พ๐๐พ๐๐๐บ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐๐๐
๐ซ, as TLE Faculty and 3rd Year BTLED Students joined forces (alongside these partners) to run a Food Preservation Skill Enhancement Extension Program. Over the sessions, participants learned hands-on, practical techniques to safely preserve local turning seasonal harvests into shelf-stable, market-ready goods. The program didnโt just build technical skills: it planted the seed of sustainable livelihood, giving community members a tool to ๐๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐พ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐๐บ๐๐๐พ, boost ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐
๐ฝ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐พ, and take pride in their local resources.
Every activity was rooted in collaboration: ๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ shared industry-best practices, while 3rd year ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ brought fresh energy and ๐๐บ๐๐ฝ๐-๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐บ๐๐๐ through each step of the preservation process; each of our supporting partners contributed their unique roles to keep the program accessible, inclusive, and impactful. By the end of the program, attendees left with not just preserved food samples๐ซ, but a clear plan to apply their new skills at home or in small community ventures.๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (and collaborative community partners), ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ.๐จโ๐ซโจ
