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The Education and Livelihood Skills Alliance (ELSA), under the United States Agency for International Development  (USAID) Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS) program,  is a multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral/public private partnership, which aims to create and expand school-based and community-based learning and employment activities for Filipino young people, ages 30 and under, living in Mindanao, including the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

The ELSA Project aims to help expand access to, and quality of basic education in Mindanao, towards the attainment of economic productivity, peace, and development.  The project runs from October 2004 to October 2007, and brings together the following key organizations to address education and livelihood challenges faced by Mindanao youth:

• The International Youth Foundation (IYF) is an international public foundation that implements youth-oriented programs and services geared to promote global awareness of children and youth issues, strengthen the organizational skills of youth program leaders, and promote greater knowledge and application of best practices for young people.
• The Ayala Foundation is the social and cultural  development institution of the Ayala Group of Companies. It conducts various social development and cultural programs that promote human  advancement of Filipinos.
• The Consuelo Foundation, formerly known as the Children and Youth Foundation of the Philippines, is an indigenous Philippine foundation seeking to help improve the welfare and prospects of Filipino children and youth.
• Petron Foundation is an organization devoted solely  to conceptualizing  and  implementing programs in four key areas (Education, Environment, Health and Human Services, and Advocacy) to make a positive and lasting impact in the lives of Filipinos.
  
  

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