Bayaning Pilipino sa America 2019

Feed2Succeed – Winner 2019

• Los Angeles, U.S.A.
• Epic Youth Leadership Award

They say that the youth is our future, and if it were true, these kids prove that there is much brightness in store for our world.  In 2014, three teenage girls Caroline, Carmina, and Catherine from Los Angeles visited their parents’ birth country.  While on a feeding program in Vigan, their hearts broke when they met 48 school children who were assessed as extremely malnourished.  The experience – so different from the life they have live – shook them to the core and compelled them into action.  Enlisting the help of their friend Tiffany Sato, Feed2Succeed was born.

From the first three dollars they raised to feed one Filipino family, Feed 2 Succeed now has adopted 6 schools where they hold regular feeding programs.  They have also ventured into giving out scholarships to 200 students.  Believing that education is the key to alleviating these children and their families from poverty.

Holding on to the dream that one day no human will ever go hungry, Feed2Succeed has grown their organization and proved that no one is too young to spark compassion that will make a lasting difference in our society.

Kultivate Labs – Finalist 2019

• San Francisco, U.S.A.
• Epic Youth Leadership Award

Kultivate Labs is a non-profit organization composed of very passionate individuals with diverse creative talents.

Their project UNDSCVRD aimed to build a cultural district by reclaiming old spots where Filipinos used to stay and transform it into a place of development without displacement.  A group of young people who know their history and deeply in touch with their roots, they aim to bridge generations while putting up businesses at the same time, priding themselves on being economic revolutionaries with a heart.

Kubo – Finalist 2019

• California, U.S.A.
• Epic Youth Leadership Award

Kubo, named after the native hut that also signifies a sense of community in Filipino culture, is a forum that connects Filipino-Americans online.

Composed of seven Filipinos who mostly came from UCLA, their dream was to create a home for fellow Filipinos in the digital sphere because they felt that the Filipino culture is underrepresented in American media.  As their online presence gained traction, Kubo not only became a support group to its audiences but also a learning source for those outside the community.