Opening New Doors

Many parts of the world regard access to education as a privilege more than a right. In the Philippines alone, a Department of Education report devastates with the fact that there are more than six million functionally illiterate individuals from poverty-stricken families and indigenous cultural communities. But this is what U-Go, an education and female empowerment NGO, seeks to change through scholarship grants.

While U-Go focuses on the welfare of women, its humble ambitions are powerful. “U-Go offers ‘year one’ financial scholarships, with renewal contingent upon achieving promising academic performances, and family and community co-investment. The goal is to help women to pursue university education.”