CHAPTERS, MEMBERS and PARTNERS

First Year

CORE GROUP
@62
@62 is a group of young professionals and student leaders/ volunteers
who advocate voter’s education through the development and
compilation of candidate information during national elections. This is
distributed in schools nationwide.

Akbayan Youth (A!Y)

A national organization of youth and students, works for the realization
of good governance and transformative politics. Through critical,
vigilant, dynamic and solution-oriented brand of progressive activism,
Akbayan Youth aims to contribute in catalyzing social change. Akbayan
Youth adheres to the socialist principles: democracy, humanism, equity
and internationalism. It is the youth wing of Akbayan Citizens' Action
Party.

Ayala Young Leaders Alliance (AYLA)

The official alumni network of the Ayala Young Leaders Congress.
AYLA today has 728 members, with 17 local and 5 ad-hoc chapters in
key cities of the country, working together on various development and
community-based initiatives. The AYLC, now on its 11th year, is an
annual student leadership congress supported by Ayala Corporation
and its Group of Companies as an expression of their commitment to
nation-building through youth leadership.

Catalysts for Peace

Catalysts for Peace is the volunteer youth arm of the Asia America
Initiative (AAI), a non-profit charitable and educational organization
dedicated to promoting humanitarian ideals, providing direct assistance
to impoverished communities plagued by violence and mediating in
conflict areas throughout the Asia-Pacific region especially in
Mindanao.
Confederation of Student Governments of the Philippines (CSGP)
The Confederation of Student Government of the Philippines formerly
National Council of Student Government of the Philippines (NCSGP) in
a continuous pursuit for student empowerment and development, has
already traversed a challenging yet very fruitful year from the time it
was conceived. CSGP was born out of the unification of ideals, dreams
and aspirations of the young minds and hearts of the society – the
contemporary youth leaders, on the occasion of the very first National
Congress of Student Governments and Campus Journalist of the
Philippines held on December 8- 10, 2006 at the Venus Parkview Hotel,
Kisad Road, Baguio City.

First-Time Voters Project (FTV)

The First-Time Voters Project is a network of organizations and
individuals that advocates meaningful participation of young citizens
aged 15-21 years. It pushes for electoral and political reforms
necessary for the democratization and social inclusion of the youth. It is
a continuing process of developing a new generation of voters who
exercise their right to suffrage and maximize such potent tools in
determining the fate of the country and their future.

Metropolitan Teen Theater League (PETA Youth)

The youth arm of PETA, it has recently joined the alliance of Youth Vote
Philippines to produce and stage a play that dramatizes voter
registration and voter’s education. This will be presented to students
and young professionals to advocate voter’s registration and intelligent
decision making among the youth for the national elections.

National Union of Students in the Philippines (NUSP)

The National Union of Students of the Philippines is a nation-wide
alliance of student councils/governments/unions committed to the
advancement of the students' democratic rights and welfare. Since its
establishment in 1957, the NUSP has been consistently at the forefront
of the students' struggle for their rights and welfare and in solidarity with
the Filipino people's struggle for genuine freedom and democracy. As
such, the NUSP has earned the recognition of being the legitimate
student center here and abroad. The National Union is a patriotic,
democratic, progressive alliance of student leaders that upholds and
defends the rights and welfare of the Filipino students. It seeks to unite
all students in the country through their mandated representative
student councils, governments and unions in the struggle for the
fundamental right to education, and lead them in their struggle for a
nationalist, scientific and mass oriented education system, to fight for
an education for genuine national development and free from any
imperialist control.
National Youth Parliament (NYP)
National Youth Parliament is a youth organization initially convened by
the National Youth Commission once every two years to draft, discuss,
lobby and mobilize for resolutions on the youth agenda. The Parliament
is a venue to participate in the national decision-making processes of
the government. The proceedings, declarations and resolutions of the
Parliament guide NYC in its undertakings and its Medium Term Youth
Development Program (MTYDP).

Student Council Alliance of the Philippines

In every beginning lies an opportunity for change. This has been the
guiding light of more than a hundred student council leaders from major
universities and colleges nationwide when they convened to forge
greater solidarity and unity in 1996. SCAP is actively involved in local,
sectoral and national campaigns, with a focused leadership capable of
responding to new challenges and opportunities.

Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO)

The Search for Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations was initiated in
2002 in view of the lack of awards that acknowledged the contribution
and the efforts of youth groups and organizations. TAYO has emerged
to be the country’s foremost award for youth organizations. It is given
annually to ten outstanding Filipino youth clubs that have undertaken a
recent project or program that has benefited a local community to which
they belong.

WhyNot? Forum
The WhyNot? Forum is inspired by TEDTalks, where leading thinkers
and doers around the globe share their thoughts, ideas, dreams, and
experiences, which are then posted on the web for free for the entire
world to see. It’s a smorgasbord of great, brave ideas, an open-source
innovation soup that will hopefully inspire other Filipinos to connect
adjunct thoughts, take impactful action, and weave together new
breakthrough ideas – redefining and challenging the inertia of the status
quo, all for positive change.

Young Public Servants (YPS)

Young Public Servants is a group of young, dynamic individuals
focused on promoting Good Governance and Democratic Citizenship
among the youth. It believes that these elements are critical in
developing a new, focused and dedicated generation of leaders. YPS
works to establish the foundations of governance and citizenship
through a wide range of activities involving nation-building and civic
participation.
 Youth Alliance Philippines (YAP)
A network of young professionals, student volunteers, youth community
workers, and youth-serving organizations that focuses on strengthening
the youth sector as a driving force in nation-building. YAP implements
various initiatives that respond to the needs of the youth; enhance their
interest in social involvement; and promote a national identity that each
young Filipino would be proud to live up to.

Youth for Sustainable Development Assembly-Pilipinas (YSDA)

YSDA a national network of organizations showing the demonstrated
capacity of youth in local sustainable development. It was originally
formed in 1997 under the name National Youth Council for Philippine
Agenda 21 to act as a consultative body for the creation of Philippine
Agenda 21.

YOUTHVOTE CHAPTERS
YouthVote chapters are composed of the local counterparts of the YouthVotePhilippines Core Group and
other local youth organizations and student councils (areas marked * are in the process of convening);
YouthVote also has local youth organization partners in Pampanga and Mulanay, Quezon

1. Aklan 10. Davao

2. Bacolod* 11. General Santos
3. Baguio 12. Ilocos Norte
4. Batangas 13. Iloilo
5. Bohol 14. Nueva Ecija
6. Bulacan* 15. Pangasinan
7. Cagayan De Oro 16. Tacloban*
8. Cebu 17. Zamboanga
9. Cotabato-Kidapawan

MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
1. College Editors Guild of the Philippines 5. World Youth Alliance-Philippines (WYA)
2. iamjuan Movement 6. Youth for Peace Advocacy Movement
3. Kabataan Pangarap ni Rizal (Kapariz) 7. Youth for Zero Corruption
4. League of Filipino Students (LFS)

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
1. ABS-CBN Boto Mo, I-Patrol 9. Movement for Good Governance (MGG)
2. Affiliated Network for Social Accountability in 10. Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible
East Asia and the Pacific (ANSA-EAP) Voting (PPCRV)
3. Artists Revolution 11. PoliticalArena.com
4. Change Politics Movement (CPM) 12. Register and Vote Campaign (RV)
5. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) 13. RockEd
6. Financial Executives of the Philippines 14. Task Force 2010
(FINEX) 15. Transparency and Accountability Network
7. GMA7 Eleksyon 2010 (TAN)
8. National Movement for Free Elections
(NAMFREL)