Meet the Winners

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POCHOLO GONZALES

POCHOLO GONZALES Project: Tinig Kabataan (Voice of The Youth) Empowerment Program
Age: 27

Short Bio: Runs the only youth radio programs in Philippines to promote youth participation and development.

Long Bio: For more than a decade, Pocholo D. Gonzales has advocated for children’s issues. He now serves as Project Coordinator of the Tinig Kabataan (Voice of the Youth) Empowerment Program (VOTY), a program he helped launch based on his personal experience as a voice talent, writer, and director. The program is dedicated to developing the talents, capabilities, and leadership skills of young people, ages 15 to 25. From 1997-1999, VOTY had its own youth radio program, Radyo-Radyo and Awit-Tawanan, the only youth program of its kind in the Philippines. Its goal was to promote youth participation through radio broadcasting. More recently, VOTY members have been invited to present at local, national, and international conferences, and have been featured on national television and radio programs, in newspapers, and at school and community events. Currently a student at the University of the Philippines, Pocholo has participated in numerous international youth conferences.