Youth Advocates Building Opportunities through Network and Governance (YABONG) was launched as an official organization in the SOCCSKSARGEN area through the #MindTheNow Convention, a project of the Mindanao Youth for Mental Health Organization (MYMHO) and YABONG SOX Team headed by the founder, Dun Concha Abiera.
The convention was an initiative to gather 30 young leaders at Sangguniang Panlungsod of General Santos City to introduce the opportunities and expertise of the organization which aims to hone potential youth advocates in the region. The convention ended with projects innovations and project pitching to be organized by the participants as community projects engaging them in governance and nation-building.
