New batch of Out-of-School Youths flex entrepreneurial skills at FWD Life Insurance’s It’s My Dream Bazaar

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 7 MAY 2025 – Coming from the successful inaugural program in 2024, FWD Life Insurance (FWD Philippines) welcomes a new batch of out-of-school youths (OSYs) to showcase their financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills at the 2025 Dreamers' Pop-Up Bazaar: Powered by Passion, Driven by Youth.

Open to the public from May 8 to 9, 2025 at Glorietta, Ayala Center, Makati, the event is part of FWD Philippines and Junior Achievement of the Philippines (JA Philippines) It’s My Dream program, which aims to equip OSYs with the appropriate entrepreneurial skills to help them thrive and build their best futures.

FWD Philippines President & CEO, Antonio Manuel “Jumbing” de Rosas said, “As the insurer of the next generation, we believe our youth are the cornerstone for nation-building. That’s why we are committed to showcase the incredible potential of our youth who have dreams to succeed. It is our goal through this program to empower them to become their own agents of change, so they can ably support themselves, their families, and their communities.”

This year, the It’s My Dream program locks in a bigger number of participating OSYs. Products to be sold during the bazaar event were sourced by the participating OSYs from local businesses as part of the program’s practicum.

JA Philippines Executive Director, Krishna Alejandrino, emphasized how the program and the partnership with FWD Philippines is a testament to the transformative power of financial literacy to the youth. “Equipping these young dreamers with practical skills and real-world knowledge fosters their confidence and paves the way for economic independence. We are thrilled to see them take ownership of their futures and create better opportunities for themselves.”

JA It’s My Dream is under FWD and JA Asia Pacific’s groupwide financial literacy program, JA SparktheDream, which was launched in 2023. Learn more about the program by visiting ph.jasparkthedream.org 

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About FWD Life Insurance

FWD Life Insurance Corporation (FWD Philippines) launched its commercial operations in September 2014. In just 10 years, FWD Philippines now ranks 3^rd in terms of both new business annual premium equivalent¹ and premium income².

FWD Philippines is part of FWD Group, a pan-Asian life and health insurance business that serves approximately 30 million customers across 10 markets, including BRI Life in Indonesia. FWD’s customer-led and digitally enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience. Established in 2013, the company operates in some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world with a vision of changing the way people feel about insurance.

FWD Philippines is regulated by the Insurance Commission of the Philippines and is legally permitted to provide insurance products and services within the country.

¹ www.insurance.gov.ph > Data > Statistics > Life Insurance Companies > 2024 > Based on New Business Annual Premium Equivalent
² www.insurance.gov.ph > Data > Statistics > Life Insurance Companies > 2024 > Based on Premium Income

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