A 15-Year Journey Tracking 5,000 Children from Age 10 to 24


The Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child is a 15-year study that tracks the lives of a nationally representative sample (5,000) of Filipino children, along with their households and communities, which started in 2016 when they were 10 years old and will continue to follow them every year till 2030, the target year of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), when they become 24.

The study is a partnership among the Philippine Government, the United Nations and other development partners that aims to shed light on a wide range of the changes, challenges and opportunities that young people in the country go through as they transition from adolescence into adulthood.
 

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The LCSFC is a partnership involving the Philippine government through the National Steering Committee which consists of lead government agencies and chaired by NEDA, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UNICEF, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia and renowned demographic research institutions in the country.

The University of San Carlos-Office of Population Studies Foundation, Inc. (OPS) is the implementing agency for this study in collaboration with various research institutions.

The Cohort Study plays an important role in the country’s efforts at ‘leaving no one behind’ in line with the Philippine government’s Ambisyon 2040 and the global Agenda 2030, by obtaining quality data and information about different needs and aspirations of young Filipinos with which to plan and implement differentiated programmes.

Mr. Carlos Abad Santos
Assistant Secretary, NEDA