Kalfi LEAD Program

Leadership Excellence. Accountability. Discipline. Young women leading from experience aiming to make a difference.

KALFI LEAD is a 4-year leadership program which provides a long term-character development program for senior high school and college/university student leaders through personalized mentoring, delivery of project management modules, constant outreach participation, and regular exposure to talks, workshops, and interactions with fellow program beneficiaries.

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Application Deadline
JUNE 30, 2026

The KALFI LEAD Leadership Program, or LEAD for short, aims to train and nurture servant leaders for the future. LEAD places a strong emphasis on moral integrity and social responsibility. The Program is likewise marked by the following features: it fosters academic excellence and mastery of leadership principles; it imparts a unique personal human development through regular one-on-one mentoring with seasoned professionals; and it inculcates in the students the attitude of giving back to society through constant service and, through one’s work, concrete contribution to the nation’s development. Since LEAD seeks to train and nurture future transformative leaders, each LEAD student is expected to be committed to:

Service

Excellence

The motto is “Lead to serve.” Thus, the chief quality sought in the LEAD beneficiary is the attitude of and ability to SERVE, i.e., self-giving.

Leadership

In LEAD, we are interested in students who “take the lead” by, first, developing themselves as complete human persons, then, giving of themselves to attend to others. Thus, the LEAD student manifests an understanding of the need for exercise of virtues, including moral integrity, chastity, honesty, hardwork, a constant habit of study, humility, generosity and magnanimity, among others.

In most universities, when selecting possible ‘Leadership Awardees,’ a minimum requirement is good academic standing. This is necessary, as leaders are expected to lead competently. Thus, LEAD has set a minimum expectation of Cum Laude standing (or its equivalent) from every LEAD beneficiary.

Accountability and Discipline

A “desire to serve” is banal if one pays only lip service to it. Thus, the LEAD student shows signs of actual action steps from the very start, e.g., she makes reference to concrete initiatives she embarks on, e.g., taking on a leadership position, or getting involved in a regular outreach project or volunteer work, etc.

For more information, please refer to the handbook or get in touch with us.

HANDBOOK

Please note that there may be changes in the handbook this SY 24-25

Program Features

Mentoring

KALFI LEAD Mentoring is akin to the relationship between the sports trainer and the athlete. The mentee gains from the experience and knowledge of the mentor who uses such knowledge to hone the student towards developing her talents and possibilities to the full.

Leadership Curriculum

In any leadership development program, one needs a concrete training and development plan, along with the help and guidance of a mentor, in order to learn the necessary skills and attitudes one needs to acquire to be a good transformative leader.

Community Involvement

A “desire to serve” is banal if one pays only lip service to it. Thus, the LEAD student shows signs of actual action steps from the very start, e.g., she makes reference to concrete initiatives she embarks on, e.g., taking on a leadership position, or getting involved in a regular outreach project or volunteer work, etc.

Qualification

female

Grades
11, 12 or
1st yr
university/

college

Admitted to any academic institutions by the start of the academic year.

Kalfi's History

The Kalinangan Youth Foundation, Inc. (KALFI) is a private non-stock, non- profit foundation registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 1983 and with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) as a donee institution on October 28, 1983. Subsequently, the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) certified KALFI as a donee institution on April 11, 2003.

Vision

KALFI envisions empowered young women with integrity, achieving their personal best and contributing positively to society. A partner of the family and educational institutions, KALFI complements the training given in the home and in the school towards the holistic development of young women, so that, imbued with Christian ideals and a spirit of service, each one assumes her role in society competently.

Mission

We provide personalized mentoring and meaningful programs that empower young women. These aim to : hone the mind, enrich the spirit, cultivate leadership and life skills, instill social responsibility, and broaden worldview.