Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) has trained 62 mothers on artificial intelligence data annotation (AIDA) work in Benguet to provide them a work-from-home opportunity.
Spearheaded by the Aboitiz Renewables Inc., the renewable energy arm of AboitizPower, the Elevate AIDA Plus program is conducted in collaboration with the Aboitiz Foundation and social impact startup Connected Women. The program aims to change the idea that mothers can only stay home and not have their own careers.
In partnership with the provincial government of Benguet, the digital livelihood training was conducted in the province following the training of other women in Bukidnon. The trainees, dubbed “Super Nanays,” showed that women can balance family life while building careers in the digital economy.
Among the 62 graduates is Novelyn Simon, a mother of three from Itogon, who now supervises a remote team for a United States-based company from her home.
“I no longer have to choose between being a provider and being a mom,” Novelyn shared. “I can earn for my children and still be present for the moments that matter.”
For Nadhyne Krystal Salda, who is expecting her third child, the program became a reminder that motherhood and professional growth can go together.
“Elevate AIDA showed me that I can still grow professionally while raising my family,” she said.
Another graduate, Melody Velasco, now works remotely as a Support Operative for a United Kingdom-based firm.
“I never imagined I could work for a global company from Benguet,” Melody said. “The program gave me the skills and confidence to pursue opportunities I once thought were out of reach.”
The 62 graduates are now part of Connected Women’s growing workforce network, which aims to expand digital job opportunities for women across the Philippines.
“We provide the platform, but the drive comes from the mothers who will do anything for their family’s future,” said Noreen Vicencio, vice president and general manager for Hydro Operations at Aboitiz Renewables. “Programs like Elevate AIDA show us what becomes possible when women are given the right tools and the right opportunity. That is exactly why we continue to bring programs like this to more communities.”
By joining the Connected Women workforce pool, the 62 moms are now part of a bigger mission to bring digital opportunities to 300,000 women across the Philippines. The figure is the goal of the Elevate AIDA Plus program.