Aveth or Ms. Ravelth Castro, is a graduate of UP Diliman with a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education. She graduated magna cum laude and is a recipient of various awards and fellowships including the Gintong Kabataan Award sa Larangan ng Akademiya at Agham in 2006, Presidential Scholarship Award 2006, Most Outstanding Student Teacher of UP 2006 and Filipino-American Heritage Association Fellowship in 2003. At present, she works at The Propeller Club of Manila Vocational Training, an internationally funded NGO, as Programme Manager. Previously, she was assigned as Project Monitor of Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation, Inc. facilitating efficient and effective implementation of all aspects of its reading programme in Visayas and Mindanao. She also actively engages herself in socio-civic activities around the country as youth core leader. Her organisation, Sining Bulakenyo: Pangkat Mananayaw ng Bulacan is a recipient of the TAYO (Ten Accomplished Youth Organization of the Philippines) award where she is also serving as a Marketing Officer/Senior Performing Artist responsible for designing and conducting training workshops on cultural dancing to community members.
