Access to high quality secondary education for 25 students from

Access to high quality
secondary education
for 25 students from
underprivileged background,
Daanbantayan, Cebu
Final Report
Final Report
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de Manille
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de Manille
June 2016
June 2016
The project at a glance
Project title
Beneficiaries
Access to high quality secondary education
for 25 students from underprivileged background,
Daanbantayan, Cebu
26* students from underprivileged background, living in
Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines:
- Liv e in slum areas
- From families w ith v ery low income
* Instead of 25 as announced, we were able to support 26 students with the
same budget.
Project Dates
School year 2015-2016: June 2015 to May 2016
General Objective:
To contribute to upgrade the education level in the slum areas of
Daanbantayan to break the cycle of poverty
Objectives
Budget
Funds granted
Reporting period
Specific objectives:
 To allow underprivileged children to access excellent secondary
education thanks to the financial support provided to their families
 To contribute to a sustainable and successful education through an
individual follow up of the children
 To increase the access to College thanks to a prestigious degree
320,650 PHP
339,691.19 PHP
Final Report
Saint Martin de Porres Academy (SMPA)
Implementing
partner
Project summary
Prestigious High-School,
run by the Daughters of Charity
Sister school of Colegio de la Inmaculada
Concepcion (CIC-Cebu)
Since 1998, Children of Asia (CoA) has been prov iding
comprehensive care for children in distress on the island of Cebu.
This project offered to support the education of 25 brilliant students
so that they can enroll in St Martin de Porres Academy (SMPA), a
prestigious high school in Daanbantayan.
CoA has been prov iding them w ith the tuition fees. I n addition, every
student received 2,000 pesos per year for miscellaneous feesto cover
uniform, school supplies, transportation …
The students can also require special help in the ev ent of an
emergency
CoA has been w orking with SMPA since 2009 and acts as a funding
agency for the school w hich is the implementing partner.
1. Reminder: profile of the beneficiaries and previous interventions
The beneficiaries of Children of Asia’s program in Daanbantayan are underprivileged
households of the locality. They liv e in slum areas, in houses usually made of light
material, and most of the parents are fishermen, sari-sari/food v endors or tricycle
driv ers. The economic situation of these families is v ery difficult, and financial
constraints lead their children to stop schooling after elementary.
I ndeed, secondary education is, in theory, free in the Philippines, but in practice,
entails v arious costs: uniforms, school materials, school projects etc. These costs are
prohibitiv e for these poor families who can’t send their children to school.
Since 2009, Children of Asia (CoA) has been w orking with two partner sister-schools
run by the Daughters of Charity: Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion in Cebu
and Saint Martin de Porres Academy (SMPA) in Daanbantayan, to support these
children through secondary school.
Typical makeshift shelter in
Daanbantayan June 2015
Allianabelle DOBLE in her house
with her mother and sister,
March 2016
I n 2013, typhoon Yolanda has put ev en more pressure on the families in the area, as
Daanbantayan w as seriously affected: most of the underprivileged population lost
their house and their liv elihood (boats, sari-sari store …).
Children of Asia supported the rebuilding of the school and purchase of new
computers and printers, as w ell as the houses of the students benefitting from our
support. We also prov ided them w ith emergency assistance (rice and other basic
necessities) and liv elihood assistance.
Furthermore, 8 students w ho graduated from SMPA in March 2014 w ere absorbed in
CoA’s educational sponsorship program and w ill be supported until they graduate in
March 2018.
Our support is thus crucial in order to keep children into formal education, .I ndeed,
the cost of education is prohibitiv e for these families w ho are not ev en to able to
prov ide daily meals to their children. Access to such an excellent education as it is
prov ided by SMPA w ould be impossible for those families w ithout the educational
assistance program of Children of Asia and the support of the LFM for SY 2015-2016.
See Annex 1: List of the students and final Grades SY 2015-2016
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2. Activities implemented and results
This project is the initiativ e of Children of Asia, w ho acts as a funding partner for
Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion (CI C-Cebu) and Saint Martin de Porres
Academy (SMPA), sister school of CI C in Daanbantayan. The schools implement the
project directly through their scholarship programs, and report to Children of Asia.
Ms. Jocelyn Malabago
The social w orker of CI C in charge of the 26 students supported by
CoA-LFM in SMPA Daanbantayan.
June 2015
Field visit #1 by CoA management and the social worker in charge
 Orientation on the program, introduction of LFM
support and signature of the study agreement
betw een the students and Children of Asia (see
annex 2)
 Presentation of each student and teambuilding
 Distribution of bags and school supplies
 Home v isits
 Orientation for the parents and signature of
contract w ith SMPA.
 Payment of school fees and miscellaneous costs of
the students (uniform, shoes, jogging pants, t-shirt,
etc..) by CIC to SMPA .
 The 26 students are provided with the school materials for the new
academic year.
July 2015
Election of officers for children and parents to be representatives of CoA scholars.
They organized monthly meetings to discuss the program and their activ ities.
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November 2015
Field visit #2 by CoA management and the social worker in charge
 Testimonies and presentations by the students to thank CoA and LFM
 Testimony from Mrs. Eusebia Bentulan, President of the parents ’ officers
All of them are very grateful for the support of LFM
 Students’ updates and results for first grading
 The 17 new students adjusted w ell to SMPA
 The 11 students w ho w ere already in
the CoA batch last school year
continued to w ork hard
 The scholars performed well
academically for the first grading
period:
Out of 26 students,
22 students hav e 80% and abov e
(4 under 80, the low est being 77)
January-February 2016
 Exams period
 Collection of academic and v ocational possible choices for next SY 2016-2017
Note : the K to 12 reform in the Philippines
Since 2011, an important reform of the Filipino education system has been
implemented: the K to 12. I ts main goal is to lev el up to international standards,
especially the ASEAN countries, in order to facilitate integration of Filipinos on the
global job market.
This means increasing the number of years of compulsory schooling before
graduation, and high school is div ided into tw o from June 2016 betw een: Junior HighSchool (Grade 7-10) and Senior High-School (Grade 11 and 12).
Out of the 26 students supported by the LFM in 2015-2016, 3 w ere in Grade 10 and w ill
proceed to Grade 11 for 2016-2017.
SMPA does not offer Grade 11 yet though, so they w ill proceed to Senior HS in public
schools.
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March 2016
 Final exams
 Recognition ceremony for honor students and Grade 10 passers, March 20, 2016.
Opening prayer of the ceremony
The Grade 10 passers getting a gift from CoA,
given by their social worker
 100% of the 26 scholars were promoted to the next Grade level.
They performed well academically for their final grades (see annex 1):
21 students hav e 80% and abov e (5 under 80, the low est being 78);
8 are merit card holders;
1 got the first honors in his Grade 8 class;
1 “graduated” from JHS w ith honors.
The 3 students proceeding to Senior High School in 2016-2017,
with the sister in charge and CoA director in the Philippines
April 2016
 Finalization of orientation for SY 2016-2017:
 13 students w ill remain in SMPA as CoA scholars ;
 9 students w ill proceed to public school, after agreement betw een the student,
the parents, the school and the social w orker in charge;
 3 students w ill proceed to pubic Senior High-School, not offered in SMPA;
 1 Grade 8 student w ill be replaced by his younger sibling in the program (Gr. 7);
 1 student has been absorbed in CoA’s sponsorship program in Cebu: he was 1st
honors in Grade 8, CoA scholars’ President and moved to Cebu to live with his
relatives.
 Culminating activity: Recreation and Formation
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After a talk by the sisters on v alues and commitments, the students and their families
enjoyed a common lunch, before heading to the sea to enjoy the w aves.
Although they liv e on the seaside, most of these students nev er hav e leisure time to
enjoy the beach: betw een their studies, household chores, taking care of their siblings
and helping their parents w ith the liv elihood, their weeks are very busy.
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The case of Richenelle Coniconde
Richenelle entered the program in June 2015 in Grade 7. I n 2013, her house w as
demolished by typhoon Yolanda. Since then, she temporary liv ed in a v ery small
makeshift shelter w here the family w as sleeping on the floor.
Richenelle liv es in a room in SMPA as a w orking
student: she participates to the chores in SMPA in
exchange for the room and her food and goes
home during w eek-ends.
After the home v isit in June 2015, Children of Asia
prov ided PHP 20, 000 to rebuild a house for her
family, w hich w as finished in September 2015.
 The family now has a house to live in safe
conditions.
Fields visit to Richenelle’s new house
Nov ember 2016
On December 1st 2015, Chloe Wagner, the Director of CoA in the Philippines met
w ith the LFM students w ho follow the program in Daanbantayan, to giv e them
updates about the students.
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She exposed the case of Richenelle to them, and the support giv en to her family by
CoA. They now hav e a safe house to liv e in, but they still need to build a comfort room
in order to hav e access to all the basic commodities.
Chloe explained that the funds transferred from LFM to CoA exceeded the initial
budget by PHP 19,041.19, due to the exchange rate of the money donated by two
schools in France.
As a matter of fact, PHP 20,000.00 w as the approximate amount needed to build the
CR for Richenelle and her family. Thus, her question to the LFM students w as: do you
agree to use these extra funds to giv e the last lift to this family?
After a little debate occurred between the students: w ould another family need the
money to rebuild a roof or w alls for their house? This w ould allow to extend the support
to more people? I t w as finally agreed that it made more sense to take the process to
an end for Richenelle, her mother and siblings.
Thanks to this generous decision, this family now has a proper CR along their house.
Furthermore, giv en that the materials and labour w ere prov ided to them, they
managed to improv e the dining area w ith efforts in sav ings and hard w ork.
3. Perspectives for SY 2016-2017
For 2016-2017, CoA w ill continue prov iding support to 25
students from SMPA in Junior High School: the 13 students who
w ere included in the program last school year, as w ell as 12 new
beneficiaries, w ho hav e already been selected by the social
w orker.
The school supplies for SY 2016-2017 hav e already been
distributed (pictures).
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4. Financial report
The generous donation of LFM allowed a complete funding of the project.
Object
Budget
forecast
PHP
Details
Actual
Expenses
PHP
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for enrolment and
schooling
212,500
212,150
Miscellaneous
fees
School supplies, transportation
uniforms etc.
50,000
49,122
Administration
costs
Support to implementing
partner
25,000
3’693
4,000
24,072
Field visits by Children of Asia
(2 pers.)
Monitoring
SUB TOTAL
291,500
10% coordination costs
29,150
Special help with extra funds transferred
-
TOTAL
320,650
Notes
Expenses managed,
289,037 total slightly under
the budget
28,904
19,041.19 See pages 8-9
336,981
Thank you so much French High School of Manila!
SMPA students with the sisters in charge, the social worker and CoA representatives
General orientation, June 2015
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5. ANNEXES
Annex 1: List of the students and final Grades SY 2015-2016
SURNAME
FIRST NAME
GENDER
GRADE
LEVEL
AVERAGE
GRADE
SCHOOL
REMARKS
1
ARROGANTE
Mariah Faith
F
Gr. 7
83
Promoted
2
BARRIOQUENTO
Samantha
Jane
F
Gr. 7
81
Promoted
3
BENTULAN
Euzelle Rose
F
Gr. 7
87
Promoted
4
CAGADO
Leemar
M
Gr. 7
79
Promoted
5
CANALES
Renelia
F
Gr. 7
82
Promoted
6
CONICONDE
Ritchenelle
F
Gr. 7
88
Promoted
7
DOBLE
Allianabelle
F
Gr. 7
83
Promoted
8
ESCARDA
M
Gr. 7
83
Promoted
9
GABAY
M
Gr. 7
79
Promoted
Charles
Dominic
France
Vincent
Specifics
merit card
holder
merit card
holder
merit card
holder
SY
2016-2017
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
transfer to
public school
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
transfer to
public school
transfer to
public school
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
transfer to
public school
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
transfer to
public school
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
transfer to
public school
transfer to
public school
transfer to
public school
transfer to
public school
transfer to
public school
Scholarship
exchange
with younger
sibling
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
transfer to
public school
SMPA:
CoA Scholar
CoA Program
Cebu City
10
MELENDRES
Dania Marie
F
Gr. 7
89
Promoted
11
ORACION
Trixie Marie
F
Gr. 7
84
Promoted
12
PUNAY
Rodilyn
F
Gr. 7
83
Promoted
13
ROSELL
James Lloyd
M
Gr. 7
78
Promoted
14
SUERTE
Gelah
F
Gr. 7
90.78
Promoted
15
TORREVILLA
Christian
M
Gr. 7
78
Promoted
16
TUNDAG
Cherryl Mae
F
Gr. 7
87
Promoted
17
AGULO
Mel Dave
M
Gr. 8
83
Promoted
18
Arrabis
Wiltem
M
Gr. 8
79
Promoted
19
Diaz
Sarah Joy
F
Gr. 8
87
20
Julkipli
Roselime
F
Gr. 8
85
Promoted
21
Layos
Rona Jean
F
Gr. 8
83
Promoted
22
Melendres
Stephanae
F
Gr. 8
86
Promoted
merit card
holder
23
Montebon
John Lloyd
M
Gr. 8
91.56
Promoted
1st honors
24
Coyoca
Maria Nemfa
F
Gr. 10
83
Graduated
Public SHS
25
Osida
Rona
F
Gr. 10
81
Graduated
Public SHS
26
Punay
France
Jacob
M
Gr. 10
86
Graduated
Children of Asia
Promoted
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merit card
holder
merit card
holder
merit card
holder
merit card
holder
1st honors
Public SHS
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CHILDREN OF ASIA – CEBU
NGO for Educational Sponsorship in the Philippines
ANNEX 2 STUDY AGREEMENT
COLLECTIVE SPONSORSHIP
SCHOOL YEAR 2016 -2017
Program
:
CIC COLLECTIVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Social worker in-charge :
Jocelyn Malabago
Beneficiary’s full name
:
_________________________________________________
Course/year
:
_______________________________________________
School/University
:
________________________________________________________
CORE VALUES: Respect, Responsibility and Determination
As a CoA Scholar, I commit to the core values of CoA:
RESPONSIBILITY
I am accountable for my behaviour and actions towards my family, peers, teachers, co scholars and CoA’s team, so I will become a responsible citizen.
RESPECT
I will respect myself therefore I will be able to respect others, which is crucial for my personal
growth, development and professional success.
DETERMINATION
I will believe in myself so that I will have the determination to succeed in my studies, find a job
and change my life, despite hardships and obstacles.
 As a parent or guardian of the beneficiary, I hereby agree to the following conditions:
 To actively act as partners with Children of Asia in providing moral support to the child,
encouraging the beneficiary in his/her studies, and ensuring the beneficiary’s
compliance with the above-stated regulations.
 To participate in all Children of Asia compulsory meetings/activities requiring the
attendance of parents or guardians.
 I authorize Children of Asia to use pictures or videos of me and my family, as well as
testimonies and information about my sponsorship, for CoA’s communication and
promotion purposes.
Signed in Cebu City, on _____________________
_______________________
First name, Surname
_________________________
First name, Surname
Student
Parent, Guardian
Jocelyn Malabago
Social worker In-Charge
CIC
Children of Asia
Chloe Wagner
Local Program Director
Children of Asia
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CONTACT US
Children of Asia - Philippines
Cardoc Building, Unit 302, 5 Mango Av.
6000 Cebu City, Philippines
032 263 2318
www.en.enfantsdasie.com
Chloe WAGNER
Local Program Director Philippines
local.pd.ph@gmail.com
0906 4406 388
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