Project Title:

Proponents:

Project Site

Persons Involved:

Literacy Training Service (LTS) Students of BSED 1B, Indigent Children, Out-of-
school Youth, Elementary Learners (Beneficiary)

Objectives:

1. To impart basic literacy and numeracy skills among indigents/out-of-school

youth through numerous fun and engaging activities

2. To inculcate among the youth the importance of environmental preservation

and protection

3. To promote good health and overall wellness through instruction of physical

fitness and proper hygiene, and distribution of hygiene kits

4. To hone teaching and social skills of LTS students

Rationale:

The Philippines remains one of the most impoverished and developmental

nations in all of Asia. The country has poorly fostered the growth and education of many
Filipino children, especially of the lower class, when in fact, they deserve more. Children
go to school with empty stomachs, which hinders them from absorbing what they are
taught inside the classroom. Moreover, being subject to poor nutrition adds to the great
possibility of stunting, proven by the fact that one in every five Filipino children suffers
from deterred growth caused by poor feeding practices (UNICEF). This calls for
immediate action not only from our government, but from abled people in our
community.

As college students enrolled in the Literacy Training Service, one of our

responsibilities is to be of aid to the community in all the ways we can. Educating
children of families who survive with meager income is one tool to combat ignorance,
and nonetheless, to fight against poverty. This project is devised to address problems
concerning health and nutrition in our community and likewise be an impetus for literacy
development.
A month-long feeding and literacy program in a chosen barangay could
significantly improve the condition and health of its children, and will teach them basic
literacy and numeracy skills needed for higher education later in their life. Indeed, this is
a great opportunity to give back to the community, and to coincidentally hone teaching
and social skills of LTS students. This can also be taken as an opportunity to teach
children the importance of environment stewardship and protection, and to promote
proper hygiene and physical fitness as these are considered crucial factors to promote
health and wellness.
Project Plan:

The project shall consist of four Saturday sessions and possibly several
additional sessions (depending on availability) in December 2014 in the most
convenient time, each involving a feeding session – a wholesome meal for the children
– and two hours of literacy-related activities enumerated on the project time table below.

Date Activities
Part 1 – Feeding Session
1st week of December
Part 2 – Hygiene/Physical Fitness
2014
Part 3 – Storytelling/Reading
Part 1 – Feeding Session
2nd week of December
Part 2 – Hygiene/Physical Fitness
2014
Part 3 – Basic Numeracy (Mathematics)
Part 1 – Feeding Session
3rd week of December
Part 2 – Hygiene/Physical Fitness
2014
Part 3 – Environment Stewardship & Protection
Part 1 – Feeding Session
4th week of December
Part 2 – Hygiene/Physical Fitness
2014
Part 3 – Christmas Culminating Program

The project shall commence with the permission of the Local Government Unit
(LGU) of the chosen barangay. Forty (40) children at maximum (aged 6-10 yrs. old)
shall be considered for the said program. Activities shall be conducted in a diverse and
creative way in order to gain the full interest of the children while learning. A brief time
after the feeding session shall be dedicated in teaching proper hygiene and physical
fitness. A hygiene kit will be given at the start of the program that will be utilized in the
second part of the activities. The last part shall comprise of Storytelling/Reading which
shall be done on the first week, Numeracy skills which will be taught on the second
week, Environment Stewardship and Protection on the third week, and will wrap up with
a Christmas Culminating Program where the children shall be receiving their Christmas
gifts.

Financial Requirement: Php 4000 – Php 7000

Expected Outcome:

A significant improvement in the weight to height ratio shall be expected of the

children. Improved hygienic habits should also be expected of them. The literacy
program shall equip the children with basic literacy and numeracy skills necessary for
higher education. Furthermore, through the project’s fruition, the children will gain
increased awareness of environmental stewardship and shall be encouraged to have
more vigilance to its protection and preservation.