SLIPS (Student Leadership in Practice Project) of the Ayala Leadcom UIC chapter...

University of the Immaculate Conception

Fr. Selga and Bonifacio Streets, Davao City

September 21, 2012

The Societal Productivity Advancement (SPA) Project Proposal

Submitted By:

Abadilla, Tommy Jr

Alinas, Jona

Beguia, Lovely Joy

Benson, Eric Paul

Chua, Jason

Elorde, Julie Iris

Estomata, Danica Wyn

Laput, April Rica

Martizano, Dawn Grace

Plaza, Jan Vaughnce Yrish

Tancontian, Jeric

Villanueva, Leo Vincent

            LEADCOM OLYMPIANS

Organization of Leading Youth Movers Initiating Actions for Nurturing the Society

Mr. John Christopher Silvosa

Dr. Porferia Poralan

Moderators

Servant Leadership in Practice (SLIP) Project Grants

Project Proposal

WHAT: Describe the project briefly, its nature and overall concept.

Title of the Project: “The Societal Productivity Advancement (SPA) Project”

Describe the project concept/idea: The Societal Productivity Advancement project seeks to provide a substantive analytical focus on improving the livelihood of the chosen beneficiaries and offer a job-generating project fit for the needs of residents in their areas. At present, we believe that a lot of people in Davao are single, professionals and stressed.  The Ten Thousand pesos grant will be used to fund the skills training, (Massage, Foot Spa, Manicure, Pedicure, etc...) to help residents get jobs, to supply the needed materials, and to organize a community enterprise for the application of the skills learned. The SPA project will offer 4 types of services; Therapeutic massage (whole body, hands, head facial, and back), foot spa, manicure and pedicure. The Chosen Community in which we ought to serve is Barangay Bankerohan, Davao City.

Objectives of the Project and Measure of Success: To organize a community enterprise composed of 10-15 unemployed residents, either single citizens or mothers’ ages 18-50 years old, and community leaders as pioneering human resources of the venture. To offer a sustainable income and job-generating development project for the beneficiaries of the chosen community to ensure that at least 90% will survive after 21 months. To provide the needed materials for the massage service such as essential oils, towels, foot scrubs, etc.s Introduce new skills and knowledge to the community for them to become independent and productive citizens. *Ensure you have SMART objectives. (Specific, Measurable, Acceptable to the community, Realistic, Time-bounded)

WHY: What were your group’s reasons for choosing this project and the community you hope to serve? Bankerohan, Davao City is well known for its economical retail industry and marketplace, but, despite of its  distinguished reputation for a thriving market hub, surrounding it is a vast population of squatters, out of school youth, beggars, unemployed and underemployed locals which we could term as belonging to the group of the Vulnerable Urban Poor (VUP) or those who are unprivileged, and currently situated within a flourishing urban area without a stable source of income and deprived lifestyle. We, as UICians are very familiar of the community since our school (UIC-Main Campus) is located at a more elevated area of Bankerohan. We can recognize the needs of the community, and as servant leaders, we would like to serve its most vital needs by introducing the SPA project. This project will not only benefit the chosen barangay beneficiaries but also the Dabawenyos, the market goers, the sightseers and us - the students who seek for the improvement of the locals and the community itself. We chose single women (ages 18-50 years old) and mothers (with 4 children and above) to be the beneficiaries of this project because they find it complex to augment income and find it hard to budget the daily income of their partners and children. We will coordinate with the local officials to organize the manpower. With the help of the school, we will recommend prospects that may avail of their services might as well become patrons of the project as primary marketing initiative and later on, word of mouth will be the primary tool for promotion. The shared materials will be entrusted to the enterprise organized in the barangay and will be supervised by the barangay captain. After the organization of the enterprise, the trained 15 beneficiaries will nurture holistic development and will be visited monthly by the project organizers.

Project Rationale/Overview: What root causes will the project/initiative respond to? What information/data have you gathered that led you to identify and focus on this need/root cause?  At present, livelihood opportunities for the vulnerable urban poor (VUP) are insufficient. Under the project, the chosen beneficiaries of the program, along with local officials, will be organized and will undergo livelihood skills training, particularly massage (hilot), foot spa, foot scrub, manicure and pedicure. The UIC Chapter believes that our target beneficiaries, who are unemployed single citizens and mothers, need income-generating livelihood projects such as the SPA to alleviate them from the idle unemployment atmosphere. They will also be trained to work, maintain, sustain and manage the projects that would address the communities’ most pressing needs. *Target the root cause of the problem and not the manifestation of the problem.

Who will directly or indirectly benefit from this initiative? How will they benefit from this project/initiative? Primarily, the direct beneficiaries of this project are the people who will serve as trainees. The indirect beneficiaries of this project are the trainees’ family and the rest of the community. The trainees will serve as the volunteers where they can receive compensation in exchange for their services rendered. The volunteers can also find an opportunity to be productive and make their lives better.

What are your expected outcomes? What impact will the project/initiative have on the community you serve: (Ex: The project will raise awareness on solid waste issues in the community. It will encourage at least 50 households to start segregating their waste.) Improved livelihood of the chosen community beneficiaries. Provided income-generating opportunity for the vulnerable urban poor (VUP). Instilled new skills to the beneficiaries in which they can become independent and productive citizens.

WHO: How will each team member get involved and contribute to the project/initiative?
Team Members: List the name, contact details and roles/tasks of everyone in your team.
Full Name              (Family Name, First Name Middle Name)	E-mail	Contact Number/s	Role and Tasks
Chua, Jason	ababchua@yahoo.com	09095700677	Action Organizer
Estomata, Danica Wyn	estomatadanicawyn@gmail.com	09076686944	Action Organizer
Elorde, Julie Iris	sir.irenz@yahoo.com	09474166746	Documentation
Martizano, Dawn Grace		09305221022	Documentation
Plaza, Jan Vaughnce Yrish	jvons.0911@yahoo.com	09094176095	Documentation
Alinas, Jona		09104841799	Ways and means
Benson, Eric Paul	ericson_travis@yahoo.com	09093711070	Finance
Beguia, Lovely Joy	ljberguia03@yahoo.com	09079059414	Community          Coordinator
Tancontian, Jeric		09228999670	CDS Coordinator
Laput, April Rica	aprilricalaput@yahoo.com	09486363453	Secretariat
Abadilla, Tommy Jr	jay_010693@yahoo.com	09462229141	Information Distribution
Villanueva, Leo Vincent	levinskand@yahoo.com	09321986544	Project Coordinator
Porferia,  Poralan	febferry@gmail.com	09195126608	Moderator
Silvosa, John Christopher	johnsilvosa@gmail.com	09434055495	Moderator

Partner groups/individuals: Outside of your group members, list down all the individuals, groups and organizations who will help you implement the project? What help will you ask from them? (e.g. Barangay officials – Ask permission to use the Barangay hall for our meeting with members of the community.) Partner Office Address Contact Information (landline, e-mail and mobile number) Target Contribution Current Status (e.g. not contacted, pending confirmation, committed) ·         UIC-Community Development Services (UIC-CDS) ·         Brgy.Captain Edgar Ibuyan, Jr. ·         Technical Education and Skills Development Authority ·         Fr. Selga St., Davao City ·         Bankerohan, Davao City ·         J. Luna St., DavaoCity 221-8181 Organize and coordinate with the chosen community for the project implementation. Through the Alternative Learning System, they will provide supply human resources to train the beneficiaries and give the certification Pending confirmation. *Keep a received copy of your letters. Document all your transactions with partner group/s or individuals. Put your agreement on paper as much as possible.

HOW: Project implementation, full value contract, and timeline.

Team FVC/ Terms of Reference: Your Full Value Contract as a project group. How will your team make decisions? -          Acknowledge -          Listen -          Plan -          Harmonize -          Act -            How will your team handle conflicts? -          Breath -          Explain your side -          Transcend -          Apologize -            What is the group’s agreement on handling the flow of information? -          Get information -          Anticipate -          Manage -          Move -          Announce

Timeline: Discuss and outline all key activities, expected outputs and person/s responsible for each, including review and evaluation. Date Activity/Activities Expected Output/s Person/s Assigned Evaluation Tool September 29, 2012 Meeting with Community Development Service Jeric Tancontian . Other dates to follow ..

PROJECTED BUDGET: Anticipate and include all expenses needed in preparing for and implementing the project. Funds of up to 10,000.00 will be made available for each project group. Resources/funds beyond this amount must be raised by the group.

List of all foreseen expenses and the corresponding amounts for project implementation. Budget Item Amount needed (Php) 1.    Materials 8,000 2.    Honorarium for the trainers 2,000 Total Projected Expenses 10,000

Adamantine Myers: Chapter 5

Cinco

Fragments

“Anyone here?” We called out but there was no caretaker.

Surprisingly, the gates were open. It was heavy and screeching when I tried to open it. Then…

“HALT! WHO GOES THERE?” An elderly voice cried out.

“Don’t show any fear” Ryan comforted.

“It’s ok…we’re just from the camp…they sent us here for a mission”

“Is that so?”

The wind blew stronger and WOOOOSH! An old thin man with messed up grey hair flickered in front of us.

“Campers  eh? No I.D, No Entry…that’s the rule boys.”

“Show him our I.Ds” I asked Ryan. He handed them out to the caretaker.

“Welcome to St. Marcellin’s School of Arts…or what’s left of it…and please keep your mouth shut, classes are going on…” He said that with an eerie grin at the end of his statement, or what seemed more like a warning.

That gave us chills, and I don’t know what we were thinking, but suddenly, we held hands. As if our hands were automatically attracted to each other. He had this simple frightened reaction on his face…he looked scared, but he still seemed princely. I could imagine my reaction, I’m sure I looked hilarious.

So we continued walking along the corridors. It seemed quiet…that is when a hint of light from our torch lightened a part of a classroom…that’s when scary figures started to appear. Ghosts of Teachers at the blackboard, talking and students…some listening, but most of them doing pointless things. I know we were supposed to be scared, and we were actually, at first, but to think that these innocent children died in a gruesome manner, that kind of made me and Ryan more sad than scared.

BOOOOM! There was a loud explosion…the subtle images we saw just turned into an uproar, the teachers and students rushed outside as some rebels rallied down some people pushing them and ultimately killing them.

“This happens every night…souls going over and over on the last day they ever lived…you know when you’re dead, everything turns around, night becomes day, and sometimes, because of anger, wrong becomes right. But Don’t worry about them, they’re just fragments, they’ve all really moved on, fragments just stay and repeat the pattern on that awful day because of the negativity that remained…what you should really be scared about is the spirit that haunts this school, the librarian”

The caretaker showed us the way to the library as spirits pass by our warm bodies.

“Why do you think the librarian continues to haunt this school?” I asked the caretaker.

“You see, the librarian was believed to be pregnant, with father Mercius’ child. Only the three of us knew that…and oh she’s an angry ghost alright. She was the one who forbade any monks to enter her hell. She believed Father Mercius abandoned her. You can’t blame the monk though, if you were a spiritual guy like him, impregnating an innocent lady is a huge offense, and well, he did kind of lied low from the school. Everyone looked at him as the school’s fortress. And he just stayed at his monastery while his school was under attack.”

“You’re wrong, he tried to comeback, but the other monks would have prevented him. He tried to come back many times after the attack, but the souls prohibited him and the other monks. His dead now…and he wanted us to give this to the librarian.” I explained.

“Tell that to her”

“Adam, look” Ryan asked.

We were on the Fifth Floor of the school, and we were already standing right outside the library.

We opened the door and looked up at nobly decorated walls of the room. Books were scattered everywhere. 

“Imogen?”

“Imogen show yourself! It’s me Renden West…your old friend!” The caretaker called her.

CrAAANK!! Books from the shelves started to fall…

“Who’s with you?” A woman’s voice cried out and echoed in the room.

“Just campers…from the other side of the river…Mercius sent them…”

“MeeeeeEEEEERCIUSSS?????? DON’T YOU EVER SAY THAT NAME AGAIN!”

Then a scary Woman Rushed toward the caretaker.

She was wearing a maroon maternity, her belly was already big, and her hair was dark and long. Though she was fierce, she looked beautiful. No wonder the monk fell for her.

“He promised to take care of my baby…and what did he do…he left us, and hid in his precious shell”

“That’s not true…he tried to come back…and in fact, he told us to give this to you, and tell you that he treasured this dearly, I believe this rosary belongs to you” I couldn’t believe Ryan said that as he handed the rosary to the librarian.

“God first” she sighed.

“Whuuuut was that?” I frightfully asked.

“God first”, I gave this to him, and told him to put God first, as long as he would take care of my baby. Too bad he didn’t get a chance.

“He would love to see you in heaven now…all he asks is forgiveness” I supposed.

“Heaven? You mean he’s….”

“Yes maam, and he’d like to see his baby there with you”

There was a moment of silence as she comes into a phase of enlightenment. Her anger seemed to lower down…

“After all these years Imogen, you were mad ‘coz of your own advice to him…I know you loved him, but sometimes love means you have to let go for him to find his own destiny, and his destiny is to be with God, and yours too, if you only learn to let go. “ The caretaker actually made a good point.

“I am ready now…where should I go?”

“Well you usually follow the light, that’s how they do it in the movies…” I said.

“Thank you…and may your love for each other last forever…”

“What?? Huh? No, we’re not ummm…”

“I See him…Mercius…together, at last”

“ummmmm…okay…thanks!” I exclaimed.

“I suppose I’m next…well, I’ll leave you two lovebirds alone…you know the way out”

“What? You’re a ghost too?”

“Yeah I am, I was the first one to be killed by those menaces…I used to be the security guard, and the reason I couldn’t move on was because I was the one who foolishly opened the gates for them…I didn’t know…and now that the anger’s been relieved, we can finally say goodnight.”

“What about the fragments?” Ryan asked.

“Well, forgiveness has uplifted the impression on this place, so I guess you won’t be seeing any flashbacks anymore. Thank you lovebirds, watch each other’s backs okay?”

“Were not…together” I said.

“Well, you look nice together.”

And so they disappeared. And like what the caretaker said, there were no more flashbacks, just empty, dark and a lighter atmosphere.

Questions and Assumptions:

Sometimes letting go is the only way to save yourself from drowning…

Love hurts, if it’s too heavy let it go…

I think I lost myself when we were still together…

What’s the point of holding on, if the load’s just for me to carry?

But who’s to blame for every hurt and tears that don’t seem to disappear?

But why cry out for the last heartbeat which you could no longer hear?

-          Excerpt from the Emo Book