SOLUTION PROJECT PROPOSAL

Project Title: Establishing Satellite School in Malagumbi Island, Iloilo

Proponents: Team 6

I. PROJECT BACKGROUND

The project primarily aims to provide a more accessible source of education for
the children from Magalumbi Island in Iloilo. While some students need to walk several
kilometers to get to school, the students from Magalumbi Island need to swim through
the open sea to attend school. The only transportation to the mainland is fishing boats
used by the locals for fishing. As these fishing boats are the means of transportation by
locals for their source of living, it does not guarantee the everyday transport of the
students to their school that is on the mainland. In events where the parents can't pick
up their children, the children have to swim a stretch of one-kilometer Ocean to get
home. Because of the frequent occurrence of natural disasters such as typhoons and
landslides, communities living in the island have a significant level of economic risk.
Despite the fact that these natural disasters are seasonal, communities suffer economic
losses in addition to loss of life, housing, and health. Inadequate planning, a lack of
organizational skills, inaccessible markets, and poor mitigation techniques are all
contributing factors. The proposed solution is to come up with a Satellite School on the
island to bring forth an easier and nearby source of education for the children and also a
Sustainable Community Livelihood Program with emphasis on Fisheries Resource
Management.

II. STRATEGIES
The project will develop strategic efforts to improve the targeted beneficiaries' skills and
knowledge in planning income-generating activities, exploiting markets, establishing
linkages, increasing incomes, and organizing community-based institutions.

The main features of the project are:

1. Building a satellite school which quality basic education is available, accessible,

acceptable and adaptable to target children.
2. Developing the abilities of the community, particularly women, in fisheries
resource management and other micro-enterprises, as well as adopting better
production practices and taking advantage of market opportunities.

III. BARRIERS
Barriers include a lack of information among national and local authorities about the
existing state of the island's community, adaptation needs, and solutions, as well as the
fact that the majority of fishermen (90%) have low literacy levels.
IV. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

The focus of this program is primarily on the child's general development in order to
enable the child to reach his or her full potential by learning relevant skills for the child's
own development as well as that of the immediate family. The initiative also strives to
create a welcoming and healthy learning atmosphere for the children's comfort. Efforts to
include children's perspectives in project planning and implementation will be stepped
up.

The participating community will be trained in problem identification and resolution, as

well as resource identification and usage, with grade two children serving as
ambassadors for resource mobilization in the long run. Children will be included in the
development of school strategic plans as part of the empowerment process.

The success of this program is largely based on the support and cooperation of
communities, government departments, NGOs, and school communities, as outlined in a
signed social contract in which duties are defined and assumed, particularly in areas not
covered by the formal curriculum. The planning, execution, monitoring, and evaluation of
this program will involve all communities, as well as government department officers,
school administration, and existing civil society. The subject of the Social Contract and
each player's obligations will be a primary focus in encouraging cooperation and a
comprehensive implementation of this program.