University of the Philippines Diliman

College of Science Student Council

CSupport
2.0 A Donation Drive for
the Remote Learning
Assistance for CS
Students
 CSSC by the Numbers

Who are we?

As the College of Science
Student Council, we are
constantly striving to

Foster our constituents’ Why Partner With Us?

holistic growth as individuals
through various projects
Serve as the highest
representation of the
students of the College,
through the active
amplification of their calls
Ignite social awareness and
arouse national
consciousness among the
students of the College
Uphold the values of honor
and excellence
Social Responsibility
This project presents an opportunity to contribute in promoting the
importance of Science and Technology by helping our future scientists in
the making. By ensuring they have access to quality education despite
the remote set-up, you can help secure our country's science-driven
future.
Market Reach
With the total population of 2 336 students in the College of Science and
a large target number of participants and attendees, you can gain
access to a large number of people who might be members of a
potential or untapped market you can explore.
 In its first implementation last
September, CSupport was able
to raise more than
CSupport
Php 45,000.00
We believe that no student
should be left behind.
which provided 8 beneficiaries with

The current remote learning

setup has greatly affected many
students’ ability to join both
academic and extra-curricular 5 laptops
activities. In line with the CSSC’s
mandate of service to the
student body, CSupport is a
donation drive that aims to
assist CS students in need of
gadgets and load assistance. 2 pocket
wi-fi units

5 load
grants
worth Php 150/week
for 16 weeks, good for
1st semester AY2122
Ever since the pandemic began, we have always been at war with the heavier challenges
brought by this new normal. Before the first semester kicked off, I felt like a warrior entering
this battle with empty hands. My father became unemployed as the company for which he
works suffered bankruptcy. In turn, my sister became our sole financial provider. Whenever
she works from home during weekdays, we always have to give way to each other when it
comes to our old and only laptop. It was extremely difficult to work on school tasks without
using an ideal gadget, and I knew that it was harder for my sister to do her job using their
company’s phone only. The moment the reality of our situation dawned on me, I realized
that I must help my sister with the most I can do. I didn’t want to give her a harder time
whenever she works, since her, providing for our family during these trying times is more
than enough already. And during that moment, when I was full of fears and uncertainty on
how I will face college in this online set-up, CSupport lent a hand. Through their donation
drive, and with the help of all the people who kindly contributed, I became one of their
laptop beneficiaries. I will always be grateful for the help that I received, and this grant truly
enabled me to further my education. I know that through CSupport, more students who are
being held back by their struggles during this online learning will be given help and
assistance so that they can continue carrying on. As the second semester nears, I hope that
more people will support the drive. Kindness, after all, sparks a light that gives a hopeful
glow for those who live with the flickers of fear and struggles.

The online setup has been arduous

for my family and me, physically
and especially financially. We can’t
The difficulty of online education during
even afford prepaid internet data
the pandemic varies depending on a
that is enough for us all; thus,
student's household, tools, and capability
acquiring it is already taxing
to access the internet. Our household
enough for us. With this, CSupport’s
experiences lost of electricity everyday
load subsidy and pocket wifi grant
from morning to noon making it hard for
are really helping me in getting
me to learn interactively and do tasks
through this setup. It did not only
efficiently. But as a CSupport grantee, it
help me but also eased some
really helped our current expenses to
burden off my family.
have a load grants since buying data is
costly. It also helped me in my education,
despite the signal problems I experience
sometimes, keeping me updated on
announcements and lecture videos.
Testimonies from
CSupport Beneficiaries
 I couldn't be any grateful to the College of Science Student Council for
accepting me as one of the beneficiaries of their CSupport program. Having
experienced online schooling for roughly two years now, I know how costly it is
to attend synchronous classes and accomplish asynchronous requirements,
especially for us who don’t have a stable Wi-Fi connection. Hence, as the
school year started, I was worried about whether I'd be able to fund my load
consumption weekly. Fortunately, the council has been generous enough to
assist me in such a need. Through the CSupport program, I personally
witnessed how tight-knit the UP family is, despite its size, as students,
teachers, and other donors are willing to go an extra mile to ensure that no
scholar is left behind. Currently, I'm halfway through the semester, and the
load grant has sustained me all throughout. Hence, although I know the next
few years of my college education would be tough, I could rest in the
confidence that our socioeconomic status cannot stand in the way between
us and our dreams because helping hands abound in the UP community.

During the online learning set-up, I have faced
many struggles. The biggest of these struggles
are the slow internet connection and lack of a
good quality laptop or PC for my online
classes. Being a student in the online set-up is
very difficult without good equipment since we
mostly use tech-heavy programs and
softwares. My requirements take too much
time to load giving me little to no time to do
other requirements. Thankfully, with CSupport,
I have been granted a good laptop that can do
these things fast and easy. Starting that time, I
no longer incur that many late submissions.
The laptop they gave me is fast and very
handy for this set-up.
Online learning has been a rough
adjustment, and financial
incapacity to accomodate the
needs for a virtual set-up just
makes it all harder. I, for one, has
been struggling to pay for my
internet expenses and load. Having
to think that I wouldn’t be able to
stay online and connected made
me worry so much. Thankfully, I
was one of the chosen students to
receive a load grant from CSupport
under the initiative of UPD CSSC.
With the said grant, I no longer
have to worry about my load
expenses and just ultimately focus
on my academics. I am no longer
bothered and stressed of not being
able to comply due to load reasons.
I am really grateful for this, it is

More Testimonies from such a great help to students like

me who are struggling financially.

CSupport Beneficiaries
CSupport 2.0
We are well aware of the challenges brought about by remote learning
to students during this pandemic. With yet another semester of remote
learning, we need each other now more than ever to help make free,
accessible, quality education a reality for everyone.

In line with this, the UPD

CSSC will be relaunching
CSupport for the second
semester of Academic
Year 2021-2022.

Goals for CSupport 2.0

For the second installation of CSupport, we aim to raise at least

Php 50,000.00
and provide CSupport beneficiaries with:

Scientific
Laptops Pocket Wifi Load Grants
Calculators
Donation Channels
Any amount you donate will definitely go a long way. If you would like
to CSupport our iskolars, you may send your donations to the following
payment channels:

We look forward to working

with your organization to
help more students and to
ensure that no student will
Timothy Daniel Lee Charles Justin Gonzales Shi Angela Masongsong be left behind.
006850004173 4599 1695 93 0949 491 7506

Angela Nicole Masongsong Andre Jacques Fallaria Relson Jhysyr Francisco facebook.com/UPCSSC
SA 3077 1372 61 0945 387 2505 paypal.me/rjhyfrancisco

Upload your proof of donation at bit.ly/CSupportDonation @UPCSSC

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