TERMINAL REPORT

HUGPONG SA PAGBANGON (RISING UP TOGETHER)

(A Program for Post-Disaster Education Recovery Assistance in
19 Local Government Communities in the Visayas)

Name of School
Municipality of ________________

Background

Hugpong sa Pagbangon is a project undertaken by the Synergeia Foundation

under Education Governance Effectiveness (EdGE) Project, an on-going cooperative
agreement with USAID. Hugpong provided post-disaster education recovery
assistance to public elementary schools in 19 LGUs in the Visayas that were
affected by super typhoon Yolanda.

The Hugpong assistance is composed of:

1. Community Incentives Grant. A CIG grant of P70, 000 per school was
awarded for projects developed by Parent-Teachers’ Associations
(PTA)/school stakeholders in partnership with local government/LSB. The
projects must, among other criteria, directly contribute to improving
learning outcomes in public elementary schools. These were audio visual
teaching equipment, books and equipment for the reproduction of learning
materials.

2. Assistance for Teachers and Pupils up to Grade 2. Teachers were allocated

the amount of PhP 1,475.00 per teacher which was used to procure teaching
aids and school materials, among others, while pupils of Grade 1 and Grade
2 were allocated the amount of PhP475.00 per pupil for school supplies and
other schooling needs.

Project Implementation

1. Stakeholders’ participation. The identification of priority needs involved

public consultation and participatory planning of the school, community,
DepEd and local government unit (LGU) so that each target beneficiary
school came up with a needs-based project that directly contribute to
children's learning performance and improve access to education.
 2. Approval by LSBs of CIG Projects/Responsibilities. LSBs assumed the
responsibility of evaluating the proposals submitted by the schools based on
intended results of the project, community participation, and value of
resources that will be shared or contributed by the community. Due to the
wide scale of needs identified by the schools, the proposals were trimmed
down to packages where most of the priorities identified by the schools were
covered. The use of package system provided a faster and easier
procurement of school equipment and learning materials.

3. Handover of CIG and Distribution of Teaching and Learning Materials. The

local government, with the help of Synergeia area coordinators and staff,
organized and provided logistics in the distribution of Hugpong goods.
The Provincial Capitol of Iloilo also shared time and resources to facilitate
distribution of goods to the municipalities. Schools also made
arrangements for an orderly receipt and acknowledgement of the equipment
and materials by complying with the documentary requirements for the
receipt of the Hugpong goods.

4. Monitoring and Evaluation. Synegeia and Hugpong area coordinators/staff

conducted random visits of schools to check use, care and maintenance of
equipment. The staff also talked to teachers and children to assess the
impact of the teaching and learning materials. Synergeia M&E team is
continuing its monitoring activities to see how the schools are making use of
USAID's assistance and how it is benefitting the children in schools.

Effect/Results of Hugpong Assistance

1. How the Hugpong assistance helped my school:

A. School improvement e.g. operations, systems, etc (grant of P70,000)

B. Teachers’ instructional delivery

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 C. Children (access, attendance, interest, learning environment, etc)

2. What is the immediate effect/result of Hugpong assistance to children’s learning

performance or quality of learning?

3. What measures do we take to maintain and prolong the useful life of Hugpong
equipment e.g. photocopier, laptop, printer, LCD projector, electric fan, etc?

Other remarks (use additional sheet if necessary)

Prepared by: _____(Printed name & signature)_______

School Head