Title of Project:

PROJECT BLOOM: URBAN GARDENING IN SUPPORT OF ZERO HUNGER AND

MALNUTRITION IN THE BARANGAY

RATIONALE:

Section 16 of Local Government Code states that “Every Local Government

Unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessary implied therefrom
as well as powers necessary, appropriate or incidental for its efficient and effective
governance and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare.
Within their respective territorial jurisdictions, local governments shall ensure and
support among other things the preservation xxx, promote health and safety;”

Hunger and lack of access to nutrition and food security is a challenge people
faced even before the pandemic. Hunger and food insecurity have been on the rise,
and malnutrition still affects millions of children.

Malnutrition is the leading problem in a barangay, especially in the distant

Purok. The leading causes of malnutrition in the barangay are poor socioeconomic
conditions, low income, and a lack of information about malnutrition. Urban gardening
serves an important function, particularly in barangays where malnutrition is evident.
Surprisingly, urban gardening has good economic, environmental, and food security
benefits.

Urban gardening helps the residents survive and secure their food at home
amid the pandemic. It increases access and acquires information about nutrition and
food production while participating in urban gardening, which promotes community
access to nutritious, inexpensive, fresh produce. It also encourages and inspires the
residents to engage in cultivating a garden and how they can gain from it.

Increased access to healthy, locally grown, and culturally appropriate food

sources is possible because of urban agriculture. In disinvested and impoverished
neighborhoods, acquiring affordable fruits and vegetables can be difficult.
Furthermore, growing and eating food close to home lowers the distance food travels
to reach plates, which is excellent for the environment as well as health for food
content. There is no transportation involved.

OBJECTIVES:
 To eradicate hunger and food security.
 To reduce the malnutrition case in the barangay by implementing urban
gardening.
 To access nutritious and secure food.
 To promote a healthy and balance diet.
 To preserve the environment by raising public awareness about organic
farming and;
 To upgrade the nutrition status of the barangay through the combined efforts
of local officials, family, community, and health care providers by achieving
proper nutrition, community nutrition principles, and interventions.
 WORKPLAN

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE/PERSON IN- TASK DESCRIPTION TARGET DATE STATUS

CHARGE
Head of Project
Pre-Conference Project Monitoring Team December 12, 2022 DONE
PNAO, BNS, GIZ German
Cooperation
Head of Project
Land/Site Preparation Project Monitoring Team, December 18-24, 2022 DONE
Department of Agriculture
Test Soil contamination Bureau of Soil and Water January 11-13, 2021 DONE
and Nutrients Management
DONE
Acquisition of Seedlings Project Monitoring Team January 18-20, 2023
and equipage PNAO, BNS, MAO

Select Crops Bureau of Soil and Water January 23-24, 2023 DONE
Management, MAO
Transplants BNS, Recipient, PMT February-August 2023 IN PROGRESS
Program Evaluation PMT, GIZ, PNAO September 4, 2023 DONE

BUDGET
RESOURCES NEEDED QUANTITY COST SUBTOTAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
Seedlings 80 sac Eggplant (P40)= P3,200
80 sac Tomato (P30)= P2,200
90 sac Okra (20) = P1,800
100 sac Squash (50)= 5,000
70 sac Chayote (45)= 3,150
80 sac Pechay (25)= 2,000
100 sac Ampalaya (50)= 5,000
80 sac Mongo (40)= 3,200
50 sac String beans (30)= 1,500
50 sac Malunggay (40)= 2,000
Tools and Materials 5
Volunteers’ Sustenance