Ateneo de Davao University

Jacinto St., Davao City

National Book Month: The Project Libro

A Project Proposal

Submitted to the School of Education Department

In Partial fulfilment of the Requirements in
The Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership

Submitted to
Mr. Agustin G. Ismael Jr.

Submitted on
August 30, 2019
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
I. Executive Summary 2
II. Organization 2
a. Mission 2
b. Goals 3
c. Mandate 3
d. Structure of Organization 3
e. Partner for the Project 4
f. Institution Impacted 4
g. Impact on National Development 5
III. Project Description 5
IV. Project Work Plan 6
V. Human Resources 8
VI. Project Site 9
VII. Project Monitoring (Progress Reporting) 10
VIII. Proposed Budget 12
IX. Attachments 14

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 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Sharks Serve Organization, a group of education students from Ateneo de Davao University,
focuses on distinctive area of concern for Filipino students who experiences poverty and isolation
that contribute to the causes of lacking enough education and knowledge in terms of reading. The
organization had come up with a proposed project called Project Libro wherein it is a month-long
project for November 2019 in celebration of the National Book Month in accordance to the
Republic Act No. 10556 of 2013 that will provide a reading nook and reading sessions for the
students of Cabagayaan Elementary School, an isolated school in Toril, Davao City, who are in
dire need of literacy support in terms of books and school supplies.
The Project Libro will be in partnership with AdDU - Arrupe Office of Social Formation, Mutya
Publishing House, Inc. and GH Office Depot for the project implementation. With the help of these
collaborating agencies, Project Libro aims to establish a reading nook corner for Cabagayaan
Elementary School; provide seventy (70) books and basic reading resources as a whole, and one
(1) set of basic school supplies each for the pupils of the said school; conduct reading sessions
once a week for the duration of the implementation; and open and strengthen partnerships
between the school and the local government to ensure sustainable support for the school.
Furthermore, this project will be handled by an overall chairperson who initiates contact within
the community and the group. Sub-branches of the group’s dynamics will also be taken into
consideration as well as members who will handle different tasks within the timeframe of the
project dissemination. The following committees will be needed in the project: Program, Logistics,
Research Information and Dissemination, Finance, Sponsorship and Documentation. In order to
reach P55,000 budget for the project, the organization will ask for sponsorship from GH Office
Depot and Mutya Publishing House, Inc. for the supplies and materials that will cater 150
estimated students who are the beneficiaries of this project. The project will also accept donations
such as money and books to be headed by Sponsorship Committee Head in partnership with
AdDU - Arrupe Office of Social Formation.

II. ORGANIZATION
a. Mission
Sharks Serve Organization is a group of education students from different fields of
focus who are committed in providing sustainable projects and programs in the area of
education. The Project Libro initiated by Sharks Serve Organization aims to implement
reading sessions and provision of books and other school supplies for the students of
Cabagaayan Elementary School. It is a month-long project that will provide sustainable

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basic skills for students, especially in reading that will lead to competence for future
purposes.

b. Goals
Given the current situations and challenges, Sharks Serve Organization seeks to
pursue the identified key goal directions and address the main challenges of students in
terms of reading in an isolated school here in Davao City.
As concerned citizens, the organization focuses on distinctive area of concern for
Filipino students who experiences poverty and isolation that contribute to the causes of
lacking enough education and knowledge in terms of reading. Every student is in need of
acquiring primary skills like reading especially Filipino students who in majority
experiences the lack of proper education due to different factors. The project aims to help
students in an isolated school in terms of reading that will sustain each student the very
basic skill that they will need throughout their life.
As future teachers, the organization are in great need of answer the call for
education. Education is the very heart of each person’s life and teachers are the agents
for the student’s excellence. This project aims to benefit both proponents and the
beneficiaries in aiming of proper education for all regardless of culture and social status.
The project Libro will be one of the stepping stones for each proponent that will provide
great experience in teaching students.

c. Mandate
The organization’s Project Libro is in accordance to the Republic Act No. 10556 of
2013, an act declaring every 27th day of November as “ARAW NG PAGBABASA”, a
regular working holiday. The Republic Act No. 10556 is a support by the state in
recognizing and supporting endeavors that promote reading and literacy, motivate
awareness and uphold our Filipino heritage and culture, including educational activities
focusing on the life of former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino J.r., whose role in the
country’s history was influenced by great writings of different individuals.

d. Structure of Organization

(The content of the structure was explained further in Human Resources.)

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 Desirrie Lepasana
Chairperson

Therese Marie Litob Era Darren Naceno Wilfrex Talabon Kristine Tacderan Joanna Yrasuegui Isabella Pagdilao

Program Committee Head Logistics Committee Research and Finance Committee Sponsorship Documentation
Head Information Head Committee Head Committee Head
Dissemination
Committee Head

Figure 1. Structure of Organization

e. Partners for the Project

The Project Libro will be in partnership with AdDU - Arrupe Office of Social
Formation, Mutya Publishing House, Inc. and GH Office Depot for the project
implementation. AdDU - Arrupe Office of Social Formation aims in collaborating with the
communities, doing social formation services, immersions and community engagements
is in line with the Project Libro. The project is in need of financial support and manpower
support for the implementation proper since the target community is in a far-flanged area.
The proponents are also in need of building connections with the community through the
help of AdDU - Arrupe Office of Social Formation and for an advertisement of unused
books from the students of Ateneo de Davao University. Moreover, the project is also in
need of partnership with Mutya Publishing House, Inc. and GH Office Depot for school
supplies and reading materials that will be given to the students.

f. Institution Impacted
Cabagaayan Elementary School is a non-concrete school located at Sitio
Cabagaayan, Brgy. Sibulan Toril, Davao City. The school is located at a far-flanged area
of the Barangay Sibulan. The school lacks proper facilities and supplies for around 150
students. This institution was built for the people of Sitio Cabagaayan to have education
for the elementary level.

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 g. Impact on National Development
The Project Libro is one of the major solutions in addressing the problems in terms
of reading and literacy in the Philippines. The lack of reading supplies and sustainable
reading skills here in the Philippines will be addressed by this project starting off with the
students of Cabagaayan Elementary School.

III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Project Libro is devoted in addressing the concern of Cabagaayan Elementary School on its
lack of reading resources for its pupils leading to difficulties in acquiring competence in learning
how to read.

In general, Project Libro aims to:

1. establish a reading nook corner for Cabagayaan Elementary School;
2. provide seventy (70) books and basic reading resources as a whole, and one (1)
set of basic school supplies each for the pupils of the said school;
3. conduct reading sessions once a week for the duration of the implementation; and
4. open and strengthen partnerships between the school and the local government to
ensure sustainable support for the school.

This project expects that at the end of the implementation, the following outcomes can be
observed:
1. A reading nook corner with shelves, mini-tables, and kiddie chairs will be
established. The established reading nook corner will be open to all pupils of the
school to be utilized and a teacher (maybe the Reading Coordinator) will take
charge of the monitoring.
2. The seventy books will comprise ten (10) books per grade level including
kindergarten.
3. The project will help improve reading performance of the pupils by monitoring the
increase their grades in the academic performance in school.
4. A Memorandum of Agreement will be signed between the local government and
the school through its administrator to continually support the need of the school,
particularly for reading.

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 IV. PROJECT WORK PLAN

In celebration of the National Book Month, Project Libro is a month-long project for
November 2019 that will provide a reading nook and reading sessions for the students of
Cabagayaan Elementary School, an isolated school in Toril, Davao City. Books and other learning
materials such as modules, notebooks, and writing instruments will be provided to the students
of the said isolated educational institution. Recognizing the importance of reading as a
fundamental skill to be acquired in life, proponents of this project will also conduct reading
sessions per week to practice the students’ reading capacity, especially those who experience
difficulties. The proponents will conduct a prior visit to the community and present the proposal.
A culminating activity will be conducted by the proponents to showcase how the students
improved in reading, and to turn-over the books and the reading nook to the school. The table
shows the mechanisms on how Project Libro will be done:

Table 1. Project Work Plan

ACTIVITY TIME PERSONS INVOLVED

FRAME

Community and School

Visitation All proponents
Pre- October 26, Chairperson: Desirrie
implementation 2019 Lepasana

Community Leaders

Presentation of Project School Administrators,

Proposal to the Community and Faculty, Staff, and
School Students

Launching Program of Project November 4, Overall Chairperson:

Libro 2019 Desirrie Lepasana

Program Coordinators:
Project All proponents
Implementation Chair: Therese Litob

Community Leaders

School Administrators,
Faculty, Staff, and
Students

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Provision and Distribution of November 4, All proponents
Modules and School Supplies 2019 Chair: Frex Talabon
for the Reading Sessions

Reading Session 1 November 8, Overall Chairperson:

2019 Desirrie Lepasana

Point-persons:
Kristine Tacderan
Isabella Pagdilao

Reading Session 2 November Overall Chairperson:

15, 2019 Desirrie Lepasana

Point-persons:

Joanna Yrasuegui

Era Naceno

Reading Session 3 November Overall Chairperson:

22, 2019 Desirrie Lepasana

Point-persons:

Therese Litob

Frex Talabon

Culminating Activity and Turn- November Overall Chairperson:

over of Reading Nook 29, 2019 Desirrie Lepasana

Program Coordinators:

All proponents

Chair: Therese Litob

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 Community Leaders

School Administrators,
Faculty, Staff, and
Students

Post- Evaluation Proper November All proponents

implementation 30, 2019
Chair: Desirrie
Lepasana

V. HUMAN RESOURCES

Cooperating with the policies and visions of the Department of Education within the idea
of proper dissemination of literacy and aiming to use the different tools that will be useful in the
project. AdDU - Arrupe Office of Social Formation will be the umbrella guide of the group in terms
of entering and associating with the people of the community since it handles similar cases as
well, in the long run this organization will be a stepping stone for the projects needs and support
since it highly encourages effective volunteer programs within its quarters, as well as supporting
the projects purpose. Overall this organizations will become important in the formation of the
project within the community.
Moreover, the project will be handled by an overall chairperson who initiates contact within
the community and the group. Sub-branches of the group’s dynamics will also be taken into
consideration as well as members who will handle different tasks within the timeframe of the
project dissemination, under these different committee heads there will be subheads and
members who will partake in the total assimilation of the project’s success. The following
committees will be needed in the project: Program, Logistics, Research Information and
Dissemination, Finance, Sponsorship and Documentation.
Ms. Desirrie Lepasana will be the chairperson of the project from the preparation until the
end of the implementation. Her role will be futile in terms of the group dynamic and formation of
the project’s connection and participation within different organizations and the inner members of
the group. She will also be supervising the different committee heads and members during the
whole duration of the project, as well as monitor the progress and feedback of the project within
the community of Sitio Cabagaayan. Ms. Therese Marie Litob will be the Program Committee

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head, and her role is to provide proper schedules and flow within the projects program, as it is a
vital role, she will then be using different techniques in creating good dynamic and organization
within the project’s dynamics. Ms Era Darren Naceno, the Logistics Committee Head, will be
assigned to buy and provide the necessary materials and supplies that the project needs,
especially in terms of design and production. She will then gather the needed repurposed or
bought materials that the group needs for the distribution of tasks within the members of her
community. Mr. Wilfrex Talabon as Research Information and Dissemination Committee Head
who will be tasked to survey and research about the community in detail, whenever the need
arises. He will also be the one to inform and disseminate information and tasks from the group
with Sitio Cabagayaan. Ms. Kristine Tacderan is the Finance Committee Head who will then be
tasked to monitor and gather proper subsidiaries and tabulations of the different transactions that
the group will be doing, this can enable the group to monitor the cash flow and needs of the
project. On the other hand, Ms. Joanna Yrasuegui will be the Sponsorship Committee Head who
will process the sponsorship papers and will be the point person to communicate with the chosen
sponsors. Lastly, Ms. Isabella Pagdilao as Documentation Committee Head who will be tasked to
monitor in documenting and recording the said project from the preparation until the end of the
implementation through taking videos and photos.

VI. PROJECT SITE

Sitio Cabagaayan, a place found in Brgy. Sibulan, Toril, Davao City (see photos of its
physical map and virtual location on Attachment - b.) is the chosen beneficiary of this project. It is
a remote area and in order to arrive at the place one must need to make an extensive effort to
arrive in Sitio Cabagaayan. This is one of the reasons why there are still a lot of effort that needs
to be done to bridge the gap and difference among the students in the area compared to those
who are located in the urban places, especially when it comes to reading. The place is greatly
challenged with literacy problem that hinders students of their local school to communicate
properly and efficiently. They also don’t have enough access to internet which would probably
improve their reading skills and learning. Therefore, an initiative with concrete action should be
carried out in order to ease the difficulties of the students in terms of reading, writing and
communication skills. As students of Ateneo De Davao University, we are confident enough that
that we will help the people of Sitio Cabagaayan to the best of our capacity and abilities.

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 VII. PROJECT MONITORING (PROGRESS REPORTING)

This section of the project proposal contains the key activities of the objectives of the
project, how the possible results of the said activities will be track and the impact of our project.
To measure the results, indicators are being identified. It is to help the measurement of how the
project is reaching the established objectives.

Table 2. Project Monitoring

Narrative Operational Data Source Collection Frequency Responsibility

Summary Indicators Methods

Goal/Impact 1.1 1.1 Students 1.1 Records 1.1 a. Students of

Project Libro is a Community 1.2 Students 1.2 Records Beginning Cabagaayan
month-long and School 1.3 Students 1.3 Records of program Elementary
sustainable project Visitation 1.4 Students 1.4 Surveys 1.2 Mid & School
that aims to enable 1.2 Increase End of
the students of number of Program
Cabagaayan reading 1.3 End of
Elementary School materials Program
overcome isolation 1.3 1.4 Mid &
that resulted to Decrease End of
lacking enough number of Program
education and children
knowledge about who cannot
reading. read
1.4
Students
able to gain
self-
confidence
and self-
esteem

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Purpose/Outcome 2.1 Increase 2.1 Students 2.1 Focus 2.1 Weekly a. Students of
To increase the the 2.2 Project group reading 2.2 Weekly Cabagaayan
knowledge of the vocabulary Proponents; session and Elementary
students who are of the Chairperson, discussion School
deprived of children Program 2.2 Interviews
learning materials 2.2 The Head, Logistic and
especially in students Head, assessments
reading that will and the Research &
increase the community Information
student’s self- to be able to Head, Finance
confidence and build Head,
self-esteem. support Documentation
network Head
2.3 Regain
their interest
in reading
with self-
confidence

Outputs 3.1 3.1 Project 3.1 3.1 Weekly Activity

The are 5 project Participation Coordinators Attendance 3.2 Weekly Facilitators and
activities that will of the 3.2 Students sheets Program
be implemented students 3.2 Activity Coordinators
with each assigned and the questionnaires
session by the community
members. in the
project
3.2
Enjoyment
in learning
of activities

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 Activities 4.1 a. Program
4.1 Launching Beginning Coordinators
Program of Project of the b. Activity
Libro Program Facilitators
Provision and 4.2 Weekly
Distribution of 4.3 Weekly
Modules and 4.4 Weekly
School Supplies 4.5 End of
for the Reading the
Sessions Program
4.2 Reading
Session 1
4.3 Reading
Session 2
4.4 Reading
Session 3
4.5 Culminating
Activity and Turn-
over of Reading
Nook

VIII. PROPOSED BUDGET

Project Libro is set to be held on November 2019 at Cabagayaan Elementary School,
Barangay Sibulan, Toril, Davao City. Table 3 shows the estimated budget needed for each
expense category stated below. Apart from that, this project will ask for sponsorship from the
different companies in Davao City such as GH Office Depot and Mutya Publishing House, Inc. –
main collaborating agencies of this project. All the supplies and materials will cater 150 estimated
students who are the beneficiaries of this project. The project will also accept donations such as
money and books to be headed by Joanna Yrasuegui, Sponsorship Committee Head, in
partnership with AdDU - Arrupe Office of Social Formation. Hence, the proposed budget for
Project Libro will reached P55,000.

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Table 3. Proposed Budget
Category Particulars Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
Food and Drinks Meals for the 200 persons P25 P5,000
beneficiaries and
participants (for
Culminating Day)

Rent Payments PUJ rental (back 2 vehicles for 500 5,000

and forth the 5 days
venue)

Supplies and Assorted books (in 70 copies (10 200 14,000

Materials partnership with books per
Mutya Publishing grade level
House, Inc.) including
kindergarten

School supplies (in 150 students 100 15,000

partnership with GH
Office Depot)

Others Reading nook 1 nook with 4 5,000 5,000

layers

Mini-tables 2 pieces 1,000 2,000

Kiddie chairs 10 pieces 200 2,000

Budgeted Expenses P48,000
Contingency Fund 7,000
TOTAL P55,000

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IX. ATTACHMENTS
a. Letters

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 b. Project Site Photos

Figure 2. Sitio Cabagaayan, Brgy. Sibulan, Toril, Davao City (from Google Map)

On-site Photos:

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 Submitted by
Lepasana, Desirrie
Litob, Therese Marie
Naceno, Era Darren
Pagdilao, Isabella
Tacderan, Kristine
Talabon, Wilfrex
Yrasuegui, Joanna

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