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I. PROJECT RATIONALE:
The project is for Barangay Hulo, Pililia, province of Rizal, Philippines involving the communities of Tabaco, Lipat-lipat and surrounding areas. The project aims to provide training and livelihood in tailoring and high-speed sewing through purchase of high-speed sewing machines and support equipment and providing initial working capital. The machines will be used to train students, out-of-school youth and even unemployed adults and learn tailoring and high-speed sewing for gainful employment after learning the skills and acquiring experience.
Market of the project will be school uniforms for public elementary and secondary schools students in Rizal beginning with the school started by our Rotary club in Pililia. Uniforms will be produced in three children sizes, small, medium and large. These will be handed to the students upon enrollment with proper promissory note stating terms of payment (10 months installment). This project will solve the problem of parents in providing uniforms to their children during school openings in many cases a detriment to actual enrollment of their children. Additional market opportunities like out-sourcing work for the revitalized local garment industry is a strong potential.
The machine will be installed in a schoolhouse for better supervision and control of materials. Schoolhouse to be financed from separate funding sourced by the club will be built inside the school compound. A cutting room will house the cutter from where the sewers will withdraw materials for sewing. Cutters and sewers will be paid on a per piece basis.
Income from the project will be shared with the Rotary Community Corps of Hulo registered under RI, and the Students and Parents Teachers Association of Hulo Elementary and High School. Both will act as partners of the project. Income will also assist the teachers' various needs such as attending seminars, meetings, and others. RCC of Hulo's share maybe utilized to lend to the members of the community for their startup capital in small business or in case of emergencies.
II COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
Rotary Club of Greenmeadows adopted the depressed communities of Tabaco, Lipat-lipat and surrounding areas of 600 families, composed of small farmers, farmworkers, and evacuees from troubled areas of Samar/Bicol provinces and relocated families from slum areas of Metro Manila. These families, according to the Bureau of Census and Statistics are the poorest of the poor Filipinos with average income of more or less P12,000 annually ($285). Average number per family is 6 members. They do not have the resources to provide their basic necessities of living nor steady income to finance the schoolings of their children. Thus, the communities in these areas became breeding places not only of delinquent children but also troublemaker adults.
Early marriages and separation, fatherless or motherless uneducated children, drug addiction, stealing and other anti-social behaviors were common, driving the residents deeper and deeper into the quagmire of poverty and hopelessness. The Rotary Club of Greenmeadows put into action "PROJECT LOVEE" (Livelihood, Outreach Programs, Value Formation, Environment and Education). This project is one of the pillars of Project LOVEE that envisioned transforming the communities from the poorest of the poor residents to self-sufficient and well-respected communities by providing opportunity for high school graduates to secure skills in better paying jobs rather than being household helps.
Consultations were done with the communities, the RCC of Hulo and the Students and Parents Teachers Association. They have shown interest, capability and passion to actively support this project. In fact main idea came from them. Project is viable longer term as project outcomes can be managed by themselves. Other schools in Rizal were also consulted and they expressed interest in supporting the market for the production of school uniforms.
Club will provide valuable assistance. Members have classification in manufacturing that can support the production process. Another member is also active with national chamber of commerce and industry and can recommend leads to outsourcing work in garments industry.
II. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
1.To provide the trainees who are residents of club's adopted communities a chance to acquire new skills in the art of tailoring and sewing in order to prepare them for gainful employment locally and abroad. At least 30 students, out-of-school youth and even unemployed adults are the target trainees annually on a 3-month period per set of at least ten pax.
2.To set-up a livelihood project that will provide additional employment to the community and if successful, expand this project to other schools.
3.To provide funds for the beneficiaries and the RCC to lend out to members of the community to enable them to engage in gainful activities to help their families and send their children to school to at least finish high school or better, get a college degree.
4.Project will be started after approval of grant including the construction of the building funded separately to house the sewing machines and accessories.
5.Residents through the RCC and the school Students and Parents Teachers Association will be actively involved as partners of our club. Experienced trainers will come from the parents and teachers who will prepare the training curriculum.
6.Project will compliment the club's flagship project, Project LOVEE, in the community.
III. AREAS OF FOCUS
The area of focus supported by this project is basically on Economic and Community Development. TRF will invest in people by creating sustainable, measurable and long-term economic improvements in our adopted underserved communities by developing opportunities for productive work and reducing poverty. This is also income generating for the poor beneficiaries and partners of the project. Project involves vocational training related to economic and community development. Project is also community driven based upon the needs they have identified.
Basic Education and Literacy as another area of focus is supported. Providing school uniforms, which is an impediment to enrollment of many children from poor families, is addressed by making available cheaper uniforms on credit with easy payment term. Thus, school uniform promote enrollment, increase confidence of the students and preventing inferiority complex. Teachers are supported since income shared can be used to fund various needs such as attending seminars, meetings, and others. Club is further fostering longer-term relationship with the school parents and teachers. Students who cannot afford to go to college undergo vocational training for gainful employment in tailoring and high-speed sewing.
IV. ESTIMATED COST TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT
A.Equipment
10 units Hi-speed Sewing Machine P 750,000
(@ P75,000 each, brand new)
1 unit Button Holer Machine (brand new) 75,000
1 unit 8" Cutting Machine (brand new) 68,000
1 unit 5 threads Edging Machine (used) 75,000
1 unit Piping Machine (brand new) 70,000
Other equipment (scissors, etc.) 10,000
B. Materials
Estimated uniforms for 400 students P 320,000
(@ 2 uniform each), one cycle
Miscellaneous Materials 20,000
C. Electrical Installation Expenses 20,000
D. 12 kva Generator 220,000
(Power supply in area is unreliable)
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Subtotal P 1,628,000
E. Contingencies (10%) 162,800
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TOTAL P 1,790,800
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(Exchange Rate P43 to US$1) $ 41,646
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V ESTIMATED PRODUCTION COSTS/SELLING PRICES
Boys Girls
Sewing Polo/Short, P per piece 40
Sewing Blouse/Skirt , P per piece 40
Cutter, P per piece 10 10
Materials Polo/short, P per piece 125
Materials Blouse/Skirt, P per piece 135
Accessories, P per piece 20 20
Contingencies (10%) 19.50 20.50
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Production Cost, P per piece 214.50 225.50
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Suggested Retail Price, per piece P 250.00 P 250.00
(20% margin)
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VI. ASSUMPTIONS
1.400 students will avail of the offered uniforms out of the present population of 700 students for first school. Note: This is just initial market. Other schools in Rizal were also consulted and have also have shown interest.
2.Each student will get at least two uniforms per year.
3.Uniforms will be sold at and average cost of P250 each or P500/ student.
4.Gross income in sales - P200,000 (this is only for first school)
5.Estimated net profit - 20% or P40,000 (this is only for first school)
6.Distribution of estimated net profit:
a)Rotary Community Corps 35%
Revolving Fund (to fund livelihood projects and emergencies)
b)Parents Teachers Association 25%
(to fund PTA activities, teachers' activities)
c)Return to project 20%
for additional capital
d)Miscellaneous Expenses 20%
(light/water/supplies)
VII.PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY
Project will provide long-term solutions to the community needs since the benefiting community can maintain activities after grant funding ends. Project will display the following characteristics on sustainability.
1. Community Needs and Strengths: Project is well planned. Various face-to-face consultations were conducted with stakeholders especially the communities and project partners. Project is aligned with the interest and capabilities of the implementing communities. Club conducted a thorough assessment of the community's needs and project is part of it's current flagship project which is a total approach to transform the community from the poorest of the poor residents to self-sufficient and respectable communities.
2. Materials and Technology: Equipment to be procured and technology are available locally. Spare parts are readily available from equipment supplier and other outlets. A line and preventive maintenance program is in place guided by the equipment suppliers. There is a wide choice of materials, acceptable to targeted markets and ready to use. There are no environmental issues related to the project.
3. Funding: Even after grant is complete, there will be reliable supply source of funding since the project is designed to generate income part of which will flow back to the project as additional capital while maintaining the working capital. As for collection of sales, parents will act as co-guarantors amongst themselves to ensure that payments are collected. Market for the project, which will generate the revenue is assured. The project partners as well as the trainees are appropriately compensated to ensure continuity of services.
4. Knowledge: This project is sustainable because this will increase capacity of adopted communities by helping them acquire new skills, knowledge, and behaviors. Club ensures that training Knowledge is available. Trainers are from our community partners who will prepare training curriculum being teachers themselves. Demand for training is continuing given yearly supply of fresh graduates from secondary school and out-of-school youth as well.
5. Motivation: Beneficiaries have a well-defined role in carrying out project goals. Teachers and parents will lead in designing and implementing the training curriculum. RCC of Hulo will also be involved in campaigning the project to school parents. Income is shared with the project partners as incentives to beneficiaries and project participants to ensure ongoing support. Communities have ownership of the project being active implementors and beneficiaries.
7. Monitoring and Evaluation: Project has clear and measurable outcomes. Methods for collecting project data are identified. There is baseline data for evaluation capable of demonstrating significant change for at least three years.
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