BUSINESS CASE FORM

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Project Title:

Agora Creek Water Quality, Area Improvement and Awareness Campaign

Background of the project: (Please state the context that accompany or influence the initiation
of your project. Please make it brief.)

One of the pressing problems plaguing our generation is water pollution. Not all communities
are aware of this situation and this may lead to the worsening of this unaddressed issue.

Description: (Briefly describe the nature of your project. Please state also your project/
program’s goals/ objectives.)

The ENSET (Environment, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology) cluster aims to
increase public awareness about the worsening situation of water contamination and area
degradation in the Agora Creek. Using Quantitative Water Analysis, ecosystem research and
area engineering, we can provide concrete evidence and probable solutions to justify this
awareness campaign. This project affords the cluster members an opportunity to use their skills
to help solve the environmental problems in the target community.

Concept:

Providing an awareness campaign and probable solutions to the affected households along the
Agora Creek using different fields of science and engineering.

Project Stage: Duration:

conceptualizing 8 months

Target Total Participants/ Beneficiaries:

All of the population in the agora creek area

Target Age Range of Participants/ Beneficiaries:

Adolescents and adults

Target Participants/ Beneficiaries:

1. Households in the surrounding areas of Agora Creek

2. Sangguniang Kabataan, Barangay Councils
3. XU student community

Selection of Participants/ Beneficiaries:

- Criteria
1. Adolescents and adults living in the affected area
2. Members of Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay Councils
3. Residents willing to cooperate with the proposed project
4. XU students willing to take part

- Process
1. Participants of the forum/symposium will be selected through the recommendation of
SK Officials and the Barangay Captain
2. Info about the findings of the project will be disseminated to the XU students through an
 info-dissemination drive
3. An Open volunteer recruitment for XU students for the cleanup drive will be

Attainment of Objectives:

- In addressing the needs of the beneficiaries

1. The project is both a preventive and intervening approach to provide residents with
awareness of their situation, probable solutions to their environmental problem and
give them a means of airing out their concerns. With the help of the cluster’s
technical capabilities, residents will be able to understand the true seriousness of
their situation.

- Project Sustainability
1. ENSET along with the LGUs in the area will have a continuous monitoring of the
project for the next 5 years.
2. The water analysis will be done yearly for 5 years so that the development of the
area will be monitored
3. Statistics and profile of the people will also be updated yearly
4. The online database will also be updated yearly.

- Long term impact of the project on its beneficiaries even after their involvement in the
project
1. Having been enlightened about their area’s situation, the residents will be better
equipped with the knowledge of how to prevent any further degradation.
2. The Government Officials invited to the symposium cum forum can articulate their
commitment towards the remedying of locals’ problem following the
recommendations made by cluster representatives and concerned NGOs.

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PROJECT DEFINITION FORM (PID)
Project Title: Agora Creek Water Organizer: Environment , Natural
Quality, Area CSG Department of Science, Engineering,
Improvement and Academic Affairs Technology Cluster (ENSET)
Awareness
Campaign
State below the link with the organization purpose/ mission – the actual wording please.
Put here the actual words in the corporate agenda – showing the link with this project

Xavier University ENSET cluster aims to provide technical assistance through utilizing scientific
knowledge for the benefit of the community at large.

Project Benefits: An outline of what the benefits are to the organization, individuals or
stakeholders in delivering the project

1. Provide venue for the applications of the concepts and

principles learned at school
2. Improve target population’s quality of life
3. Promoting the idea that the solutions of environmental
problems truly come from vigilant citizens

Project Objectives: The specific objectives for the project. NOTE: the objectives can be
one line or more detailed text.

To promote awareness to community about the:

1. Prevailing problems in their environment specifically their
respective creek
2. Possible solutions and steps to be taken for the improvement
of the creek in their area
To provide waste management and disaster management schemes

Project Deliverables: What you will be delivering at the end of the project. NOTE: these
are what you will have at the end of the project, e.g. a report, a
building, improved service levels etc.

• Chemical and microbiological water analysis findings of the

Agora creek
• Land Ecosystem Research findings
• Marine ecosystem research findings
• Disaster Management schemes
• Visual management schemes
• Profiling of area’s citizens
• Statistical analysis of citizen’s livelihood
• Posters and flyers about the project disseminated to the XU
student community
• symposium cum forum
• Clean up drive
This project will include: This project will not include:
This section defines the boundaries of the Details that are no longer part of the scope of the
project. You may write here components project
and activities that are included in the
project. 1. Possible water treatment
2. Enforcement of practices that
1. Water chemical and microbiological promote water quality improvement
analysis of the Agora creek.
2. Disaster management Scheme for
the area
3. Visual management Scheme for the
area
4. Marine and land ecosystem
research
5. Symposium on the water findings
and possible solutions to the
problem that target the Agora
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 community
6. Forum with the government
agencies and NGOs for
implementations on the problem
7. Info-dissemination of the project to
the XU student community (by
flyers and posters)
8. Online Database for the profile of
the area, and other results of the
said project.
9. Cleanup drive for the creek

Success Criteria: How you will measure the success of the project. NOTE: the success
criteria must be measurable.

• Number of students willing to volunteer for the cleanup drive

• Number of participants in the symposium versus the number

of the members of the community.

• Number of formulated courses of actions.

Constraints: Examples here can be specific (a skill which the project team must
have,) resources, or a legal deadline – NOTE: only include time and
money if you can quantify them.

1. Possible conflicts in schedules because of the diverse

Project Manager/ Head:
composition of the cluster.
2. Government approval on the study of the area
3. Environmental factors that would affect the study area
4. Time frame needed for the study
5. Overall budget for the study
Who fulfils this role and what they do.

CSG Department of Academic Affairs Vice Chair – serves as over-all

organizer of the project and collaborates with the XU offices and
other government agencies and NGOs needed for the project
implementation

Project Sponsor: Who fulfils this role and what they do.

• KKP-SIO will provide the framework, assistance in the

planning and implementation of the project, and the
processing of the students involved in the projects

• Department of Science and Technology (DOST) region 10

and the Chemistry Department will provide the laboratory,
procedures and equipment needed for the water testing.

• Agora Barangay Council and Sangguinang Kabataan

Members will gather the residents; help organize the
symposium and forum.

• College of Engineering and the Engineering Resource Center

will provide equipment for surveying and layout.

• McKeough Marine Center and biology department will

provide the framework for the marine ecosystem, land
ecosystem and microbiological research to be performed by
the XU-MSS and XU-biophilic co-curricular organizations.

• KINAADMAN Research Center will provide the framework for

the livelihood statistical analysis to be done by the Mathsoc
and the funds needed for the implementation of the project

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• Psychology Department will provide the framework for the
profiling of the area residents.

• KKP-SIO, Marine Mckeough, Engineering Resource Center,

the different co-curricular and extra-curricular organizations
involved in the project and the CSG Department of Academic
Affairs will provide

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT SET-UP

Name Brief Background Role and Responsibility

Specific to the Project

Kevin CSG Department of Project Organizer

Academic Affairs Vice
Chair, KKP Volunteer,
BS Chemistry Student
Raffy BIOSOC President Ecosystem and microbiological
research head

Xiang NCPF President Awareness Program Head 1

Yayun KKP Chairperson Awareness Program Head 2

XU-MSS President Marine ecosystem effects research

Camille head

Red PICE-XUSC President Surveying & Lay-outing Team Head 1

Disaster Management Scheme
research Head

Jay PIIE-XUSC President Surveying and Lay-outing Team Head

2
Visual management Scheme Research
Head
Ken XU-ChemSoc President Water Analysis Coordinator 1

Nico JPICHE Water Analysis Coordinator 2

Kevin XU-MathSoc Vice Finance Officer/ Statistical Analysis

President (Education Coordinator
major in math
president)
Vivien XUPS Profiling Head

Nat AIMS Online Database Information Manager

1

Haifa XCEL Online Database Information Manager

2

Jom XU-MathSoc President Statistical Analysis Coordinator

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