Program/Project Development and Administration

Module Test 1:

1. Do you agree that feasibility studies are indispensable component of any

program/project? Why?
-Yes, definitely. Feasibility study is an analysis on how successful a project
could be. It is necessary in determining the future possibilities of a project. Its
purpose is to determine whether the project can and should be undertaken and
if so, how and when. The goal of a feasibility study is to place emphasis on
potential problems that could occur if a project is pursued and determine if,
after all significant factors are considered, the project should be pursued. A
feasibility study involves the analysis in the aspects of marketing, technical,
financial, socio-economic, organization and management, and operational
aspects which provides the information that are needed to be considered in
creating a project.

2. Name the parts of a project feasibility and discuss the process or processes
involved in each part.
-The parts of project feasibility are marketing aspect, technical aspect,
financial aspect, socio-economic aspect, organization and management, and
operational aspects. Marketing aspect specifies the demand and supply of
whatever goods/dervoces/products the project intends to bring about.
Technical aspects include the determination of the manufacturing processes,
costs, location, and the availability of raw materials, labor, skills and utilities.
Financial aspect defines the project cost, cash requirements and profitability of
teh project. Organization and management aspect includes the identification of
thr type of organization and the persons qualified in implementing the project.
And the socio-economic aspect defines the socio-economic contributions the
project can offer in terms of number of jobs created, and other benefits given
for the improvement of the economy.

3. Identify some program/projects in your own locality that failed or those that
were started but they did not reach their completion stage. What are your
opinions regarding these projects? Why these projects do failed and did not
bring any benefits to the people?
-One of the project in our locality that had failed to be implemented is the
Gender and Development (GAD) Projects. The said projects could have
provided accessibility, convenience and services to constituents, most
particularly the children, elders and women victims of violence. The GAD
Programs would address gender-related issues beneficial to the indigent
contituents. Probably, the reason why the project did not reach its completion
stage is because of the insufficient fund for the project. The inability of the City
Government to implement the various programs, projects and activities
deprived the beneficiaries/contituents who could have availed or benefited
from the financial assistance, facilities and services.

Module Test 2:
Part 1
1. Do you agree that programs when transformed into projects are considered
to be the building blocks of development? Why?
-Yes, I agree that programs are the building blocks of development when it
is transformed into project. Creating a project means having a purpose to
develop something. Projects involve the use of substantial amount of scarce
reources which have opportunity costs. These resources are committed for
specific lengths of time with the expectation of generating future benefits.
Development is a process that involves a change from a present dissatisfying
situation to a considerably improved state. This encompasses the goal of
development. In order to develop, you have to create a plan or program and
implement it as a project.

2. What are the sources of financing a proposed project?

-Fund sources may be broadly classified as local or foreign. Under the
local sources, fund may come from the general revenue which are the
continuing appropriation and the annual appropriation that can be equity
contribution and direct appropriation. Local sources may also be from
borrowings or from earnings. Borrowing may be bond issues from government
or a corporation, and borrowings from financial institutions. Earnings can be of
local government or of corporation. Foreign sources can be loans or grants.
The loans may be from direct national government obligations, corporate
obligations, and local government obligations.

3. Projects when conceived do not necessarily mean they are implementable.

What must be done to insure that a project can be successfully implemented?
-For a project to be successfully implemented, there is a need of
consideration of the factors, aspects, and issues that may lead to project
failure. Preparing for those causes of project failure can made the project
completely ready to be implemented. The take-off point for strategy planning
for implementation is usually the operational feasibility analysis conducted as
part of project preparation. This analysis usually takes into account the
operational feasibility in terms of political acceptability, legality, and social
soundness of the project and determination of the organizational and
managerial design best suited for the project considering the nature of the
project, manpower and other constraints, and the environment within which the
organization will operate.

Part 2:
Attached in the module is a pro-forma project proposal. Accomplish the
form in accordance with the program/project you think is beneficial in your
community. Reason out why you are proposing such.

Module Exercises:

A Project Proposal

I. Proponent: Apolinario C. Angob

II. Sponsor: LEAD Youth Group and The Paragons Organization

III. Beneficiary: The youth of Valenzuela City who are involved in juvenile
delinquency.

IV. Funding Requirements:

Source Counterpart

Amount Share (in percent)

Earnings of Local
Government
Php 6,000,000.00 1.43%

Total Project Cost: Php 6,000,000.00

V. Project Definition:

A. Development Objective:
This project has the objective of preventing the juvenile delinquency in the
community. Youth has been considered the hope of the future, how will this be
true if at this young age they’re abiding the laws? Gang membership is one of
the factors that influences the children to do wrong. This can give children
access to alcohol and drugs. When they sniff rugby, they no longer feel hungry,
offering a temporary escape from the problems they face daily. This project
aims to minimize the involvement of the youth to those criminal offences that
are not acceptable to be done at their young age.

How to attain the objective:

The objectives can be attain by informing the youth of the possible
consequences they will face when they get involved in a crime and providing
possible solutions for their problems. This project will also inform and give
awareness to the parents and guardian of the children about what could
happen when they misguide their child. This will teach the parents to properly
guide their child and support the better future for their child.

B. Specific Objectives
 This project seeks to raise the level of awareness among the families,
parents and the youth of the community about the issue of juvenile
delinquency. It will promote the involvement the out-of-school youth in the
activities that will help creating their better future. Conducting seminars,
orienting the parents, providing better activities for the out-of-school youth will
be some of the programs to be implemented. Holding a free classes that will
develop the talents of the youth and providing activities that will make them
spend their whole time just enjoying. This can help them be influenced by their
intellectual peers and prevent them from involving in a gang.

VI. Project Description:

A. Project Components:
Having seminars and activities for the awareness of the public is not new
in our community. This project about the juvenile delinquency is the first
program to be held in our community to prevent the youth from doing illegal
crimes. Involving juveniles in our project activities aims to improve their
devlopment, both physically and psychologically. This project builds a network
of associations and people willing to create opportunities into society of
juveniles in different fields. It has the purpose of facilitating and developing
trainings and classes according to the personal skills and the needs of the
out-of-school youth.

B. Acquisition of Equipment and the amount with which to acquire equipment/s

and its source should be identified:

Equipment Quantity Description

Microphone 5 To be used in seminars
and other programs
Speaker 4 Needed for the sound
system
Projector 2 To be used in projecting
the details in the screen
Computer/Laptop 2 To be used in managing
informations
Printer 1 To be used in printing
needed files
Flip charts 3 To serve as screen for
 the projector

The amount with which to acquire the equipment will come from the budget
allocated to the project. A microphone amounts approximately to P 800.00;
speaker- P 2,000.00; projector- P 2,500.00; computer/laptop- P 20,000.00;
printer- P 3,000.00; flip charts- P 500.00.

B. Project Inputs:

The principal inputs to be needed by the project will include human as well as
non-human resources.

Human Resources

Position Functions
Project Manager Responsible for the overall planning and
development of the project.
Implementation Manager Responsible for the implementation and
monitoring of the project.
Researcher Responsible for the provision of needed
details and information.
Training Lead Responsible for conducting the trainings.
Department Managers Responsible for managing the task of
different departments.
Organizers Responsible for the successful holding of
the events.

Non-human resources will compromise the material and equipments

needed in conducting the planned events and activities. This would be the
chairs, tables, tents, equipments for the seminars such as microphone,
speaker, projector, flip charts, and etc. This would also include the vehicles to
be used in the transportation of the people involved in this project.
C. Project Outcomes

The following outcomes will be expected from the project:

1. Minimized number of the youth involved in illegal crimes.
2. Improved awareness of the families, parents, and children of the community
about the juvenile delinquency.
3. Decrease the gang involvement of the out-of-school youth in the community.
4. Improved juvenile justice system in the community.

VII. Implementation Schedule

The schedule of implementationof the different activities is shown in the table

below.
Table 1. Implementation Plan

Fiscal Year 2017

Activity 1st Qr 2nd Qr 3rd Qr 4th Qr

Seminars for the out-of-school Jan Apr July Oct

youth
Seminars for the parents Feb May Aug Nov

Free classes for the youth Apr- May

Hold a several community Mar June Sep Dec

meetings
Fun activities and programs Mar June Sep Dec
every quarter of the year

VIII. Financial Requirements:

 To implement the project, a total of P 2,500,000.00 which will come from
the P6,000,000.00 budget allocated to this project is needed for the acquisition
of the materials and equipment to be used. This will compromise the stated
non-human resources above. The service of the staff would be for free since
the members of the partner organizations had voluntarily agreed to provide
their services and time for free. The remaining amount of the budget will be
used for the activities to be held for the whole year.