“Kaya ni Juan: Towards the Realization of the

Sustainable Development Goals”

Mahalaga

An Advocacy Project Paper submitted to the

Humanities and Social Sciences Unit
of De La Salle Santiago Zobel School – Vermosa Campus

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

Research 3: Community Project Proposal

Proponents:
Badal, Nathaniel Luis A.
Miranda, Ma. Lourdes Stella G.
Nobleza, Alexa Rae A.
Pedrosa, Sofia Elise G.
Yee, Ramon Miguel M.
(Group no. 1)

Ms. Alyssa Jade Saniel

Research 3 Teacher

January 8, 2020
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Abstract ………………………………………………………………… 1

II. Context ………………………………………………………………… 2

III. Project Justification ………………………………………………………………… 3

IV. Project Aims ………………………………………………………………… 4

V. Project Implementation

a. Target Group ………………………………………………………………… 4

b. Activities ………………………………………………………………… 5

c. Expense sheet ………………………………………………………………… 6

VI. Management and Personnel ………………………………………………………………… 7

VII. Monitoring and Evaluation ………………………………………………………………… 7

VIII. References ………………………………………………………………… 9

I. ABSTRACT

Group 1 of 12 - L is an organization who is affiliated with De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and

was tasked to create a project that would help the people of Sitio Makabuhay. This project

aims to help families, specifically absent parent families, with their family dynamics. The

researchers have decided to focus on three main points for this project: roles, responsibilities,

and relationships. The project will be called “Mahal(aga)” and will be a workshop consisting of

three activities which are Educational Games, Scrapbook Making & Chore Chart Making to

address the three issues found in our research which are forced maturity, compensation for

the absent parent and withdrawal of education. The total cost of the project will be around

PHP 2,595 and the money will be earned through a bake sale done by members of the

organization. Mahal(aga) will help the families residing in Sitio Makabuhay with their family

bonding, chore distribution, and importance of education and relationships.

II. CONTEXT

Economical

This project, Mahal(aga), will connect to the Economical factors that we have in our country

today and will cover the financial needs of the residents in Sitio Makabuhay. A byproduct of

Mahal(aga) will include the promotion of job opportunities that will assist the families in

achieving a more stable lifestyle. With all of this in mind, the families involved will, in turn, be

able to more effectively contribute and do their part for the growth of our society. Those that

are involved in the project will learn different organization techniques that will enforce wise

money spending, saving habits, and proper time management with regards to household

chores and other time-consuming factors within a family.

Political

The project’s political implications will help bring awareness on absent parents present in the

community and how to better handle the situation. This will shed light on the sacrifice,

responsibility, and compensation the families undergo for development and financial stability.

Awareness within the community will motivate their community leaders to provide help. This

help could come in the form of job opportunities and activities within the community for the

family members to participate in. Educating both the youth and adults of absent parent

families will allow for them to realize the implications of their situation on their mental, physical,

and spiritual development - important factors in shaping future catalysts of social change.
Cultural

This project aims to eradicate this belief and prove that every family works in its own unique

way, and absent parent families are “complete” or “traditional” families too. Filipino families

are more often than not very close-knit, therefore instilling the belief that children of Filipino

families are more dependent and are hardly exposed to “the real world.” Due to this, and the

fact that Filipino families do enjoy being so close-knit, it is easy for parents to believe that their

children are not capable of being on their own. This project will show children that they are in

fact capable of being independent, and simultaneously bring a more trustful relationship

between the child and parent. Once all family members create healthy and strong bonds with

one another, all other issues that may arise will be tackled in a more peaceful and organized

manner.
III. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION

Time demands are indicative of stress faced by individuals and the consequences are often

felt by families (Sanik & Mauldin, 1986). Based on the information gathered during the interview-

survey process, it was concluded that absent-parent families experienced difficulty with

delegating roles, responsibilities and chores amongst family members due to the lack of a

parental figure. Creating a project that would help them with their schedules would actually

help the relationships and the chemistry between each family member to grow rapidly.

Work-family research emphasizes the importance of mechanisms that link work and family

(Edwards & Rothbard, 2000). The children of absent-parent families in Sitio Makabuhay

shoulder the weight of an extremely important parental role: the absent parent. This causes the

children to go through forced maturity, withdrawal from education and personal aspirations,

and compensation for the absent parent role.

Children of absent-parent families are forced to mature more rapidly than those of traditional

parent families because they require having to get a job to support their family financially

(Anderson, 2014). Most older siblings are left to sacrifice their education and personal

aspirations and opportunities for development in order to spend more time at home taking

care of their younger siblings. Every member of the family has their own roles and

responsibilities, which implies that if there is an absent parent, the children are left with a surplus

of responsibilities and chores which calls for them to leave school and start working, all whilst

attempting to fulfill the role of the missing parental figure.

The two sustainable goals that the researchers’ hope to solve with their project, Mahalaga,

would be SDG #1, “No poverty” and SDG #8, “Decent work and Economic growth”. This

project, a seminar and workshop for the absent parent families in Sitio Makabuhay, will be able

to solve no poverty, a sustainable development goal created by the United Nations because

the seminar will teach the children and parents proper load management and balancing

household chores. This will help them improve and then eventually grow bringing them one

step closer to prosperity and success. Mahalaga could also be a solution to decent work and

economic growth because family dynamics is the foundation of every persons habits and

routine. If the children and parents are taught to properly manage their time, this will influence

the following generations giving an improvement to the economy and realising the

importance of time management and work.

IV. PROJECT AIMS

The project aims to provide insight on the core problem being the negative effects of absent

parenthood on the children of Sitio Makabuhay. The project goal aims to strengthen the bond

of the absent parent families in the community.

Objective 1: To help develop better relationships between the family members in Sitio

Makabuhay

This objective is important in that it gives importance to family bonding. Members of Sitio

Makabuhay families experience a hindrance in their relationships due to numerous factors that

arise due to their family and living situations such as low income, improper distribution of roles
and responsibilities, and neglect. Because of the absent parent in the family, either the parent

or the eldest child are tasked with the biggest responsibilities which cater to the family’s

financial needs. The need for a job leaves members to spend less time with one another. A life

of poverty results into a life lived with constant stress, fear, and responsibility, which is unhealthy

for the people experiencing it. The “Scrapbook Making” activity will help remind families of their

shared love. Conducted surveys and interviews from the visits to Sitio Makabuhay found that

either the families were closer due to their circumstances, or not as close as they would like

due to the lack of time to spend with one another due to their jobs. The pictures will provide

sentimental value and inspiration and will allow the families to have something to remember

one another by.

Objective 2: To encourage organization in family chores and responsibilities in the household

in Sitio Makabuhay

The objective of organization in Sitio Makabuhay households is imperative because it

encourages responsibility and allows for the easier distribution of chores within the family. A

“Chore Chart Making” activity will help the family members learn better time management

and communication. It will remind them of their day-to-day responsibilities, activities, and

schedules which will also cater to a variable present in the first objective: making time for one

another. Responsibilities that touch on subjects of education, career, and finance will be

highlighted in the activity. This activity will result in a more effective, organized, and goal-driven

household.
Objective 3: To educate the children of Sitio Makabuhay on increasing their academic and

personal desires and aspirations in reaching realistic goals

Children of Sitio Makabuhay rarely accomplish their academic goals due to their low income.

At an early age, they are forced to leave school and find jobs in order to support their families

financially. The lack of education breeds a lack of desire that hinders them from realizing their

goals, passions, and aspirations in life. They are left to live within their boundaries as set by their

limited education. This disallows them to achieve greater knowledge and foster new

relationships and experiences. The activity will call for educational games that will help instill

inspiration for the kids in teaching them the importance of education and relationships whilst

exploring their creativity and passions.

IV. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

 This project aims to help families with bonding, distribution of chores, and education. A child

psychologist will be contacted beforehand to ensure that the activities prepared are suitable

for the children regarding their age and activity itself. Along with the child psychologist, the

Family Life and Wellness Institute of De La Salle Zobel and the Center of Family Ministries of

Ateneo de Manila University will be consulted in order to help this project. Prepared are three

activities for these categories. The first activity is scrapbook making which falls under family

bonding. In this activity, the project head will take two pictures of each family and together,

they will be creating the back page of the chore chart. The next activity is chore chart making

which falls under distribution of chores. Together the parents and children will specify which

chores the children do and create a chart for their tasks. The next and final activity will be

educational games. The children will play games together to not only have fun but also learn

with each other. The child psychologist, mentioned before, will be invited to this event to

oversee the project and to discuss with the parents during the games.

a. TARGET GROUP

The project was originally made to focus on the target group of absent families residing in

Sitio makabuhay. After creating the activities for the workshop it was concluded by the group

that even normal families can be considered as a target audience for Mahal(aga).

b. ACTIVITIES

Activity (Preparations) Time and Date Responsibility

Start End Notes

1. Determine topic January 2019 February 2019 Team

2. Prepare materials for Early January 2019 Team

needs assessment

2.1 Conduct Late January 2019 Team

needs assessment
Activity Time and Date Responsibility
(Implementation)

Start End Notes

1. Design project June 2019 Present Workshop master

(WM)

1.1 Fund November January 2020 Team

project 2019

1.2 Buy and February 2020 Liaison

materials

1.3 Prepare February 2020 Project Heads

materials for
project

c. EXPENSE SHEET
Activities/ Quantity per Cost Funding Cost per Phase Total
Resources Unit Phase per Source Costs
Unit
P1 P2 P1 P2

Equipment:

Laptop 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Polaroid 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Printer 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Materials: BAKE SALE (ALL)

Cardstock 3 0 3 36 0 36 150

Lamination 3 0 3 76 0 76 250

Polaroid film 3 0 3 500 0 500 1500

Stickers 1 0 1 50 0 50 75

Washi tape 3 0 3 50 0 50 150

Glue 5 0 5 35 0 35 175

Markers 5 0 5 30 0 30 175

White board 1 0 1 100 0 100 120

markers

Total: PHP 2595

Using the Cost-Benefit Analysis, the researchers decided to spend the least amount of

money possible while still having the same amount of benefits from these products such

as: effectiveness, quality, and physical look of products. To achieve this, our resources

will come from a local and easily accessible online store called Shopee. All materials

will be ordered off of Shopee to keep our project on a low budget. To ensure the quality

of these different products, the reviews on the different products ordered such as

comments and stars will be checked on the Shopee website.

IV. MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL

Overall Master of the

Workshop Master Nobeza, Alexa Rae A. Workshop & Leader of the
Projects Heads

Head of the Educational

Badal, Nathaniel Luis A.
Games activity

Head of the Chore Chart

Projects Heads Miranda, Ma. Lourdes Stella G.
Making activity

Head of the Scrapbook

Pedrosa, Sofia Elise G.
Making activity

Assistant to Workshop
Liaison Yee, Ramon Miguel M.
Master & Projects Heads
 Badal, Nathaniel Luis A.
Miranda, Ma. Lourdes Stella G. Make sure the overall
Team Nobleza, Alexa Rae A. workshop is going
Pedrosa, Sofia Elise G. smoothly
Yee, Ramon Miguel M.

VII. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Indicators for project success:

Success of the project can be seen through 3 main concepts. The first would be in the level of

participation/interaction of the audience. This is when the audience, members, and speaker/s

are engaged in the topic of conversation, participative, and interactive amongst one another

in each activity. The second would be the efficient fulfilment of activities. This is achieved

through the activities are compliant with their schedules, team members have a firm grasp on

flow of activity & team members remain in contact at all times and provide progress updates.

The third and final would be survey on project success. This is observed through the audience

who will be asked to answer a detailed survey at the end of the discussion and the evaluation

of team members to one another.

Progress will be evaluated every checkpoint. Checkpoints will be held on the start of, during,

and end of every activity. Progress will be detailed and outlined in the members’ google drive

by uploading necessary updates visible to every member. The project evaluation will be

overseen by the workshop master yet all team members will input their evaluations.
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Edwards, J. R., & Rothbard, N. P. (n.d.). Mechanisms Linking Work and Family: Clarifying the

Relationship Between Work and Family Constructs. Academy of Management. doi:

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Anderson J. (2014). The impact of family structure on the health of children: Effects of divorce.

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