The National Teachers College

Nepomuceno St., Quaipo, Manila

Division of Graduate & Research

A PARRALLED PROGRAM TO ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM PROPOSAL

PRESENTED FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN

COMPARATIVE MODELS OF EDUCATION

Entitled:

Kaagapay sa Paghahanap-buhay Alternative Livelihood Program: Empowering The

Wowen of Purok 7, Galacia St., Brgy. Moonwalk, Paranaque City to Produce Paper Bags

By Using Recycled Papers.

1st Semester

School Year 2012-2013

Presented to:

Dr. Ma. Rita A. Aranda

Presented by:

Jocelyn R. Geroleo

Ayen Rosario

Danilyn Mena

Mark Anthony R. Peralta

Heizel U. Cagurangan

Rhey Labis

The Logo

• The KSP logo's focuses on women's empowerment not only as human rights, but also because they are pathways to achieving the sustainable economic development.

INTRODUCTION

Nowadays, many areas of the country, we see a dramatic increase in thecomplexity and costs of managing our waste. At the same time, public concernover the effects of all this waste has grown significantly. KSP o Kaagapay saPaghahanapbuhay Project promotes interventions to curtail and enhance paperwaste recovery in Purok 7 of Paranque City. Women were taught to recycle paperand create utility items like molded pulp packaging. By making recycled paperbags. Moreover, it is designed to provide women with providing them a way toearn extra money for the family will be a big help in their daily living. This proposalaims to provide an alternative source of income for house wives necessary skillsand teaching them to become resourceful. These paper bags are ideal alternativefor plastic bags. The target buyers of these paper bags are the vendors in publicmarkets, because public markets are one of the biggest consumers of plastic bags.In a recent study shows that the common content of sanitary landfills are plasticbags and non-biodegradable materials which takes a lot of years to degenerate.Also, plastic bags are the main factor that causes clogging of drainage systems thatleads to urban flooding that is recently experienced by Metro Manila. Due to thesereasons, Cities in the Metro are limiting the use of plastic bags, like Muntinlupa, tominimize the unwanted effects. This will open a great opportunity for paper bagsto be patronized rather than plastic bags. Through KSP programs that enhance theskills of the woman in Purok 7 in making molded pulp packaging from recycledpapers could enable them to market the products. This could alleviate their familyexpenses/lifestyles. Creating goods from recycled papers also advocates greenpractices to reduce the volume of biodegradable waste sent to landfills.

PHILOSOPHYKSP advocates an empowering partnership with rural women of Purok 7, Galatia St. Brgy. Moonwalk, Paranaque to micro skills training to generate alternate income opportunities.

VISION

KSP is a strong, sustainable, viable organization of women responsive to the micro socio-economic skills of its members,

guided by responsible, honest and entrepreneurial values.

MISSIONKSP is an organization of women committed to promote

quality standard of living, self-reliance, enterprising opportunities through best practices self- industry in the

community.

OBJECTIVES:

1. To reach the unemployed women and inculcate the value of self-industry;

2. To earn extra income to uplift the standards of living;

3. To help the marginalized family of Purok 7 in Paranaque to augment their daily expenses;

4. To promote community reuse and recycling initiatives;

5. Generate a sustainable alternative source of income for household women;

6. Mitigate poverty by providing an income generating project that will provide extra income for families in the community.

Target Clientele:Unemployed women

LOCATION:Purok 7, Galatia St. Brgy. Moonwalk, Paranaque City.

SERVICES OFFERRED:

Training & Seminar in Paper Bag Making

ALS Observation