Monday, February 14, 2011

WIMLER starts second poultry project in Dugong Elementary School

With financial support from ETWA Netherlands, Dugong Elementary School started last first week of February the construction of the school-based poultry project.


This income-generating project aims to generate funding for the education of the poor children in the school and also for the improvements of the school. The project is being managed by the members of Parents Teachers Association who also provide local counterpart in the form of voluntary labor and in kind.


This is the second poultry project  in the municipality of Mlang, North Cotabato which Wimler successfully secured financial support. The first poultry project started in Mlang Pilot Elementary School (MPES) last September 2010 with assistance from SWIFT Asia Pacific. ETWA also agreed to expand first project with additional 300 chicks.


Detailed description of the project:




Name of Project Holder
Wimler Partnership for Social Progress
Name of Beneficiary/
Local Counterpart
Parents Teachers Association
Dugong Elementary School
Project Location
Dugong, Mlang, North Cotabato
Philippines
Beneficiaries
Members of Parents Teachers Association
Poor pupils in Dugong Elementary School
Total Amount of the Project
Php 225,600.00
Total Amount Approved by ETWA
Php 201,568,75
Local Counterpart
Php 24,031.25
Duration of the Project
Construction period:  6 months
On-going



ITEMS
Amount in Pesos
Cost of building chicken coop, Lumber and other construction materials*
100,480.00
Labor cost (construction)
25,120.00
Cost of 300 chicks @ Ph 55/head
16,500.00
Cost of feeds and medication until production stage @250/chick
75,000.00
Caretaker allowance @ Ph 1,000
6,000.00
Technical assistance Veterinarian (6 months until productive stage)
2,500.00
TOTAL PROJECT COST
225,600.00
Total Local Counterpart
24,031.25
Total Amount Received from ETWA
201,568.75




Members of the PTA started gathering the lumber needed
 for the construction


Bamboos are also needed for the cages


The site of the future poultry project
The first structures are laid

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Updates: School-based Poultry Project


We are pleased to inform you that today we received latest pictures of our poultry project in Mlang Pilot Elementary School - MPES (North Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines).


We started the project last September with the construction of the poultry cages. Today, we finally received news that the chickens are already laying eggs. Our appreciation to the hard work of the members of Parents Teachers Association under the able leadership of Mr. Cyrel Defensor, school principal.


Early February this year, MPES received additional funding from ETWA Netherlands to add 300 chicks. 





Items
















ETWA
Cost of building chicken coop Lumber and other construction materials*
45,309.00
Labor cost (construction)
11,327.25
Cost of 300 chicks @ Ph 55/head
16,500.00
Cost of feeds and medication until production stage @250/chick
75,000.00
Caretaker allowance @ Ph 1,000
6,000.00
Technical assistance Veterinarian (6 months until productive stage)
2,500.00
TOTAL PROJECT COST
156,636.25
Total Local Counterpart
24,031.25
Total Amount Received from ETWA
132,605.00


View our March 2011 album of this project here
Please view our latest album here


For detailed information of the project, please click here