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

ETWA supports the setting up of the two school-based poultry projects in M’lang, North Cotabato

The Europe-Third World Association (ETWA Netherlands), a group founded in May 1990 to increase awareness among European Patent Office ( EPO) staff of the problems facing developing countries - the "third world", agreed to fund the setting up of two school-based poultry projects in M’lang, North Cotabato (Mindanao, Philippines). ETWA works together with people in developing countries by helping to finance small-scale self-help projects aimed at promoting sustainable development at local community level.

The approval of the proposal boosts the efforts of WIMLER to support the members of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of Dugong Elementary School and M’lang Pilot Elementary School to generate income in order to help poor children to go to school and also to help the schools raise funds to purchase necessary school materials and equipment. This will help the teachers acquire the necessary teaching materials to improve learning environment of the school.

It is the first time that Dugong Elementary School will implement the poultry project while M’lang Pilot Elementary School will expand its project from 300 layers to 600 layers. The project will directly benefit poor pupils from the two schools and the members of the PTA. The PTA members both teachers and parents are managing both projects.

WIMLER distributes school bags, school supplies in Matalam Pilot Elementary School

The school has begun. This week WIMLER went to Mlang Pilot Elementary School to distribute school bags and school supplies. A small gathering attended by parents and the scholars was held. Mr. Cyrel Defensor, the school principal briefed the parents and the pupils about the support of Wimler.Here are some pictures during the distribution.