Samar High School, Catbalogan Samar
By providing school materials, LCD projectors and school meals for disadvantaged children, the project aims to ease the burden on teachers and parents and create an improved learning environment for all students.
Project Background
Samar National High School is the largest school in the Catbalogan Samar region in the eastern Philippines, with almost 7000 students. With such a large school, it is not surprising that the students come from different income levels and that the quality of learning is not always balanced. Especially for poorer families it is not unusual to have 8-10 children. However, with an average wage of the equivalent of 250 – 300 euros, it is problematic to provide all children with sufficient learning materials. As a result, almost 3000 students of the Samar National School are not able to participate in the lessons with their own learning materials such as pens, writing pads, etc. and are disadvantaged compared to their fellow students. But the school itself also lacks the materials to ensure good quality teaching. LCD projectors are needed to reach classes of up to 40 students at a time. However, the school has only one of them. Another problem is that the number of dropouts has increased. The school attributes this to the fact that some students have not eaten enough and therefore cannot concentrate and eventually fall behind so much that they eventually drop out of school.
Target Group
The primary target group is about 3000 students of the Samar National High School, who come from low-income families
Project Goals
In order to relieve the parents, the project aims to provide 3000 students with learning materials so that they are not left behind and have the same opportunities as their classmates. In addition to this, teachers should also have the opportunity to reach all students with their lessons. For this purpose, sufficient LCD projectors will be purchased to contribute to an improved education for all students of Samar National High School. In order to reduce the number of school dropouts and because it is best to learn with a full stomach, it is also planned to organize a school lunch for poorer students. This will be done in cooperation with the parents.
What are you supporting
With your support you make it possible that all students of Samar National High School have the same chances for education.
