Sustainable Urban Gardening

Subiyah Bldg., Fil-Am Avenue, Purok 11-C, Barangay Fatima, General Santos City, Philippines 9500 (083)303-5274 www.pasaliphilippines.org

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SUSTAINABLE URBAN GARDENING (SUGa) Project Profile [draft]

General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines

February 12, 2011

Project Summary

Title Sustainable Urban Gardening

Duration of the project January to September 2011

Location of implementation Barangay Fatima, General Santos City, Philippines

Status Ongoing

Beneficiaries Older Persons (50+), Senior Citizens (60+), Children in conflict with the law

and their families from Barangay Fatima

Stakeholders Older Persons (50+), Senior Citizens (60+), Children in Conflict with the

Law (CiCL)

Barangay Fatima G.S.C

Barangay OLDER PERSON/SENIOR CITIZEN Federation

Barangay Environmental Management Office (BEMO)

PASALI

Pending:

General Santos City Agriculture

City Environmental Natural Resources Offices (Cenro)

Execution Barangay Fatima Council G.S.C PASALI

Budget

1. PROJECT RATIONALE

Barangay Fatima General Santos has large, extended families requiring great financial resources to sustain

their daily requirements. Requirements are not always met due to food insecurity, lack of employment and

income. Especially the OPs (Older Person) ages 50 to 60 , Senior Citizens (SC) aged 60 and up and children

(teenagers) in conflict with the law (CICL) aged 14 to 17 are found to be groups most vulnerable to this.

The General Santos City government has expressed the need to address this issue through different

strategies involving community and household, including that of sustainable urban gardening. Barangay

Fatima Council, the Barangay OLDER PERSON/SENIOR CITIZEN Federation, Barangay Environmental

Management Office (BEMO) propose the SUSTAINABLE URBAN GARDENING scheme, developed with

partner PASALI Philippines Foundation (PPF) who is to be responsible for facilitating the exchange of

knowledge and practice concerning sustainable gardening and other development aspects.

SUSTAINABLE URBAN GARDENING

Sustainable urban gardening (SUGa) is the organic cultivation of high-valued crops with methods and

materials that minimize negative impact on the environment. It includes organic gardening, vermiculture


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and the use of a specifically designed crop house. In a crop house favorable conditions can be

maintained: shield from too much sun, water distributed evenly, fertilizer and alternatives easily applied,

weeds, diseases and pests minimized, etc. The target group will learn to apply the techniques and produce

high-value crops of which the sales are their income.

With the base elements of organic gardening, work done by two vulnerable groups, environment, this

scheme addresses food security, livelihoods and ecological sustainability (response to global warming and

polution) simultaneously. This project is an experimentation round, to create a demo garden. Replication to

other barangays can be determined during and at the end this period.

2. TARGET LOCATION AND BENEFICIARIES

The area selected for this project is barangay Fatima G.S.C, since it is an initiative brought on by its leaders.

In 2008 about 80,000 inhabitants were estimated to live there, now the population is estimated at 140,000

inhabitants (list barangay Fatima). The Older Persons and the Children who Need Special Protection, their

families, and the community of Barangay Fatima are the direct beneficiaries of this project.

The OP are considered the vulnerable group in this barangay, with often no means of support. The CNSP are

extremely susceptible to drugs, alcohol and gangs. Still this group belongs to poverty and an issue on

neglecting their voices until now by means of livelihood program is the major concern. And the garden will introduce the value of organic foods and ecologically responsible production to the community.

OP and CNSP are organized group in the barangay Fatima GSC. Aside from helping them. They choose as

a part of providing sustainability to the community. Within the community there must a number of

household as second beneficiaries of this project.

3. OBJECTIVES

- To introduce a SUGa model farm

- Provide sustainable livelihoods for OPs

- To engage CNSPs in livelihood activities to teach wholesome values and skills

- To apply ecological sustainable organic farming

- Strengthen government and community initiatives

- Introduce the value of organic foods and ecological sustainable food production

4. EXPECTED RESULTS

- Up and running SUGa model farm

- Community active OPs trained in sustainable gardening

- Community responsible CNSPs with solid income generating skills

- Stronger government and community relationship

- Introduce the value of organic foods and ecological sustainable food production

- A model scheme ready for replication to other barangays

5. OTHER PARTNERS

The partners actively seek the participation of two other bodies:

1. City Agriculture

2. CENRO (City environment and Natural Resources)

6. MAIN ACTIVITIES


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1. Work and Financial Plan for the Implementation

2. Meeting with stakeholders to introduce the project

3. Delineation of Labor (Tasking) 4. Project Implementation (Demo Gardening)

5. Monitoring

6. Assessment Evaluation (Quarterly) with the stakeholders

7. End Evaluation

7. PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

Lito Masana – Officer in charge

Mokamad Kusain – Agricultural Consultant (PASALI)

Pending:

OP coordinator (barangay)

8. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

There must be the following arrangement on monitoring and evaluation scheme:

1. Meetings with stakeholders

2. Weekly monitoring & Coaching of participants

3. Mid-project assessments & end evaluations

9. WORK PLAN OF PROJECT

Project Implementation Work and Financial Plan of

January - September 2011

Activities Objectives

Time

Frame Area/Venue Group Tasked

Expected

Output Budget

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1.1 Meeting

with

Introduction of

the

Jan.31 brgy.hall

Stakeholders Project

1.2.Creation

of

To view & as

guide

Feb.4-7 PASALI technical

development in long term group


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development

of the pro ject in preparation

plan

* area

preparation clearin

Feb.11 - do -

1.3. Purchase

of

Tools &

Equipment

Garden Tools

Sprayer, Hose

1.4.Purchase,

Feb.7-11

brgy.hall

com- PASALI

Construction/ pound technical group

Fabrication

Crop House

1.5.Meeting

with

Refining &

Tasking

Feb.15

OP/SC

center Stakeholders (brgy.

Stakeholders of Stakeholders council,BEMO,CICL

OP/SC,City Agri,FS-

CAP,PASALI

1.6.Orientation

of

Feb.21

OP/SC

center SUGa Technical

the recipient/

group (OP,CD &

Tech.

target group team

To advocate

SUGa

1.7. Legwork

Jan.29 -

Sept.

Gensan /

Brgy. SUGa Team

fatima

1.8.

Coordination

w/ city

Agriculture

and other line

Agencies

To creat &

Established

working

relationship

with city

government

and other line

agencies ( City

Agri, BFAR

CENRO & Other

Feb.7 -

Sept. - do - SUGa Team

Gained

support from

City

Government,

City

Agriculture,

BFAR others


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1.9. Monitoring

& Coaching

To maintain

contact & coaching to

target group

Feb. -

Sept. brgy.hall SUGa Team

1.10.

Assessment &

Evaluation

To asses &

evaluate

strength and

weaknesses of

the project

implementation

Quarterly SUGA Site SUGa Team

Sustainable Urban Gardening

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