Literacy Backpack Project

Project: Literacy Backpack Project'

Project description: The  Literacy Backpack (LBP) project was founded early this year, and the project is situated in Benolho a small town of Albuera Leyte in the Visayan region of the Philippines. The project is privately funded by two people in the hope of supporting and assisting school-age children and their family who are vulnerable, especially those still recovering from the aftermath of Haiyan Typhoon.

Project goal:  The goal of ‘Literacy Backpack Project ‘ ensures that children who are marginalized in the village will have the opportunity to go to school without the worry of buying the basic school materials to assist and give them a good start to their learning journey both in primary and high school level.

Project location map
Who will benefit from this project? This project will benefit the vulnerable and marginalized families living in Benolho, who are still suffering from the aftermath of the Haiyan typhoon (see project location map).  .  We will target primary and high school students for the Literacy backpack project, and basic health check - up for mothers and infants. Your support will benefit at least 450 individuals and possible increase once the project is implemented but the shortfall will be covered by the Founders.

Please help  us to raise AUD$6870.00, any amount, no matter how small will help to our cause.

1.) 50 primary students x $40 each (roughly 1,520.00   pesos per child) = AUD$2,000.00
2.) 50 high school students x $45 each (roughly 1,710.00 pesos per child) = AUD$2,500.00
3.) General health check-up, vitamins for kids, mothers and infants, and also feeding session
for kids that are malnourished
(family of 7 per household, budget per household (7x50 = 350 people) = 2000.00 pesos x 50 household = 100,000.00 pesos
= AUD$2620.05

Total:$6870.00

Pilot project - implemented February 2018 

  Father and child during feeding time.
Mealtime (we have provided nutritious food of rice soup and boiled egg in a cup).

Our Team: Founders: Jelina Haines and Jenneth Concepcion Sumaljag Gubalani
Founding Member Volunteers:  Malcolm Haines, Ligaya Blog,  Family and friends