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SAMPLEGRANTPROPOSAL2

GRANTSE EKER:

SUNRIDGESUPPORT

CALOOCANCITY,PHILIPPINES

DISCLAIMER:

Namesandaddressesinthisgrantproposalsamplehavebeenchanged.

Similaritiestoactualprograms,peopleororganizationsarecoincidentalandnot

intentional.

COMPUTEREDUCATIONFORUNDERPRIV ILEGEDSTUDENTS

OFSTA.RITA&SANSEBASTIANHIGHSCHOOLS

CALOOCANCITY,PHILIPPINES

By:

SUNRIDGESUPPORT

Submi tted to:

SouthwestCorporateFund

Mr.BrianDavids

ProjectOfficer

SouthwestCorporateFund

DearMr.Davids:

Warmgreetings!

Sunridge Support, a Philippine nonprofit organization, would like to seek

assistance from the Southwest Corporate Fund to provide technology and

computereducationtounderprivilegedstudentsinCaloocanCity,Philippines.

To fulfill this mission, this proposal seeks financial ai d in the amount of

$20,000.00 for two public schools the Sta. Rita and the San Sebasti an High

Schools, located in Caloocan City. 60 % of students from these schools come

fromfamiliesofminimumwageearners.

Withyoursupport,some500teenagersintheareawillbe nefitbyhavingworking

knowledgeofcomputereducationprogramsandInternet.Thi snewknowledge

willhelpi mprovetheirchancesofemploymentupon grad uation.

OurProgramDirector,Ms.JenniferGomez,willbemorethanwillingtodiscuss

thisprojectwithyoufurther.Shemaybereachedat(632)8782334.

Thankyouforconsideringourrequest.Welookforwardtoyourreply.

Sincerely,

JoseGonzalez

ExecutiveDirector

ExecutiveSummary

Sunridge Support seeks $20,000.00 to fund computer education and

technological supportfor500teenager sintwomarginalizedschoolsinCaloocan

City, Philippines. Computer classes will be conducted after school hours by

volunteersfromSunridgeSupport’s50corporatemembersand90individualsin

a‘computercafé’thatwill beaccessibletostuden ts60hoursweekly.Thishigh

impactprogramwi llha vealongtermeffectonthebeneficiaries,astheywillbe

betterequippedforemploymentupongraduation.

Contact :JenniferGomez∙SunridgeSupport∙2468SunlifeAvenue∙MakatiCity

(632)8782334voice∙(632)8782335fax∙jengomez@sunridge.com∙

A.OrganizationalOverview

Sundridge Support’s mission is to bridge the technological gap between

privately funded schools and public schools (governmentrun schools) in the

Philippinesthatlackthebudgetforcomputereducationandtechnology.Located

about15 ki lometersfromthefinancial distri ctof Makati,the two publi c schools

we are focusing on are the Sta. Rita and San Sebastian public schools in

Caloocan City. These schools are in a lowincome community that consists of

some30,000families.

Withover1,000corporatevolunteers,SunridgeSupportcanofferabroadrange

of technolog yrelated services to the students.  Their acquired computer

educationwillhelpimprove theirchancesofemploymentupongraduation.

B.Descrip tionofPrograms

Sunridge Support works to bring computer access, education and eco nomic

opportunities to high school students of both Sta. Rita and San Sebastian

schools.Theprogramwillbenefitatleast500lowincomestudentsinthearea.

Thetrainingfortheuseofthecomputersandbasicsoftwarewillbeman agedby

the corporate volunteers of Sunridge Support. The training will be offered after

schoolhourstotargetedstud ents.

ENTERPRISE:

Sunridge Support began as a volunteersupport organi zation, tapping into

corporate volunteers in two financial districts. We are funded by the monthly

contributionsofourcorporateandindividualmembersandhaveacorestaffof15

(fifteen).

ACCESS:

To ensurethat the  studentshaveaccess tocompute rrela tedtechnologies, we

operateacomputercaféroomwithintheschools.Thisoperatessevendaysa

week for 60 hours. It offers Internet and research access; word processing,

graphicdesign,computertutorialsandtechnicalsupport.

C.PopulationGroupsServed 

SunridgeSupportser vespeopleofallagesandbackgroundsi ntheMetroManila

area.We serveapproximately300peoplea week75%of whicharechildren

andteenagers.

Sunridge Support’s mission is to reach out to public schools by way of our

corporate volunteers’ skil ls. This has aided thousan ds of lowincome students

since 1990. Our volunteers have contributed their time for reading li teracy

programs,sportscoaching,fi eldoutings,cooking,bakingandsewing.

Despiteitsproximitytothefinancial district,thiscommunityhasnotreapedthe

benefitsofthetechnologi calrevolutiondueto:

· Limitedaccesstocomputertechnologyandcommunication:Atthemoment,

both Sta. Rita and San Sebastian High Schools have very limited number of

computersavailablefortheirstudents. Accordingtothehighschoolp rincipalof

Sta. Rita High School, the ratio is 80 students per 1 computer.  On the other

hand, the headteacherfromSanSebastianHighSchoolhasreportedthat the

ratioforthemis75studentspercomputer. Bothschoolshavenointernetaccess

yet.

· Lowincome:Ourcommunityhasoneofthelowestpercapitaincomein

thecountry.

· Bleakjobmarket: Thenumberofunemployedpersonsi nJuly2006was

estimatedat2. 9mi llion,r esultingtoan unemploymentrateof8.0percent.

Males had a higher unemploymen t rate of 8.2 percent compared to

femalesat7.8percent.Theestimateof2.9millionunemployedpersons

was 7. 1 percent higher than the estimate for the same periodlast year.

Aboutfiftypercentoftheunemployedbelongedtoagegroup1524years.

One third of the total unemployed (33.0%) were high school graduates

and 19.3 percent were college undergraduates. (Source: Income and Employme nt

StatisticsDivision,LaborForceSurvey)

Pleaseseetheattachmentsforalistofachievementstodate.

D.ProjectDescription

Sunridge Support seeks $20,000 to fund its computer education classes for 

teenagers.Webelievethat theearli er apersonisintroducedtotechnol ogythe

opportunitiesforeconomicadvancementwilllikewiseincrease.

Toensurethesuccessofthisprogram,we aretakinganeducationalapproach

withtheseelements:

*Outputoriented: Theclasseswillworkonspecificprojectsthatwillmeasurethe

output. The finished product for example, can be a newspaper article, a

PowerPoint presentation, or even a web page. By working on these types of

projects,studentswilllearnpracticalapplicationsoftheprogramstaught.

*Dynami c:Sincewewillbeworkingafter schoolhoursandbecauseourprogram

is not officially part of  the school curriculum, our classes will be more open to

exploringsubjectmattersoutsideofthecurriculum.Wewillhowever,havelesson

plansand clearo bjectivesforea chclass.

*Teachertostudentratio:Weaimtohaveonevolunteerforeveryeightstudents.

Withthisratio,thecorporatevolunteercanattendmoretoeachstudent.Thiswill

alsoenablethestudentstobemorecomfortablewiththeirtimeont hecomputers

andtheirteacher.

*Skills enhancement:  We believe that the use of technology enhances critical

thinking and other developmental skills such as spatial knowledge and artistic

capabilities.

Our web site at <http://www.sunridgesupport.org> provides samples of ou r

projectsthathavebeencompletedinourcomputereducationclasses.

E.ProjectEvaluation

Whileclasscontentmayvary,theprogram’sobject iveswillbemeasuredbythe

following:

1.Attendancesheets:Thesewillbecompiledandsubmittedo naweeklybasis.

2. Class diaries: Instructors will be required to have class diaries which will

document the da y’s lesson plans, activities and other notables. These will be

senttoandreviewedbySunridgeSupport’sboardmembers,staffandsponsors

throughemail.

F.Budgets

SunridgeSupportrequests$20,000onethirdofourbudgetforcomputerclasses

for young people. Our total budget for computer classes for children and

teenagersis$65,000.00.Eightypercentofallourclassesaretargetedtowards

thisagegroup.

Weacknowledgeoursponsorsandmembersbyprintingtheirlogosandnames

on our website, brochures and news articl es generated. Please see the

attachmentsfortheprojectbudgetandtheagencybu dget.

G.ListofKeyStaffMembers

Pleaseseetheattachmentsforthelistofkeystaffmembers.

ATTACHMENTS