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| World Vision Philippines Project Manager for Marawi and Cotabato Adonis Casinillo presents the outcomes of the first year of implementing their Urban Child Protection and Participation Project. (Jason Casas/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur) |
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--After a year of implementing its project here, the World Vision Philippines formally concluded its Urban Child Protection and Participation Project (UCPPP) Year 1 that ran since October 2021, covering five barangays in the city - Barangays Malimono, Rapasun, Tuca Ambolong, and Cadayonan 1 and 2.
Project Manager for Marawi and Cotabato Adonis Casinillo bared that with such an undertaking, they intended to strengthen every community’s capacity to improve the well-being of children.
Out of this goal, he shared that beneficiary schools were able to implement measures with community partners to develop children’s learning outcomes and access to education services which in turn, increased participation in education initiatives, especially for the displaced and marginalized kids in selected urban fragile areas.
Casinillo added that children were more protected as well from all forms of violence and the impacts of man-made and natural disasters.
Accordingly, the first year of implementing the UCPPP highlighted child protection and participation alongside matters concerning health, education, gender equality, social inclusion, and the current situation of caregivers and teachers.
As per their latest data, the project has benefitted 6,559 individuals whereby 330 were women, 3,066 were girls, 3,073 were boys and 90 were men.
Looking forward, Casinillo conveyed that they might have closed the first year of the project but they did it happily, noting that another year would be opened.
He stated that with the collective efforts of everyone involved, the UCPPP Year 1 reaped a lot of fruits enjoyed by its target beneficiaries.
“We are closing another project but we are happy to close it because we have so many things to celebrate. Maraming nangyari at marami tayong [A lot happened and we have many] victories so everyone should be happy and celebrating. Collectively, isang grupo ay marami tayong nagawa para sa ating project [as one group, we have accomplished so much for our project],” said Casinillo.
During the culmination of UCPPP Year 1, World Vision Philippines also led a project progress review wherein workshops were conducted to discuss the accomplishments and downside of the previous initiative which are deemed helpful in the implementation of the next year of the project.
The organization likewise recognized its partners who relentlessly poured support into all the activities spearheaded under the project. (CRG/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)
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