HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

A. Project/Beneficiary Background:

TMFI has been involved in providing basic education first to adults in a number of Matigsalug communities here in Davao City. This has resulted in parents desiring to send their children to school. One indicator is the increasing enrollment in the grade schools found in these far flung communities. Many have already finished the elementary level. Going to high school is another challenge. For one there is no Secondary School where they live. If they go to the highway where schools are found they have to rent a place to stay and spend for their food. There is also issue of supervision while they are far away from home. Most parents are not fully capable to provide this much for their children. Thus, after they finish elementary, they inevitably get married for want of something to do. This is a sad waste of potential for the future leaders of the indigenous communities.


B. Project Description

Main Objective: Sponsorship for 10 first year High School students for the school year 2008-2009.

This project aims to provide partial financial assistance to deserving IP young people who will be going into High School. Partial because it will be counter productive to totally remove the responsibility from the parents. The financial assistance will cover about 75% of what they need for rental, food, school fees and materials. TMFI will also conduct regular monitoring of the students and gather them for 5 days during the break for a retreat to provide spiritual, cultural and other skill enhancement activities to assure well rounded growth. The students will write to their sponsors every month. TMFI will give a narrative report every quarter on the students' progress with a photocopy of their report cards noted by the teachers-in charge.

Criteria in selecting beneficiaries are the following:

1. Must be an IP
2. An Elementary graduate with a grade average not less than 80%

Requirements:

1. A one-page essay from the student indicating his reason and purpose for going to High School
2. Report Card
3. A signed consent and statement of support from the parents indicating their capacity to help in the education of their child
4. Recommendations from the Pastor and Community Leader

C. Project Activities

1. Resource Generation
2. Information Dissemination
3. Screening of Applications
4. Interview of short listed applicants
5. Approval
6. MOA Signing between Beneficiary, Parent/Guardian, Sponsor/Representative & TMFI Project Coordinator
7. Enrollment of Students
8. Parents & Teachers consultations
9. Monitoring
10. Retreat
11. Year-end Evaluation

D. Project Cost

Php 25,000 ($625) per student for the whole school year (Php 2,500/month or $63 per month)

Requested from Sponsor:
P20,000.00 or $500 per year (P2,500 or $63 x 10 months)

Parents/TMFI Counterpart:
P 5,000.00 or $125 per year

For more information, write or call us.

Tribal Mission Foundation Intl.
PO BOX 80501
8000 Davao City
Philippines

E-mail: tmfidavao@skyinet.net

Telephone: (082) 297-7915/299-2440