PROJECT PROPOSAL

Project Title:

Tailoring and High-Speed Sewing

Areas of Focus:

Education & Livelihood

Project Site:

Santiago South Central School

Estimated Project Cost:

P 1,127,500

Proponent Name:

Federation of Parents-Teachers Association

Key Leader:

Mr. Felix Johnny A. Culang

I. PROJECT RATIONALE:
The project aims to provide training and livelihood in tailoring and high-speed sewing
through purchase of high-speed sewing machines and support equipment and providing
initial working capital. The machines will be used to train students, out-of-school youth
and even unemployed adults and learn tailoring and high-speed sewing for gainful
employment after learning the skills and acquiring experience.
Market of the project will be school uniforms for public schools students in Santiago City
beginning with the Santiago South Central School. Uniforms will be produced in three
children sizes, small, medium and large. These will be handed to the students upon
enrollment with proper promissory note stating terms of payment (10 months
installment). This project will solve the problem of parents in providing uniforms to their
children during school openings in many cases a detriment to actual enrollment of their
children. Additional market opportunities like out-sourcing work for the revitalized local
garment industry is a strong potential.

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The machine will be installed in a schoolhouse for better supervision and control of
materials. Schoolhouse to be financed from funds coming from the Local Government
Unit of Santiago City will be built inside the school compound. A cutting room will house
the cutter from where the sewers will withdraw materials for sewing. Cutters and sewers
will be paid on a per piece basis.
Income from the project will be shared with the Federation of Parents & Teachers
Association of Santiago City and the Students and Parents Teachers Association of
Santiago South Central School. Both will act as partners of the project. Income will also
assist the teachers' various needs such as attending seminars, meetings, and others.
Federation of Parents & Teachers Association of Santiago Citys share maybe utilized to

lend to other association members of the Federation for their startup capital in small
business or in case of emergencies.
II. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
1.To provide the trainees who are residents of Santiago City a chance to acquire new
skills in the art of tailoring and sewing in order to prepare them for gainful employment
locally and abroad. At least 30 parents, out-of-school youth and even unemployed adults
are the target trainees annually on a 3-month period per set of at least ten persons.
2.To set-up a livelihood project that will provide additional employment to the
community and if successful, expand this project to other schools.
3.To provide funds for the beneficiaries and the Fedeartion to lend out to members of the
community to enable them to engage in gainful activities to help their families and send
their children to school to at least finish high school or better, get a college degree.
4.Project will be started after approval of grant including the construction of the building
funded by the City Government to house the sewing machines and accessories.
5. Experienced trainers will come from the parents and teachers provided by TESDA who
will prepare the training curriculum.
III. AREAS OF FOCUS
The area of focus supported by this project is basically on Economic and Community
Development. The Federation and LGU-Santiago City will invest in people by creating
sustainable, measurable and long-term economic improvements in Santiago City by
developing opportunities for productive work and reducing poverty. This is also income
generating for the poor beneficiaries and partners of the project. Project involves
vocational training related to economic and community development. Project is also
community driven based upon the needs they have identified.

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Basic Education and Literacy as another area of focus is supported. Providing school
uniforms, which is an impediment to enrollment of many children from poor families, is
addressed by making available cheaper uniforms on credit with easy payment term. Thus,
school uniform promote enrollment, increase confidence of the students and preventing
inferiority complex. Teachers are supported since income shared can be used to fund
various needs such as attending seminars, meetings, and others. The Federation is further
fostering longer-term relationship with the school parents and teachers. Students who
cannot afford to go to college undergo vocational training for gainful employment in
tailoring and high-speed sewing.

IV. ESTIMATED COST TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT

A.Equipment
10 units Hi-speed Sewing Machine

P 350,000

(@ P35,000 each, brand new)

1 unit Button Holer Machine (brand new)

75,000

1 unit 8" Cutting Machine (brand new)

25,000

1 unit 5 threads Edging Machine

25,000

1 unit Piping Machine (brand new)

30,000

Other equipment (scissors, etc.)

10,000

B. Materials
Estimated uniforms for 2000 students

P 400,000

(@ 2 uniform each), one cycle

Miscellaneous Materials
C. Electrical Installation Expenses

90,000
20,000
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Subtotal
D. Contingencies (10%)

P 1,025,000
102,500
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TOTAL

P 1,127,500

V ESTIMATED PRODUCTION COSTS/SELLING PRICES

Production Cost

P 80/pc

Suggested Retail Price

P 150.00

VI. ASSUMPTIONS
1. 1000 students will initially avail of the offered uniforms out of the present
population of 2000 students for first school. Note: This is just initial market.
Other schools in Santiago City will also be included.
2. Each student will get at least two uniforms per year.
3. Uniforms will be sold at and average cost of P150 each or P300/ student.
4. Gross income in sales P300,000 (this is only for first school)
5. Estimated net profit - 53% or P70,000 (this is only for first school)
6. Distribution of estimated net profit:
a) Federation

35%

Revolving Fund (to fund livelihood projects and emergencies)

b) School-based Parents Teachers Association

25%

(to fund PTA activities, teachers' activities)

c) Return to project

20%

for additional capital

d) Miscellaneous Expenses

20%

(light/water/supplies)

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VII. PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY

Project will provide long-term solutions to the community needs since the benefiting
community can maintain activities after grant funding ends. Project will display the
following characteristics on sustainability.

1. Community Needs and Strengths: Project is well planned. Various face-to-face

consultations were conducted with stakeholders especially the communities and project
partners. Project is aligned with the interest and capabilities of the implementing
communities. Federation conducted a thorough assessment of the community's needs.
2. Materials and Technology: Equipment to be procured and technology are available
locally. Spare parts are readily available from equipment supplier and other outlets. A line
and preventive maintenance program is in place guided by the equipment suppliers. There
is a wide choice of materials, acceptable to targeted markets and ready to use. There are
no environmental issues related to the project.
3. Funding: Even after LGU grant is complete, there will be reliable supply source of
funding since the project is designed to generate income part of which will flow back to
the project as additional capital while maintaining the working capital. As for collection
of sales, parents will act as co-guarantors amongst themselves to ensure that payments are
collected. Market for the project, which will generate the revenue is assured. The project
partners as well as the trainees are appropriately compensated to ensure continuity of
services.
4. Knowledge: This project is sustainable because this will increase capacity of adopted
communities by helping them acquire new skills, knowledge, and behaviors. PTA
Federation ensures that training Knowledge is available. Trainers are from our
community partners who will prepare training curriculum being teachers themselves.
Demand for training is continuing given yearly supply of fresh graduates from secondary
school and out-of-school youth as well.
5. Motivation: Beneficiaries have a well-defined role in carrying out project goals.
Teachers and parents will lead in designing and implementing the training curriculum.
PTA Federation will also be involved in campaigning the project to school parents.
Income is shared with the project partners as incentives to beneficiaries and project
participants to ensure ongoing support. Communities have ownership of the project being
active implementors and beneficiaries.
7. Monitoring and Evaluation: Project has clear and measurable outcomes. Methods for
collecting project data are identified. There is baseline data for evaluation capable of
demonstrating significant change for at least three years.

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Submitted by:

MR. FELIX JOHNNY A. CULANG

President