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FRANCESCO INCORPORATED
2015
Pope Francis Village The implementation of an In-City relocation for 550
typhoon-affected families of Super Typhoon- Yolanda and the restoration of
sources of income and regained self-sufficiency of the project beneficiaries
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INTRODUCTION
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PROJECT BACKGROUND
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES
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PROJECT COMPONENTS
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PROJECT COMPONENTS
TECHNICAL TEAM
The technical team of the project will do all the necessary works pertaining
to the design and construction of permanent houses and structures in the
site. In conference with the community, the technical team will complete
the site development plan of the project, complete the detailed housing
type using participatory designing methodology, complete the detail
budget, create community workshops for construction supplies, and
implement and complete the entire construction process. The technical
team is composed of architects, engineers, community construction team,
and any other relevant technical experts
The project is moving forward with the delivery of designs of houses, multipurpose building, commercial buildings, chapel, school, and livelihood
infrastructures in the project site. The very first process in the design
preparation is community consultation. The community organizers of the
social team will guarantee the attendance, participation, and involvement
of the project beneficiaries in the workshops and trainings headed by the
technical team. The secretariat on the other hand supports both the social
and technical teams in their needs. After the consultation, the technical
team integrate the decisions and designs drawn by the community with the
goal to come-up with a design that will be approved and accepted by the
project beneficiaries.
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PROJECT COMPONENT
SOCIAL COMPONENT
The social team of the project is composed of Community Organizers who are
working closely with the program beneficiaries. The Social Team, headed by
UPA, will determine final selection of the beneficiaries, criteria of which they
also formulated in conference with the Consortium members. In coordination
with the Technical team and the secretariat, their functions include formation
of Community Construction team, mapping of Community skills and talents,
and training of community leaders, formation of Community Committees on
Livelihood, monitoring of the construction processes and any other function
concerning the welfare of the people in the nine target communities.
In order to realize the people-driven approach of the project, the social team
assures that the participants will be able to feel that the project is theirs, that
active participation is needed in order to address their needs. With the
formation of different committees, leaders are chosen to prepare the project
beneficiaries for a greater responsibility that encompasses not only managing
their lives in the Pope Francis Village but also resorting to sustainability
measures in adapting to the diverse challenges of living.
In the aspect of livelihood restoration, the selection of livelihood projects
includes local adaptability and acceptability, market viability, and possibility of
addressing environmental concerns. As most of the project beneficiaries were
fishermen, the challenge is the introduction of agricultural livelihoods to
acclimatize the environment in the project area. Progressively, the social team
is on the peak of establishing natural farming to the community members.
Demo farms have been created with the support of local partners. These farms
serve as a training ground of the project beneficiaries for the incorporation of
natural faming and livestock. Natural farming and livestock are the most
preferred livelihood of the community in the relocation site.
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PEOPLE-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES
People-Driven Activities
In the implementation of the Pope Francis Village, the utmost consideration
is the welfare of the project beneficiaries. In most instances, favor is always
inclined to their needs. The team makes sure that the project beneficiaries
are always involved and part of the processes of the development of the
project.
Among those activities were the Site Development Training Workshop
where the project beneficiaries examined the site and illustrated through
the use of art materials their preferred physical plan in the site. It is through
this workshops that the community were made aware of the hazardous
areas in the project site, discouraging them to put their houses on those
specific zones. After the site planning, the Participatory Housing Design
Workshop was also conducted. At the end of the workshop, the project
beneficiaries were able to identify four (4) types of housing designs. As a
final output, the project communities voted to have the row house design.
The project architects on the other hand finalized and presented the final
design, incorporating and consolidating the submitted designs by the
community. A Community Workshop on Livelihood and Economic
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PEOPLE-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES
Activities were also directed aimed to analyze, create and finalize plans on
livelihoods on the site. Possible livelihood activities were introduced to the
project beneficiaries. After which, they were made to list down their desired
livelihood activities on the place. The social team tallied the output and
presented it to the community. Nevertheless, a Technical Training was
given by the technical team that included plan reading on Architectural,
Structural, Plumbing, and Electrical plans, respectively. In this manner, the
community are given basic knowledge on how to read plans and
specifications that they will later use in the construction of their houses. In
line with the technical training, a Participatory Workshop on Day Care
and Chapel Design was also undertaken. In this workshop, the community
were asked to draw their ideal proposals in the chapels and Day Care
Centers. Architect Albert Zambrano amalgamated the designs of the
community and finally ended up with a final chapel design which were also
presented to the community for approval.
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STRENGTHENED RELATIONS
Strengthened Relations
The project, which involves an in-city relocation and adapts a people-driven
model approach, needs the skills and assistance of professionals who could
guide the project in the implementation of the Pope Francis Village. As a
result, the Technical Assistance Movement for People and Environment
Inc. (TAMPEI), an organization that promotes a community-led process and
incorporate environmental awareness, Arkomjogja, an organization in
Indonesia composed of Architects and Engineers that likewise promote
community-led projects, Architect Albert Zambrano, a Shelter and Urban
Development Specialist, and the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU),
region VIIIs only University that offers Architectural courses, were all
tapped to provide technical support in the design of all the structures to be
constructed in the village. Likewise, Ridge to Reef Solutions Inc., was also
tapped to conduct a Flood Study and prepare the Engineering Geological
and Geo-Hazard Assessment Report (EGGAR) in the Pope Francis Village.
The extent of the support of the above-mentioned bodies are the first steps
to realize the visualization and designs of project beneficiaries. In their
guidance, the output of the community in the workshops as a form of
consultation on designs of every structure are transformed into
professional architectural drawings.
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PROJECT MILESTONES
GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY
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PHOTO GALLERY
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PHOTO GALLERY
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PROJECT SITE
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HOUSE DESIGNS
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COMMON FACILITIES
MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER
TOTAL FLOOR AREA = 886 SQ.M.
Stage Platform = 57 sq.m.
Covered Court
= 766 sq.m.
DAYCARE CENTER
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
= 122.6 SQ.M.
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CHAPEL DESIGN
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OTHER STRUCTURES
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BUDGET
30,361,750.00
1,500,000.00
58,513,795.00
36,194,100.00
30,161,750.00
36,194,100.00
5,460,000.00
137,500,000.00
13,230,000.00
18,000,000.00
6,000,000.00
640,000.00
6,400,000.00
40,000,000.00
7,000,000.00
2,802,000.00
13,455,500.00
2,852,600.00
12,000,000.00
1,200,000.00
3,792,650.00
600,000.00
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To make the project beneficiaries as the key prime-mover and key players
in the project implementation, there are numerous significant factors and
challenges to be addressed as steps to a people-driven approach:
The 550 project beneficiaries
Focusing on more than 500 identified project beneficiaries coming from
nine (9) different barangays led to an extensive timeframe of selection and
qualification. Setting of beneficiary selection criteria and process from the
typhoon affected families required substantial effort and time, not to
mention the consideration of the beneficiaries actual economic and social
status thereby qualifying the most vulnerable members of the community.
The Creation of Teams
With the integration of the technical, social, and secretariat teams, the
objectives of the Pope Francis Village have been levelheaded. The roles of
each component have been effective from community organizing to
incorporation of plans to their implementation. Gradually, this results to the
active participation of the community from decision-making to project
implementation, the communication between the three teams in realizing
the projected outcome, the coordination with the local and national
stakeholders, and most importantly, the process of empowering the
community members in the daily aspects of their living.
Addressing Preliminary Concerns
Series of preliminary steps in the establishment of infrastructures in the
project site. Various government permits and requirements are needed.
Mobilization and involvement of the community are indispensable.
Integrating the designs and dream houses of the community in a single plan
is a challenge In order to address these, the project team has identified
different methodologies.
One of these is the gathering of support from various local and national
government units, private organizations and civil society organizations.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
FRANCESCO Incorporated
Salazar Building Avenida Veteranos
Tacloban City Leyte
09476129243
0916420 POPE
3258340
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