The integrated outreach programs of Central Philippine University with the Greg Secker Foundation Village in Lemery, Iloilo: An impact study

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the impact of the outreach activities of the different colleges of Central Philippine University to the Greg Secker Foundation Village in Brgy. Capiñahan, Lemery, Iloilo. Ten participants, two of which were staff of the foundation and the rest were members of the community, particularly the mothers who were beneficiaries of all the outreach activities of the University were purposively chosen, joined in the focus-group discussion conducted by the researchers themselves. The study revealed that the participants had highly benefited from all the outreach activities of the different colleges of the University to their community, namely: seminar on packaging conducted by the Engineering Department; Saturday classes for school children in numeracy and literacy conducted by the College of Education; seminar on housekeeping conducted by the College of Hospitality Management; seminar on Social Preparation and Family Values for Families and Children for their Transition in the Village conducted by the Social Work Department; water tanks donation facilitated by the Office of the President; and the “Rice Hull for Alternative Cooking” donation by the College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences. Of the activities conducted, the Saturday classes for school children in numeracy and literacy was emphasized by the participants to be highly beneficial especially to the children.