Title:
DO - IT – YOURSELF EXTENSION PROJECT: A SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD TRAINING FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

Authors:
Geraldine C. Rebamonte, Marino A. Garcia, Philippines

Abstract:

Sustainability of a certain project or program requires bigger steps. Thus, this study Do-It-Yourself - an extension project of Cebu Normal University aims to make it sustainable and impactful to the residents of Barangay Nangka Balamban, Cebu, Philippines for them to be independent, skilled and employable individuals in the community. Concurrent mixed method was used in the collection and analysis of data. Additionally, the study was employing the Logic Model of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework. This framework is designed to explain the essential theory of change which can be anchored in the extension project. There were 30 purposively sampled participants for the study. It was found out that after two (2) years of trainings the residents were able to acquire the necessary skills for them to become independent, skilled and employable in the community. The residents expressed that the project had transform their lives and somehow, they were able to sustain it in their own little ways as they embedded it as part of their daily life activities.  Further, “Sustainable livelihood training alleviates the economic status of the people” is the theory of change formulated from this study. It was concluded that the transformation of the residents of Barangay Nangka, Balamban in Cebu, Philippines from unskilled to skilled, unemployed to employed and dependent to independent is contributed to Do It Yourself Extension project of Cebu Normal University and the residents’ willingness in completing the project.