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Sapa is a depressed coastal barangay located
at the municipality of Miag-ao in the province of Iloilo.
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Brgy Sapa, Miag-ao, Iloilo, there is no preparatory school or day-care
center to provide the basic education of young children. As a result,
many children in the barangay have difficulties in attaining educational
development because of limited finances of their parents.
The Department of Social welfare and Development
(DSWD) suggested to the residents that they send their children to day-care
centers of neighboring barangays. However, not all parents followed this
suggestion. The others thought it a waste of time and money having to
bring their children to the next barangay everyday.
The barangay had requested a budget from
the government to construct a day-care center, however this will not come
until 2004.
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UPV Eureka believes that education is a right and not a privilege and
the absence of a day-care center at the barangay should not deprive children
of having good education.
This organization aims to initiate day
care services in the barangay, through a learning program that teaches
children basic values and skills. This will provide the underprivileged
children of Brgy Sapa with the education they rightfully deserve.When
the barangay is able to run its own day-care services, UPV Eureka! will
turn over its learning materials to the new day-care center.
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Currently, UPV Eureka! has listed 33 children
aged 3-6 years old to benefit from the program. Classes will be held every
Saturday at the barangay chapel of Brgy. Sapa starting December 6, 2003
until March of 2004. The 15 members of UPV Eureka! will themselves do the
teaching and taking care of the children using makeshift facilities available
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Children
are guided into the "classroom" by Eureka! members before class
starts |
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Edcel
John is introduced to his classmates on the first day of class |
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Children listen very
attentively during the storytelling session
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