EDUCATIONAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

Annual Report 2020

As the year started, Educational Sponsorship program provides

opportunities and able to transformed the lives of hundreds of scholars.

In today’s economic situation, many families question the value of

education due to different crisis explosion .But yet, Educational Sponsorship
Program gives them enligthenment about the importance of having a good
education.It was a good start that each families developed the value of
education.

This month of January, Educational Sponsorship Program objective reach

out to parents and scholars to be active in the program activities, leading
them to develop a sense of responsibility and being able to function as an
individual thru various activities that could help them to explore their
skills and capabilities. Three (3) Core group started to facilitates
activities that could help scholars to develop their facilitating skills and
helping them to realize and tutors the elementary scholars. They had
developed and unsderstand the importance and difference of Responsibility and
Obligation and it also helps them to harness their leadership skills and
develop good traits.
Parents Education helps to enhance the parenting skills. Through this
session parents developed positive discipline for their children.70-80% of
parents in each are are actively participates in the session.
College Scholars reactivated the passion for volunterism.Aside from
facilitating activities, they are also interested in doing clerical work in
office such as filing and encoding. It was a good start last month of
February but unfortunately it does not continued dur to pandemic alert.

Educational Sponsorship Program Activities started month of April was not

implemented according to the plan due to pandemic crisis. All program
activities was canceled for safety and protection among the scholars and
their family.

Before the the lockdown ESP disbursed allowances and graduation assistance
to scholars . Since the community lockdown started, SPECS foundation is ready
and prepared for this kind of situation, through its Beyond Covid Response,
scholars and their families was able to received food packs and relief goods
which timely very helpful because almost of the family are forced to stop
from work and they are just depending on the government assistance.

During this pandemic crisis, closely monitoring is applied through online

communication. With the help and assistance of area coordinator.Through area
coordinator,we have received reports that related to scholars family
situation especially those meber of the family who are sick.Immediate
response was in action. SPECS extend support by means of financial assistance
and food packs Medical Assistance was also extend to the family. It was
identified families who are top priority to be given and immediate
assistance.

ESP STATISTCS YEAR 2020

No of Graduates 15 college scholars
SY: 2020
No. of 17 scholars Reason for Termination
Terminated *College graduates are
Scholars automatically terminated from
the program.
* Withraw scholarship
preferred to start working
for his family.
* Due to insubordination and
displays not interested to
his studies .
No. of New 17 approved new scholars
Scholars (CPI)
No. of LEAP 44 current LEAP scholars
Scholars
Current Active 339 ACTIVE Scholars 301 CPI Scholars
Scholars CPI 38 LEAP Scholars
&LEAP
No. of scholars 339 of scholars together with
HELPED during their family received
COVID assistance from the SPECS ESP
No. of scholar 150 of scholars from Pasay & Only selected families who
helped with Paranaque Only are in deeply in need of
Food Packs assistance received foods
packs
No. of scholars 339 of scholars together with
received their families
Financial (49 families from Trece
Assistance Martires Cavite received
financial support twice)
No. of scholars 10 of the families received The family could hardly
received food pack, financial provide food for their daily
special assistance , vegetable packs survival due to lockdown.
attention plus other donation from the This 10 families work source
other partners. of income are garbage,
collector, construction
worker and helper.
No. of scholars 290 scholars received 49 of scholars from Cavite
received other vegetable packs, chicken & are not included because they
services pork donation from partners, had received the financial
(vegetable assistance twice.
packs chicken
packs etc.)
No. of scholars 4 families of scholars had Cause of Death:
family passed passed away but not related Cancer
away due to to COVID Tubercolosis
COVID or NON- 1 died due to COVID Kidney failure
Covid Depression
COVID positive
No. of scholars 3 of the scholar are SPECS extend support by means
who suffered currently sick and of financial assistance and
from sickness undertaking medicine food packs
during pandemic maintenance Medical Assistance was also
*One is currently suffering extend to the family
from neprotic syndrome
* continues medication for
 Financial Aid Assistance was given to all scholars they received 1,000
peso as financial assistance during community quarantine. Many of scholar’s
and their families are having difficulties staying at home without nothing.
The financial aid they received helps them a lot many of them bought
groceries and some are sacks of rice.

Success in the midst of pandemic for the year 2020

Despite of pandemic 15 of ESP scholars finished the course and are now
professionals. 78 of scholars in different areas received academic awards
through virtual ceremony. We also have 12 new scholars. 58 of college
scholars participates youth congress virtual session. It was a success for
the ESP because college scholars was able to updates knowledge plus
additional learnings that could apply during pandemic crisis. 5 of the
attendees able to share learnings to other scholars.

ESP Program is able to extend help to 339 of scholars and their

families by means of financial support and food packs plus other assistance
to each families.

It was a success for the program because in the midst of pandemic

still the connection to each scholars and family is visible. No one is left
behind. Everyone express gratitude and admiration to SPECS ESP for the
continues support they received. Seeing every scholar and their families,
having a determination to overcome difficulties in times of pandemic is
giving us the motivation and encouragement to inspire and continue to work
hard for them.

2020 Highlights
Parenting Education (March) Core Group Leadership Skills
(January)

Disbursment of Financial Assistance COVID RESPONSE ( FOOD PACK

(Allowance and Graduation assistance) ASSISTANCE)
February (April-May)
 SCHOOL MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER FINANCIAL NEEDS

VIRTUAL SCHOLARS & PARENTS AREA COORDINATORS VIRTUAL MEETING

Scholars and Parents
KAMUSTAHAN Kamusthan
(June-August) (September)

SIGNING OF MEMORANDUMESP
OF PARENTS BAYANIHAN
AGGREMENTT TO NEW SCHOLARS

ALUMNI TUTORIAL PROGRAM

YOUTH SEMINAR IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH
CONSUELO FOUND.
ALUMNI & SUCCESS

ESP Alumni kicked off to an Online Tutorial

Session. There are 9 of them expressed and
started volunteering as a tutor.
We are proud to feature scholarship recipients whose accomplishments serve as
an inspiration to students and families. They were outstanding Scholars of
Educational Sponsorship Program who today are professionals.

ANFERNEE DARRYL LAO TERESITA CLAIRE OFAGA CYRIL JOHN BARADILLO

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER RADIOLOGIC TECNOLOGY HOTEL RESTAURANT Management

We repeatedly hear from previous scholars and now are alumni expressing
gratitude to SPECS that the scholarship grants were instrumental to their
success. They were thankful for the continues financial support and prayers
during their days as a scholar.They looking to pay it forward as they started
working and earn.

With the help of the Sponsors, the Educational Sponsorship Program is working
to fulfill its vision that every motivated and deserving student is able to
attend college, earn their degree and be a model of success.”

Prepared by:

Carolyn D. Fernandez,RSW
Educational Sponsorship
Program Specialist