Project Report
| Oct 14, 2014
Report for Estudio Damgo II
Estudio Damgo 2 being put to good use
The pomp and excitement of the March 25, 2014 inauguration may still be remembered by the residents of Habitat 4 and the Core Shelter Housing Project in barangay Bajumpandan in Dumaguete City whenever they see the multipurpose building that was built over a span of over six months through the Estudio Damgo II project of Foundation University.
"It was a special moment," Juancho Gallarde, a village councilman, said. "Not everyday do we have a marching band parade through our roads with no less than the City Mayor in attendance," he added.
The multi-purpose building, designed by the community in a series of consultations and built by community volunteers spearheaded by the graduating architecture students of Foundation University, is living up to its intention of being a place where the villagers could gather for any occasion.
"We are happy that finally, we have a beautiful place to gather for the purpose of socializing, holding community meetings, and seminars and celebrate important community milestones," Gallarde said.
Before Estudio Damgo II, community residents would gather in an open space, exposed to the heat of the sun or the cold drops of rain.
The multi-purpose building sits on government land, owned by the City of Dumaguete, which it gave permission for Foundation University to build on it.
Built at a cost of Php 530,000 (roughly USD 11,000) through fund raising activities and donations from the Global Giving community, the building is being put to good use.
"We hold village meetings and seminars in this building each week. We held an anti-drug abuse seminar just a few days ago," Gallarde said.
The project, though, is still incomplete, as a livelihood component for the villagers remains uninstalled.
The livelihood component was an aquaponics system, whereby residents could raise fish and grow vegetables, which would cost an additional P200,000.
With the introduction of Estudio Damgo III, funds for the livelihood component for Estudio Damgo II may take much longer to raise.
But Gallarde said even the building alone is already a great help for their community. "Having a livelihood project would be a wonderful bonus!" he said. (Alex Pal)
![Share on Twitter]()
![Share on Facebook]()
