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Project Overview
1. Summary
The project plan is the initiative of the SRC 2016-Community EngagementCommittees. Its major
task is for the execution of major awareness concerning its objectives. It will engage students in
community and other community awarenessbased programs.
Aiming to promote peace, students’ mutual participation in the community based programs
should be the priority. Thus, it will encouragehealthy lifestyle and promotes the ethics of the
DWU.
Moreover, the project’s mini-feasibility study for the project execution is simplyobservation.To
date,the retrieved data is approximately a month old. It is therefore summed as the cohesion of
visions. The vision of PNG, Madang, DWU and the DWU SRC 2016-Community Engagement
Committee. And that is to make Madang Town clean, peaceful and conducive environmentfor
the students and the general public to live.Fear through intimidation is reduced and solved.
Finally, again, the project is the initiative of the SRC 2016-Committee which is designated for
the student body to take part.
2.Introduction
The purpose of this project is to ensure effective development. Thus, Madang town should be
safeand clean for travelers, students, working class and others who live there.
It is also aimed at the reduction of crime and other obstacle for effective development. The
programs which are proposedtakes three (3) days and are slotted into three main areas of;
DAY ONE: Cleaning of Madang Town
DAY TWO: School Visit Awareness
DAY THREE: Rally (Public Awareness on Stage)
All these programs will be ongoing for each semester during its mid study break. Significantly, it
is designed in a way that will complement our policy of community service and responsibility.\
A BRIEF REPORT OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN BY THE 2017 DWU SRC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Compiled by the 2017 SRC-Community Engagement Committee
This report comprises a brief summary of the activities initiated and implemented by the DWU SRC Community Engagement Committee through its various hard Working committees over the 2017 period. The programs are in line with the DWU core principles and values of community engagement and social responsibility towards strengthening and maintaining close working relationships with the university and the neighbouring communities.
2017
SRC 2017 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE PREPARED BY THE CHAIRMAN MR. JONAH LINUS
29/10/2017
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FOREWORD
Congratulations to you, students and staff that we have created history. I must first of all
thank and extend my gratitude to the following people for their special assistance
toward all our SRC Community Engagement Committee programs:
Mr. Ted Alau, Vice President, Student Affairs
Professor Fr. Philip Gibbs, Vice President Research and Higher Degrees
Professor Maretta Kula-Semos, Professor of Humanities
Associate Professor Sr. Mirriam Dlugosz, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Associate Professor Romulo Lindio, Dean of Faculty of Business and Informatics
Ms. Glenda Baptiste, Bursar
Mr. Vincent Keto, Director Students Services
Mr. Peter Morlin, Male Student Dean
Ms Julie Aitsi, Secretary Student Services
The DWU Community – Staff, Students and families
The DWU Pastoral Care Team
The SRC President and executives
The Working Committees of the SRC Community Engagement Committee
Other SRC Committee members like Ms. Makonong Kumpio SRS4
All our university student services drivers.
Together, we have accomplished our objectives of community engagement. The
precedent of cooperation, unity and determination has set the benchmark for our
beautiful university. Together we have done that. Without the support given, we would
not have come this far. Your input is the testament of our progress thus far.
Despite our achievement, I personally know that there are some things we did not yet
achieve as a team. But I take great delight in charting a new course of engagement in
our community. The baton is now being handed over to our next SRC team of 2018 to
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continue the good work that we have started. I believe this is just a small step that the
DWU community has taken but an important one that will continue to play a significant
role in years to come in its future community engagement. What we have started was
just the complementing of the DWU core values of community engagement and social
responsibility to those in our Community and around us. This is just the beginning and
we have many similar programs to implement but time is not at our side. We have to let
go and enter into another stage in life. We have to dream, be innovative and creative in
ways to sustainably create meaningful strategies to serve our university interests and
that of the community. I personally believe that is what God is calling to His people,
telling us of what we should be doing; in expressing and exercising our faith and love to
fellow Christian brothers and sisters.
Congratulations once again team 2017 SRC Community Engagement Committee, 2017
SRC Executives, university staff and the general student body. I wish you a happy, safe
early Merry Christmas, and a Prosperous New Year 2018 and beyond. Please look after
your lives and see you all safe next year. God Bless Us all and continue extending the
helping hands and services to humanity.
Thank you and God bless you all.
………..……………………….
Mr. Jonah Linus
Chairman
2017 SRC Community Engagement Committee
Bachelor of Social and Religious Studies
Divine Word University-Madang
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SRC Community Engagement Committee Overview
The SRC Community Engagement Committee is one of the Committees of the Divine
Word University Student Representative Council (SRC). It was formerly known as the SRC
Community Service Committee. The primary responsibilities of the committee are to
develop strategies and communicate development efforts to foster working
relationships facilitate, supervise and coordinate planning and implementation of
programs, promote and maintain relationships through working closely with the
university and the outside communities, and engage meaningful approaches to foster
effective cooperation and security amongst the students, staff and the neighboring
communities.
The SRC Community Engagement Committee programs are complementing in small
ways the university goal of Community Engagement and the first key pillar of 2050
Vision. The committees programs are based on the theme: “Taking helpful
responsible approaches to needy ones in our neighborhood”. For almost every past
year, the DWU SRC has not taken into consideration reaching out to its surrounding
needy communities. The programs we have embarked upon and implemented so far
are:
Banana block charitable visitation on Saturday, 13th May 2017 - over 700 clothes
and items presented as a DWU community support and goodwill to foster
effective cooperation and assistance in areas of university’s engagement. The
program was conducted and delivered successfully.
Modilon General Hospital visitation to the sick patients in the hospital wards
Wednesday 06th September 2017 - over 600 clothes, 8 plastics of toilet tissues, ice
cream, sandwiches, bread, cordial and other items presented and distributed to
110 sick patients. The program was successfully implemented and carried out
with the assistance of other SRC members and the general student body.
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Madang Urban Primary School Education Awareness program on Tuesday, 17th-
Thursday, 19th October, 2017 - The SRC Community Engagement Working
Committees successfully initiated and implemented the awareness program by
visiting Kusbau Primary School, Lutheran Day Primary School and Holy Spirit
Primary School. Each of those schools has 1,500 plus students and the
committees spoke to, inspired, and motivated over 4,000 students. The program
was very successful.
Gavstoa Charitable visitation on Saturday, 28th October, 2017. Almost 289 clothes
and items were donated and given to the community there. The community was
happy and glad that we have visited them and assured us of our continual
cooperation and assistance. The program was successfully initiated and
implemented.
2017 DWU SRC Community Engagement Committee Project 1. Banana Block
Project Overview
The program engaged DWU students and staff who contributed clothes and other items
for donation. This has helped educate students about the importance of sharing and
reaching out to those in need in the communities. The visitation cemented and
maintained the close working relationships between the banana block and the DWU
Community.
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Figure 1. The SRC Community Engagement Working Committees and the
banana block people during the presentation of gifts.
2017 DWU SRC Community Engagement Committee Project 2. Modilon
General Hospital Project Overview
The project involved DWU student Leaders visiting Modilon General Hospital sick
patients in their wards. This has helped sick patients to be aware of their importance in
community and that members of the community cared for them. This has helped them
to speedy healing and recovery from their diseases and sicknesses. Gifts were donated
and presented to the pastoral care team and given as a token of care and love for the
sick people.
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Figure 2. The SRC Community Engagement Working Committees, SRC Executives
and the students posing outside the Modilon wards before visiting the sick patients
in wards at the Modilon General Hospital, Madang.
2017 DWU SRC Community Engagement Committee Project 3. Madang Urban
Primary School Education Awareness Project Overview
The projects involved the DWU SRC Community Engagement Chairman and his
committees visiting all Madang urban primary schools and staging successful education
awareness programs. This has helped students to be aware of negative impacts of
engaging in illicit activities and becoming a useful member of the society through living
and exercising Godly values and principles. The visits denoted the significance of
education to students and motivate them to becoming good role models. The visits
helped market the DWU programs and promoted its learning environment.
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Figure 3. The SRC Community Engagement Committees in various primary schools
in the Madang urban District. Top Left: Lutheran Deputy Headmistress with the SRC
Committees and the Chairman Jonah Linus (2nd right).
2017 DWU SRC Community Engagement Committee Project 4. Gavstoa
Community Project Overview
The program involved the DWU SRC Community Engagement Chairman and his
committees engaging in charitable visits to the Gavstoa community. This has helped the
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university foster good working relationships with the community, and that the university
is fulfilling its mission and objectives of effective community engagement. The gifts
donated signified the DWU continuous support, remembrance and care to the
surrounding community.
Figure 4. The SRC Community Engagement Committees packing clothes and items
ready for the Gavstoa presentation. The Committee leaders are: Mr. John Ezekiel,
Joberth Membi, Mr. James Mabon and the Chairman himself, Mr. Jonah Linus
3. OBJECTIVE/GOALS.
3.1 Overall Objective of this project.
The overall objective or aim/goal of the project was to effectively engage the DWU SRC
Leaders, staff, and the student body through the community based programs to address
escalating socio-health related issues and promote healthy, unity, and peaceful living
among our surrounding communities.
3.2 Description of the project in line with the university plan.
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The undertaken programs were in line with the DWU core values and its principles of
better community engagement. It was also in line with PNG Vision 2050 underpinned by
the pillar of the Community Development for Integral Human Development.
4. Issue statement of Need Assessment
4.1 Issue the Project aimed to address.
The project aimed at addressing issues of non-cooperation, illiteracy and sick patients’
concerns in the community. Educationally, the lesson highlights the mentality of taking
ownership and responsibility and serving humanity.
4.2 Addressing the Problem
Increased number of student drop out, increased number of youth in the settlement,
increased sick patients in the hospital are some of the issues faced in the Madang
community. These have caused social disorder and weak structure in the community
that will hinder healthy developments and change.
4.3 Addressing the problem to achieve its objective.
The issues addressed here are increased law and order problems by youths and the
health problems which comprised armed robberies, high usage of drugs and
homebrews, and the outbreak of diseases like, HIV AIDs and cancers. The project
achieved its objective through awareness visitations and presentations at various schools
and the hospital by talking to students and patients.
5. Challenges
The lack of or limitations in resources to facilitate community awareness has been a
chronic problem within the DWU SRC Community Engagement Committee to effectively
facilitate community engagement, service, and outreach programs. The activities that
need to be done to implement the project in the future are:
Shared information between the Deans and relevant stakeholders
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Determine best location for awareness to be staged and secure permission from
the relevant educational officials who is in charge of the schools.
Secure permission from the Headmasters and the Principals, and the hospital
management
Resource preparations to be done in advance
Close contacts with the Deans, HODs , Lecturers and other valuable or resourceful
people
Site observation and analysis prior to visiting
The resources needed to complete the programs are: materials for awareness,
permission from authorities and expenses for printing needs such as letters, banners,
pamphlets, reports, and other matters.
With the stated activities and project inputs like the organization planning to engage the
student body into participating; and the actual execution to achieve the outcomes and
outputs will help make DWU and its surrounding communities a better, healthy and
trouble- free place to live and learn in.
6. Recommended Activity Assignments for future engagements
The assigned activities are:
Confirm the availability of resources and necessary materials to complete this
project.
Understand team member skills, Knowledge, qualifications and needs.
Supervise and Monitor the progress being made.
Make sure the work proceeds and is completed within the time span.
Establish project milestones and reporting procedures.
The assign activities and tasks for team members:
Awareness of the aim and objectives of the project
Awareness of the duration for the project
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Know which resources to use to complete the project.
Report to the team leader when resources run out
Engage in awareness programs and ensure completion.
7. 2017 Working Committees
1. Mr. Jonah Linus SRS4_Chairman
2. Ms. Daicy Parascos CA4_Chairlady
3. Mr.Jasper Maninen HM3_Assistant
4. Ms. Beatrice Begani EH4_Committees
5. Mr. Daniel Nelson MCS4_Committees
6. Mr. Ezekiel John PGIR2_Committees
7. Mr. Duncan Petrus IS3_Committees
8. Mr. James Mabon SRS3_Committees
9. Mr. Joberth Membi MC1_Committees
8. Budget Plan
The 2017 programs have been implemented and successful so far with the support from
the general student body and staff contributions. The clothes and moneys collected
were put towards achieving all these stated programs.
The clothes and other items collected from students and staff through the contribution
boxes and plastics really sustained our programs. The clothes were collected, checked to
confirm its quality and then packed for delivery.
The moneys collected have really sustained our printing costs, travel arrangements,
lunch, flex cards, purchase contribution materials and other logistical costs. The money
was collected through the boxes placed in public places as well from the request letters
seeking assistance from staff and students.
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The 2017 budget for projects from February to October is presented below.
BUDGET SUMMARY
NO COST ELEMENT TOTAL ESTIMATED COST
1. Clothes, soaps, toilet tissues and
other items
2,500 plus altogether
2. Moneys collected and used K400.00 for all these programs
9. Recommendation
The need for active community participation through community awareness should be
considered to help the youth especially school students to become productive and
useful members of the community, and to reduce community related health problems.
DWU and the general student body should consider community needs and make them
as their priority areas. From there they should make resources and plans available and
facilitate the projects within the communities to put into practice the university values
and PNG Vision 2050.
Finally, the relevant agencies should increase the allocation of funds to Community
Development and embark on improving avenues to raise illiteracy rates and address
health concerns of its citizens. Adult literacy and training should be conducted to
alleviate poverty to reduce crime rates, employment-income generation activities and
more flexibility in approaches to other communities in and around the university.