DORIS NUVAL September 7, 2006 Place your logo here. Delete this text afterwards. Mobilizing Island Communities to Sustain Television-Based Instruction The Knowledge Channel Experience in Mindanao

Background Establishment of Knowledge Channel: 1999 Founders: Rina Lopez Bautista and Carlo Katigbak All-educational TV channel on cable Run by Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc.

Background to help improve the quality of public education through educational television HELP ERADICATE POVERTY

Background CORE COMPETENCIES OF LOPEZ GROUP Satellite broadcasting Cable operations Video production

Background CAPEX: P55M from profitable Lopez companies to sponsor schools

Background Major Stakeholder: Department of Education 10-yr MOA Main Provision: mandatory viewing of KCh in schools which have. Sub Provision: TV set – c/o DepEd Content: c/o KCFI

Components of Program 1. Programming 14 out of 18 hours daily “curriculum block” programs 20 minutes each WEEKLY episode for EACH subject area Each episode replayed 6 – 8 x a week

Components of Program 1.Programming PELC and PSLC – based DepEd – approved 3 options to choose from: foreign-produced in English, locally-produced in Filipino and locally-produced in Filipino

Components of Program

2.Access Provide Knowledge Channel to public schools through: Cable (urban areas) Satellite dishes (remote areas)

Components of Program 2 options to access KCh: 1.Cabling and 2.wireless (satdish)

Components of Program 2.Access: KCh is in: 1,678 schools 2.7 M students 46 provinces 180 towns

Components of Program 3. SUPPORT PROGRAMS: Calendar Guides and Teachers’ Guides

Components of Program 3. Support Programs: Teachers’ Training on ETV

Components of Program 4. Monitoring and Evaluation School visits Phone calls Log sheets

Components of Program 4. Monitoring and Evaluation Pretesting of episodes for appeal and comprehension before airing

Partnering to Ensure Success and Sustainability Department of Education: - critiquing of episodes and support on ground level

Partnering to Ensure Success and Sustainability Cable Operator Partners (COP): : for technical service and maintenance of ETV infrastructure (100 + partners to date)

Partnering to Ensure Success and Sustainability Program Suppliers and providers : loan of program materials for airing, free of charge

Partnering to Ensure Success and Sustainability Donors and Funders: grants for “Gift of Knowledge”

Partnering to Ensure Success and Sustainability Donors and Funders: USAID

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas Response to USAID’s Education Strategic Objective: INCREASED QUALITY EDUCATION AND LIVELIHOOD SKILLS IN SELECTED AREAS (Focus: ARMM) Place your logo here.

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas TEAM-Mindanao -3 year project (2004 – 2007) -Leverage: 2:1 -US $ M

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas Components: 1.Provision of ETV to 150 public schools in ARMM and Regions 9 and 12; 2.Production of a 10-part series on business and livelihood skills for out-of-school youth in conflict areas (for airing); and 3.Production of 10-part series on peace education for elementary intermediate level (for airing)

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas DELIVERABLES: Raising of the Math, Science and English competencies of at least 50% of its end- users by at least 15% ; and Use of educational television as an instructional tool by at least 85% of teachers in project sites.

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas IMPLEMENTATION PHASE: 1. Social Preparation: Profile candidate schools and shortlist these as TEAMM schools (in coordination with OEd, EQuALLS partners, DepEd Division Offices and a check on KCFI data base) Meet with and close MOAs with local cable operators (for technical service) and LGUs (for safety and security of eqpmnt)

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas IMPLEMENTATION PHASE: 1. Socprep/Criteria to qualify as recipient: Consistent source of power Spare non-instructional room to serve as viewing room of KCh Over 200 population, Muslim dominated Attitude towards technology of administrators

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas IMPLEMENTATION PHASE: 1. Socprep Automatic disqualification: Lanao del Sur, Marawi and BASULTA due to lack of power

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas IMPLEMENTATION PHASE: 2. Installation Phase; Satellite dish (1.8 meters) Digital satellite receiver 29” TV set

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas ARMM INSTALLATION PHASE

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas

“Highlights” of Installation Phase: Ghost barangays MILF “checkpoints” Hunt for Janjalani Cruel weather Capture of fellow USAID workers

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas ETV Infrastructure Installed as of end 2005: 78 in Maguindanao and North Cotabato

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas Priority: BASULTA (Lowest HDI and NAT scores) Problem: Power fluctuations on mainland and no electricity in island municipalities

TEAM-Mindanao: Venturing Into Conflict Areas Solution: look for partner to electrify island schools

The TEAMM-AMORE Partnership: Hand in Glove Alliance for Mindanao Off-Grid Renewable Energy Program (AMORE) Since 2002: electrification of off-grid areas to spur dev’t USAID,Mirant,DOE,ARMM Reg’l Gov’t, Winrock Intn’l Has electrified 300+ barangays in isolated communities in Mindanao

The TEAMM-AMORE Partnership: Hand in Glove CALIBRATING ENERGY DEMANDS TO SERVICE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION: Match power supply with demand of ETV infrastructure TVs with most economical power usage looked for and recommended to TEAMM PV specs for ETV : 300 watt panels with energy demand of 549 watt hours/day

The TEAMM-AMORE Partnership: Hand in Glove

Problem with PV/ETV Partnership: ETV system : 10 – 15 yr. lifespan PV system : 20 – 25 yr. lifespan Batteries: 2 – 3 yrs. on the average Question: How to SUSTAIN batteries (cost: P20,000 for 4 truck-sized batteries)

The TEAMM-AMORE Partnership: Hand in Glove

Solution: use existing community infrastructure to initiate collection scheme Thus: BRECDA leaders tapped to come up with plan in coordination with Parent-Teachers’ Community Association

The TEAMM-AMORE Partnership: Hand in Glove BRECDA: (Barangay Renewable Energy and Community Development Association) AMORE’s community organizations for self- propelled development Leaders trained to operate PV systems and how to pursue other development projects for communities AMORE’s approach to sustainability of energy intervention

The TEAMM-AMORE Partnership: Hand in Glove. BRECDA MEETINGS Sigumbal, Tongkil Sulu

Photo Voltaic System

The TEAMM-AMORE Partnership: Hand in Glove AMORE/TEAMM Sustainability Mechanism: P 1.00 – P2.00 monthly from each student (e.g.: P2.00 x 250 students x 10 mos. X 3 yrs. = P15,000) additional monies being raised through vegetable gardens

The TEAMM-AMORE Partnership: Hand in Glove REALITY CHECK: August 2006: 35 PV systems in place or 30% of TEAMM recipient schools Community profile: Tausugs, Sama’s, Badjaos (61% literacy rate) Not all schools collecting yet (birth pains) AMORE has exited from some of the areas

”Mobilizing Island Communities to Sustain Television-Based Instruction: The Knowledge Channel Experience” RECOMMENDATIONS: Prepare the community to OWN the project at the outset; Draft the Implementing Guidelines of any MOA or agreement forged Form a joint monitoring team of PV and ETV systems Maximize the use of ETV for adult literacy

Maluso, BASILAN

Kahikuhok, Banguingui SULU

Sagimbal, SULU

”Mobilizing Island Communities to Sustain Television-Based Instruction: The Knowledge Channel Experience”