Needs Assessment of the 4Ps Beneficiaries: Basis for a Livelihood Project for Dingalan, Aurora

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries’ needs have been assessed to determine the kind of livelihood training to be provided to them by the College of Education, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education. The profile of the beneficiaries has been identified. Most of their livelihood is in planting crops/agriculture; they live in semi-concreted houses, with common medical conditions of colds/flu/fever. Most of the parents are graduates of elementary and secondary education. Their children are in basic education at the moment. The monthly income of the beneficiaries falls within Php 15,000 and above. They belong to the Tagalog and Aeta/Dumagat/ Agta ethnicity. They have received financial assistance from the local government of Dingalan, Aurora, in the form of Quantitative and qualitative methods have been utilized to determine the assessment needs of 4Ps beneficiaries. The 4Ps beneficiaries agreed that they are satisfied with their present means of living. Nevertheless, according to the Honorable Mayor, Shierwin Halili Taay, they are looking for more ways to provide opportunities for these people to augment their means of living, which is one of the top priority programs of the municipality. Likewise, they agreed that they need additional income to sustain the family’s needs for necessities such as food, clothing, medicine, water, shelter, and, most of all, for their children’s education. Furthermore, the 4Ps beneficiaries agreed that they are willing to undergo livelihood training to augment the family’s income. From among the livelihood training programs, the 4Ps beneficiaries prefer coco-based production aside from Pananahi (sewing); Pagluluto ng iba’t-ibang ulam (cooking) Pagwewelding; Basic electrical installation; Pagtitinggal ng pagkain (food preservation); and Coco-based production. It is then recommended that other departments/colleges at NEUST be engaged to cater to the medical/dental needs and nutrition and dietetics of the 4Ps beneficiaries. Strong collaboration with LGU Dingalan should be sustained to respond to the livelihood training needs of the people continuously.