Project Report - La Trobe University

Why this report? Introduction
Maria hard at work in ‘the office’ – this time on a rock
beside the Matû stream, near the waterfall where we
would often join the village children for a refreshing
swim during their midday break from school.
Many different people and organizations have
contributed to our work over the last five months
with the Ichananaw tribe of Kalinga in the
Philippines. One of the main purposes of this
project report is to communicate to these
individuals and organizations what the project in
which they participated achieved overall, and the
areas in which we hope they will continue the
partnerships and the work we have begun.
Second, some of the organizations that supported
our work require us to report on the entire project.
This report is also intended to meet the reporting
requirements of the Ateneo Center for Educational
Development of Ateneo de Manila University, the
Philippines Australia Studies Centre of La Trobe
University and the Volunteering for International
Development from Australia program.
Meanwhile, several people who have heard about
our work have said they are interested to learn
more about how the project came about, what we
did, how we went about it and what comes next.
We have written this comprehensive project report
keeping this audience in mind as well, so as to
communicate to a wider group our experience in
general.
Last, we should point out that this report is our one
chance to tell our story in as much detail as we like.
For us, and for the Dananao Elementary School and
the wider community in Chananaw, this will serve
as the documentation of our shared experience –
although we should add that this report only
reflects our own views, rather than those of the
Ichananaw or any project partners. So, as you read
through, feel free to skip to the parts that interest
you most as not all will be equally relevant to all
readers.