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Invest in the Filipino Children's Future - Donate to the CGMA Project
The classroom Galing sa Mamamayang Pilipno Abroad Project is a classroom donation campaign initiated and managed by the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as part of its Kabayanihan Program.
Launched on July 27, 2003, the project amplifies DOLE's and
its cooperating partners support to the education agenda of
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It aims to raise funds for
building classrooms in public schools with acute classroom shortages.
The Department of Education (DepEd) reported in September 2004 that the classroom requirement backlog at the end of the school year 2003-2004 has reached 57,930 classrooms. For school year 2004-2005, 6,101 more classrooms would be needed. The DepEd's goal is to eliminate this backlog and attain an educationally effective classroom-to-pupil ratio of 1:45 by school year 2009-2010.
Brochure: Donate a Classroom Project
Objective The CGMA Project intends
to build as many classrooms as possible in public elementary
and secondary schools nationwide identified by the DepEd as
having classroom shortages to democratize access to education
among children of school age.
This it will do by utilizing donations of civic-minded Filipino
individuals and community organizations overseas, as well as
donations of philanthropic Filipino and foreign nationals, corporations,
and foundations.
Donation Procedures
Donors to CGMA are encouraged , and are welcome anytime. A classroom donation costs U.S. $4,000. Since CGMA classrooms are built in pairs, a standard two-classroom building costs U.S. $8,000. To donate, follow the procedures below:
- Obtain complete and correct information from the CGMA Project Management Office, DOLE Regional Offices, or the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) at Philippine Embassies or Consulates.
- Identify the beneficiary school from the DepEd's "List of Public Schools with Critical Classroom Shortage", available at the above-named offices and at the CGMA Project web site: cgma.dole.gov.ph
- Accomplish the Deed of Donation Form available free at
the above-named offices and downloadable from cgma.dole.gov.ph.
Submit the form either personally, by post, or Philippine
Peso. Local donations are 150% tax deductible pursuant to
Section 34(h) of the National Internal Revenue Code.
- Overseas (i.e. U.S.A.) donors can send their donations in favor of the CGMA Project, care of DBP Trust Account, to:
Citibank New York
Account Name: Development Bank of the Philippines
Account Number: 36002016
Local (i.e. Philippine based) donors can deposit their donations at:
Development Bank of the Philippines
Account Name: DBP Trust Account, FAO: CGMA Project
Account Number: 0010644054
Contact Information
CGMA Project Management Office
Office of the Secretary
Department of Labor and Employment
7th Floor, DOLE Building, Muralla Street, Intramuros
Manila, 1002, Philippines
Telephone Numbers: (632) 527-6184, (632) 527-3488, (632) 527-3477
Fax Number: (632) 527-2130
email: cgma@dole.gov.ph
Web Site: cgma.dole.gov.ph
Overseas inquiries and project-related information can be obtained from the Head of Mission and/or the Labor Attachée of any of the Philippine Embassies or Consulates.
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