2002 Business Plan
Specified Non-Profit Organization, Intercommunication Center for Asia and Nippon "ICAN"

1. The Operation Policy

ICAN will conduct support activities for such as education, social welfare, medical care and improvement of quality of life for less fortunate people who can't earn income to support the livelihood and to children who are not given opportunities to study at school. ICAN will also conduct the activities to promote mutual understanding between Japanese and other Asian people. Things to keep in mind are as follows:
EObjective of ICAN's activities is to help the needy Philippines and to support their financial independence.
EICAN will inform Japanese of current status on less fortunate Asian and Filipino and will let Japanese take action to help them.

2. The Management

(1) The Japanese Office
1 Operation: The office is in charge of all activities regarding projects for supporting needy Filipinos and their children and for sharing information on them. The activities include handling questions from the members and other people, collecting documents and receipts, arranging school visits, coordinating fair trade, preparing and corresponding events, working for subsidies, and writing and sending newsletters. This work will facilitate our activities as an NPO.
2 Places: NPO Nagoya Plaza, International Center, etc.
3 Structure: The office staff members, a representative director, volunteers for the office, for fair trade, for translation, and for events work together.
4 The expected number of staff members: 1 paid worker, 3 directors and 50 volunteers

(2) The Opening of Manila Office
1 Operation: Manila Office is in charge of activities regarding Payatas and San Ysiro. This year, the Manila office will focus on enhancing local activities including accounting and reporting of each project, sorting out receipts, fair trading, answering questions. One staff member will be hired to speed up the office labor and to improve the coordination in the local area.
2 Place: Luzon City, the Republic of the Philippines.
3 Structure: Staff members in Manila office and volunteers work together.
4 The expected number of staff members: 2 paid worker plus 10 volunteers.

3. Subjects on the Operations

(1) The Business Related to the Specified Non-Profit Activities.

ESupport Activities in Mindanao
General Santos City, located in the south part of Mindanao Island has a population of about 320000 and it is said that the nearly half belongs to the poverty group. This area is under the influence of the Muslim-based armed group. In general, the size of a family is large. Many children aren't given opportunities to learn at school because they are required to work and help their family. That lack of educational opportunities perpetuates the vicious cycle of poverty.

ICAN will conduct the Foster Parents (scholarship) Project and School Lunch Project to children who are neglected by society due to poverty or discrimination.

1) Foster Parent (scholarship) Project
1 Activities:
The Japanese foster parents will provide needy children with school expenses, school supplies, and school clothes as well as with mental assistance. Guidance for improvement of hygiene and nutrition will be held for parents of the children. Parents are encouraged to take part in job training programs managed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
2 Term of the Operation: year-round
3 Place: General Santos City, South Kotabato State, the Republic of the Philippines.
4 Structure: the Local social welfare organization, Love and Life Inc. (L&L) will be in charge of the projects.
5 The Expected Number of Staff Members: 5 unpaid helpers and 5 L&L staff members.
6 The Expected Number of Beneficiaries: 135 children and their families.
7 The Expected Income: JY 2,065,500 (equivalent to 85% of the total membership of the Foster Parent Project)
8 The Expected Expenses: JY 2,247,000 in total.
(Breakdown)
Cost for Children (including school expenses, school materials and uniforms): JY 1,296,000
Medical Expenses: JY 81,000
Meetings for the Educational Guidance: JY 90,000
L&L Personnel Expenses: JY 510,000
L&L Management Fee (including job training and educational guidance): JY 270,000

2) School Lunch Project
1 Operation
We will provide children who are not in good nutrition with nutritious lunch at local elementary schools. This will improve children's nutrition and health, and will increase the school attendance rate.
2 Term: year-round (Lunch will be provided once a week.)
3 Places: 3 schools in the General Santos City, South Kotabato State, the Republic of the Philippines.
(1) P. Kindat Elementary School (PKES)
(2) Sarif Mucsin Elementary School (SMES)
(3) Bawing Elementary School (BES)
4 Structure:
Each elementary school will be in charge of the Project. The school principal, teachers, students and their parents cook and serve lunch, and manage the project together.
5 The Expected Number of Staff:
(1) PKES: 15 teachers and 3 unpaid helpers.
(2) SMES: 8 teachers and several unpaid helpers.
(3) BEAS: 14 teachers and several unpaid helpers.
6 The Expected Number of Beneficiaries:
Children's health condition will be evaluated by their weight and height according to the official standard in the Philippines; Severe, Moderate, Mild and Normal. "Severe" and "Moderate" children will be offered lunch. Prospective number of beneficiaries are: (1)PKES 80 people, (2)SMES 90 people, and (3)BES 200 people.
7 Expected Income:
(1)The total membership of the School Lunch Project: JY178,500 (equivalent to 85% of JY 6.000 x 35 people)
(2)The donation for the project: JY170,000 (JY200,000 x 85%)
Total Expected Income: JY348,500
8 Expected Expenses:
The operation entrust fees (including expenses for foods, fuel and light, and reports): JY 335,400
PKES: JY 83,400 (7Px80x40 + 90Px40 + 600x3) PHP x JY3/PHP
SMES: JY 91,800 (7Px90x40 + 90Px40 + 600x3) PHP x JY3/PHP
BES: JY160,200 (6Px200x40 + 90Px40 + 600x3) PHP x JY3/PHP
The emergency expenses: JY34,600
Total: JY 370,000

EThe Activities at Payatas Dump

A lot of residents suffer from respiratory diseases or digestive problems because of the growing density of the smoke and the poisonous gas from the spontaneous fire and feeding the dirty black water into little rivers in Lupang Pangako where there is an inhabited area next to a huge dump. About 2000 people, however, are living as scavengers in the same inhabited area. These scavengers have no way to live without picking garbage, since it is very hard to get a job. We will work on the medical support work to improve medical attention and nutrition, the job training operation to learn the technique to breakaway from picking up trash, and fare-trade supporting operation to connect the skill which they have got from the training to income for peripheral people in the second district (Phase 2) where there is a really bad environment which is close to huge amounts of rubbish, especially in this inhabited area.

3) The medical support work
1 Activities:
We will work the following activities out with SALT to improve the health of economically poor local residences around the Payatas dumpsite.
a) Free medical service on Saturdays.
b) Supplying meals to furnish nutrition for undernourished children and holding a seminar for mothers.
c) Administering the pharmacy that is selling off-brand cheep medicine. (For the time being, the pharmacy is open on Saturdays.)
2 Term: year-round
3 Place:
Phase 2 Lupang Pangako, Payatas, Quezon City, Manila Metropolitan Area, the Republic of the Philippines.
4 Structure:
Free medical service: 1 doctor offers service at the center.
Nutrition program: Supplying meals for babies and toddlers aged from 6-month to 3, and having seminars about health and nutrition for mothers.
Pharmacy: Managed by a local SALT community health worker. Now, it opens only on Saturdays, SALT is negotiating with the ministry to get a special license to operate the pharmacy 24/7.
–SALT is an NGO which is established by Japanese people, whose headquarters are in Manila and in Kyoto. Established in 1995, it has worked with ICAN since 1997.
5 Number of Workers: 1 doctor, 3 local health workers (SALT) and 2 local staff members.
6 Number of Beneficiaries:
About 1500 families in Phase 2 Payatas, Quezon City. (about 6000 people)
7 Expected Income:
The project membership fees: JY 127,000 (JY6,000 x 25 people x 85%)
Donation: JY59,500 (JY 70,000 x 85%)
Total : JY187,000
8 Expected Expenses:
Operation costs
Fee for the doctors:1,000PHP/once x 52 times x JY3/PHP=JY156,000
The medical supports for the emergency: 500PHP/month x 12 months x JY3/PHP=JY18,000
The improvement of the nutrition (the food costs for infants): 8,000PHP/month x 9 months x JY3/PHP=JY216,000
Cooking contests: 1,000PHP/once x 3 times x JY3/PHP=JY9,000
The labor costs for the local area coordinators: 9,000PHP/month x 13 months x JY3/PHP=JY351,000
The rent for the care-center: 1.500PHP/month x 12 months x JY3/PHP=JY54,000
The emergency expenses: JY66,000
Total: JY870,000

4) The Job Training Operation
1 Activities:
We will hold job training workshops for local residents who are living around Payatas dump teaching necessary techniques to promote their financial independence.
2 Number of Workshops:
Dress making (2 times a week x 12 weeks)
Stuffed animals making (2 times a week x 12 weeks)
Handicrafts (1 or 2 days a week x 12 times)
3 Place:
Phase 2, Lupang Pangako Payatas area, Quezon City, Manila, Republic of the Philippines.
4 Structure: People who have attained skills and local staff members will teach local people practical techniques.
5 Number of Workers: 5 unpaid helpers, 2 local staff, and 3 people who have already acquired technical skills.
6 Number of Beneficiaries:
40 women and their families in Payatas. High school dropouts, single mothers, scavengers will be given priority over recruiting.
7 Expected Income:
The job training operation membership fees: JY 102,000 (JY6,000 x 20 people x 0.85)
Donation: JY 42,500 (JY50,000 x 0.85)
Total: JY144,500
8 Expected Expenses:
Workshops (fees, material costs, and supporting rice costs): JY 135,000
The rent for the training center: JY 84,000
Machine Purchase: JY75,000
The emergency expenses: JY111,000
Total: JY405.000

5) Fair Trade Project
1 Activities:
The goods produced in Payatas are sold in Manila or in Japan through bazaar, mail-order, and consignment sale. In Manila, workers in Payatas are also responsible for selling products to hone the sales skills and to get information from customers. Profit will be paid for workers and for management. To increase the profit and to better support workers, other goods from other NGOs will also be sold.
2 Term: year-round
3 Sales Methods: Workshop in Payatas, bazaars at campus festivals and at event site in Manila and in Japan, e-mail-order sale, and consignment sales.
4 Structure: ICAN is in charge.
5 Number of Workers: 2 local staff members, 10 unpaid helpers, plus 15 workers
6 Expected Income:
Sales in Japan: JY1,500,000
Direct Sales : JY 540,000 (180,000PHP~JY3/PHP)
Sales in Manila: JY1,260,000 (420,000PHP~JY3/PHP)
Total: JY3,300,000
JY 1,000 is expected as an interest.
7 Expected Expenses:
Labor cost: JY 1,200,000 (400,000PHP~JY3/PHP)
Cost of materials: JY 750,000 (250,000PHP~JY3/PHP)
Miscellaneous cost (including packing) : JY 180,000 (60,000PHP~JY3/PHP)
Running cost in Japan: JY50,000
Total: JY2,180,000
Plus, JY 1,406,200 will be necessary as management cost (personnel cost, transportation fee and shipment cost).

Projects in a mountain village, San Ysiro
San Ysiro is a farm village, located 30km north to Antipolo City, Lizaar State. Many indigenous people like the Dumagat live there. Left behind from development, people don't have electricity, water supply and decent medical treatment. Many people have strong inferiority complex because of low literacy rate and lack of education. They make a living by farming, but sometimes are forced to cut trees illegally since foods are exhausted before crop season. ICAN offers them with educational support so they live with a pride.

6) Projects for Education
1 Activities:
To improve the standard of living and education in San Ysiro, where minorities live.
a) Supporting management of preschool (kindergarten) which has been run by MASAKA, a local organization.
b) Supporting children in indigenous people so they can go to elementary school or high school.
c) Planting trees (fruit trees or mahogany) to increase income of each family.
d) Researching issues objectively and seeking possible solutions.
2 Term: year-round
3 Place: San Ysiro, Antipolo city, Lizaar state, Republic of Philippines
4 Structure: A local organization MASAKA will be responsible.
*MASAKA consists of minority, the Dumagat, which started activities in 1998. Now, 90 Dumagat families take part in this organization. ICAN has started to work with MASAKA since 1999.
5 Number of Workers: 5 unpaid helpers, 1 local staff, 5 MASAKA staff members, and 1 or 2 preschool teacher.
6 Number of Beneficiaries: 170 Dumagat families living in San Ysiro.
7 Expected Income:
Membership: JY132,500 (JY 6,000~25~0.85)
Donations: JY 42,500 (JY50,000~0.85)
Total: JY175,000
8 Expected Expenses
Preschool: JY 87,000 ((2,300PHP~7 months 4,300PHP~3mouths)~JY3/PHP)
Scholarship: JY 82,500 (27,500PHP~JY3/PHP)
Planting trees: JY 10,500 (350PHPx10 families~JY3/PHP)
Emergency cost: JY120,000 (payment for an extra teacher, research & development)
Total: JY 300,000

Activities to Promote Mutual Understanding

7) Education Projects for Mutual Understanding Service
Education Projects will be conducted for people in Japan so they can deepen understanding on people and children living under harsh conditions in the Philippines and in Asia

a. Seminars for teachers and for families.
b. Seminars and Workshops at schools and at NGO events.
c. Tagalog class (on Saturdays, 30 times a year).
d. A presentation of a movie of scavengers in Payatas, and a seminar by local staff (scheduled in September).
e. Publishing a pamphlet on classes which address international understanding education.
f. Accepting visitors in our office (average number of visitors: 10 persons a month)
g. Renting educational materials (working children's video, photos for the exhibition "For life", ICAN original materials etc).
h. Sending cards to children in the Philippines.
i. Sending supplies to the Philippines.

2 Term: year-round
3 Place: Nagoya International Center, NPO Plaza Nagoya, schools in the Tokai area.
4 Structure: ICAN will be in charge of the projects, with supports of Nagoya International Center and Nagoya NGO Center, etc.
5 Number of Workers: 1 full-time staff, 1 local staff, and 10 volunteers.
6 Number of Beneficiaries:
200 people including ICAN members. About 100 primary school students and junior high students each in the Philippines and in Japan.
7 Expected Income:
Events' fee: JY60,000
Tuition of the Tagalog class: JY 40,000
Subsidy: JY1,100,000
Donation: JY150,000
Card donation: JY30,000
Total: JY1,380,000

Expected Expenses:
Purchase of videos: JY 65,000
Purchase of materials: JY 200,000
Payment for lecturers: JY 90,000
Transportation fee for lecturers: JY 100,000
Rent: JY 80,000
Rental for films: JY 405,000
Correspondence: JY 160,000
Printing: JY 100,000
Postage, etc.: JY40,000
Shipment cost: JY150,000
Total: JY1,390,000

8) Study Tour Project
1 Activities
Study Tours to study the situation surrounding needy people in the Philippines and activities for them, as well as to improve mutual understanding among participants and local people will be conducted.
2 Date: 3 times a year (details are undecided.)
3 Place: Manila, Lizaar State, and South Kotabato State including General Santos City
4 Structure: A travel agency will be in charge of execution of a tour planned by ICAN.
5 Number of Workers: 1 local coordinator and 5 volunteers.
6 Number of Beneficiaries: 26, including ICAN members.
7 Expected Income:
Tour fee: JY 3,500,000 (JY150,000~6{JY130,000~20)
8 Expected Expenses:
Flight ticket{hotel{transportation: JY 2,242,000
Meals: JY 198,000
Miscellaneous: JY 360,000
Total: JY2,800,000
Plus, JY 499,200 is necessary for management fee including personnel expense, transportation, and communication.

(2) Other Projects
1) Recycle-Bazaar
Activities: Selling items supplied by ICAN members and other people at flee market, etc.
Date: 2 times a year.
Place: Nagoya (at Torinji Temple, etc.)
Structure: Volunteers are responsible.
Number of Workers: 10 volunteers.
Expected Income:
Sales: JY 200,000
Total: JY 200,000
Expected Expenses:
Rent for free market: JY 20,000
Total: JY20,000