Our survey is complete! We finished our baseline survey for two villages in Bicol (pop. 3,108 and 2,411) and now have hundreds of stats that give us insight into the needs of the community. Here are a few that stood out to us:
Health 94% experience food shortages for at least 1 month/year 49% for 3 months or more 31% of children have had diarrhea in last 2 weeks
Income 84% families make less than $110/month 23% rely on planting/farming and 28% on fishing as their main source of income
Housing 63% do not have latrine 42% houses have one room (studio style) bamboo hut, 41% have two rooms/parts to their home.
Financial 60% have loans 95% have no savings for the future (i.e. children's schooling, illness, etc.) 3% have bank accounts If they had more money, 36% say they would put it into a business
Education 59% of parents have no more than a 6th grade education. 20% of fathers and 28% of mothers finished High School. 2% of fathers and 3% of mothers finish more than High School
The Main Problem Identified by Families 32% Financial Problem 15% Unemployment 17% Lack of food 13% Poverty 8% Sickness/Illness
These stats are overwhelming and sobering, but they tell us we are in the right place. There is a lot of work to be done here.
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