Community-Based Development Program and Projects of the University of Makati in Porac, Pampanga: An Evaluative Study

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the extent of benefits gained by the indigenous people of the resettlement area in Barangay Camias, Municipality of Porac, Pampanga, in the community-based development programs and projects of the University of Makati as to entrepreneurial and livelihood programs, infrastructure developments, health services, and social welfare projects. Descriptive-survey design was used to describe the present situation of the barangay and the help that these community-based programs and projects gave after these were realized. The findings revealed that the program-recipients benefited from the community-based development programs and projects; positive feedback was received from them; and perceptions and responses of the program-recipients, therefore, attested the responsiveness of the community-based development program and projects of the University of Makati to the needs of the Aeta Community. The researchers humbly recommend that a periodic impact assessment must be conducted (at least annually) in order to maintain and sustain the community-based development program and projects of the University; and immersion and community-based extension programs for adopted communities shall be conducted regularly and continuously which involves all colleges, centers, administrative departments and students of the University.