Resource Management Project
As part of our unit on Governments and how they manage the resources within their country, our class is required to research and present, during our Presentation on Learning, on a particular issue or problem, and propose a solution to that issue. The issue that we are researching has to be something that we are able to pitch, present, or propose to an organization or person outside of the HTHI community in an attempt to bring a solution to the problem.
Maryross, my partner, and I have decided to tackle the issue of the Philippines' overwhelming population due to the lack of sex education.
Maryross, my partner, and I have decided to tackle the issue of the Philippines' overwhelming population due to the lack of sex education.
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What is the resource in question?
The resource in question is education in the Philippines. It is the lack of information regarding sex education in the country. The Philippines is not using this specific resource to educate teenagers and young adults about sex because the Catholic Church opposes schools to cover this complex issue.
What are the sources that you used for your research? A minimum of five is needed.
The sources that we are using for research are: articles about this issue, blogs (parents, teachers, teenagers, etc.), interviews (our parents, people in the Philippines), media (T.V.), internet, and hopefully schools in the Philippines.
Sources:
CIA World Factbook - statistics on population
Planned Parenthood (http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/international-program/philippines-country-program-19029.htm)
Blog: Sex Education in the Philippines (http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2006/07/21/sex-education-in-the-philippines/)
Interviews
Video-chat with school in Philippines
What is the end product and how will you present it or pitch it? Who will you pitch it to (think authenticity and truly making a difference here)?
Our end product will be a documentary showcasing the different situations of lifestyles in the Philippines. We are planning to send it to the schools in the Philippines so that they know that the lack of sex-ed is a problem. We are also planning to send it to different organizations in the U.S. to help the Philippines develop a reliable clinic to educate students because most schools abide by the Church's decisions.The Philippines is one of the global partners of Planned Parenthood. However, most of these organizations are located in the city, specifically Metro Manila, and not in the provinces where family planning is not recognized. Our end project will hopefully encourage some of PPFA’s Philippines programs such as Reproductive Health Program for Street Children and Yo! LEAD, to also reach out to teenagers and youth in the provinces about this issue.
What is the historical context for that resource being mismanaged in the region you are studying?
For the country's 30 million people living in poverty, rice and birth control are both daily staples of life, yet increasingly expensive and difficult to access. Also, the Philippines, with 90% of the population being Catholic, are generally conservative and view education on sexual health as obscene and think that educating young people about sex will make them more promiscuous. Since abortion is illegal in the Philippines except to save a woman's life, and is highly stigmatized within this largely Catholic society, many women suffer the devastating effects of unsafe abortion. There are an estimated 473,000 abortions performed each year, many of which are illegal and unsafe, and which result in the hospitalization of 79,000 women. The Catholic Church plays a vast role to preventing schools from teaching sex education. The Church believes that sex-ed should be left to parents and not to teachers or anyone else because it will somehow encourage students to have “protected” sex instead of abstinence.
What are the current issues with regard to the resource you’ve chosen? How is it currently being managed, if at all?
In the Philippines, the government promotes fertility awareness-based methods of family planning rather than more effective contraceptive methods, and refuses to fund birth control in public health clinics. With little or no access to family planning and one of the strictest abortion laws in the world, the Philippines’ poorest women have an average of seven children to feed on less than $2 a day. Combined with the notion that sex and sexuality are not acceptable topics for teenagers — although this is changing, such as with laws protecting teen survivors of sexual abuse, it is difficult to educate the population. The Department of Education in the Philippines is currently trying to force schools to educate students about having sex. Department of Education Secretary Fe Hidalgo, wrote that "Information and services should be made available to adolescents to help them understand their sexuality and protect them from unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and subsequent risk of infertility." However, there are many protests about this issue because conservative Catholics are very closed minded to the issue. He also states that “We are not tolerating pre-marital sex. We do not even encourage this. What we are doing is telling them the consequences of such acts and what should be done.” Even though there are plans to manage this issue, there are still people who agree with the Church that having sex-ed will not really “educate” a student but encourage them to have sex before marriage.
Are there better management models that exist? You must compare the situation you are researching to at least two other similar situations that are happening in the world now.
The Planned Parenthood in America is a better management that does exist. In America, students are taught about sex and the basics of it. At least in this country, teenagers are taught of what to expect if they do end up having sex and also teenagers are aware of the consequences at an early age. Japan is also open to teaching sex ed in their schools. They teach elementary students the basics of what happens when people have sex. As they go to high school, they are taught about the different "protective" methods of having sex. At the same time, it doesn't promote having sex but being educated about the outcomes of having sex. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia and India have also banned sex education. They both have similar beliefs as the Philippines because they would rather have parents teach their children about sex instead of a teacher. In India, they believe that sex education in school doesn’t have a place in the Indian culture. Saudi Arabia believes that it is an “immoral” social content to teach students about sex education.
What is your proposed solution to the issue you are researching? What can you make/build/do/create/propose in order to improve how that resource is managed?
We propose to have small organizations placed in the provinces of the Philippines to help educate the youth and teens about sex. They can serve as counseling if teens feel comfortable talking to someone else than their parents or if they have any questions about anything. It can also serve as a place where teens are educated about sex, protection, and consequences. The Catholic Church is saying that it should be left to parents about teaching this issue but do parents really know anything about this complex issue or how they can talk to their children about it?
What is your timeline for completing your final product? What will you need in terms of resources in order to complete the product?
· We will be doing more in depth research about this issue and the different perspectives that people have about sex education.
· At the same time, we will be contacting schools in the Philippines and organizations to gather more info.
· We will also gather images and clips of the life in the Philippines and the effects of uneducated teens and families about sex.
· Create our documentary.
What is the resource in question?
The resource in question is education in the Philippines. It is the lack of information regarding sex education in the country. The Philippines is not using this specific resource to educate teenagers and young adults about sex because the Catholic Church opposes schools to cover this complex issue.
What are the sources that you used for your research? A minimum of five is needed.
The sources that we are using for research are: articles about this issue, blogs (parents, teachers, teenagers, etc.), interviews (our parents, people in the Philippines), media (T.V.), internet, and hopefully schools in the Philippines.
Sources:
CIA World Factbook - statistics on population
Planned Parenthood (http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/international-program/philippines-country-program-19029.htm)
Blog: Sex Education in the Philippines (http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2006/07/21/sex-education-in-the-philippines/)
Interviews
Video-chat with school in Philippines
What is the end product and how will you present it or pitch it? Who will you pitch it to (think authenticity and truly making a difference here)?
Our end product will be a documentary showcasing the different situations of lifestyles in the Philippines. We are planning to send it to the schools in the Philippines so that they know that the lack of sex-ed is a problem. We are also planning to send it to different organizations in the U.S. to help the Philippines develop a reliable clinic to educate students because most schools abide by the Church's decisions.The Philippines is one of the global partners of Planned Parenthood. However, most of these organizations are located in the city, specifically Metro Manila, and not in the provinces where family planning is not recognized. Our end project will hopefully encourage some of PPFA’s Philippines programs such as Reproductive Health Program for Street Children and Yo! LEAD, to also reach out to teenagers and youth in the provinces about this issue.
What is the historical context for that resource being mismanaged in the region you are studying?
For the country's 30 million people living in poverty, rice and birth control are both daily staples of life, yet increasingly expensive and difficult to access. Also, the Philippines, with 90% of the population being Catholic, are generally conservative and view education on sexual health as obscene and think that educating young people about sex will make them more promiscuous. Since abortion is illegal in the Philippines except to save a woman's life, and is highly stigmatized within this largely Catholic society, many women suffer the devastating effects of unsafe abortion. There are an estimated 473,000 abortions performed each year, many of which are illegal and unsafe, and which result in the hospitalization of 79,000 women. The Catholic Church plays a vast role to preventing schools from teaching sex education. The Church believes that sex-ed should be left to parents and not to teachers or anyone else because it will somehow encourage students to have “protected” sex instead of abstinence.
What are the current issues with regard to the resource you’ve chosen? How is it currently being managed, if at all?
In the Philippines, the government promotes fertility awareness-based methods of family planning rather than more effective contraceptive methods, and refuses to fund birth control in public health clinics. With little or no access to family planning and one of the strictest abortion laws in the world, the Philippines’ poorest women have an average of seven children to feed on less than $2 a day. Combined with the notion that sex and sexuality are not acceptable topics for teenagers — although this is changing, such as with laws protecting teen survivors of sexual abuse, it is difficult to educate the population. The Department of Education in the Philippines is currently trying to force schools to educate students about having sex. Department of Education Secretary Fe Hidalgo, wrote that "Information and services should be made available to adolescents to help them understand their sexuality and protect them from unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and subsequent risk of infertility." However, there are many protests about this issue because conservative Catholics are very closed minded to the issue. He also states that “We are not tolerating pre-marital sex. We do not even encourage this. What we are doing is telling them the consequences of such acts and what should be done.” Even though there are plans to manage this issue, there are still people who agree with the Church that having sex-ed will not really “educate” a student but encourage them to have sex before marriage.
Are there better management models that exist? You must compare the situation you are researching to at least two other similar situations that are happening in the world now.
The Planned Parenthood in America is a better management that does exist. In America, students are taught about sex and the basics of it. At least in this country, teenagers are taught of what to expect if they do end up having sex and also teenagers are aware of the consequences at an early age. Japan is also open to teaching sex ed in their schools. They teach elementary students the basics of what happens when people have sex. As they go to high school, they are taught about the different "protective" methods of having sex. At the same time, it doesn't promote having sex but being educated about the outcomes of having sex. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia and India have also banned sex education. They both have similar beliefs as the Philippines because they would rather have parents teach their children about sex instead of a teacher. In India, they believe that sex education in school doesn’t have a place in the Indian culture. Saudi Arabia believes that it is an “immoral” social content to teach students about sex education.
What is your proposed solution to the issue you are researching? What can you make/build/do/create/propose in order to improve how that resource is managed?
We propose to have small organizations placed in the provinces of the Philippines to help educate the youth and teens about sex. They can serve as counseling if teens feel comfortable talking to someone else than their parents or if they have any questions about anything. It can also serve as a place where teens are educated about sex, protection, and consequences. The Catholic Church is saying that it should be left to parents about teaching this issue but do parents really know anything about this complex issue or how they can talk to their children about it?
What is your timeline for completing your final product? What will you need in terms of resources in order to complete the product?
· We will be doing more in depth research about this issue and the different perspectives that people have about sex education.
· At the same time, we will be contacting schools in the Philippines and organizations to gather more info.
· We will also gather images and clips of the life in the Philippines and the effects of uneducated teens and families about sex.
· Create our documentary.
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