Philippines Educational Initiative

BEEP (Bike Empowerment Education Program)
Philippines ‘100 for 100’ Initiative

Student Impact

See how our BEEP program has created impacted for students in San Miguel, Philippines

Join Christy, one of our Filipina teachers, as she embarks on her daily journey to get to school, which takes her just over an hour. She takes a motorbike in her city (Tabaco City) to the seaport, travels across the ocean to a small island (San Miguel), and finally takes a motorbike up a mountain through rural settings to finally get to school.

Watch this video to see our partner school, San Miguel National High School, which is located on a small, remote island and students walk up to 3 hours just to get to school

The average teacher's salary in the Philippines is $400 USD/month. So to save money (50 pesos/$1 USD), teachers walk one portion of their journey (downhill from school to the seaport), which takes them around 30 minutes.

Student Bike Training and Orientation

Ceremony Day: Bike Distribution

Our 4 Phases

01

Identify Qualifying Students

Collect student surveys
Student photos
Student testimonials
Why do you want a bicycle?
How will this bicycle help you?

Identify Partner Bike Stores for Each School

School: San Miguel National High School

25 bikes, helmet and accessories:
Reflectors and mud gud (front and rear)
Transportation from shop to dock/port; boat ride and dock to school
TOTAL: 6600 pesos ($113 USD)

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Student Training and Orientation:

Duration 2 days:

Day 1: training and written test
Day 2: application test and ceremony - distribution of bikes and helmets
Date: September/October
Resources: Bike orientation guide given to all students/parents
Training Curriculum:
- bike safety
- benefits of using bicycles as a mode of transportation on the island/city
- types of bikes
- common issues in bikes and how to troubleshoot
- road signages and understanding them
- rural road safety practices; ride test