Brigada Skwela is a nationwide voluntary effort in the Philippines where teachers, parents, students, and community members conduct minor repairs and cleanups at schools before the start of the school year. This event began in 2003 as part of the Department of Education's back to school program and encourages volunteers to donate their time and materials like paint and lumber. Through donations from local businesses, over 12,000 schools benefited in 2003 with savings of 392 million pesos for maintenance expenses. By 2005, over 26,000 schools participated, saving over 1 billion pesos for school upkeep.

1. PREPARED BY: MR.JAMES R. CAMANGYAN

2. BRIGADA SKWELA
Also known as the Bayanihan Para sa Paaralan.
Is a nationwide voluntary effort of
teachers,parents,students,community members, and other
organizations to do minor repairs and clean-ups on their
schools in preparation for the start of the school year.
This event started in 2003 as part of the Oplan Balik Skwela
Program and national maintenance Week of the Department
of Education (DepED). It encourage volunteers give out their
time,effort,and even donate materials such as
paint,cement,lumber and other lumber and other materials,
which could be used for minor repairs and building.
Donations from local corporations and businesses are given
in kind.

3. CONTENT
ACTIVITIES
Minor repairs are usually done before the opening of
the classes. Maintenance work such as the repainting of the
roof and exterior walls, repair of leaking water pipes, ceiling
boards, broken furniture and windows, cleaning of toilets,
and gardening are done by volunteers with the help of
donations is kind from non-government organizations and
corporations.
As early as February, school heads recruit volunteers
who would participate in the brigade,by March,they would
approach local business for donations,then orgamize work
groups by April. It is usally held two weeks prior to every
year’s opening classes.

4. BENEFITS
Aside from promoting the spirit of volunteerism ,since
its lunch public schools have benefited in terms of their
community maintenance and operating Expenses (MOOE).
► 2003: 12,000 public schools (30% of all schools)
392 million of community MOOE
► 2004: 16,000 schools (38% of all schools.)
717.1 million community MOOE.
► 2005: 26,000 schools (62% of all schools)
Over 1 billion community MOOE
This brigade has save the government the amount of 153.16
million in donations, services, and volunteer hours and in
2008,it save the government about 2.9 billion.

5. THANK YOU….