Dvs Project
Dvs Project
CANDIDATE # 0081
I would also like to thank my mother, Ms. Marenga for aiding me with the startup capital and the
unwavering support she gave me throughout the project. Our gratitude goes to the school community
(students, teaching and non-teaching staff) who supported us by finding it at their hearts by purchasing our
products as well as providing feedback, your participation not only validated our efforts but also helped us
learn from a real target.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT WORK UNDERTAKEN:.......................................................................................2
BRIEF HISTORY OF PROJECT AREA...................................................................................................................3
RATIONALE.............................................................................................................................................................4
AIM AND OBJECTIVES...........................................................................................................................................5
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION...................................................................................................................................5
FEASIBILITY STUDY (SWOT ANALYSIS)..............................................................................................................6
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION................................................................................................................................7
EVALUATION.........................................................................................................................................................15
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................................................16
RECOMMENDATIONS..........................................................................................................................................16
EXIT STRATEGY...................................................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................................................17
PROJECT JOURNAL / DIARY...............................................................................................................................18
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and crown of thorns meant to beautify the surroundings. There are about 24 varieties of plants in
the recreational park. The 2018 completing Development Studies students planted 10 plants but it
still faced with challenges. The challenges include vandalism of the park’s property and trees by
the students due to lack of fencing. The students misuse the water from the tap, which makes the
park untidy and muddy. Those who utilize the park are usually trespassers either going to the
assembly area or to the staffroom.
Figure 1.6 shows poor plants management in the school park. Individual observations led to conclusion that some
plants that proliferate tend to colonize the park and behaved like weed which makes it difficult for other plants to
survive in the management area. Efforts must be sustained to ensure the survival of a variety of select plants, which
will be used as for teaching and learning purposes. Figure 12.4 above picture showing some part of the envisaged
park view of the Mater Spei College.
The planting of lawn would also promote conservation, prevent soil erosion, improve the aesthetic
appearance of the school park, and provide a conducive atmosphere for relaxation and recreation
by students and teachers to promote social dialogue or exchange. The above environmental
concerns motivated us to work towards improve the appearance of the school park.
The main intention of carrying out this project is to promote environmental awareness among the
Mater Spei College community. To enable us to us to conduct the project we formed companies
and elected committees to assist in cases of division of labour and responsibility allocation in the
companies of students.
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religious education center and a remedial center. There are two double storied hostels for boys
and girls. The school is one of the most excelling schools country-wide.
The above table shows that in 2014, 851 students wrote the BGCSE and obtained a percentage of
37.38% attaining position two nationally, and in 2015 844 students wrote the BGCSE and obtained
a percentage of 35.55% of them attaining 5C’s or more in their subjects. In 2016, 827 students
wrote the BGCSE with 40.00% of them attaining 5C’s or better attaining position two nationally, in
2017 838 students wrote the BGCSE with 39.95% of them obtaining 5 credits or more and in 2018
836 wrote BGCSE with 37.62 % of the getting 5 c’s or better.
The results are fluctuating because the school enrolments are not the same. Again the higher the
students enrolment the lower the academic performance.
RATIONALE
My project is t write about what I have done to develop the mater Spei College park. The intention
to make the park more attractive and as good as an entertainment and learning facility. The park
will also be another facility that could be used to increase social space during some busy days to
reduce congestion. Currently the park is uninhabitable and as a result the park conditions have to
be improved to make the park more usable. The park is also located in a strategic position in the
school (near the main assembly point, staffroom and in front of the St. Perpetua House which
areas house a lot of people in the Mater Spei College Community ( refer to Figure 1.1.0 below).
Activities for improving the park will include: planting of the lawn to make natural carpet, mounting
of garden benches for sitting whilst discussing and mounting of a light banner that will be a
constant reminder about local and global issues especially health, environmental and economic.
All the above improvement activities need money, hence fundraising. We realised that the group
strength will give us an opportunity to raise more money for the project. The project will promote
environmental awareness and cleanliness amongst the community.
We are also going to mount a light burner in the school park which will be connected to the
electricity to enhance constant accessibility. The light burner will be installed to display a
prominent message to the community of Mater Spei College. The light burner will be installed at
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the top of the sanitizing spot near the staff room to connect information dissemination and
compliance to the Covid-19 protocols.
The Mater Spei College Development Studies students are going to;
OBJECTIVES
The Mater Spei College Development Studies student are going to:
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
As the Development Studies students we used three data collection methods to determine the
needs of the Mater Spei Community. The methods we used were the use of questionnaire,
interview and the observation method. First we used the first hand information we had to
determine the needs of the college. From observations we learnt that the community is faced with
several challenges:
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1. Littering, Pollution, Petty Crime, Vandalization Of School Property, Environmental
Degradation In the School park
This information was then used to create a Questionnaire that was issued out to the Mater Spei
Community to choose what they felt as their major issue of concern. I interviewed sample size of
100 people, 60 students and 40 staff members and the results of the questionnaire are as follows:
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The above table shows that 100 people who were interviewed 50 people considered
environmental degradation as an issue of concern in school whereas 30 people considered theft
as a concern in school, 10 people chose littering as an issue of concern and lastly 10 people
considered pollution as an issue of concern. We believed that environmental degradation is an
issue of concern in Mater Spei College because the surrounding of Mater Spei College is
unattractive and has few plants species that are dying because of not being well taken care of.
The resources that we took into consideration before implementation of the project were as
follows;
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offered for sale. With more than two hundred (200) members it could be easy to raise the start-up
capital which could be invested in the larger school market of more than 1800 learners and staff.
The school is also located in the Light Industrial Site, Francistown where there are located many
wholesales from where we may buy our merchandise in bulks and lower prices. The school truck
and van could be used to ferry the kraal manure and imported soil if the need arises.
2. Land: There was need to plan for the land since the school park was already available. The
previous Development Studies learners had asked for permission to develop the park into a
modernised recreational facility from the School Head. On handing over, they had informed us that
permissioned had been granted and will expire on full completion of the project. The permission
will help us in the event of accidental damage to school utilities infrastructure.
3. Labour: In our case we are not going to need much labour since the students will be taking part
in this project. We will need to write a letter to the school manager and school head to ask
permission for a to allow external technicians who will install the light banner as the manufacturers
for us for free.
4. Time: Most of our activities will be done after lesson and after study. The project is then less
likely to interfere with the learning of the students. We intend to do the activities that will not be
time consuming. Individual members could take turns for watering and removing the weed. The
turns will be guided the duty rota designed. The project encourages teamwork at an early age,
teaches learners environmental awareness, instils entrepreneurial skills. It exposed members to a
variety research skills and methods such as questionnaire, interview and observation which I
can use to conduct needs assessment and busines market research.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
FORMATION OF COMPANIES
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The Development Studies learners brainstormed on how to implement their plan.
Companies were established to encourage efficiency and teamwork through division of labor. Company sizes ranged
from 6 to 10 members. As for my group, it entailed of three female members and one male. Some mother company
coordinators were chosen from the sub-companies. We realized that companies would be efficient as group targets
would be met quickly.
ELECTION OF THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE OFFICIALS
COORDINATION RESPONSIBILITIES
OFFICIAL
Chairperson To direct meetings and manage the group members to ensure
compliance to standards agreed upon. To resolve issues or conflicts
amicably.
Treasurer Keep financial records; and procedures are kept. To assist in the
making of both budgets and financial reports.
Secretary Records project group meetings; memorandum and prepares minutes
of meetings from notes and recordings. Helps in the preparation of
financial reports.
The voting was coordinated by a fellow student not part of our company to promote democracy
and fairness. We appointed as election officers, fellow students to and we used First Past the
Post system to determine the winners of the three different posts.
The whole exercise was based on our democratic principles of consensus and respect for law.
Election to office was based on the basic standards of competence, skills, positive attitude,
ability to learn apply knowledge and information from different sources. Good Mathematicians,
listeners, presenters, negotiators, analysists and script writers were the characters that we
emphasized for recognition, for the Project Office. Some group members’ parents run private
businesses. This enabled us to get basic services for free. These were intended to enable the
group to manage and share information with the beneficiary. Amongst the personnel were mostly
prefects and class monitors and monitresses who used their experiences to make decisions and
plan the course of action.
Figure 2.3 Mind map for Fund-Raising Activities In Mater Spei College
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chocolate
cakes
SALE OF
VARIOUS
PRODUCTS
Hellos
Nick naks
chips
We needed to raise funds so as to be able to achieve our aims as a company. From the analysis
of the brainstormed ideas we discarded nick naks and biscuits as most of the students were going
to sell the products so we will have more competition hence delay in meeting the deadlines. We
were actually after fast moving goods and non-perishables and also goods that are available in
nearby wholesales hence proximity to the supplies. After analyzing the brainstormed ideas, we
drew a research tool that is a questionnaire to be distributed to the community so that they chose
what they want us to provide for sale.
We were issued some licenses to restrict illegal selling of products in the school.
A business market survey was conducted before the beginning of selling activities therefore data
collection will be computed through the use of a table. We carried out a research to find the most
popular items among the Mater Spei College community, especially the learners who are in the
majority. Each member interviewed fifty people as a data collection method and a total of 80
interviewees
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Product/Items for sale Total Score % Score
Chocolate cake
Chili tomato dibonzi
Ginger biscuits
Stumbo lollipops
Halls sweets
Sneaker naks
Galaxy biscuits
Figure2.5 The above table shows that out of 50 students interviewed five of them (10%) would like to purchase Nick
naks, four out of them making 8 % would like to buy lollypops. Seven students of total 14% would like to buy Hall’s
sweets and 5 students making a total of 10% would like to buy ginger biscuits. Three students of total 6% would like to
buy sneaker snaks and nine students making 18% would like to buy chocolate mint sweets. Six students of 12%
would like to buy Eclairs chocolate sweets and eight students making 16% would like to buy chilli tomato dibonzi.
It would therefore be proper to sell Eclairs chocolate sweets because majority of students are
willing to purchase them. We decided to sell our products as a group in order to gain access to a
large group of customers through our many friends and colleagues. We also approached our
teachers to sell our products. For easier supervision our group chairperson opted for Division of
labor, he divided us into mini groups, each with a target market to handle hence increased
efficiency. After selling the company’s treasurer collected the funds and kept a strict financial
record of the revenue accounts. Funds were remitted to the treasure who financial who will record
according bookkeeping standards or rules.
Figure 2.6 Fund raising involved a daunting task of reading large quantities of coins. The picture
shows myself counting the large quantities of coins that were contributed to make for use the
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initial capital. I was directly involved as treasurer in the collection and counting of funds so
contributed.
The above information shows that group targets were partially achieved which means that the
amount raised matched with the targets. Target amount could not be reached as Covid-19
distracted all our efforts to reach customers who are mainly students. Schools closed early and
when they resumed, movements around classes were restricted, other protocols such social
distancing led to the decrease in the market size.
1. Impact assessment made and it was observed that cultivation may lead to damage to the
pipe that connects the sanitizing spot sinks and the soak-away constructed in the park.
2. The wastewater collected in the soak-away may affect the lawn because it has cleaning
chemical, the grass may retard or perish.
3. The grass may actually benefit from the moisture from the soak-away underneath.
Features: Ever green grass, flowers, palatable to farm and wild animals, wider and flexible leaves,
germinates within a week, spreads quickly to new territories, as a creeper, can penetrate difficult
terrains such as wall cracks, matured (grows to a height of 30-40 cm).
Lawns are commonly used for relation, events such as church meetings, weddings, and children’s
parties, so it sis important to have them, know their diseases; how to care for and when to plant
them. Planting and management of the Kikuyu lawn takes the below listed order or program:
Cultivation of the soil, application of fertilizer, recultivation, and levelling of soil, marking of the
planting rows, planting of seeds, watering, regularized removal of weeds and mowing.
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The previous Environmental Education Committee members had used stones, bricks, and old tree
logs to develop rockeries. The logs had deteriorated into hallow round wooden tubes after being
eaten by termites and were now dirtying the park and providing ground for litter by learners around
the facility.
Some day students were request to look for quotations for lawn planting materials at the nearby
florist shops and outlets. Amongst the many lawn seed shops the Francistown Builders
Warehouse offered competitive prices of the Kikuyu grass and fertilizer.
The quantity purchased specifically covers 150 square meters which is approximately 50% of the
total area of the park which itself is 314 square metres. The remaining or uncovered area will be
covered through later as the Kikuyu is an invasive and can spread quickly, invading, and
colonizing other areas outside the lawn area.
Figure 22.34 Female learners and group members cultivating the soil to loosen it and improve aeration.
Figure 23-4 above show Tashatha Ndaba (facing camera watering the soil before planting); other members
clearing the park. Watering was meant to improve soil moisture, dissolve the fertilizer and speed germination and
ease of spread to other areas.
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Observatio Group Activity; Progress Report Reporting Shift Group
n Period
Fortnight 1 Clearing the Park, Cultivating Morning Shift
Fortnight 2 Levelling the Soil, Watering Afternoon Shift
Fortnight 3 Application of fertilizer, Watering Morning Shift
Fortnight 4 Measuring, Planting Lawn, Watering Afternoon Shift
Fortnight 5 Irrigation. Signs of germination evident. Need Morning Shift
for continued watering. Handing-over done to
ensure smooth transition and project
continuity. Mr. Chaya gives assurance for
continuity as the project falls under his work
routine.
Figure 4.5 Shift Group Activity Observation Reports
The duty Rota above shows which class is to attend to the park on each day of the week from
Monday to Sunday. To cater for all students in the groups, the shifts introduced in the wake of
covid-19 were used to substitute any group. As such this accommodates the day scholars and
spears the cost of transport to come to school on weekends. Since it is not a must for the teachers
to be in school during weekends the boarding students have to be self-driven to be able to
supervise themselves to get the job done.
Fig 20 shows rows along which the Kikuyu lawn seeds were planted. This was done to ensure ease of future
monitoring and control of the spread of the lawn which is described as naturally creepy and territorial in character
(www.progardentips.co/kikuyu-grass).
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Figure 23 shows the drafts stage of light burners. Varieties of artistic impressions were presented by group
members with inclinations to art from which to design the envisaged light box. Design requests were also outsourced
to former students who are computer literate. The final product adopted for production was designed by Thuso
Matenge.
The Light Burner was designed by different group members to serve as a communication
medium for use by Mater Spei College community and visiting public. It also served as a
testimony of the group’s appreciation of the capability of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) in the dissemination of important information to members. It would address
Environmental Awareness and Health issues especially during the current heath crisis. Varieties of
theme colors and content material were presented for discussion before approval for launching,
production and installation.
We to adopt the design with Environmental Green color, combining it Covid-19 Awareness content
material in recognition of the significance of the latter as a global health crisis. All the pillars of
the Covid-19 protocols were adopted for inclusion in the banner line messages.
The group sought permission to connect the banner to the school’s electricity grid and mount the
banner above the sanitizing sinks which were installed along the park fence. This change, we
believed could benefit all immediately they accessed the sanitizing spot by the assembly area. The
permission was granted by the School Manager and School Head.
Figure 2XII shows the Sanitizing Spot at Mater Spei College. The facility was constructed as a measure by the
school to reduce the spread of the virus and promote compliance to the international health protocols issued by the
World Health Organization (WHO) after the declaration of the spread of the virus spread as a global pandemic.
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ACQUISITION OF GARDEN BENCHES
Figure 2X A set of concrete garden benches that were donated by Francistown Quarries, Botswana. The donation
was a response to the project group’s request for assistance when the group failed to raise funds amidst the Covid-19
Pandemic.
The benches would serve the purposes for which they were initially intended, those of recreation
and study purposes. It is our considered view that when used properly the furniture will assist in
promotion of social distancing protocol.
EVALUATION
Achievements/Successes
Challenges
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2. The use of the Fire Extinguisher Hose Pipe for soaking the soil with water and
fertilizer and irrigation led to the use of more water which is likely to hike the water
bill for school.
Solutions
1. Recommendation for the purchasing of polyvinyl water tank to harvest rainwater for use in
irrigation of lawn
CONCLUSION
In our plan and resolve to complete the Community development project by the 2019 completing
class, we decided to change the title of Project to read: Uplifting of the Mater Spei College Park.
Several development ideas and strategies were raised and evaluated. We brainstormed on
various activities that will help us achieve our aim Raising funds for the project. We managed to
do this through the establishment of small-scale businesses through which we raised the initial
capital of BWP.432.00 which we later used to buy fertilizer and lawn Kikuyu lawn seeds. Our
project was heavily impacted by the emergence of Covid-19. Most activities planned for were
immediately halted on declaration of the virus as a pandemic, even small-scale transactions such
as the sale of sweets were stopped. We opted for the request the of donations from various
development partners / the private sector because the Covid-19 Pandemic had contributed to low
economic activity.
We managed to buy fertilizer and lawn seeds, plant the seeds, acquire a donation of a set of
garden benches, an assurance for of a Light Burner donation from eighty8 Print and Graphics
(Pty) Ltd which we recommended for installation on delivery which activity should coordinated by
the current Form 4 Development Studies learners and the School Manager. The project will
benefit the Mater Spei College since the park will be used for study/discussions, meetings, and
recreation purposes.
We believed that other important health information will be shared on a sustainable basis through
the light-burner. A decision was then made to have the project handed over to the Environmental
Education Club, the 2020 Form 4 Development Studies students, The School Grounds and
Gardening Department and the School Management for further development.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The following suggestions were rendered to the school authority and Environmental Education
Club (EEC) to improve School Park in Mater Spei College. The following were made:
1. The Form 4 currently doing Development Studies learners to raise funds for a lawn
irrigation system
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2. The Development Studies students should make a plant irrigation system to re-use water
that was ‘already used’ from the public tap near the Park to water trees and lawn inside the
Park as a water saving strategy.
EXIT STRATEGY
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On the 19 of September this year at 1430 hours we handed over the park to the school’s
Environmental Education club and the School Management.
The handing over was held in the park as it was promised to be a wonderful venue as it would
show how improved it was and space allowing for everyone to hear what is being said
comfortably. Mogomotsi Piet handed over the Park on behalf of the Development Studies
students in the school to the Environmental Education Club chairperson Kwao Maganu. Whilst
giving over the Park she clearly said that it was with great aims that we took a decision to carry out
this Project. The objective being the thirst of making the Park an area of relaxation used by
students and staff for leisure reasons to raise environmental awareness by having a botanical
section in the Park. On receiving the Park, the chairperson promised to do the best in looking after
the Park and making sure to make a good change to the Park.
The invited guests was St. Perpetua Head of House Mr. Charles Seboko. He repesented the
school management at the event. The Park is located in is management area. Mr. Seboko
encouraged us to keep up the teamwork spirit. The School’s Boarding Master, Mr. Chaya, was
also invited as the Supervising Officer of the School Grounds Management Staff acknowledged
receipt of the lawn. He said that he will inform others on the new developments in the Park. He
added that the plants and trees are grown already so it’s been made easy for them. He promised
to take care of the Park in the furtherance of the Mater Spei College Community Development
Project Group's Goals.
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
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GLOSSARY
VENUE: TBD
DATE: 00/00/25
TIME: 15:30
AGENDA
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1. Prayer –
2. Welcome Notes –
3. Introductions –
4. Project Background –
5. Handing Over:
6. Vote Of Thanks
7. Closing Prayer –
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