Ateneo de Zamboanga

University
College
of Nursing
Community Organizing
Participatory
Action Research

Minimizing
Environmental Hazards
and Enhancing Waste
Disposal at Zonta Drive,
Zone 3, Boalan

COPAR
Community Organizing Participatory Action Research
COPAR

is a social development approach that

aims to transform the apathetic, individualistic
and voiceless poor into dynamic, participatory
and responsive community.
It is guiding of the people of the community for
them to be able to point out specific problems in
the community no matter how major or minor the
problem may be.
COPAR envisions to empower people for
community development by building and
managing an effective organization

PURPOSE
identify

their main
problems as a
participatory group
to formulate
appropriate plan of
actions

RATIONALE
to

aid the people in taking concrete action in

solving their problems
develop the responsibility to manage
problems
enhance their community more in the future.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

What

are the current and recurring

problems faced by the people of Zonta?
Are the community members working
together ever since to improve Zonta?
How will the coordination within the
people of the community in terms of
support, commitment, and human
resources?

METHODOLOGY
First,

a request letter for the conduct of the

research study will be sent to the Barangay
Chairman.
When approved, ADB will be conducted.
Out of 30 households from Zonta Drive, Zonta 3,
Boalan, Zamboanga City, 20 households will be
selected.
The family in each household will be assessed
and interviewed by the use of Assessment
Database (ADB).
Lastly, the scores per category will be tallied.
finally come up with an analysis and
interpretation of the data of each category.

LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The

respondents of this study will only

include residents from Zonta Drive,
Zone 3, Boalan, Zamboanga City.

Twenty

families will be chosen through

simple random sampling.

PHASES OF
COPAR

PRE ENTRY PHASE

OCULAR

SURVEY

PRE ENTRY PHASE

Interview

key informants
Identify project site
Develop survey tools - ADB

PRE ENTRY PHASE

Community

Assembly

ENTRY PHASE
Deliver

basic essential health care services

ORGANIZATIONAL PHASE
Election

of community
health organization/
CHO officers.

Consolidate community diagnosis and results

Gender Distribution

46%

Male

54%
Female

Age Distribution
15%

15%

6%
15%

16%

4%

12%
17%

0-5 years old

6-10 years old
11-15 years
old
16-25 years
old
26-35 years
old
36-45 years
old
46-55 years
old
56 and above

Family Structure
6%
33%

Nuclear
Extended

61%

Beanpole

Highest Educational
Attainment

Post Graduate College

28%

21%
Tertiary
8%

14%
29%

Secondary
Elementary
Out of School

Occupation

5%

Professional
15%

Construction Worker
Laborer

47%
14%

5%

14%

Commercial Worker
Mechanical Worker
Unemployed

Religious Affiliation
6%

1%

1%
Roman Catholic
Islam
Protestant
Mormons
92%

Ethnic Background
8%
Zamboangue
o

29%

Visayan
63%

Tausug

Monthly Income
5%

8%
2,500php below
41%

19%

2,500-5,000php
5,000-7,500php
7,500-10,000php
10,000php above

27%

Home Ownership
5%

30%

Rented
Owned
Free
65%

Structure of the House

25%

strong
mixed

75%

Lighting Facilities
5%

electricity
kerosene

95%

Water Supply

50%

50%

reservoir of boalan
ZC water district

Water Storage

32%
direct pipe
covered container
68%

Cooking Facilities
20%

Gas stove
firewood

80%

Drainage Facilities
20%

blind
open

80%

Methods of Disposal
10%

open burning
burial pit

90%

Types of Toilet
16%

pail system
17%

flush type
closed pit privy
67%

Domestic Animals
5%

5%
dog

5%

pig
15%

chicken
60%

10%

cat
bird
duck

General Housing Condition

20%

congested
uncongested

80%

Nutritional Status

35%
Normal
65%

Underweight

Immunization Status of
Children

20%

Complete
Incomplete
80%

Family Planning

30%
None
Artificial
70%

Problem Tree

Problem Tree

Problem Tree

Scale Ranking

Scale Ranking

Scale Ranking

ORGANIZATIONAL PHASE
Formulate community health plan

ORGANIZATIONAL PHASE

Implement/monitor/evaluate health projects

Seminar

on Solid Waste Disposal

 Posting

of Sanitation Slogans

 General

Cleaning

 Health

Hazard

Teachings on Rabies and Fall

 Dumping

Pit

SUSTENANCE AND STRENGTHENING

PHASE
Assess/re-plan

community health programs

SUSTENANCE AND STRENGTHENING

PHASE

Assess/re-plan community health programs

Evalutation

SUSTENANCE AND STRENGTHENING

PHASE
Recommendations:
A

great focus of implementation concerning

proper waste management.
Also, encouragement to the resident of the
community to take part in the roads to be taken
n progress of the community is highly significant
And importantly, sufficient education and
awareness must be offered to the residents

Prepared and submitted by

Abubakar, Umair Qadir S.

Ajirim, Almira A.

Asani, Fatima Rea Dyan A.

Ong, Janee Laurene C.

Partosa, Angel

Pelayo, Warren R.

Pula, Fatima Anesha A.

Pulido, Diana Teresa G.

Rasonabe, Adrianne Ashkleya Denise L.

Recinto, Angelika Mae S.

Rubio, Acer M.

Salvador, Hannah Faith P.

Mrs. Ellenor D. Velasco, RN MN

Adviser