Abstract

The case study presents results of the investigation on the impact of the sustainable livelihood program (SLP) implemented by City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) to the marginalized Filipinos in Butuan City, Philippines.  The study utilized the descriptive-correlational design to determine the extent of impact and tested the significant effect of the SLP to the improvement of their economic (employment, the creation of skills,) and social (peace development, personal satisfaction) of those beneficiaries of the said project.  Though the triple constraints (time, scope, and cost) of the project was also present and limit this study, the researchers have collaborated with social workers and leaders of each community to ensure that the data-gathering plan met the standard requirement. Combination of purposive and convenience sampling techniques were mostly deployed during the survey, while observations and interviews from time to time were executed to validate other points which were critical in the interpretations and analyses of the results. The study had open new information that SLP project has a significant contribution in the social protection for those marginalized people not only in Butuan City but also in other regions of Philippines with a high population of marginalized Filipinos. The beneficiaries of the project mostly women were able to generate a new source of income that could support their daily needs. It also sparks hope for every marginalized Filipinos because there was this personal satisfaction achieved within themselves, 32 percent of the respondents agreed that it developed their well-being, while 41 percent believed SLP provide poverty alleviation. Most of the respondents concluded that SLP had created for positive peace development to their respective household, and to the community since it gives them the motivation to support this project so it will grow and become a sustainable livelihood program. The R-squared of .948 concludes that at least 94.8 percent of the variance on the impact of SLP project could explain the factors that influence economic and social development among the marginalized Filipinos in Butuan City, Philippines.