Farmers facing poverty - the success of the San Agustin Farmers: Philippines Case Study Teacher's Notes Student Activities Use reference material including atlases and encylopaedia to describe the location and geography of San Agustin. Refer to its site, situation, climate and topography. Use the resources section to help you; List ten reasons which explain why San Agustin was selected as the recipient of SAIALP. Categorise your responses as economic, social, political or environmental factors; Briefly describe the purpose of the San Agustin Farmers Association. How did they respond to the living conditions that existed in their community prior to 1994?; Draw a simple chart which clearly demonstrates the links between the following groups involved in San Agustin. Refer to SAGUFA, SAIALP, AusAid, PACAP, SWCF. Explain why these groups provide a good example of bilateral development aid at work; Use a concept map to describe the living conditions in San Agustin prior to 1994; Describe how the living conditions in San Agustin have improved since SAIALP. What quality of life indicators have been used in San Agustin to measure these improvements?; Imagine that you are a field worker for AusAid. You have been asked to visit San Agustin to report on the effectiveness of the program. What physical, social, economic and environmental factors need to be considered to make a judgement about the effectiveness of the program?; Where would you find out this information? (e.g government/private organisations); Explain the worth (or not) of interviewing individual farmers, members of SAGUFA, non-members and community leaders. What services/facilities/farming activities would you expect to be shown?; Use the case study to summarise you findings to this statement: Has Australia's money been well spent?   Top © Commonwealth of Australia