“It’s so sad and so serious that a common toothpick in my country has to be imported from other countries. We don’t do it ourselves because we look down on ourselves… We think foreigners are the people to make changes. It’s something that pains me because we have been blessed with so many things.”

- Winifred Selbyco-started Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative

•Has a tensile strength that rivals steel (withstands up to 52,000 psi)

•Has twice the compressive strength of concrete

•The energy required in processing bamboo is less than for concrete, wood, and steel

BAYAWAN VISION

By 2020, Bayawan is the top agri-tourism city in the Philippines.

- Bamboosero -

bayaw ni juan…

Present Guod Shop

Proposed Guod Shop

and Showroom

Bike MentorshipJuly 2014

10-day Training

Green Transportation WS IDecember 2014

10-day Workshop

Green Transportation WS IISeptember 7 until

October 3, 2015

Bike MentorshipJuly 2014

10-day Training

milestones: trained 8 mentors Introduced bambu

bike to the city government

topics covered: bike mechanic bambu basics

building bambu bike frames

With the late Mayor Gerry Saraña (center).

Green Transportation WS INovember 2014

10-day Workshop

milestones:mentored 3 builders

partnership with depts of edu, trade &

industry, sci & tech, agrarian reform

topics covered: bambu basics bike accessories building bambu

bike frames

Turn-Over of Bambu Bikes to DTI, DOST and DARMarch 30, 2015, Bayawan City Gymnasium

With Bayawan City Mayor, Hon. Ismael P. Martinez (4th from left); Atty. Rene G. Gaudiel, City Administrator and representatives from DTI, DOST and DAR.

3 full-time builders 8 student-trainees

bambu shop

building & finishing bambu bike frames

Green Transportation WS IISeptember 7 until

October 3, 2015

October 05, 2015, Bayawan City Gymnasium

Student-trainees with the City Officials headed by the City Mayor, Hon. Ismael P. Martinez (center with eye glasses & white polo).

October 05, 2015, Bayawan National HS

lendonage

22

ht

4’ 8”

wt

40 kg

“kabata-an ay angpag-asa ng bayan.”

robert john

age

23

ht

5’ 4”

wt

57 kg

“knowing nothing is betterthan knowing it all.”

age

30

ht

5’ 5”

wt

51 kg

stephen“practicemakesperfect”

jae

age

30

ht

6’ 0”

wt

70 kg

“i am,therefore

i am”

edilberto

age

74

ht

6’ 0”

wt

96 kg

“nothing is impossible.”

ABCMHS/DepEdLGU-Bayawan/ DTI/DOST/ DAR

Bambu Tech/ Guod/Bayaw-ANI

Guidance/ supervision

Policy SupportMentorship/

Quality Control

Shop space and tools (power tools,

vise, etc…)

Financial Support during Trainings

and Exhibits

Tooling (Mitering Jig, Tacking Jig, rasps)

Build, product development

Promotion/Fairs/ Exhibits/Rides

Marketing/ documentation

•Built: 5 Bmx Bikes, 4 City Bikes, 4 Fixie Bikes, 3 Scooters (Estimated Total Worth: Php150K)

•Part-time Income For Student-builders (18 Students At Various Grade Levels) – Php25K in 6 months

•Participated in 10 Exhibits/Public Displays/Fairs

•Mobilized financial support of around a quarter of an M

•Recognized During The Bayanihan Sa Daan at The Malacañan Palace

•Cultivate Interest of Students for the Care of the Environment and on Craftsmanship

•Exploratory Subjects in Grade 7 and Grade 8 is already aligned with the Senior High School Track (carpentry) (a trailblazing adventure)• Includes bambu structures, furniture, crafts, even bambu coffin• To date, there is no available curriculum on bambu

•Using the Whole Brain Learning System, Integrate bambu from K to Grade 12 (Curriculum Development)

• Others

•Mapping of Bambu plantations in Nangka• Establishment of a Nursery• Establishment of Bambu Workshop & Water

Management Facility•Develop Nat’l Certificate (NC) on Bambu:

(autocad or other related design application, fine carpentry on bambu);•Partnership development with a university and

other institutions with similar interests

for their future…

basta bayawan