The Guide on Establishing Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSP) for the SBFP and Other Priority Programs of the Department of Education is offered as a resource guide for planning and initiating multi-stakeholder partnerships for pre-identified DepEd programs.

• For the Department of Education: The Guide mirrors the process of building partnerships for SBFP in SY 2014-2015. It is a process that may continuously be tested and improved towards a more detailed formulation of partnership-building in the DepEd concept.

• For the Local Governments, especially those interested in advocating for education: The Guide shows concrete points of engagement between the DepEd and LGUs. It will help in answering the questions: What does partnership with DepEd entail? What can be done? Are we ready to commit? LGUs can also adapt the steps identified in the Guide for their own partnership-building efforts.

• For the Private Sector: The Guide gives a glimpse of how DepEd can build partnerships and the unique contributions that the private sector (NGOs, academe, business, civic groups and church) can give. This will help in the determination of needed resources resources and expertise relevant to DepEd. The private sector can also adapt the steps identified in the Guide for their own partnership-building efforts.