Ten organized associations of women from Luisiana in Laguna Province were provided with Php693,000 worth of livelihood assistance under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). Majority of these women are beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The SLP, one of DSWD’s core social poverty alleviation programs, seeks to continue reading : Luisiana women receive livelihood assistance
Cabinet Secs to beneficiaries: “Magkatuwang tayo sa pagbabago”
Cabinet Secretaries of the present administration emphasized that the government and the people must work together to improve the lives of the poor. This was during the Daang Matuwid Caravan held last July 21 in Club Manila East, Taytay in Rizal Province. Among those present in the activity were Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department continue reading : Cabinet Secs to beneficiaries: “Magkatuwang tayo sa pagbabago”
DSWD, partners promote total sanitation among Pantawid HHs in Buenavista
One hundred percent of the household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Buenavista, Quezon Province now have their own toilet facilities. This is after the integration of the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Program in the Family Development Sessions (FDS) of the said beneficiaries in 2014 as part of the Department of Social Welfare and continue reading : DSWD, partners promote total sanitation among Pantawid HHs in Buenavista
A growing business and a new home—Opportunities for a poor family’s brighter future
A BUSINESS FOR THE FAMILY. Remedios Magadia, 55, a beneficiary of the DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), manages a dressmaking business through the help of the zero-interest capital assistance provided by the SLP. From just one sewing machine, which she used to support her four children, she now has five continue reading : A growing business and a new home—Opportunities for a poor family’s brighter future
The greatest legacy to the children—a better life
Every time she visits her 29-year-old daughter and her family, Emelita Alfonso, 50, almost cannot believe her eyes. “Hindi ko sukat akalain na ‘yung mga anak ko ay mga bata pa ay magaganda na ang buhay, may sariling bahay at kayang suportahan ang kani-kanilang pamilya,” Emelita proudly shared. Emelita, a resident of Brgy. Pantihan III continue reading : The greatest legacy to the children—a better life
Doing everything for the children’s future
A BETTER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. Children of Brgy. Del Rosario in Tagkawayan, Quezon Province now enjoy a good classroom—a far better learning experience as compared to sharing with two to three grade levels and even sharing chairs with each other. Through the help of the community residents of the said barangay, the Del Rosario Elementary School continue reading : Doing everything for the children’s future