BAPWASA President Gloria Rearte (third from left) from Brgy. Pulo, San Antonio, Quezon receives the award for their group hailed as the first national Bayani Ka! winner for group-volunteerism category during the recently conducted KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Bayani Ka! Awarding Ceremony. Also proud with the recognition she received are San Antonio Mayor Erick Wagan and DSWD continue reading : Modern day hero
Knowing her rights, ending her pains
For a 26-year-old mother who started a family early, finally being able to afford a set of plastic table and chairs for their home is a great accomplishment already. But when she saw her property broken into pieces, it’s as if her world has broken, too. “Naaawa na kasi ako sa mga anak ko na continue reading : Knowing her rights, ending her pains
START OF A GOOD CHANGE.
Edna Villalobos, 26, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Halayhayin in Pililla, Rizal Province, shares that she has long suffered from physical abuse at home. However, through the Family Development Sessions (FDS) she attends to as a beneficiary of the program and counseling with her husband, her sufferings have ended. Now, continue reading : START OF A GOOD CHANGE.
4,000 field workers needed for DSWD’s Listahanan in CALABARZON
The Department of Social Welfare and Development is in need of more than 4,000 field workers to work on updating the list of poor households in the CALABARZON Region. The second round of household assessment of poor households under DSWD’s Listahanan targeting system is slated to be conducted this year. The first round of the continue reading : 4,000 field workers needed for DSWD’s Listahanan in CALABARZON
Bajau families benefit from Pantawid Pamilya
At least 260 Bajau families are now beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program through the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Homeless Street Families (MCCT-HSF). The said Bajaus are from Batangas City and Balayan (Batangas) and Lucena City (Quezon). The MCCT-HSF covers homeless street families who are not beneficiaries of the regular Pantawid Pamilya program continue reading : Bajau families benefit from Pantawid Pamilya
2014 Highlights: 366 livelihood associations organized
For year 2014 alone, the DSWD had organized a total of 366 livelihood groups, known as Self Employment Assistance Kaunlaran Associations (SKAs), in the CALABARZON Region. The said associations were organized under the Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Department. The program aims to build the capacity of identified beneficiaries to engage in micro-enterprise activities or continue reading : 2014 Highlights: 366 livelihood associations organized