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
Her voice, her place in the community
She used to be a ‘nobody’ in their community. Angeles Rañola (Agnes), 38, a resident of Brgy. Zone 3 in Dasmariñas City, Cavite Province, shared how her neighbors would gossip about her—a housewife struggling to feed her family of seven through doing laundry. “Naririnig ko na sinasabi nila kung kaya ko bang buhayin ang pamilya continue reading : Her voice, her place in the community
SHARING AND BEING HEARD.
Angeles Rañola, 38, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Zone 3 in Dasmariñas City, Cavite Province, shares how her family’s life changed through the interventions of the program before a crowd of more than 5,000 people during the National Family Day held in the city last September 2014. She also encourages continue reading : SHARING AND BEING HEARD.
The journey to full time community service
For a housewife who had no interest in joining any barangay activities, it is ironic to see her now facilitating community projects in their municipality. “Sa totoo lang, hindi ko talaga hilig sumali sa mga activities ng barangay. Nagsimula lang ako noong dumating ang Kalahi dahil naging interesado ako sa layunin nito. Hindi ko akalain continue reading : The journey to full time community service
Place for young minds
Three to four-year old children in Brgy. Poblacion, San Antonio, Quezon now have their new day care center through the assistance of DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS in 2013. Before, the barangay only rents a place to hold classes for day care students. Now, they have their own day care center to hone young minds and give them continue reading : Place for young minds