Volunteers from SAMASILA and Bantay Kalikasan, civil society organizations in Patnanungan, Quezon Province, are trained on proper facilitation of Family Development Sessions for the parent-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in their municipality.**** ************* 600 volunteers help DSWD in strengthening poor families At least 600 volunteers from different civil society organizations (CSOs) have continue reading : TOWARDS STRENGTHENING POOR FAMILIES.
Free medicines, big savings for tomorrow
Rocelyn Estillar, 41, is going home with a smile. Clutching a few bottles of medicine for her son’s asthma, she has one less burden to carry. Rocelyn brought 10-year-old son Jimuel to the health center in the town proper for a checkup. She could not be more contented as her days of worrying about money continue reading : Free medicines, big savings for tomorrow
PRIORITIZING CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Rocelyn Estillar (in red), 41, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Brgy. Poblacion 2, Agdangan in Quezon Province, learned the value of keeping an eye on her children’s health, especially her son Jimuel, 10, who have asthma. She is glad that she is able to avail free checkups and medicines for her continue reading : PRIORITIZING CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Ubi para sa lahat
Six years ago, Giselle Perigrin wishes nothing but improve her family’s living condition. Today, however, she has 8 other families to dream for as well as the hundreds of the poor families in her community. Giselle, 38, a resident of Brgy. Ilayang Tayuman in San Francisco, Quezon Province, is the president of the Sagisag ng continue reading : Ubi para sa lahat
BETTER INCOME OPPORTUNITIES
Hurdy Francis Palma, 38, finds confidence in farming ubi since becoming a beneficiary of the Sustainable Livelihood Program. Not only he was given training on ubi harvesting, but he was also given better opportunities to market his products through the help of the Sagisag ng SEA-K Association, a group composed of SLP beneficiaries in their continue reading : BETTER INCOME OPPORTUNITIES
A CHANCE TO CHANGE
Giselle Perigrin, 38, a beneficiary of the DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Sustainable Livelihood Program in San Francisco, Quezon, serves as the President of the Sagisag ng SEA-K Association, which buys ubi crops from poor farmers in their locality at a minimal profit. According to her, Sagisag’s business is not just meant for its continue reading : A CHANCE TO CHANGE