Four volunteer-driven projects of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), namely three 2-classroom buildings in Barangay Lundag, Catagdaan, and Estaca, and the municipal isolation facility in Poblacion, were turned over to the communities in Pilar, Bohol on September 15, 2022. Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Erwin T. continue reading : Sec. Tulfo leads turnover of four KALAHI projects to Pilar communities
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII, through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), announced the winners for the third edition of the Salaysay ng Buhay ng Pamilyang Pantawid. The writing tilt has three categories that highlight the following characters in the family: Kwento ni Tatay (father’s story), Salaysay ni Inay continue reading : DSWD-7 announces Salaysay ng Buhay ng Pamilyang Pantawid winners
Many of the projects produced by the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) are perceived to be duplications of projects implemented by other government agencies. Among the common projects implemented are facilities and roads that are identified by members of the community as their primary needs. However, KALAHI-CIDSS does continue reading : Alcoy LGU, KALAHI-CIDSS’ collaborative project bridges a public health gap
DSWD Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo led the distribution of the livelihood assistance grant of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) in the three municipalities in the province of Bohol during his visit. In his message during the payout, DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo addressed the beneficiaries to work hard and make their livelihood sustainable. “Ako lang i-remind continue reading : Secretary Tulfo reminds the SLP beneficiaries to put the grant to good use
Some 267 households who are now self-sufficient graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) held in the Bohol Cultural Center, Tagbilaran City, on September 16, 2022. The 4Ps graduation ceremony was conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) and attended by the three (3) Bohol district representatives, Bohol continue reading : 267 self-sufficient 4Ps households graduate in Bohol
One of the many things that the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) does is to advocate participation among members of the community wherein they become part of a volunteer group that identifies solutions based on their needs. San continue reading : San Francisco town in Camotes accepts two volunteer-driven projects from KALAHI-CIDSS
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII served 7,665 students during the third leg of educational assistance payout on September 3, 2022. It has released a total of PHP 21,567,000. Of the total students served, 1,820 are in elementary, 1,390 are in high school, 853 are in senior high school, and 3,602 continue reading : DSWD serves more students in Central Visayas
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) continued the second-week payout for educational assistance to students in crisis situations. On August 27, 2022, the Department released a total amount of Php 10,515,000.00 to 3,307 students in the Central Visayas region, of which 1,975 are college students, 381 are senior high school continue reading : DSWD-7 educational assistance payout continues
Returned families affected by the pandemic who benefitted from the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program (BP2P) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) helped the municipality of San Isidro with a grant to fund an identified need. Through the Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (KKB) modality of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive continue reading : Returned families in San Isidro, Bohol bear the fruit of development
Tears of gratitude and ear-to-ear smiles of the beneficiaries brightened the disbursing officers of the DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program’s day during the 2-day simultaneous payout in the province of Bohol. The Sustainable Livelihood Program of DSWD-7 had its payout for the Livelihood Settlement Grant in the province of Bohol last August 17-18, 2022. A total of continue reading : DSWD-funded program helps more households regain livelihoods