The Home for Girls (HFG) celebrated its 28-year anniversary. HFG is a haven for young girls who have experienced abuse or exploitation. It extends its care and nurturing not only to its residents but also to the surrounding area. This year’s celebration has the theme “Care for the Earth Means Care for the Children,” which continue reading : Home for Girls goes environmentally friendly for its 28th Anniversary
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) provides assistance to locally stranded individuals (LSIs) due to Tropical Storm Paeng on October 29, 2022. DSWD Field Office VII’s Crisis Intervention Section (CIS) provided hot meals for breakfast for the 250 stranded individuals in Cebu City port. The Department also coordinated with the continue reading : DSWD-7 provides hot meals to stranded individuals
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) provides various social interventions to 95,682 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) partner-beneficiaries through its different partner national government agencies (NGAs). “The main goal of the 4Ps is to send healthy children to school. However, our partner-beneficiaries can only avail of the program if their continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries avail services from partner NGAs
The municipality of Boljoon, Cebu received four (4) sub-projects from DSWD’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), a result of the community’s participation and volunteerism in the 11 barangays of the town. Two access roads in Brgy. Lower Becerril and Brgy. El Pardo, with a combined length of 0.974 continue reading : Boljoon, Cebu sees the result of needs’ prioritization for development
On September 27, 2022, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7, UNICEF Philippines, and ECPAT Philippines released Humanitarian Cash Transfer (HCT) Plus transaction reference codes to 1,286 beneficiaries in the towns of Candijay and Valencia, Province of Bohol. This leg of HCT Plus is funded and supported by the government and the continue reading : Candijay and Valencia, Bohol 4Ps Households Received UNICEF-DSWD HCT Plus Aide
“Gaana sa among dughan karon nga naa na jud mi saktong kapuy-an, kabalhinan (Our hearts feel light now that we have a good home to live in),” were the heartfelt words that Glind B. Teves, 40 years old, of Tanjay City, Negros Oriental expressed as she finally opens the door of her unit in the resettlement continue reading : Home, Safe Home: Tanjay City, TS Sendong Resettlement Village
DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive and Sustainable Peace Alan Tanjusay, with Assistant Secretary for Visayas Affairs Ma. Evelyn Macapobre, Field Office 7 Regional Director Shalaine Marie S. Lucero, and Assistant Regional Director for Operations Juanito Cantero, lead the distribution of financial assistance and family food packs to the retrenched workers of Sports City, Inc. on October continue reading : DSWD-7 Aids Retrenched Workers of Sports City, Inc.
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