In the third quarter of 2024, 293,923 indigent senior citizens in the region have already received a total of PHP 9,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7 – Central Visayas. DSWD 7 targets to deliver 100% of the increased stipend of PHP 1,000 to 299,737 by the end of the continue reading : DSWD’s increased social pension benefits over 299k seniors
“Niapil man mi ato og training, and gi inform dayon mi nga maka dawat mi ug capital para sugod sa among negosyo (We joined the training and were thrilled to find out that we would also receive a capital fund to start our business),” said Rose Canares, the president of the Omjon Sustainable Livelihood Beneficiaries continue reading : Omjon’s story of success and progress
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7—Central Visayas held an information caravan for mental health and disaster response programs, as well as to promote the advocacy of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and their Children in Barangay Luz, Cebu, on November 22, 2024. The members of barangay women continue reading : DSWD 7 conducts info sharing in Cebu City barangay
The Home for Girls of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas celebrated its thirty-first anniversary on October 28, 2024, at its covered court in Brgy. Labangon, Cebu City. HFG is a residential care facility for girl children ages 7–17, removed from their families due to sexual abuse and exploitation. It seeks continue reading : HFG celebrates 30 years of empowering and transforming young girls
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7—Central Visayas, through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), funded 35 Enhanced Support Services Intervention (ESSI) projects amounting to Php 7,296,687.00 in 2024. The ESSI aims to provide supplementary interventions to the 4Ps partner beneficiaries, especially those who belong to the indigenous peoples (IP), homeless families, continue reading : DSWD-7 funds 4Ps Enhanced Support Services Intervention projects