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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office -7 through its Standards Development Section has awarded certificates of registration and license to two (2) Social Welfare Development Agencies (SWDAs) and certificates of accreditation to six (6) other SWDAs on Monday, January 28, 2019.

DSWD-7 Regional Director Rebecca P. Geamala and Assistant Regional Director for Operations Shalaine Marie S. Lucero award a certificate of accreditation to the My Refuge House Ministry Inc. through its Executive Director, Ms. Rose Ann O. Ababa on Monday, January 28, 2019.

The eight (8) newly licensed and accredited SWDAs are the Pagtambayayong Foundation Inc., My Refuge House Ministry, Inc.; Passerelles Numeriques Philippines Foundation Inc.; Nature’s Spring Foundation Inc.; VICSAL Foundation, Inc.; Glory Reborn Organization Inc.; Children’s Shelter of Cebu, Inc.; Kalihukan sa Kaluoy, Inc.; and the Ernesto” Asay” Yu Foundation, Inc.

The Central Visayas region has a total of 58 registered and licensed SWDAs, 64 accredited SWDAs, 17 registered auxiliary Social Welfare Agencies (People’s Organization and Resource Agency), and 2 accredited Local Government Unit (LGU) Centers which committed to provide social welfare and development programs and services to the public.

The DSWD registers, licenses and accredits these SWDAs to ensure their effectiveness, efficiency and accountability in delivering social services.

Ms. Rose Ann O. Ababa, a registered social worker and Executive Director of the My Refuge House Ministry Inc. said that their agency provides residential-based programs and services for victim-survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) expressed her gratitude for the certificate of accreditation that their agency has received.

“We are happy to have been accredited for two years already. We are grounded in the belief that relationship and grace is the foundation of our service. This accreditation really speaks for all the things that we do for the past years,” Ms. Ababa expressed.

Regional Director Rebecca P. Geamala on the other hand has also said words of appreciation for the support that these SWDAs have extended to the DSWD. “We are grateful that we have these SWDAs as our extension arm, which we also need to support and recognize. We need to work together as a team. We need to be united,” she said. ###

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