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
San Francisco town in Camotes accepts two volunteer-driven projects from KALAHI-CIDSS
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
DSWD serves more students in Central Visayas
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
DSWD-7 educational assistance payout continues
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 in San Isidro, Bohol bear the fruit of development
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
DSWD-funded program helps more households regain livelihoods
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
DSWD-7 to assess 4Ps beneficiaries’ level of well-being
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) is currently conducting household validation for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) partner beneficiaries in Central Visayas. The target priority to validate are the 65,930 4Ps beneficiaries in the region who are identified as non-poor households under the third Listahanan nationwide assessment, or Listahanan continue reading : DSWD-7 to assess 4Ps beneficiaries’ level of well-being
DSWD-7 starts payout for educational assistance
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) started the payout for educational assistance to students in crisis situations on August 20, 2022, in response to the opening of school classes. It released a total amount of Php 9,779,000.00 in educational assistance to 4,511 students in the region. Out of the 4,511 continue reading : DSWD-7 starts payout for educational assistance
KALAHI-CIDSS opens nomination for Bayani Ka! awards
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its poverty-alleviation program Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) will award exemplary communities and partner groups for implementing and promoting the program using its Community-Driven Development (CDD) strategy. The 7th Regional Bayani Ka! Awards with the theme “Sama-samang Pagkilos Nang continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS opens nomination for Bayani Ka! awards
SLP trains project development officers to enhance program data collection and monitoring
The Sustainable Livelihood Program conducted a roll-out training on result-based monitoring and evaluation for the 142 project development officers assigned to the different municipalities and cities in the entire region. The training focused on the SLP-developed tools and guidelines to enhance further the field staff’s knowledge and skills in evaluating and monitoring the implemented projects continue reading : SLP trains project development officers to enhance program data collection and monitoring