The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII offers psychosocial support through WiSUPPORT or the “Wireless Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Individuals and Families Affected by COVID-19 and other Crisis Situations”. Virtually launched recently, WiSUPPORT covers pilot regions like Central Visayas, National Capital Region (NCR), and Caraga. A social technology innovation, continue reading : DSWD-7 offers online psychosocial support
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 through the National Household Targeting Section (NHTS) or Listahanan team assessed a total of 1,012,513 families in the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. Listahanan is an information management system of DSWD that identifies who and where the poor are. All encoded information continue reading : DSWD-7 Listahanan assesses more than 1 million families in region 7
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII continues to conduct a pre-adoption seminar through a webinar. The monthly pre-adoption seminar serves as a venue to better understand the steps in legal adoption and clarify misconceptions against adopting children. The webinar is held every last Monday of the month. Interested prospective adoptive continue reading : DSWD-7 continues to conduct pre-adoption seminar
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 7 held the first graduation ceremony of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Central Visayas on April 21 in Daanbantayan, Cebu. The town has 152 families who graduate from the program. Of these numbers, 103 families have already reached level three of well-being or have risen from continue reading : DSWD holds first 4Ps graduation ceremony
Awful and wretched. These are the words that Federico Ellut would describe his life. But he changed for the better when he started his relationship with God. “Kaniadto, miserable gayud akong kinabuhi. Halos tanang bisyo sa kalibotan siguro na-agian nako sama sa sugal ug inom (Before, I had a miserable life. Almost all vices in continue reading : Fisherman’s change of heart inspires many
The DSWD has produced face masks for distribution to the financially disadvantaged, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and 4Ps beneficiaries among others. This is in line with the Memorandum Order No. 49 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, which directs all concerned government agencies to coordinate and pool their resources and efforts into the production continue reading : DSWD-7 turns over more than 3.3M face masks to Cebu
The DSWD Field Office VII has started the distribution of social pension for indigent senior citizens for the first semester. Each beneficiary receives P3,000 per semester. DSWD-7 Regional Director Rebecca P. Geamala visited some towns in Negros Oriental that conducted the payout to check on the actual payout implementation. She urged the staff to ensure continue reading : DSWD distributes grant to Social Pensioners in Negros Oriental
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) VII has facilitated the transfer of the five IP children from a DSWD-run facility in Cebu City to a DSWD center in Field Office XII on April 10. They were accompanied by social workers and house parents. The IP children were rescued by the continue reading : DSWD Press Statement
The Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) supports women through livelihood programs. In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 18,547 women became beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program. “When I became an association’s member, it gave me a chance to earn on my own and to provide for the needs continue reading : SLP supports and empowers women
Despite not being able to finish education, the couple Amancio Saac and Remegia Saac have instilled in their children the importance of education. “Lisud gayud ang among kahimtang sa una kay wala gayud mi regular nga income sa akong bana apan naninguha kami pinaagi sa pagpananom ug pagbuhi og mga hayop aron mabaligya namo (Our continue reading : Family graduates from 4Ps; now serving the community
