“The pandemic gave us a hard time. Our very little income from our vegetable farm was depleted, but the Php 10,000 assistance from Sustainable Livelihood program (SLP) has given us the chance to recover from our losses,” Raymunda Basalan says in her native language. The 84-year-old farmer and vegetable vendor in the local market in continue reading : DSWD SLP: Improving Women Livelihoods
Diomedisa Muaña feeds her family by selling rice cakes and working as a barangay health worker in her community. As a single mother with five mouths to feed, her meager income would not be enough. At 51, Jomy, as she is fondly called by her friends, never stopped looking for other sources to fend for continue reading : SLP improves a solo parent’s life
“Walay gisantos ang pandemya” (The pandemic simply does not choose) is a common phrase when we’re talking about the pandemic, and no one was indeed excused and spared. Everyone is affected. “Lisod kaayo ang kinabuhi, paet gyud, makahunahuna gyud ta bisan unsa para lang manginabuhi (It is really hard. We have to really think of continue reading : Driving their way to success
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) celebrated its 6th Panaghiusa Festival on March 31, 2022. This festival aims to showcase the positive impact of the programs on the lives of partner beneficiaries through their success stories. This momentous event awards successful beneficiaries of the Sulong Bayanihan of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) to continue reading : DSWD recognizes SLP beneficiaries
“Lisod kaayo, dili pareho ang kitaon namo kada adlaw, usahay kusog, usahay lunod sad puhonan sa pagpaninda og canton ug barbecue. Malibre man ang among sud-an, pero og dili mahurot wa sad kita (It is tough. Our daily sales vary. Sometimes our canton and barbeque sell like hotcakes. And there are also times when our continue reading : SLP provides livelihood to partner beneficiaries
“Ang bagyong Odette dako kaayo og damage nako, ang tindahan nako nga nahimo tungod sa SLP, nahanaw tungod sa bagyong Odette (Typhoon Odette did a lot of damage to me. The sari-sari store I established through SLP vanished because of Typhoon Odette),” narrates Maria Francita R. Vistal, as she emotionally recounts after seeing the typhoon’s continue reading : LAG beneficiary donates goods she saved from her damaged sari-sari store
“Dako kaayo kog pasalamat sa Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa kay gihatagan ko ug ang akong pamilya og bag-ong paglaum para mabuhi taliwala sa pandemya nga among nasinati (I am so thankful to Balik Probinsya Bagong Pag-asa for giving me and my family a hope to survive the pandemic we have experienced),” says Juanita Mangubat, from continue reading : BP2P beneficiary receives livelihood settlement grant from SLP
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the individual’s resilience. Big and small businesses have suffered. Some failed, deeply in debt, declared bankruptcy, while others have stretched to their limits to survive. It was felt by the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) beneficiaries, basket producers for many years now because exporters have stopped ordering their products. The residents continue reading : Beneficiaries gain skills, hopeful to recover
It has been more than a year since a group of farmers ventured into General Merchandise and Agrivet Supplies store. It is a triumphant story that came about through hard work. The story is about a group of 32 farmers in a conflict-affected area who, despite the lack of knowledge, experience, and expertise, managed to continue reading : Uswag Casala-an SLP Association: From farming to selling
“Ang akong motivation sa kinabuhi mao ang akong pamilya. Kay og di ko molihok gutmon akong pamilya, kinahanglan gyud mag kugi, ug ubanan sa hugot nga pagtuo sa Ginoo, aron ma-kaya ra tanang pagsuway (My motivation in life is my family. If I do not do anything my family will starve. I need to strive continue reading : A Strong Faith in God: A PWD’s secret in facing trials