A few days before the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program implementation period officially starts on July 1, 2024. The DSWD Field Office 7 organized a pre-deployment orientation for 704 tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs) from the Cebu Normal University in Cebu City. This preparatory session aims to provide comprehensive guidance and reminders to the tutors continue reading : DSWD-7 briefs 704 tutors and YDWs for the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program

Initially launched in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2023, the Tara, Basa tutoring program has expanded to seven other cities and areas across the country, including Cebu City. The Social Technology Unit of the DSWD-7 has already conducted various activities as part of the social preparation for the implementation of the program. These include continue reading : DSWD-7 orients tutoring program partners, stakeholders

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 recently conducted a capability-building workshop training for the hired tutors and youth development workers in Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. Some 487 tutors and 97 youth development workers, who are 2nd–4th-year education students from the Cebu Normal University (CNU), participated in the training, which ran from April 1–5, continue reading : DSWD-7 trains tutors and youth development workers for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Social Technology Unit of DSWD Field Office 7, commenced the national implementation of the Tara, BASA! Tutoring Program during the national kickoff ceremony on March 8, 2024, at the Executive Building of the Cebu City Hall in Cebu City. The Tara, BASA! Tutoring Program is continue reading : DSWD-7 spearheads Tara, BASA! Tutoring Program National Kickoff Ceremony