The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), signed Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) with partner institutions Alalay sa Kaunlaran Inc. (ASKI) and the Center for Community Transformation (CCT) for the benefit of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The MOA signing took place last November 27 at the Banko Sentral ng continue reading : DSWD, MFIs open business options for Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

Almost a month after Supertyphoon Yolanda battered the Visayas, affected families are finding ways to achieve normalcy in their lives. While recovery and rehabilitation efforts are being planned out, many chose to leave, temporarily or even permanently, their battered hometowns hoping to start life anew. Others opted to stay and manage to live with what is continue reading : Moving on after ‘Yolanda’

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has received over the weekend the donation of Ukraine government for Typhoon Yolanda victims. These include 15,390 blankets; 8,338 water purification filters; 6,144 tins of stewed beef; 3,456 disinfectant tablets; 500 mattresses; 500 pillows; and, 21 electric generators with lighting equipment and cable network. Butrymovych continue reading : Ukraine gov’t, int’l medical group among latest foreign donors

As the government intensifies its provision of temporary shelter assistance to homeless families in Eastern Visayas,  the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) welcomes the tent donations of the Australian government. The Royal Australian Air Force in coordination with the DSWD airlifted from Mactan Airbase in Cebu over the weekend an initial 1,000 tents continue reading : More tents airlifted to E. Visayas

A day before repacking activities at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC), the main warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), were terminated on Saturday, three Binibining Pilipinas beauties showed up there to help repack goods for Typhoon Yolanda victims. Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-Up Ariella Arida,  Bb. Pilipinas-International Bea Santiago, and continue reading : Beauty queens find joy volunteering at DSWD warehouse