The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday (April 5) handed over the Php7.6-million seed capital fund to 25 livelihood associations in Agusan del Norte, which will be utilized as start-up capitalization of the local entrepreneurs for their respective livelihood ventures and businesses. The handover of the checks and awarding of the Civil continue reading : DSWD extends P7.6M capital assistance to 25 livelihood associations in Agusan del Norte
In the small coastal village of Somal-ot in Casiguran, Sorsogon, community members often experience the brunt of the impacts of weather disturbances. According to Miraflor Grajo, 57, a barangay councilor of Somal-ot, storms and strong currents pose challenges for community members, especially fisherfolk, in earning a living. “Dahil sa lahat ng mga nagtatrabaho dito ay continue reading : Coastal village in Sorsogon town champions environment protection through DSWD’s community-driven dev’t program
Some 425 beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP) use their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards loaded with Php 3,000 food credit to buy cheap and nutritious food products from Kadiwa ng Pangulo stalls during redemption day at the Delpan Sports Complex in Tondo, Manila continue reading : FSP beneficiaries avail of healthy food
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday (April 4) formally signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with regional government offices and local government units (LGUs) for the implementation of Project LAWA at BINHI (Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) in the Cordillera Administrative Region continue reading : DSWD seals partnership with regional gov’t agencies, LGUs in Cordillera Administrative Region to mitigate El Niño effects
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau (SWIDB), conducts the Service Delivery Capacity Assessment (SCDA) Consultation Workshop with 440 Provincial/City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (P/C/MSWDOs) in the Luzon Island Cluster held at Widus Hotel, Clark Pampanga from April 1 to 3. The three-day activity aims to continue reading : DSWD holds consultation dialogue with Luzon LGUs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office-10, has conducted a comprehensive capability building session for 207 Mindanao State University (MSU) students from April 1 to 3 to train them as Tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs) for the implementation of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. The Bachelor of Science in continue reading : DSWD capacitates 207 Mindanao State University students for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already extended more than Php909 million worth of Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) assistance to families affected by weather disturbances in Davao Region and Caraga, an agency official said on Thursday (April 4). According to Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, some 57,696 continue reading : DSWD distributes over P909 million emergency cash aid to disaster-hit families in Davao, Caraga regions
More than Php11 million in aid has so far been released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-6 (Western Visayas) to assist families who are affected by the El Niño phenomenon across the region, an agency official said on Thursday (April 4). “The assistance was released through the implementation of Food-for-Work continue reading : More than Php 11-M in aid given to El Niño-hit families in Western Visayas
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has kicked-off its capability-building activities to equip a new batch of Tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs) for the implementation of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program in Mandaue City, Cebu. Some 242 tutors from the Cebu Normal University (CNU) joined the first day of the training on continue reading : DSWD trains tutors, youth development workers for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program in Cebu
Some 44 Ati families affected by a land dispute in Boracay Island have received cash relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-6 (Western Visayas) on Wednesday (April 3). According to Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group Irene Dumlao, each beneficiary was provided with Php 10,000 in aid through continue reading : Displaced Ati community in Boracay receives cash aid from DSWD
