The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will hold for the first time the ‘PaskuJuan: Salu-Salo sa Pagbabago’ festival and bazaar where Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries will showcase and sell their products.
To be conducted simultaneously in all regions on November 30, the activity at the National Capital Region will be held at the Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City.
It will be a whole day affair that is highlighted by a bazaar showcasing the products crafted by beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and other centers and institutions of the Department. There will also be a Christmas Show featuring the DSWD choir, the DSWD beneficiaries, and the center-based children’s choirs.
The agency will also host livelihood demonstration presentations, which are open to the public.
“This is still part of the livelihood initiatives under the SLP which empowers poor families by equipping them with livelihood skills to achieve self-sufficiency,” said DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman
The DSWD, through the SLP, provides livelihood skills training and capital to empower and help improve the quality of life of the beneficiaries. This is also the Department’s response to the public’s call to “teach them to fish rather than just providing the fish.”
“We encourage the public to do your Christmas shopping in the Bazaar. By patronizing their products, you will be helping our beneficiaries move closer to their dreams of achieving self-sufficiency,” Sec. Soliman added.
The SLP is a community-based capacity building program that seeks to improve the socio-economic status of program participants. It is implemented through the Community-Driven Enterprise Development (CDED) approach, which engages program participants to actively contribute to production and labor markets by making use of available resources and accessible markets.
The program aims to enable the beneficiaries to manage sustainable micro-enterprises or link them to locally available jobs that will enhance their access to basic social services and improve their standard of living. ###
