Lanao fisherfolk improve livelihood through DSWD program

An organized fisherfolk group in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte show off some of their catch of “bangus” in the coastal area of Barangay Libertad. The “Libertad Fisherfolks SKA” is a 20-member association organized through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Sustainable Livelihood Program under the Grassroots Participatory Budget Process (SLP-GPBP). The government program aims continue reading : Lanao fisherfolk improve livelihood through DSWD program

Survival to Subsistence: Pantawid Pamilya households’ well-being improved

Cagayan de Oro City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently reported that more than 30,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, particularly those benefitting from the Program since 2008 and 2009, have now moved their households’ well-being from “survival” to “subsistence.” Using the Social Welfare Indicator (SWI) tool used by the continue reading : Survival to Subsistence: Pantawid Pamilya households’ well-being improved