The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development (Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP) staff, volunteers, and stakeholders gather during the Ground Breaking ceremony at Barangay Pook, Talisayan, Misamis Oriental for the Construction of 205 Ln.M Flood Control Structure. Talisayan volunteers also continue reading : Talisayan Community-Driven project now underway

The “datus” and “baes” who are Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives of each barangay in the Municipality of Impasugong, Bukidnon, performed a ritual called the “singampo” to accept the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development (Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP) Area Coordinating Team (ACT) into the municipality. This continue reading : Lumads welcome Kalahi-CIDSS in Impasugong

Ustazah (a female teacher) Rainisah Acmad guides a young learner of Arabic alphabet inside the Madrasah. Community volunteers in Barangay Tingintingin, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte addressed the low rate of Arabic learning in their area by constructing a Madrasah (which means a “place where learning and studying take place”) through the Department of Social Welfare continue reading : A Place of Learning

  Kauswagan was one of the municipalities in Lanao del Norte that suffered in the “all-out-war” in the year 2000. After the fateful event and atrocities, Kauswagan has now emerged as a thriving municipality in terms of agriculture and business. Community volunteers in Barangay Tingintingin, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte addressed the low rate of Arabic continue reading : Learning Arabic

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) beneficiaries from Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte joins SM City Cagayan de Oro and DTI’s KAHIMUNAN Regional Trade Fair. The said trade fair will run from August 19-29, 2016 at the SM mall. Featured product from the Municipality of Poona Piagapo is the continue reading : Poona’s Finest joins SM CDO’s Kahimunan Regional Trade Fair 2016

Community volunteers of Sapang Dalaga in Misamis Occidental joined in on the ground breaking ceremonies for the proposed sub-projects in their municipality. Misamis Occidental is home to the Subanen Tribe, a Babaylan and Archbishop Alex Suaner led the joint ceremonies during the ground breaking ceremonies in the area. The proposed sub-projects are the Concreting of continue reading : Photos: Subanen Babaylan, Archbishop bless ground breaking ceremonies for community projects in Sapang Dalaga

  Volunteers from Barangay Catibac, Catarman, Camiguin Province completed the construction of a reinforced concrete box culvert with concrete approach slab last year. The project was through the Department of Social Welfare and Development poverty alleviation program Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services: National Community Driven Development Program (Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP). The community volunteers, continue reading : Catarman volunteers hold regular cleaning activities to maintain CDD sub-project

Volunteers of Barangay Compol in the Municipality of Catarman, Camiguin Province constructed a 1-storey 1 unit multipurpose hall through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services: National Community Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP). During the sub-project, women participation was strongly encouraged; those who answered the call were women residents – especially Pantawid continue reading : Catarman constructs multipurpose hall through community-driven development