KOLAMBUGAN, Lanao del Norte – World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) meets with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to discuss on-going and future capacity building activities for the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development (Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP) staff in the region, continue reading : World Bank, ADB, DSWD Discuss Capacity Building in Region 10
MisOcc Volunteer Thankful for DSWD, Kalahi-CIDSS
Rogelio C. Cajeta, a father of 2 children and who lost his wife a couple of years back, is a resident of Barangay Bagumbang, Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental. He says that volunteering for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National continue reading : MisOcc Volunteer Thankful for DSWD, Kalahi-CIDSS
FEATURE Gala: An Empowered Community at the Top of Misamis Occidental
The picturesque view around Barangay Gala, Municipality of Tudela in Misamis Occidental provides serenity for the Subanen tribe who reside there. One would wonder why they live on top of a ravine, somehow, “when you get there, you’ll know why” says Bong Alcantar. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Kapit Bisig Laban sa continue reading : FEATURE Gala: An Empowered Community at the Top of Misamis Occidental
Baloi, Lanao del Norte readies for community driven development
Despite the small space of the barangay hall of Abaga, Baloi, Lanao del Norte, residents showed interest and eagerness to participate in the community consultation assembly. Community-driven development refers to an emerging approach in community development practice where processes, principles, strategies and resources are applied to ensure community empowerment by giving the continue reading : Baloi, Lanao del Norte readies for community driven development
Volunteers at work
Volunteers do some light workloads during the actual construction of the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development (Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP) community sub-project in Barangay Villalin, Panaon, Misamis Occidental. The community sub-project in Barangay Villalin is a drainage canal. Photo by Gilmar Yamba, AC, Panaon, MisOcc continue reading : Volunteers at work
DSWD prepares Baliangao for project implementation
Volunteers raise questions and concerns during the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development (Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP) Project Development Workshop (PDW) in Barangay Lumipac, Baliangao, Misamis Occidental. The PDW is part of the Community Driven Development process where volunteers rank, prepare, validate, and finalize their sub-project continue reading : DSWD prepares Baliangao for project implementation
FEATURE: A Speck of Hope: A Community’s Dream is Coming True
“Tungod kai ang mga lumad wala na-edukar, pirme gyud mailad sa mga daotang elemento, gamay ra nga mga pasalig madala dayon sa mga dautan nga idolohiya” ~Alde “Botsoy” Salusad San Fernando, Bukidnon – Sitio Kiranggol, Barangay Dao, is roughly a 6-hour open-trail climb into the rain forests of San Fernando. The Department of Social Welfare continue reading : FEATURE: A Speck of Hope: A Community’s Dream is Coming True
DSWD holds IP Summit
Tribal Leaders from Northern Mindanao gather for the Indigenous Peoples Summit, March 16, Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. The summit opens with the “Panubad-tubad”, a ritual of the Lumads in Mindanao where they kill a chicken and spill its blood on the ground to invoke the presence of ‘Magbabaya’ (Supreme Creator). Present during the continue reading : DSWD holds IP Summit