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

Children in conflict with the law learn history during Independence Day

Youth residents of the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) based in Gingoog City gets some history course about Philippine Independence in celebration of the Independence Day. The RRCY is a center managed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to serve children in conflict with the law in Northern Mindanao.###smu

Higaonon Tribe to receive Pantawid grants from national government

DSWD Northern Mindanao field workers under Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program try to tame the perilous trail in reaching the Higaonon Tribe community in Minalwang, Claveria, Misamis Oriental. The field workers, who walk for seven hours, prepare the community for the implementation of Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Indigenous Peoples who are living in ‘geographically isolated continue reading : Higaonon Tribe to receive Pantawid grants from national government

Brgy. Lapasan, Puntod Benefit From Kalahi-CIDSS Urban Pilot Implementation

Cagayan de Oro – In the pursuit of addressing problems of poverty in the country, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services, a Community-Driven Development Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, has taken steps in fronting poverty at the Urban jungle with the implementation of the continue reading : Brgy. Lapasan, Puntod Benefit From Kalahi-CIDSS Urban Pilot Implementation