Bukidnon- The KALAHI CIDSS- National Community Driven Development Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, established partnership with Kapisanan ng mga Broadcaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) and Philippine Information Agency (PIA) here.

The partnership aims to continue the corroboration on the program’s impact to poor identified communities in Northern Mindanao which public advocacy initiatives like radio plugs or radio program play a vital role in the implementation of the program.

Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services or KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Program (KC-NCDDP), anchors the program through Community Driven Development or CDD which aims empowered Communities where the poorest barangays are given access to and control of key development decisions and resources through community mobilization techniques.

It also aims at improving local governance which ensures that transparency, accountability and community participation are either installed or revitalized in the barangay and municipal government structures.

The KC-NCDDP also aims at reducing poverty where funding of barangay projects (public goods, community enterprise, and human resource development) improves access to basic services and increases productivity.

As an expansion of the program, there is an increase by 250% with 847 Municipalities. Targeting 19, 647 Barangays in 58 Provinces of 14 Regions with 5.4 million households.

To date, an a additional of 44 Municipalities in Northern Mindanao which comprises of Bukidnon-14, Lanao del Norte -6, Misamis Occidental-4 and Misamis Oriental-19.

Written by Luis T. Arquiza, DSWD