The Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) Implementers of the DSWD Field Office X have participated in the Strategic Planning Workshop for the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished (LAWA and BINHI) Project conducted just recently in Koronadal City, South Cotabato. Project LAWA at BINHI, a project under the continue reading : DSWD FO X to implement project LAWA at BINHI
For the Community, By the Community
In August 2004, KAWOSA (then KASAPI) was organized by a select group of women who saw the financial need for fiesta celebrations and other festivities. To address this need, the group decided to contribute Php300.00 as start-up capital for a micro-lending activity. They charged an interest of 10% per month. To keep track of their continue reading : For the Community, By the Community
SLP: promoting Swak na Local Products, a webinar
Online selling has been long practiced by businesses in the advent of the internet. Different platforms are available in maximizing reach to potential buyers. With more people having access to social media, it has been the most flexible marketplace for online sellers. Despite its great potential, only few people understand how the social network can continue reading : SLP: promoting Swak na Local Products, a webinar
Fortune Favors the Brave, story of a 4Ps member working as a Domestic Worker
Heroes. Modern heroes. A title given to Overseas Filipino Workers as they sacrifice in leaving their families in dreams of having a better life and a brighter future for their children. Not enough employment opportunities for poor household members who have not finished formal schooling is a common background for those who seek employment abroad. continue reading : Fortune Favors the Brave, story of a 4Ps member working as a Domestic Worker
New normal brings new challenges for an SLP participant who is also a Parent Leader
Mercy P. Solatorio is a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino or 4Ps grantee with four children residing in Lala, Lanao del Norte. She is the over-all parent leader in their barangay. She was able to avail a individual loan of Php 5,000.00 under the SEA-K program, former name of Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), which she used to continue reading : New normal brings new challenges for an SLP participant who is also a Parent Leader