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  

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 concepts.  Photo by Elvira Singgit, AC, Baliangao, MisOcc

Ms. Jackielyn C. Goc-ong, a resident of Purok 2 Poblacion, Dalamas, Tagoloan,  Lanao del Norte, though not a member of the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (BSPMC) of the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development (Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP), actively volunteers in their community sub-project which is the Concreting of 100m Farm-to-Market-Road. The community proposed this sub-project for faster and cheaper delivery of their products to the market, also to lessen the road accidents in their area. Efficient delivery of their farm products is essential to avoid spoilage and other damages. Kalahi CIDSS-NCDDP promotes women empowerment, gender equality, and community-driven development among others.

Photos by Maria Arline May Villanueva-Pacudan, Area Coordinator of Kalahi CIDSS, Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte