600 TY Odette-affected families receive livelihood grants from DSWD

Posted on July 15, 2022

The Department of Social Welfare and Development, Provincial Local Government Unit of Surigao del Norte, Local Government Unit of Surigao City, and some beneficiaries pose for a photo during the turnover of check amounting to PHP 8M allocated as livelihood assistance for families affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette.

In its commitment to continuously help families affected by the wrath of Typhoon Odette, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga distributed the Livelihood Settlement Grant to 600 beneficiaries in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte and San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands on July 14, 2022.

Through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), each beneficiary received livelihood assistance amounting to PHP 20,000. This grant will serve as the beneficiary’s seed capital fund to establish their proposed livelihoods or to restore their existing livelihoods that have been severely damaged by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette.

*A beneficiary (person on the left) receives his allocated livelihood grant in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte on July 14, 2022.*

In the selection of the beneficiaries of this program, the Local Government Units of Surigao City and San Jose led the identification of the families with livelihoods that have been severely affected by the typhoon and endorsed the list of beneficiaries to the SLP Regional Program Management Office (SLP-RPMO). Following the submission of potential beneficiaries, the SLP-RPMO validated these families to be certain that they have met the eligibility requirements.

Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer of San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands Joy Parajes shares a few words to the beneficiaries during the distribution of the Livelihood Settlement Grant in their municipality on July 14, 2022.

Thirty days after the release of grants, the beneficiaries are to submit proof of the purchases they made for the establishment of their livelihoods to ensure that the grant has been properly utilized.

Noel Magnaog, one of the beneficiaries in San Jose, expresses his gratitude to the program and to the local government units of the Province of Dinagat Islands and San Jose for helping them in their recovery process.

Livelihood Settlement Grant is one of DSWD-SLP’s special project that aims to support the recovery and rebuilding process of families that have been affected by conflicts and disasters. (Social Marketing Section/DSWD Field Office Caraga)