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The Sustainable Livelihood Program – Surigao del Norte Provincial Operations Team poses for a photo with the members of the Bunyasan Kalipi Women’s Association after the project turnover.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga handed over livelihood projects to 14 associations in conflict-vulnerable areas in Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, and Surigao del Norte, recently.

The provision of livelihood projects is part of the DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program’s (SLP) implementation of Executive Order No. 70, series of 2018 that aims to adopt a whole-of-nation approach in achieving inclusive peace, ending armed conflict, and providing opportunities to individuals and families in conflict-afflicted areas to help them attain a peaceful and sustainable life.

Before these projects were turned over, these associations have undergone social preparation to prepare and equip them on how to manage their association and livelihoods. These associations were also given the opportunity to propose their preferred livelihood project to increase their participation in the process.

A member of the Nagkahiusang Kababayen-an sa Cagwait (Mat-E Chapter) receives the key of responsibility from the Department of Social Welfare and Development and Local Government Unit of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur during the project turnover on July 8, 2022.

Aside from strengthening their participation, the opportunity to set up a livelihood of their choice will also allow the participants to have a project that they deem fit and feasible to establish in their community.

Below are the associations that received livelihood projects from the DSWD-SLP:

  1. Umalag Manobo Association
  • Establishment of Cottages
  • Umalag, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur
  1. Sitio Barubuan Farmers Association
  • Abaca Production
  • Sitio Barubuan, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur
  1. Libertad USAD Farmers Association
  • Buy and Sell of Agricultural Products
  • Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur
  1. Magsaysay Abaca Farmers Association
  • Acquisition of 3 Units Abaca Stripping Machine
  • Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur
  1. Mahaba Women’s Homeworkers Organization
  • Rice Trading
  • Mahaba, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur
  1. Hanagdong Farmers Association
  • Coconut Whole and Copra Buying Project
  • Hanagdong, Malimono, Surigao del Norte
  1. Bunyasan Kalipi Women’s Association
  • Laundry Shop Service
  • Bunyasan, Malimono, Surigao del Norte
  1. Inadan Tribal Organic Farming Association
  • Poultry Farm
  • Magroyong, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur
  1. Tigaonong Mananagat sa Lawod
  • Rehabilitation of Floating Cottages with Toilet
  • Tigao, Cortes, Surigao del Sur
  1. Hinugpong Tigaonong Mananagat
  • Rehabilitation of Floating Cottages with Toilet
  • Tigao, Cortes, Surigao del Sur
  1. Tubo-Tubo Fisherfolks Organization
  • Fish, Meat, and Vegetable Vending
  • Tubo-Tubo, Cagwait, Surigao del Sur
  1. Nagkahiusang Kababayen-an sa Cagwait (Mat-E Chapter)
  • Purchase 3 Units Motorcab
  • Mat-e, Cagwait, Surigao del Sur
  1. Habal-Habal Transport Operators and Drivers Association
  • Motor Spare Parts and Accessories Project
  • San Miguel, Surigao del Sur
  1. Carromata Youth Organization
  • General Merchandise Store
  • Carromata, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur
Sustainable Livelihood Program Partnership Focal Reino Alampayan joins the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Libertad USAD Farmers Association in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.

Further, these beneficiaries were identified by the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) and endorsed to the DSWD-SLP. The DSWD-SLP conducted a series of on-site validation to ensure that these associations are eligible to receive the livelihood grant.

After the projects have been turned over to the associations, the DSWD-SLP and the local government units will continue to monitor their operations and provide technical assistance if needed. Social Marketing Section/DSWD Field Office Caraga)

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