250 residents in Surigao Norte towns receive livelihood aid

Posted on September 24, 2022

**OF NEW BEGINNINGS.** The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, through the Sustainable Livelihood Program, distributed the Livelihood Assistance Grants to 250 residents of Taganaan and Tubod, Surigao del Norte on September 23, 2022. In the photo, a beneficiary (person at the center) expressed his gratitude to the DSWD, Local Government Unit of Tubod, Province of Surigao del Norte and the Office of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go for the assistance extended to them.

A total of 250 residents on Taganaan and Tubod, Surigao del Norte received the Livelihood Assistance Grant from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga on September 23, 2022.

Through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), each beneficiary received a seed capital fund amounting to Php15,000 which they shall use to set up or re-establish their livelihood activities that were severely affected by the imposition of the community quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Further, Tubod Mayor Richelle Romarate encouraged the recipients of the said livelihood aid to manage their finances wisely to have a successful and sustainable livelihood. She said that the beneficiaries should persevere and seek the technical assistance of the local government unit should they need it.

**ANGELS IN RED VEST.** A DSWD-SLP staff prepares the cash and payroll before releasing the grant to a beneficiary in Taganaan, Surigao del Norte.

Three months after the release of grants, the program participants will be closely monitored by the local livelihood technical working group to track the progress they have made.

The provision of livelihood assistance was made possible through the efforts of the DSWD-SLP and the Office of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, with the coordination of the Surigao del Norte Provincial Office and the Local Government Units of Taganaan and Tubod.

**MODE OF VERIFICATION.** After the release of grants, beneficiaries are photographed as proof that they were able to claim the assistance.

DSWD-SLP is set to release livelihood grants to more eligible families in the different towns of Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur in the coming weeks.

Livelihood Assistance Grant is a livelihood intervention program initiated by the government that aims to help informal sector families recover from their economic losses during the height of the pandemic. (Social Marketing Section/DSWD Field Office Caraga)