Women’s association get livelihood grant from DSWD-SLP

Posted on January 16, 2023

On January 13, 2023, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, through the Sustainable Livelihood Program and in coordination with the Local Government Unit of Madrid, handed over a livelihood grant in the form of a check to the Bagsac Women’s Association. Mayor Juan Paolo Lopez (4th person from the right) personally witnessed the activity and led the turnover of checks.

MADRID – Bagsac Women’s Association of Madrid, Surigao del Sur received a check amounting to PHP300,000 as livelihood assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, through the Sustainable Livelihood Program on January 13, 2023.

The livelihood aid serves as a seed capital fund for their farm inputs livelihood project. Prior to this, three associations also received livelihood assistance from the DSWD-SLP for their livelihood activities.

*Mayor Juan Paolo Lopez discusses some matters regarding the livelihood activities of the program participants with the staff from the DSWD-SLP.*

Together with the SLP Provincial Operations Office-Surigao del Sur Cluster I, Municipal Mayor Juan Paolo Lopez handed over the check to the representatives of the association.

As part of the Department’s implementation of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA), SLP is delegated to provide livelihood interventions to communities in conflict-vulnerable or afflicted areas to uplift the living conditions of the people while promoting peace and order in the community. (Social Marketing Section/DSWD Field Office Caraga)