DSWD boosts livelihood of associations in SurSur, SurNorte, and AgNorte towns

Posted on March 30, 2023

Representatives from the Sustainable Livelihood Program of the DSWD Field Office Caraga and the Local Government Unit of Alegria lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony during the project turnover in the municipality on March 24, 2023.

In its continuous effort to uplift the living condition of communities in poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged areas, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga through the Sustainable Livelihood Program simultaneously turned over 29 livelihood projects to associations in Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Agusan del Norte towns from March 15- 22, 2023.

The provision of livelihood projects is in line with the Department’s implementation of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) – a special program of the national government headed by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) that seeks to support and strengthen the peace and development framework in the country by capacitating and empowering communities in conflict-vulnerable and afflicted areas.

*Sustainable Livelihood Program – Provincial Operations Office of Agusan del Norte grace the turnover of projects in Tubay. Agusan del Norte on March 22, 2023.*

Specifically, these are the areas implemented with the PAMANA project with the corresponding number of projects or associations:

Tandag City – 6 associations/projects
Alegria – 4 associations/projects
San Francisco (Anao-aon) – 2 associations/projects
San Miguel – 2 associations/projects
Bayabas – 2 associations/projects
Tubay – 2 associations/projects
Kitcharao – 5 associations/projects
Carrascal – 3 associations/projects

*DSWD SLP Provincial Operations Office-Surigao del Sur District I and the Local Government Unit of Carrascal join one of the associations during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.*

In the coming months, more projects will also be turned over by the DSWD-SLP to associations in the region. The program, together with the local government units, will conduct monitoring after the project turnover to ensure that the livelihood activities are well-managed by the associations. (Social Marketing Section/DSWD Field Office Caraga)