Barangay Causwagan, an agricultural village in the municipality of Talacogon, Agusan del Sur province, is now somehow on the road to “kauswagan” as it recently received and is expected to receive more subprojects next year from DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS PAMANA IP-CDD program. “Kauswagan” is the Bisaya word for “development” or “progress”. Last week, the DSWD Caraga continue reading : The road to ‘kauswagan’ in Causwagan
The World Bank has conducted the 14th Implementation Support Mission (ISM) for DSWD Field Office Caraga’s implementation of the KALAHI-CIDSS National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) Additional Financing this month. Six World Bank specialists, headed by Senior Social Development Specialist Ditte Marie Fallesen, visited barangays Magobawok and La Paz in Bayabas on Sept. 12-13; and barangays continue reading : World Bank holds 14th ISM in Caraga; ‘impressed’ with KALAHI-CIDSS implementation
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) hailed the DSWD Field Office Caraga’s research paper on the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach in the discussion on peace and development in the context of the Indigenous Peoples communities during the 2nd Peace Research Conference Chardonnay by Astoria Event Center, Pasig City, this continue reading : Research on CDD hailed at 2nd OPAPRU peace conference
It was a hot and sunny day and a woman finds comfort under the shade of trees in front of her house. Her children played around while she was busy fanning, not to cool herself, but to grill evenly the bananas she will sell to her customers. There were no sounds from busy streets and continue reading : Pauline finds hope at home
The Engineering Unit of KALAHI-CIDSS Regional Program Management Office Caraga conducts subproject implementation (SPI) monitoring in August to ensure that processes and constructions of projects are done in the right way and within the set standards and specifications. Through the said monitoring, issues that may affect the quality, timeline, or budget will be identified and continue reading : KALAHI Caraga ensures proper SP implementation
Life is full of choices. Some are easy but others are arduous, especially when it involves decisions that will make or break the welfare of the community. Such difficult choices befall on the Mamanwa tribe, living in a highland village in the municipality of Alegria, Surigao del Norte province, when they were asked a continue reading : CDD enables Mamanwa tribe to make ‘right’ decision
Former Mayor Lillian Y. Lozada of Cagwait town, Surigao del Sur has hailed all the community volunteers in the municipality for their committed participation and contribution to the development in their barangays. “Mapasalamaton ako labaw sa tanan sa mga volunteers kay kamo gayud ang mga hero (I am very thankful especially to the community continue reading : ‘Community volunteers are heroes’
“Sa panahon nga magka-minus o mawala na gyud an COVID, pwede ra gyud na ninyo mahipos ug matago kay collapsible man siya and magamit sa other purpose. For example, naay evacution kung simbako naay bagyo o baha so magamit jud nas taga-barangay nga temporary kapuy-an.” (When the time comes that COVID-19 cases dwindles and eventually continue reading : DSWD’s P2.5-M isolation facility ‘may be used during disasters’