Bittersweet homecoming

Homecomings are one of those very special moments that could happen to someone’s life. It is when after many years of wanderings, adventures, and of being away, you finally return to where you began. Many have experienced this joyous occasion, others haven’t, and to some is but bittersweet. During the height of COVID-19 pandemic in continue reading : Bittersweet homecoming

32 families in Prosperidad get Php50,000 each for livelihood

Some 32 family beneficiaries of the Balik Probinsya Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) in Prosperidad town, Agusan del Sur province received Php50,000 each as Livelihood Settlement Grant (LSG) recently. The BP2 is implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). The said continue reading : 32 families in Prosperidad get Php50,000 each for livelihood

KALAHI-CIDSS Caraga completes 313 COVID-related subprojects in 2021

A total of 313 community subprojects under NCDDP-AF, PAMANA IP-CDD, and KKB modalities implemented by the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) were completed in Caraga Region in 2021. KALAHI-CIDSS or the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services is one of the continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS Caraga completes 313 COVID-related subprojects in 2021

153 BP2 beneficiaries in Caraga served in 2021

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have served a total of 153 family beneficiaries of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program in Caraga Region in 2021. The 153 families were given transitory family support package, livelihood settlement grant, and transitory shelter assistance amounting to Php6,218,700. Each of the family received transitory family continue reading : 153 BP2 beneficiaries in Caraga served in 2021

KALAHI-CIDSS subprojects ‘resilient’ vs Odette’s onslaught

A number of KALAHI-CIDSS community subprojects proved to be disaster-resilient as they only suffered slight damages when Typhoon Odette (Rai) wreaked havoc in Siargao Island (Surigao del Norte) last December 16, 2021. Some of these subprojects include school buildings, multi-purpose building, trading post, daycare center, evacuation center, and rainwater harvesting units. While roofing of surrounding continue reading : KALAHI-CIDSS subprojects ‘resilient’ vs Odette’s onslaught

DSWD Caraga completes KC-AF orientation to Group 2 areas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has completed orienting the 40 local government units (LGUs) under Group 2 on the implementation of KALAHI-CIDSS Additional Financing (KC-AF). The 40 LGUs under Group 2 are: 1. Tubay, Agusan del Norte 2. Jabonga, Agusan del Norte 3. Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte 4. Las continue reading : DSWD Caraga completes KC-AF orientation to Group 2 areas

DSWD provides 18-bed capacity isolation facility to San Luis town

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga have officially turned over an 18-bed capacity collapsible tent for quarantine facility to a remote village of San Luis municipality, Agusan del Sur province. The said subproject is funded through the KALAHI-CIDSS PAMANA IP-CDD for the indigenous people of Barangay San Pedro, which is continue reading : DSWD provides 18-bed capacity isolation facility to San Luis town