Butuan City- A total of thirty-eight (38) projects amounting to Php 27,080,000.00 were realized in 2013 through the active participation of the grassroots sector in Caraga with the inclusive growth-implementation strategy of the KALAHI CIDSS- National Community-Driven Development Program (KC-NCDDP) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD-XIII Regional Director Minda Brigoli said continue reading : Empowered grassroots implement 27M-worth projects in Caraga

Sibagat, Agusan del Sur- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga has facilitated recently the high-level visit in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur of some Australian Government Representatives in the persons of Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia Maritime Division Allaster Cox of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and His Excellency Bill Tweddell, continue reading : Aussie dignitaries visit DFAT project in AgSur town

Butuan City- Barangays Anticala, and Pianing, specifically sitios Mahayahay and Catabwanan, of Butuan City inaugurated recently the day care center projects, identified and implemented by ordinary citizens in the said barangay. “With the intervention of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga, these projects were made possible through empowering local citizens by letting continue reading : 2 BXU IP villages benefit DSWD’s community-led projects

Jabonga, Agusan del Norte- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga warmly graced the 93rd charter day celebration of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte on July 1, 2014. One highlight of the activity is the conduct of the very first tagpo (summit) for Poverty-Reduction Programs (PRP) in Jabonga which showcased the different accomplishments in continue reading : Jabonga celebrates 93rd charter day, highlights DSWD poverty-reduction programs

Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte- Community participation is indeed an admirable principle of the Kapit-Bisig- Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) project. This distinct process encourages the community to participate in the localized decision-making, planning and implementing of sub-projects. It also teaches them about the principle of volunteerism. The word continue reading : COMMITMENT: a MUST-have in volunteerism