A heart in service

PILAR, Surigao del Norte – When President Benigno S. Aquino, III took office in 2010, his declaration of a promise kayo ang boss ko (you are my boss) was met with glee and respite among the poor in the country and Corazon Blase, 37, of Brgy. Katipunan was all ears to what seemed to be continue reading : A heart in service

DSWD preps partners for BuB implementation

Butuan City – Twelve (12) local government units (LGUs) in Caraga region recently underwent a technical session as part of the preparation for the Php 24,680,000.00 – worth of infrastructure projects under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Kalahi-CIDSS (Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services) Bottom-up Budgeting and continue reading : DSWD preps partners for BuB implementation

Spain sets dev’t project anew in Caraga

Butuan City – The Spanish government through its international development cooperation agency, the Agencia Española de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarollo (AECID), is once again renewing its development endeavors with the Philippine government through its new project called the Local Empowerment and Development towards Governance (LEaDGov), to be implemented by the Department of Social Welfare continue reading : Spain sets dev’t project anew in Caraga

DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS PROGRAM WINS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of the poverty alleviation programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the World Bank, was chosen as one of the awardees of the U.S. Treasury’s second annual Development Impact Honors Awards, beating over 40 other candidates. The continue reading : DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS PROGRAM WINS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD

World Bank Impressed with Kalahi-CIDSS Implementation in Caraga

BUTUAN CITY – As the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) inches to its implementation of the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP), its development partner, the World Bank was impressed with the success of the Kalahi-CIDSS implementation in the region. During a project assessment and evaluation conducted by World Bank earlier this month in continue reading : World Bank Impressed with Kalahi-CIDSS Implementation in Caraga

Australian gov’t supports education in Caraga with CDD projects

Butuan City – The Australian Government Overseas Aid program through the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Caraga region have recently turned-over educational facilities worth Php9,588,295. A total of ten (10) educational facilities comprising of five (5) day care centers, three (3) pre-school buildings continue reading : Australian gov’t supports education in Caraga with CDD projects

DSWD completes P64.1-M infra projects in Caraga

Butuan City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has recently completed infrastructure projects in Caraga region worth P64.13 million through its anti-poverty project, Kalahi-CIDSS. Benefiting these infrastructure projects are fifty-three (53) barangays in nine (9) municipalities in the region which include among others, education and health facilities; community production, economic and service continue reading : DSWD completes P64.1-M infra projects in Caraga