The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga conducted a Two-Day Activity on Strengthening Regional Committee Secretariats’ Strategies in the New Normal Times from September 17 to 18, 2020 at the Conference Hall, DSWD Regional Office. The two-day activity was attended by the regional representatives and/or focal persons of the Agency from continue reading : DSWD Capacitates Secretariat teams to effectively carryout functions during new normal
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, through the Protective Services Division, distributed assistive devices to two beneficiaries diagnosed with cerebral palsy from Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte as part of the celebration of the National Cerebral Palsy Awareness and Protection Week from September 16-22, 2020. A wheelchair and a pair of continue reading : Cerebral Palsy Week commemorated with distribution of assistive devices
Even with the lockdown, the strong quarantine protocols in place during this pandemic, Human trafficking has still a major problem in the country right now. Even with people trying to stay at home, there are still quite a number of reports of human trafficking cases happening, even within the home. Human trafficking in its dictionary continue reading : DSWD delivers Maagap, Mapagkalingang serbisyo to Trafficking victims
Scared, Unsure, Distressed—these are just some of the feelings or emotions that most of people are having since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have been closed, government offices operations put to a halt, just to secure the safety of its employees and minimize the probability of the virus to spread in the community. continue reading : DSWD front liners avail stress debriefing sessions
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga led this year’s World Day Against Trafficking (WDAT) celebration with a month-long advocacy campaign, together with partner National Government Agencies (NGA), Non-Government Organizations, and Civil Society Organizations. DSWD, being the lead agency of the Regional Inter-Agency Committee Against Trafficking- Violence Against Women and their continue reading : Month-long WDAT celebration successful amidst pandemic
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, has served over 16,700 clients (and counting) who are in different crisis situations since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic/quarantine period. Distressed individuals from the following provinces have been served by the program as of this posting – Agusan del Norte (7,711) Agusan del continue reading : 16,700 distressed individuals served through AICS during pandemic
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga conducted an Online Caravan for Caraga’s Local Council for the Protection of the Children (LCPC), which the agency chairs, via Zoom on August 3 – 7, 2020. The online caravan served as the venue to revisit the LCPC functionality, discuss about children’s issues and continue reading : Child Protection Online Caravan Push Through Amidst Pandemic
“Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on Earth. For what they believe is what they’ll become.”- Brook Hampton The Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) Caraga, a Residential Care Facility of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, located in Prosperidad, continue reading : RRCY Caraga- a safe haven for children in conflict with the law