A simple wooden hanging bridge used to do the job before for the residents of Bacay II, Veruela, Agusan del Sur. But the wear and tear has minimized the functionality of their long standing hanging bridge. Residences on one side, farm lots on the other side, with the unsuitable condition of their bridge, residents are continue reading : A safer and sturdier bridge for Bacay II

Broad smiles can be seen from community volunteers of Barangay Del Monte, Veruela, Agusan del Sur as they pose on their concrete pavement solar drier funded through Kalahi-CIDSS PAMANA. The community chose the sub-project since farming is the major source of livelihood for people in Veruela. During harvest time, farmers in the barangay used to continue reading : A great accomplishment

A bright smile is reflected on the face of a village woman in Barangay Bacay II in Veruela, Agusan del Sur, while she gently swishes her laundry through the sudsy water she had collected and stored in the tank days ago with their rainwater harvesting system. A few years back, doing the laundry with such continue reading : Sustainable water supply within the community’s reach

Barangay officials and volunteers of Sitio Durian, Barangay Lucac, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur join hands as they start their groundbreaking ceremony with a Manobo ritual called “Pangusab” for the construction of their primary school building sub-project.  The Pangusab also known as Panawagtawag is one of the myriad of rituals of Manobos performed during any continue reading : Securing the future of lumad children in Caraga

Grade 1 students of Jaliobong Elementary School (Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte) are grateful for their newly-completed classroom buildings made possible through the efforts of their community. The sub-project, which was funded by the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program, in partnership with the municipal and barangay local government continue reading : Building for the future generation

Residents of Barangay Tudela, Trento, Agusan del Sur hope and seek to improve their community’s health with the construction of their barangay health station sub-project now underway. The said sub-project amounting to Php1, 340,814 is funded through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program. Although the community has an continue reading : Building better health station for Barangay Tudela

The practice of “panawagtawag” or the imploring of the spirits of nature for guidance and blessing is a long-time tradition of the Manobo lumads of Caraga. They believe that there is a harmonious scheme of things and that people and nature co-exist with the interference of spirits/deities, ruled by Magbabaya (supreme deity of the human world).To continue reading : Manobo’s “panawagtawag” for their Kalahi-CIDSS-funded tribal hall

The spirit of Bayanihan lives on as community volunteers of Sitio Bocbocon, Brgy. Durian, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte  gather and work together relentlessly notwithstanding the intense heat of the sun to build a road for easier transport and delivery of materials for the construction of  the Tribal Center sub-project which will be implemented under continue reading : The spirit of communal unity