Protect the environment for our future generations because “Ang Proteksyon sa Kinaiyahan, Proteksyon sab sa Katawhan.” This has been the primary goal of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Caraga (DSWD), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Community Environment and Natural Resources Office-Nasipit (DENR-CENRO Nasipit), and the Barangay Local Government continue reading : DSWD Caraga rehab community mangrove area in Agusan del Norte
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Caraga trained internal staff on Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) at Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City, last October 12-15. The training was spearheaded by the Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD), in collaboration with the Capacity Building Unit (CBU) and the Learning and Development Section (LDS) continue reading : DSWD staff undergo camp coordination & camp management and IDP protection training
As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic, most communities are affected by it. As if the world stopped, community quarantines were imposed by different Local Government Units; people started to lose their jobs. Livelihood across the Philippines is greatly affected by the pandemic. This problem is not foreign to the small town of Bayabas. continue reading : Bayabas Town: Champion on environmental preservation
Climate Change has been felt all over the world, but the Philippines is one of the countries most affected by it. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA, the warming of the climate system since the mid-20th century is due to human activities. It includes the increase of greenhouse gas continue reading : Barangay Sua: A decade of mangrove preservation
With the problems brought about by the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, what is worse is for other natural disasters to happen just like earthquakes and typhoons. Thus, it is important to know what to do during these times. With this, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga joins the National continue reading : DSWD Caraga prepares for disasters, calamities
To strengthen the information dissemination, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga distributed Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (CCAM) information board to several Local Government Units (LGUs) in Caraga region. Since 2019, the field office has been distributing Information, Education, and Communication materials to communities in order to increase continue reading : DSWD strengthens CCAM information Drive
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has proceeded in paying out the beneficiaries of the Risk Resiliency Program- Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation- Disaster Risk Reduction (RRP-CCAM-DRR) who have completed the ten-day cash-for-work program in their respective municipalities. The RRP-CCAM-DRR is a program of the National Government which continue reading : Cash-for-Work Benes receive aid through DSWD Disaster Program
As of today, a total amount of PHP 34,001,588.20 food and non-food assistance were already provided by DSWD Field Office Caraga, to wit: 78,310 Family Food Packs (FFPs) are delivered to 25 LGUs namely; LGU of Butuan City, Jabonga, Las Nieves, Nasipit, Kitcharao, and Tubay, Agusan del Norte; Burgos, Bacuag, Claver, General Luna, continue reading : DSWD provides P34-M worth aid to COVID-affected families