Barangay Katipunan is one of the barangays of Pilar, Surigao del Norte. A fishing community, they get to enjoy the rich, abundant waters surrounding the barangay. They have fishing as their main source of livelihood. But with the blessings of their rich seas and mangrove forests surrounding their barangay, also comes challenges to their community. continue reading : Developing leaders, building resilient communities through Kalahi-CIDSS

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) –Caraga through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery for Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Program, conducted the first ever Community Volunteers’ Summit cum Community-Driven Development (CDD) Festival at Placer, Surigao del Norte on May 11, 2018 for the Surigao del Norte Sub-Regional Program Management Office (SRPMO) continue reading : First ever Kalahi-CIDSS Caraga Community Volunteers’ Festival a success

When people reach the twilight of their existence, one of the most common questions they get to ask themselves is if whether they have lived a full life – a life that they would be proud of. One looks back at the decisions he/she has done in his/her lifetime, and weigh in if these have continue reading : A life well lived: A life lived for others

When others see things as junk or garbage, some see them as gold. Relying from what other people considered waste of the industrialized Butuan, a group named NAgkahiusang PUBring MangayKAYay (NAPUBKAY) deem these materials worth reusing, recycling – worth retrieving. What sustains their families on a daily basis are their earnings from scavenging the used continue reading : THE SCAVENGERS’ JOURNEY: From Rubbish to Wellness

BUTUAN CITY – With the intensified efforts of the government to improve the level of well-being of its constituents, the administration drafted Republic Act 10963 otherwise known as TRAIN Law or Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law pursuant to the provisions of Section 244 of the National Internal Revenue Code published on March 15, continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS Livelihood and Enterprise partner-beneficiaries undergo TRAIN Law Orientation

SURIGAO DEL SUR – Different stakeholders of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga successfully conducted the Sustainability Evaluation Test (SET) last April 11-12, 2018 for the community projects of the seven (7) barangays in San Agustin, continue reading : Sustainability and Utilization Ensured in Kalahi-CIDSS Community Projects

BUTUAN CITY – Local chief executives and local government units’ department heads of different municipalities in Caraga implementing the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) participated in the conduct of the annual Regional Stakeholders’ Forum last April 6, 2018 at Almont Hotel’s Inland continue reading : DSWD Caraga – Kalahi CIDSS awards active, supportive stakeholders

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) aims to strengthen the capability of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Community Volunteer Groups all throughout Kalahi-CIDSS implementing barangays, thus, launched the O&M Management Support Unit (OMMSU) which had its orientation continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS Caraga creates Operations and Maintenance Management Support Unit