“Sunog! Sunog!” On March 9, 2020, the lives of 251 families residing in Barangay Ong Yiu and San Ignacio, Butuan City changed when a big fire destroyed all that they had. People did not only lose their homes, but many also lost their livelihoods. Everything was just burned down to ashes. Sanny Boy Enoy is continue reading : Hope arises from ashes
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga distributed the Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) to 426 families in the municipalities of San Benito, Sta. Monica, and General Luna, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island) recently. The said livelihood assistance, with a total amount of PhP5,250,000, was processed and administered by the DSWD’s Sustainable continue reading : DSWD gives P5.25M livelihood aid to island municipalities
“Our future wasn’t in the mountains.” This was what “Erwin” realized when he decided to give up his tough life in the mountains and return to the folds of the government. Erwin (not his real name) is one of the former rebels from Rosario, Agusan del Sur who surrendered to the government in 2018. Looking continue reading : A promise of a new life and a brighter future
Butuan City – A total of 960 drivers from the transport sector in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte received livelihood assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, through the Sustainable Livelihood Program, on June 4, 2021. These beneficiaries received either an amount of Php 5,000 or Php 10,000 depending continue reading : 960 Butuan City drivers receive livelihood assistance from DSWD
Barobo, Surigao del Sur – Thirty members of the Dapdap Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Association in Barobo, Surigao del Sur received a swine production and hog-fattening project from the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Sustainable Livelihood Program, recently. With a total amount of Php 450,000, the livelihood project includes a weighing scale, continue reading : Association receives hog-fattening project from DSWD
In San Francisco, Surigao del Norte, a group of mothers used to box themselves in their homes. These women thought that women’s role is only limited to taking good care of their families and doing household chores. But this perspective changed when they were introduced to the Sustainable Livelihood Program. Through the program, they gained continue reading : Women’s association expands horizons
“Lisod gyud kaayo among kinabuhi sa niaging tuig kay sunod-sunod gyud ang kapait nga among nasinati. Nawalaan nami og panginabuhian, nagsunod-sunod sab ang problema sa among pamilya.” This is how Rosilda Sumagaysay describes their life during the peak of the pandemic. To say that the pandemic has gravely affected the people’s jobs, livelihoods, and health continue reading : Overcoming obstacles: A mother’s story
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has extended Livelihood Assistance Grants (LAG) to 710 families from Nasipit, Magallanes, and Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on May 11 and 12, 2021, through the Sustainable Livelihood Program. In Cabadbaran City, over 216 families have received the said assistance. While in the municipality continue reading : DSWD extends livelihood assistance to 710 families in AgNor