The Kaagapay donations portal of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provides a safe space for donors with its anonymity feature that ensures their privacy.
“May option po duon, pwedeng anonymous, ayaw nilang malaman, pero pwede din pong malaman. For purposes of privacy, hindi po namin pinu-publish unless gusto ng donor,” Assistant Secretary Marie Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBMRMO) said in an interview over DZXL News on Thursday (April 24).
For transparency, donations to the DSWD are published and made accessible to the public through the portal.
Asst. Secretary Rafael noted that for in-kind donations, the donor will have to provide details for pick-up by partner couriers, such as contact persons and contact numbers.
Under the Kaagapay portal, local and international donors can send their donations directly to their selected recipients, which may be the DSWD, local government units (LGUs), and foundations or charitable organizations.
Donors can also select from a list of DSWD registered and licensed foundations, charitable institutions and other similar organizations that are listed on the portal.
The online donations portal, likewise, provides a directory of LGUs which donors can directly contact, especially in times of disasters.
The DSWD embarked on the digitalization of this service in order to provide convenience to the donors as well as provide a platform to foundations working in the field of social welfare and development the opportunity to receive donations from generous donors.
The DSWD official explained that the Kaagapay portal is part of the digital transformation of the Department, under the vision of Secretary Rex Gatchalian and in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr for the automation of key government services.
The Kaagapay portal gives due importance to the donors’ generosity and deters possible scams as donations go directly to the selected donees, according to Asst. Secretary Rafael.
“Dito po sa Kaagapay donations portal, diretso po ang tulong nila, halimbawa, gusto nila through DSWD ang tulong, pwede din naman po, or gusto nila sa LGU, diretso din sila. And lagi-lagi po pag may disaster or may gusto tumulong, hindi nila alam kung paano makakarating or gusto mapupunta ba talaga sa gusto nilang matulungan yung kanilang tulong o donasyon. So, mas maganda po dito, kapag gusto nilang derecho sa foundations, derecho din po ang pera sa kanila. If gusto niyo naman po idaan sa DSWD, pwede din po,” Asst. Secretary Rafael told DZXL.
Cash donations can be processed via Gcash, PayMaya and LandBank, while in-kind donations can be delivered through the courier services of Grab, Lalamove, and J&T Express. (GDVF)