“Sa family development session (FDS), pinapalalim natin yung pag-unawa [ng mga benepisyaryo] sa mga programa at serbisyo na binibigay ng pamahalaan.”
This was emphasized by Division Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’s (4Ps) Social Marketing Division (SMD) as she explained how the FDS serves as a behavioral change component of the 4Ps during an episode of the DSWD’s online program, ‘4Ps Fastbreak,’ on Wednesday (April 30).
DC Ponce cited topics in FDS sessions that promote positive values among the conditional cash transfer program beneficiaries such as parenting effectiveness session, active citizenship, and needs-based topics such as disaster preparedness.
“Maraming iba’t ibang values na nais nating ituro dyan pero pangunahin dyan yung responsible parenthood na tinatawag natin, yung active citizenship, promoting positive family values, at saka yung pagturo sa kanila kung papaano sila makakatayo sa kanilang sariling paa or ma-susustain nila yung mga pagbabagong natututunan nila,” DC Ponce pointed out.
The 4Ps division chief said the FDS is the behavioral change component of the program that may help the members to develop themselves in a positive way.
“Syempre hindi naman tayo nakakatiyak, bagamat ito yung mga nakikita natin na pupwedeng maka-tulong dun sa pagbabago ng pananaw o behavior ng ating mga beneficiaries kaya nga yung tinawag natin yung family development session is the behavioral change component kasi ito yung paghulma natin sa buong pagkatao ng bawat beneficiary,” DC Ponce said in response to the question that if a beneficiary attends the FDS, he or she is no longer capable of doing wrong.
Attendance to the FDS is among the conditions required by the DSWD from 4Ps beneficiaries so they can continue receiving their cash grants.
The 4Ps is the national poverty reduction strategy and a human capital investment program of the Philippine government and currently caters to over 4 million household-beneficiaries nationwide.
The ‘4Ps Fastbreak’ is hosted by Information Officer Venus Balito of the Strategic Communications- Digital Media Service (DMS) and is aired every Wednesday, 11 am, using the DSWD’s Facebook platform. (AKDL)