The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau (SWIDB), conducts the Service Delivery Capacity Assessment (SCDA) Consultation Workshop with 440 Provincial/City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (P/C/MSWDOs) in the Luzon Island Cluster held at Widus Hotel, Clark Pampanga from April 1 to 3. The three-day activity aims to continue reading : DSWD holds consultation dialogue with Luzon LGUs
DSWD capacitates 207 Mindanao State University students for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office-10, has conducted a comprehensive capability building session for 207 Mindanao State University (MSU) students from April 1 to 3 to train them as Tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs) for the implementation of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. The Bachelor of Science in continue reading : DSWD capacitates 207 Mindanao State University students for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program
DSWD distributes over P909 million emergency cash aid to disaster-hit families in Davao, Caraga regions
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already extended more than Php909 million worth of Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) assistance to families affected by weather disturbances in Davao Region and Caraga, an agency official said on Thursday (April 4). According to Asst. Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao, some 57,696 continue reading : DSWD distributes over P909 million emergency cash aid to disaster-hit families in Davao, Caraga regions
More than Php 11-M in aid given to El Niño-hit families in Western Visayas
More than Php11 million in aid has so far been released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-6 (Western Visayas) to assist families who are affected by the El Niño phenomenon across the region, an agency official said on Thursday (April 4). “The assistance was released through the implementation of Food-for-Work continue reading : More than Php 11-M in aid given to El Niño-hit families in Western Visayas
DSWD trains tutors, youth development workers for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program in Cebu
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has kicked-off its capability-building activities to equip a new batch of Tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs) for the implementation of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program in Mandaue City, Cebu. Some 242 tutors from the Cebu Normal University (CNU) joined the first day of the training on continue reading : DSWD trains tutors, youth development workers for Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program in Cebu
Displaced Ati community in Boracay receives cash aid from DSWD
Some 44 Ati families affected by a land dispute in Boracay Island have received cash relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-6 (Western Visayas) on Wednesday (April 3). According to Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group Irene Dumlao, each beneficiary was provided with Php 10,000 in aid through continue reading : Displaced Ati community in Boracay receives cash aid from DSWD
DSWD provides financial aid to displaced Ati families in Boracay
Social workers of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-6 (Western Visayas) distribute financial aid to 44 displaced Ati families in Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan on Wednesday (April 3). Each family received Php 10,000 through the agency’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. The Ati families were displaced following continue reading : DSWD provides financial aid to displaced Ati families in Boracay
Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger lays out plans for 2025
Member-agencies of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger (IATF-ZH), chaired by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and co-chaired by the National Nutrition Council (NNC), convene at the DSWD Central Office Auditorium, Quezon City on Tuesday (April 2) to discuss plans and proposed activities for 2025. Representing the DSWD in the meeting continue reading : Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger lays out plans for 2025
DSWD starts pilot implementation of unified electronic case management system
In line with the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) efforts to enhance its service delivery through automation and digitalization, the agency will start the pilot implementation of the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) this April. The IIECMS features a centralized client data registry system and case management system that will make it continue reading : DSWD starts pilot implementation of unified electronic case management system
DSWD gains support from Camarines Norte LGUs in campaign vs 4Ps cash card pawning
Some local government units (LGUs) in Camarines Norte have joined the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in its campaign against Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) cash card pawning, an agency official said on Tuesday (April 2). “Recognizing the importance of safeguarding the welfare of 4Ps beneficiaries, the LGUs of Paracale, Vinzons, and Mercedes, continue reading : DSWD gains support from Camarines Norte LGUs in campaign vs 4Ps cash card pawning