As part of the social case management designed for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continuously monitors the socioeconomic status of 4Ps members.
Division Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce of the 4Ps Social Marketing Division (SMD) said the DSWD uses Social Welfare and Development Indicator (SWDI), a data-driven tool which assesses the progress of each 4Ps beneficiary.
“So meron po tayong tinatawag na SWDI. Ito yung tool na ginagamit ng case manager or ng ating social workers at city, municipal link para ma-assess ‘yung kasalukuyang estado ng isang pamilya. Ang sinusukat nito ay socioeconomic status, at isa sa mga tinitignan ay kung kaya ba ng mga pamilya na tugunan ‘yung pangangailangan nila,” DC Grace Ponce said during the June 11 episode of the “4Ps Fastbreak.”
DC Ponce said the agency also strives to address the unique needs of each family with intervention plans, ensuring that they can be met with support that are truly responsive to their circumstances.
“Meron tayong tinatawag na case folder nila at household intervention plan. Yung household intervention plan na yan binubuo kasama ang pamilya,” DC Ponce pointed out.
The voices of beneficiaries are empowered in crafting their intervention plan, as stressed by DC Ponce.
“‘Yung mga beneficiaries natin, kina-capacitate at ini-empower namin ‘yung mga members natin na dapat sila ‘yung may pangarap, yung mga households natin sila mismo magsasabi na ah gusto ko umunlad pero paano ako uunlad, ano yung mga hakbang na dapat gawin ko, ano ‘yung tulong na kakailanganin ko,” DC Ponce explained.
DC Ponce said this approach also helps in identifying the strengths of each family member to further link them to other government interventions and enhance their potential.
“Whether scholarship, skills enhancement or pagtulong para maka-set up sila ng business, hahahap tayo ngayon ng pamamaraan para matulungan sila ng sa ganon hindi sila laging nakadepende sa gobyerno,” the 4Ps DC told 4Ps Fastbreak.
Launched in 2008 and institutionalized by Republic Act (RA) 11310 in 2019, the 4Ps is the national poverty reduction strategy and human capital investment program that provides conditional cash transfer to poor households for a maximum period of seven years to improve their children’s health, nutrition, and education.
The ‘4Ps Fastbreak’ is hosted by Information Officer Venus Balito of the Strategic Communication Group’s Digital Media Service (DMS) and is aired every Wednesday at 11 am, using the DSWD’s Facebook platform. (LSJ)