The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has reiterated the significance of attending family development sessions (FDS) which is one of the program’s conditionalities for its grantees.
“Importante po ang pagdalo sa family development sessions dahil ito ay isa sa mga conditionality o itinakdang kundisyon ng programa natin…dito po natin ginagawa yung paghulma ng kamalayan ng bawat miyembro ng pamilya [na kabilang sa] Pantawid,” 4Ps Social Marketing Division (SMD) Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce said on Wednesday (March 12) in the DSWD’s online program, “4Ps Fastbreak”.
DC Ponce said the FDS is one of the components that makes the 4Ps a unique conditional cash transfer program because it seeks to empower household-beneficiaries by imparting values and attitudes that will help them meet their familial duties and responsibilities, while at the same time promoting holistic development and social awareness.
“Hindi lamang tayo basta namumuhunan doon sa health and education ng mga bata pero gusto rin natin na magkaroon ng pagbabago doon sa pag-iisip at sa kamalayan ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino sa 4Ps program,” the 4Ps SMD chief told ‘4Ps Fastbreak.’
Among the topics discussed in FDS sessions are the guide to family development, social preparation for new and graduating household beneficiaries, module on child labor, module on child sexual abuse prevention (CSAP), active citizenship, parenting effectiveness session, disaster preparedness, and digital financial literacy.
DC Ponce also reminded 4Ps grantees that the program allows proxy attendance and make-up FDS attendace based on the program’s guidelines.
The 4Ps is the national poverty reduction strategy and a human capital investment program of the Philippine government, with the DSWD as the lead agency. Eligible household-beneficiaries are entitled to receive cash subsidies provided that the conditions on health, nutrition, and education are followed.
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, 11 am, using the DSWD’s Facebook platform. (AKDL)