Fostering a culture of compassionate giving has always been promoted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in its efforts to strengthen the delivery of social services in the country.
During the “Kaagapay Partnership Encounter” on Friday (June 27), the DSWD received praises from partners for not only simplifying and digitalizing the process of giving donations, but also making it more accessible for social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) to fund their charitable causes through the Kaagapay Donations Portal (KDP).
The KDP is an online platform that streamlines the donation process, making it easier and more accessible for individuals and organizations to contribute in disaster relief operations and social welfare programs.
This initiative is anchored on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s socioeconomic agenda on digitalization of government processes and operations.
Asst. Secretary Marie Rafael of the DSWD’s Partnership Building and Resource Mobilization Office (PBRMO) highlighted that the agency is promoting the donations portal to share its ownership with SWDAs in order to break the political barriers affecting the process of aid giving.
“The Department launched early this year the Kaagapay Donations Portal and we would like to continue to expand its reach to accommodate more registered and licensed SWDAs and non-government organizations to help them connect to donors that will assist them in their noble causes,” Asst. Secretary Rafael emphasized.
One of the DSWD’s foreign partners from Singapore, National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) Chief Executive Officer Tony Soh commended the Department’s efforts in improving the KDP.
“Your commitment to building this platform as a trusted and inclusive space for disaster response and social welfare is not only timely, it is critically important. You are building key infrastructure which will directly contribute to uplifting lives and strengthening communities,” CEO Soh said.
Ayala Foundation President Tony Lambino, on the other hand, called the KDP as a platform that “does more than enable giving.”
“It is strengthening systems in this ecosystem. It builds transparency and accountability, and allows all of us swiftly and effectively in times of need,” the Ayala Foundation president said in his message.
The Partnership Encounter was attended by representatives from SWDAs, DSWD-managed centers and residential care facilities (CRCFs), non-government organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), international institutions, and private sector partners participating in the KDP. (AKDL)