14 associations in Surigao del Sur town receive livelihood projects from DSWD
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga recently distributed livelihood projects to 14 associations in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.
Out of the 14 projects implemented by the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), 12 were funded under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program while two were subsidized by the Zero Hunger Program Convergence Budgeting project modality.
Total grant funded to associations was P3.6 million for PAMANA and P825,000 for Zero Hunger, DSWD-13 Regional Information Office chief Marko Davey Reyes said.
During the recent turnover, Hinatuan Mayor Shem “Titing” Garay expressed his support and commitment to the implementation of the DSWD-SLP in their municipality.
Garay said the local government unit of Hinatuan will create a local technical working group that will assist program participants to ensure the project’s sustainability and success.
“Rest assured (we have a) message of support and commitment satanang projects sa SLP. (Rest assured, we have a message of support and commitment to all our SLP projects),” the municipal chief executive said.
“I will be creating a technical working group that will monitor the associations and provide assistance should they need it in their operations,” Garay added.
PAMANA and Zero Hunger Program Convergence Budgeting Project are special project modalities implemented under the Sustainable Livelihood Program that primarily aim to reduce poverty on the grassroots level by providing socio-economic opportunities that will capacitate, empower, and uplift the living condition of individuals and families that belong in poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged sectors.
Meanwhile, in its continuous efforts to uplift the living conditions of communities in poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged areas, the DSWD-Caraga, through the SLP, turned over 29 livelihood projects to associations in Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Agusan del Norte.
The provision of livelihood projects is in line with the department’s implementation of the PAMANA – a special program of the national government headed by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) that seeks to support and strengthen the peace and development framework in the country by capacitating and empowering communities in conflict-vulnerable and afflicted areas.
In the coming months, more projects will be turned over by the DSWD-SLP to associations in the region, DSWD-13 Director Mari-Flor A. Dollagaalso said.