Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur 06/23/2014 – In recent years, there has been a budding recognition that strengthening resilience to disasters is not only about disaster management but an essential component of all emergency and development programming. Communities with sustainable infrastructures that provide livelihoods, good levels of health care and access to a quality education are continue reading : Battling Poverty Through Building Disaster-resilient Communities
Kalahi-CIDSS: Opening a new frontier for rural education
Zamboanga Sibugay June 18, 2014 – As other children sharpen their pencils, don their backpacks and head back to school, it pains to think that far too many secondary school aged children, there are still thousands in the region cannot enroll in school. These children are generally the poorest of poor, for whom even a free continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS: Opening a new frontier for rural education
Sports sprouts spotlight: Winning back life’s delight through Basketball
“Primo” (or cousin in local term) as they fondly call themselves, is a group of fourteen young men ages 15-21 who found great companionship when their families were transferred in Tulungatung Transitory site. “Fresh” as they recall back from their young minds how they left their humble homes when the fierce battle on September 9 continue reading : Sports sprouts spotlight: Winning back life’s delight through Basketball
It’s worth a second chance
The story happened in Barangay Barubuhan, municipality of Sominot in Zamboanga del Norte CIRCA 2011-2012. I, Chona Gorda was then a Deputy Area Coordinator (DAC) in the said area. Currently I am working as the Regional Infrastructure Assistant of Kalahi-CIDSS. I was then the new replacement of an outgoing DAC for the second cycle implementation continue reading : It’s worth a second chance
IDPs vacate schools, transfer to Mampang transitory site
In preparation for the opening of classes on June 2, spadework has been doubled-up to finish the construction of the transitory sites for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) temporarily housed at the elementary schools of Mampang and Arena Blanco. Transferring to the temporary shelters are women Noraida, Dia and Repa. They all came from the continue reading : IDPs vacate schools, transfer to Mampang transitory site
Listahanan fieldworkers undergo 3-day training on Special Validation
Zamboanga City-A total of Sixty (60) newly hired field workers composed of Area Supervisors and Enumerators have successfully completed the 3-day training on Special Validation for Social Pension and MCCT Beneficiaries Said training was conducted on April 28-30, 2014 at JKC, Liloy, Zamboanga Del Norte. It gathered all fieldworkers of Region IX covering Zamboanga del continue reading : Listahanan fieldworkers undergo 3-day training on Special Validation
DSWD reveals efforts on protection, assistance to IDPs
In response to negative reports received by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Regional Office IX in Zamboanga City gave clarifications regarding the plight of Zamboanga City Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) On cases of Prostitution DSWD 9 Regional Director Zenaida Arevalo said that the Protection Cluster which was organized as early as September continue reading : DSWD reveals efforts on protection, assistance to IDPs
Retro Payment: There still lies a silver lining
Across Region 9 there were a total of 2,969 households who received cash grants through Retroactive Payment. These were the beneficiaries who appear in the Pantawid System with No grants or Lack of grants, however upon careful validation, they were found to be compliant with the conditionalities hence Retro payment is being processed. The Grievance continue reading : Retro Payment: There still lies a silver lining
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