Community workers undergo conflict-sensitive facilitation workshop

Zamboanga City 03/18/14 – To ensure a more conflict-sensitive, responsive and appropriate facilitation of communities, twenty six (26) newly-hired Community Facilitators  coming from different parts of the region have undergone Technical Coaching Session on Community Facilitation on March 28, 2014 at Lantaka Hotel, Zamboanga City. The said activity was conducted by DSWD 9 Regional Program continue reading : Community workers undergo conflict-sensitive facilitation workshop

DSWD-NHTU IX gathers ZamPen LGUs for 2nd round Household Assessment orientation

Zamboanga City – 3/24/2014- A total of 200 participants all over Zamboanga Peninsula attended the orientation on Listahanan in preparation for the 2nd round nationwide household assessment. The orientation conducted by The National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) or Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office IX was done from March 10 to continue reading : DSWD-NHTU IX gathers ZamPen LGUs for 2nd round Household Assessment orientation

DSWD reveals profile of Women, 900k identified poor in ZamPen

March is Women’s Month. The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office IX  through its Listahanan unit showed support to all strong and resilient “Juanas” who manifest resiliency amidst poverty by showcasing statistics of the identified poor women in Zamboanga Peninsula through Photo and Infographics display. Anchored on the theme: “Juana, ang Tatag Mo ay continue reading : DSWD reveals profile of Women, 900k identified poor in ZamPen

DSWD, City gov’t and partners dialogue with IDPs

Zamboanga City – With the aim of bridging communication gaps between service providers and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Zamboanga City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 9 (DSWD) with the City Government of Zamboanga and other organizations conducted series of information caravan (Infocar) in evacuations centers. Said caravan is an initiative continue reading : DSWD, City gov’t and partners dialogue with IDPs

Preggies’ Day Out

Zamboanga City- Around 264 pregnant women, those with big bellies and those with hardly-noticeable ones,  started lining up for registration at the lobby of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Field Office here. Aside from being heavy with babies in their wombs, another thing they have in common is being  ‘IDPs’ (Internally Displaced Persons). continue reading : Preggies’ Day Out

DSWD, SM launch farmers training program for Tigbalabag Pantawid benes

Some 50 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Zamboanga City were identified as recipients of SM Foundation’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers Training Program.  The program, which was launched yesterday in Barangay Tigbalabag, this city aims to help families sustain their needs by educating small-time farmers on new effective technologies  that could help them grow organic fruits and continue reading : DSWD, SM launch farmers training program for Tigbalabag Pantawid benes