DSWD Bicol to give media a tour on its social services programs

By Edna A. Bagadiong

VIRAC, Catanduanes, April 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V will spearhead a media tour for local journalists on April 19 in Bagamanoc, Catanduanes.

The activity aims at further understanding DSWD's three major poverty reduction programs namely: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Self-Employment Assistance Kaunlaran (SEA-K), and Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehenisve and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS).

The 4Ps is a poverty reduction and social development strategy of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to extremely poor households to improve their health, nutrition and education particularly of children aged 0-14. The program has dual objectives, including cash assistance to the poor to alleviate their immediate need (short term poverty alleviation); and Social Development - to break the inter-generational poverty cycle by investing in human capital.

SEA-K Program is a capability building program of the DSWD and local government units which aims to enhance the socio-economic skills of poor families through the organization of community-based associations for entrepreneurial development.

KALAHI -CIDSS is one of the flagship poverty alleviation projects of government. It supports a community-driven development approach which aims to reduce poverty.

DSWD has converged the said programs to create a greater impact in uplifting the economic situation of the poorest families and communities in the country.

Moreover, the tour will also enable DSWD to discuss and explain the status of the programs, educate the press on key terms and issues, and direct them to sources of information and news about the programs. (MAL/EAB-PIA 5, Catanduanes)