The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 – Eastern Visayas conducted a coordination meeting today, with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) North Leyte and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Carigara, Leyte to discuss the implementation of the Project Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished (LAWA at BINHI). This initiative will be carried out in convergence with DOLE’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) program.
The project is expected to benefit 300 farmers and fisherfolk, who will be engaged in 20 days of community-based work and will receive compensation based on the region’s prevailing minimum wage. Participants will contribute to efforts that promote water access and food security, including the construction of small farm reservoirs and the development of communal gardens.
