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DSWD Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman leads the inauguration and turn-over ceremony of 160-linear Concrete Footbridge in Brgy. Balud, Barugo, Leyte. Said project was funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) which was completed last March 2016.

The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) has completed a total of 3, 443 projects in the first quarter of this year.  The data was gathered in the 2016 first quarter report of  said program.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently turned over these projects to some 134 municipalities in Eastern Visayas

As of March 31, 2016, Leyte province has completed 1, 181 projects. The province comprises most of the Yolanda-affected municipalities.

Biliran province, on the other hand, records 141 projects, while Southern Leyte,  249.  These are mostly disaster-risk mitigating projects.

Typhoon Nona-affected province of Northern Samar  reported a total of 658 projects; Eastern Samar, 484.

Samar province disclosed 730 small scale infrastructures identified, proposed and implemented by community members themselves.

Most of these projects are basic social services infrastructures like water systems, solar electrification projects, as well as school buildings and health centers. Other community proposals include basic access infrastructure projects like farm to market roads, and bridges; and disaster mitigation projects like flood control and slope protection.

Some communities also implemented common service facilities and capability-building workshops like non-traditional skills training to aid them in employment and microenterprise.

The over-all disbursement accomplishment of the program reaches to a total of Php 2.9 billion. Leyte received the biggest chunk amounting to 1.2 billion pesos. The fund was allotted for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of basic social services facilities and improvement of access roads.

These are funded under six sources, namely: National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Japan for Poverty Reduction (JFPR), Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Tourism (DFAT), Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) from the Office of the Presidential Adviser of the Peace Process, and Bottom-Up Budgeting.

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Sec. Dinky Soliman inspects newly constructed concrete footbridge which connects 148 households of Brgy. Balud to Barugo town proper.

Said DSWD Regional Director Resty Macuto, “Every individual in the barangay is encouraged to be part of community-building. Through people’s collaboration and solidarity, Kalahi-CIDSS helps community members realize and develop their full potential in participatory local planning, decision-making and project implementation.  By then, they will become part of the fight against poverty”.