Tacloban City – The DSWD Field Office Eight is currently conducting a series of trainings on the technical aspects of the KAPIT-BISIG LABAN SA KAHIRAPAN – COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED DELIVERY OF SOCIAL SERVICES : KAUNLARAN AT KAPANGYARIHAN SA BARANGAY (KALAHI-CIDSS : KKB) Project, for the benefit of the newly-hired project staff for the expansion areas.

The training for the first batch was held on November 14-20, at the Leyte Park Resort Hotel in Tacloban City. This was participated in by the different Area Coordinating Teams (ACTs) and Municipal Coordinating Teams (MCTs) from the municipalities of Sto Niňo, Talalora, Motiong and San Jose de Buan, all of Sanar province.

The training for the second batch took off on November 27 and will end on December 3, at the same venue. The participants come from Tagapul-an, Matuginao and San Sebastian in Samar, and Naval in Biliran.

The activity was aimed to develop the technical skills of the Area Coordinators, Deputy Area Coordinators, Municipal Financial Analysts, and Community Facilitators who compose the KALAHI-CIDSS Area Coordinating Teams, and of all of the team members of the Municipal Coordinating Teams, for them to be able to efficiently and effectively implement the project.

According to KALAHI-CIDSS Regional Training Officer, Elvira Edillo, the said training will help the participants identify what sub-projects to prioritize and finance. She added that this will also aid them to find out the issues and concerns affecting project implementation, and the corresponding solutions as well.

The training is a sequel to the one conducted in June of this year. The first part of the activity focuses on social preparation, project identification, selection and planning, and project proposal preparation.