Most rural communities still brand women with their stereotyped roles as the homemaker in the family.
With kids to nurture, a house to maintain and a home to sustain, women in most barangays are full-time mothers.
But, right after Kalahi-CIDSS introduced Gender Mainstreaming in community development, women in the villages transformed themselves not just as leaders but as catalysts of change.
It is should be noted that the Gender and … Click here to read more...
For over 20 years, we have been longing for decent and comfortable classrooms for the children of Brgy. Patong in the rural town of San Miguel, Leyte. Though we are still very hopeful, we never assumed that this dream will become a thing of reality.
For pupils in this remote village, going to school every morning is not just an opportunity but also a burden. Everyday, these children need to … Click here to read more...
The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan–Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services, an empowrment program of the Department of Social Welfare amd Development (DSWD) has recently granted PhP 16, 844,599.00 for the implementation of sub-projects in the municipality of Alangalang, under the National Community-Driven Development (NCDDP) funding.
Prioritization of funds was conducted during the Municipal Inter-Barangay Forum–Participatory Situation Analysis (MIBF-PRA) where 54 barangays presented their proposed community projects to an assembly. … Click here to read more...
December 9 – This is a special day for DSWD Regional Director, Restituto Macuto, as he celebrates his birthday on this day in the remote municipality of Pambujan in Northern Samar province. Addressing young leaders in the opening day of the Youth Congress, he tells about his struggles during childhood, while at the same time, citing education as one important right of the child.
He also tells them to be … Click here to read more...
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