DSWD gives P14.2-M to 32 Siargao groups to help them make a living
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LIVELIHOOD AID. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region turns over PHP14.2 million in livelihood grants to 32 associations in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Thursday (Nov. 16, 2023) in Dapa municipality. The groups also received accreditation from the agency. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-13)
MindanaoHerald | DSWD gives P14.2-M to 32 Siargao groups to help them make a living | BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 13 (DSWD-13) gave money to at least 32 local groups on Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, at a turnover event in Dapa town on Thursday.
DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) gave out the grants, which are worth a total of PHP14.2 million. They “serve as a seed capital fund for the associations to finance their proposed livelihood projects,” DSWD-13 said in a statement.
Twelve groups from Burgos, San Benito, and San Isidro, as well as eight groups from Dapa town, each earned PHP5.4 million in grants to help them make a living.
Twelve more groups from the cities of Del Carmen, General Luna, Pilar, and Santa Monica also got grants worth 5.4 million Philippine pesos.
Mariel Camba, the DSWD-13 SLP social marketing officer, said in an interview that most of the 32 associations’ projects to make a living are related to trade and making things.
Camba said that SLP helps people improve their productivity through a variety of projects that help them make a living. (via PNA)
