ADB MISSION CONSULTS WITH ALBAY GOVERNOR ABOUT KALAHI-CIDSS IMPLEMENTATION

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Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 14:41
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Press Release
24 April 2012

ADB MISSION CONSULTS WITH ALBAY GOVERNOR ABOUT
KALAHI-CIDSS IMPLEMENTATION


Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman, together with representatives from the Asian Development Bank, visited  Albay on April 11 to consult with Governor Joey Salceda and other PLGU staff on  possible models for engaging the provincial local government unit (LGU) in the scaled up implementation of the community-driven development strategy that has been tested in  Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Project.

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NO MORE EARTHQUAKE SCARES FOR T’BOLI CHILDREN WITH KALAHI-CIDSS DAY CARE CENTER

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Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 14:20
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Tiboli, South Cotabato— Rose Tabara, a day care teacher, can still vividly recall how her pupils scampered out of the tiny day care center during a class when a strong earthquake shook South Cotabato in 2011.   The tremors left huge cracks on the walls and floors of the day care center. Rose was thankful that no one was hurt, but she realized she couldn’t just sit down and wait for something to happen to the children should another quake occur. She vowed to find a way to get these children out of the old day care center, which was built in 1998.

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DSWD scales up Kalahi-CIDSS to 129 new areas in 2012

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Published on Thursday, 16 February 2012 11:07
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Press Release
29 December 2011

 
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to widen the implementation of its community-driven development (CDD) strategy against poverty to 129 new areas next year.

The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) will encompass a total of 348 municipalities including old areas in 48 provinces, among which are the newly identified provinces of Apayao, Palawan, Antique, Aklan, Guimaras and Negros Oriental based on the 2006 National Statistical Coordination Board’s “Ranking of Poorest Provinces Based on Poverty Incidence among Families.”

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DSWD BREAKS GROUND FOR KALAHI-CIDSS BUILDING

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Published on Thursday, 16 February 2012 11:38
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Press Release
9 January 2012

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman led the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) building at the DSWD compound in Quezon City.

Kalahi-CIDSS, which is one of the three core anti-poverty projects implemented by the department, is expanding to 129 new areas in the country’s poorest provinces.

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