The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) releases today the profile of targeted poor families based on the result of the LISTAHANAN second round of assessment implemented in 2015. The second assessment, which covered 15.1 million households, identified 5.1 million targeted poor households nationwide. This latter figure translates to 5.5 million targeted poor families continue reading : DSWD launches results of the 2nd nationwide assessment
DSWD announces finalists for 2nd Gawad Listahanan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shortlisted (9) local government units in the search for the 2nd Gawad Listahanan awardees. Gawad Listahanan is an award conferred to Local Government Units (LGUs) for providing services to the poor, disadvantaged, and vulnerable. Earlier this year, the 1st Gawad Listahanan was awarded to Dalaguete, Cebu for continue reading : DSWD announces finalists for 2nd Gawad Listahanan
DSWD’s Near Poor Forum wins Best Statistical Activity Award
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) advocacy forum dubbed as,“People at the Edge: Defining the Near Poor of the Philippines”, as awarded as Best Statistical Information dissemination Activity in the 25th National Statistics Month (NSM) Awards. This is the first recognition received by the Department under the NSM awards. NSM Awards is an continue reading : DSWD’s Near Poor Forum wins Best Statistical Activity Award
DSWD clarifies enumeration strategy used to assess poor families
Following reports that a congresswoman is calling for an inquiry on the evaluation of households qualified for social protection programs and services such as the Pantawid Pamilya, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that it applies the enumeration strategy of saturation or total enumeration in all rural barangays and pockets of poverty continue reading : DSWD clarifies enumeration strategy used to assess poor families
DSWD reaches 70% of its target households for the 2nd round of assessment
The Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) has so far assessed 70% of its 15.3 million target households nationwide, or an equivalent of 10.7 million households. Initial results of the assessment is expected to become available by end of August 2015. “The continue reading : DSWD reaches 70% of its target households for the 2nd round of assessment
DSWD enumerates households in urban barangays using tablet devices
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan is currently conducting tablet-aided enumeration in identified pockets of poverty in 9,997 urban barangays nationwide. The use of the mobile device as a data collection tool is among the Department’s innovations for the 2nd round continue reading : DSWD enumerates households in urban barangays using tablet devices
DSWD’s second family assessment ongoing nationwide
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has deployed more than 20,000 field staff nationwide to kick-off the 2nd round of assessment of the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). Listahanan is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor are. It makes available to national continue reading : DSWD’s second family assessment ongoing nationwide
450,000 Listahanan households to benefit from DOE’s electrification program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signs a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) for their partnership in the implementation of the National Intensification of Household Electrification (NIHE) project. NIHE is project that intends to provide basic electricity services to poor households with no access to electricity. This initiative by continue reading : 450,000 Listahanan households to benefit from DOE’s electrification program
Bangladesh delegates visit the Philippines for a study tour
An eight-member delegation composed of officials from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is here in the Philippines from May 11 to May 15, 2015 for a learning program on the implementation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan. Listahanan is an information continue reading : Bangladesh delegates visit the Philippines for a study tour
Listahanan conducts trainings for enumerators for second round of family assessment
With the upcoming nationwide second round of family assessment, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s Listahanan, also known National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), will conduct provincial trainings for 509 hired enumerators. The enumerators will assess the families using the Family Assessment Form (FAF) which will then be run through the continue reading : Listahanan conducts trainings for enumerators for second round of family assessment