The Department of Social Welfare and Development, through the Listahanan, is currently conducting simultaneous training across all regions for field staff who will implement the 2nd round of assessment in the 2nd quarter of 2015. In 2009, the DSWD conducted the first assessment which resulted to the identification of 5.2 million poor households out of continue reading : DSWD training of field staff for household assessment ongoing
Nepalese delegation to visit Philippines for Listahanan Implementation
The Government of Nepal will send a delegation to the Philippines to learn from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) experience in implementing the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), also known as the Listahanan. The study visit will be conducted from March 9 to 13, 2015. Listahanan is an information continue reading : Nepalese delegation to visit Philippines for Listahanan Implementation
DSWD opens SMS and voice hotlines for Listahanan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has set up voice and text hotlines to respond to queries and complaints regarding the upcoming implementation of the Listahanan 2nd round of assessment. The Listahanan is an information management system that contains a comprehensive list of families in need of social protection programs and services. It continue reading : DSWD opens SMS and voice hotlines for Listahanan
DSWD cites top LGU users of database of poor families
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction, awarded the first Gawad Listahanan to the Municipal Government of Dalaguete, Cebu; Escalante City, Negros Occidental; and, Ilocos Norte on January 29 during the Department’s 64th anniversary celebration. Gawad Listahanan is an award conferred to continue reading : DSWD cites top LGU users of database of poor families
DSWD to award top LGU data users
Sixteen local government units nationwide were selected as finalists in the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) first Gawad Listahanan. Gawad Listahanan is an award conferred to local government units (LGUs) that have registered the most number of beneficiaries of their locally funded programs in the Listahanan database of poor families. The Listahanan is continue reading : DSWD to award top LGU data users
33,000 DSWD-identified poor fisherfolk to get livelihood aid
More than 33,000 poor fisherfolk identified through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Listahanan shall be prioritized in a livelihood support program of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR). The program, known as the Targeted Actions to Reduce Poverty and General Economic Transformation (TARGET) in the fishery sector, aims to provide continue reading : 33,000 DSWD-identified poor fisherfolk to get livelihood aid
2 LGUs in CV tap DSWD’s Listahanan
By Jessa J. Agua/NSA (The Freeman) | Updated November 14, 2014 – 12:00am CEBU, Philippines – Two local government units in Central Visayas have tapped Department of Social Welfare and Development’s National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) data as basis for their programs that target the underprivileged constituents. The municipalities of Dalaguete in continue reading : 2 LGUs in CV tap DSWD’s Listahanan
Palawan, OrMin win 2014 Regional Gawad Listahanan
CALAPAN CITY- The Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MiMaRoPa named Provincial Government of Palawan and Oriental Mindoro as regional champions of the first ever search for Gawad Listahanan Provincial Category. “This award recognizes the effort of the local government units (LGUs) in promoting the Department’s convergence of all social protection continue reading : Palawan, OrMin win 2014 Regional Gawad Listahanan
Who are the near-poor in the Philippines?
Reposted from Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines – When Filipinos are asked to describe their financial status, whether based on income or purchasing power, 3 terms are usually heard: mayaman (rich), may kaya (well-off), and mahirap (poor). The boundaries of each classification are often blurry. Arguments have emerged over when one can be considered rich or middle continue reading : Who are the near-poor in the Philippines?
DSWD to present policy on near poor
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will conduct the learning forum dubbed as “People at the Edge: Defining the Near Poor of the Philippines” on October 7, 2014 at the Sulo Riviera Hotel, Quezon City. During the activity, DSWD will present the results of the study entitled, “Analysis of the Near Poor Challenge and Strategy continue reading : DSWD to present policy on near poor