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
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
DSWD training of field staff for household assessment ongoing
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