The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI (DSWD FO VI) recently released a total of P42,470,000 Cash-for-Work (CFW) to 15,500 beneficiaries in Antique province.
The cash-for-work was implemented through the DSWD’s Risk Resiliency Program-Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM)-Disaster Risk Reduction. It aims to implement projects addressing the needs of communities vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Through this program, temporary employment is generated which provides income augmentation to families and/or individuals. Each beneficiary received a total of P2,740 for ten days of work (P274 per day or 75% of the prevailing daily regional wage in Western Visayas).
The activities include growing trees of indigenous species, communal/organic gardening, dredging of waterways, canal de-clogging, community clean-up, construction of toilets, rehabilitation of river banks and Farm-to-Market roads, and other activities relative to environmental protection, climate change adaptation, mitigation, and disaster risk reduction.
RRP-CCAM aims to build awareness about climate change adaptation and to encourage communities to take part on implementing community defined projects and on strengthening their resiliency and adaptive capacities on the impacts of climate change and preparedness on the onslaught of disaster as well.
Alicia Gunsi, a beneficiary of RRP-CCAM, extended her gratitude to the program.
“Duro-duro gid nga salamat sa DSWD sa nabaton namon nga cash-for-work. Ginapasalamatan man namon kay natun-an ka amon komunidad kung paano mangin preparado pag-abot kang kalamidad kag pinaka importante gid nga amon man natun-an nga mag-ugyon para sa ka-araydan kang amon mga kabataan kag sining aton pungsod labi nagid sa sining tyempo sang pandemya (We want to thank the DSWD for the cash-for-work we received. We are also very grateful for we have learned how to be prepared in times of disaster and more than that, our community learned how to unite for the sake of our children and for the sake of our nation especially on these trying times),” Gunsi said.
Teresita Ticwan, an IP beneficiary also shared her sentiments on how they were able to participate in the implementation of the program.
“Gapasalamat guid kami sa DSWD kay gin hatagan kami nila tsansa nga maka-bulig sa amon komunidad. Kag ini nga kwarta nga amon nabaton, hanggod gid ini nga bagay para sa amon nga mga IP. Salamat guid (We want to thank DSWD for giving us the chance to take part in improving our community. Also, the cash assistance we received is a very big help to us IPs. Thank you DSWD),” Ticwan said.
