Mindanaotoday.com | DSWD, AFP forge linkage on gender and development
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development-10 (DSWD-10) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through the 4th Infantry Division (4ID) of the Philippine Army has forged a partnership promoting gender and development.
Mari-Flor A. Dollaga, DSWD-10 regional director, and Col. Michele Anayron Jr., Assistant Division Commander for Reservists and Retirees Affairs of the 4th ID, signed a memorandum of understanding for the partnership.
Col. Anayron represented Major General Wilbur C. Mamawag, the 4th ID Commander.
Director Dollaga said the linkage is a continuous endeavor of DSWD Field Office X through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) for a more cohesive strategy and synergy to promote gender and development.
Under the MOU, the 4th ID, through its Gender and Development Office (GADO), will provide technical assistance and expertise to the beneficiaries of SLP during the social preparation of the organized associations of the program.
SLP, one of the poverty reduction programs of the national government, is a capability-building program for the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized households and communities by improving their socio-economic conditions.
Beneficiaries of the program, mostly 4Ps beneficiaries, would access and acquire necessary assets to start their thriving livelihoods. (DSWD)