TABUK CITY, Kalinga – The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) organized a training on project proposal making for three organizations who are set to receive seed capital from the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
The participants are the members of the Chatchatong New Tanglag SLP Association (SLPA), Gawis Gobgob SLPA, and Bumaluan Bagumbayan SLPA.
According to Merriam Goyagoy, of the Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) Office Kalinga, who served as the speaker for the activity, this training on project proposal making is part of the social preparation phase of the identified organizations.
Goyagoy disclosed that
Chatchatong New Tanglag SLPA will receive PhP462,618.00 for its proposed livelihood project, while Gawis Gobgob SLPA gets PhP394,082, and Bumaluan Bagumbayan SLPA is set to claim PhP479,752.00 from DSWD.
Goyagoy also mentioned that the Project Diversification Development Grants (PDDG), which are used to create new enterprises or alter existing ones, are another aspect of the SLP in addition to this seed money. For new or updated income-generating ventures, it is an additional capital of PhP100,000 that can be used to buy equipment or raw materials.
This is an incentive provided to SLPAs that reached Level III status under over-all assessment. Through this, SLPAs will be more motivated to make their enterprise thrive and be sustainable, she continued.
The distribution of financial grants, according to Aida Bermillo, the livelihood focal point for CSWD, is not the end of the program; instead, all associations receiving SLP benefits will continue to receive monitoring from DSWD and CSWDO to monitor the development of their proposed enterprises.
She went on to say that only groups with 15–30 members who are willing to launch a business as a side gig are eligible for this initiative, and the amount of funding provided would rely on the type of project or venture being considered.
Mayor Darwin C. Estrañero’s representative, Napoleon Ayang-ang, stressed in a message that this activity helps participants develop the vital ability of creating project proposals and prudently managing their resources.
It is a component of a larger initiative to support the community’s SLP beneficiaries’ economic growth and self-sufficiency, enabling them to make significant contributions to the local economy. By Darwin S. Serion
