Teacher donates to Kalahi-CIDSS project in Masbate town

From the Philippine Information Agency (Nov 1): Teacher donates to Kalahi-CIDSS project in Masbate town

A high school teacher from Cataingan, Masbate gave P5,000 as her personal contribution to the upcoming construction of a concrete pathway in a far-flung barangay of the said town. The Kalahi-CIDSS (Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services) Donors’ Forum held in Cataingan Astrodome last October 24 paved the way for Belma Vistones to share her experience in barangay Abaca where she almost lost her twins when she was pregnant.... It was when Kalahi-CIDSS came to Cataingan this year that the opportunity came for Belma to become one of its community volunteers. She serves as one of the members of the Barangay Representation Team (BRT) in the poblacion barangay in Cataingan.... BRT members represent the barangay in the Municipal Inter-Barangay Forum (MIBF) for criteria setting and for prioritization. In behalf of the community, they select the projects which sub-projects will be funded and implemented through Kalahi-CIDSS.... Kalahi-CIDSS is the flagship poverty-alleviation program of the Philippine government.... From 2003 to 2012, Kalahi-CIDSS project covered 48 municipalities from all of the six provinces of Bicol region, with a total of 1,327 barangays receiving development interventions for small-scale community projects. At present, Kalahi-CIDSS projects in Albay, Masbate, and Sorsogon are funded by World Bank, while those in Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur are financed by the Millennium Challenge Corporation of the United States of America....

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