Sun Star-Zamboanga (Nov 9): Rebel returnees get ‘Kabuhayan Starter Kits’
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that a total of P280,000 “Kabuhayan Starter Kits” have been released by the agency in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.
DOLE-Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Director Lourdes Amores said the project is a joint undertaking of DOLE and that of the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion headed by Lieutenant Colonel Alvin Luzon.
Amores said the beneficiaries are rebel returnees who are engaged in farming, fishing, carpentry, food processing and other living.
Amores said the beneficiaries were identified by the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion, which is based in the Municipality of Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur.
Forty of the 60 beneficiaries are residents of remote areas in the Municipality of Kumalarang, 10 from Guipos and 10 from San Miguel towns, according to Amores.
She said they received starter kits comprising of farm and carpentry tools, fishing equipment, kitchen utensils and barber kits, which would enable the beneficiaries to start a livelihood undertaking and allow them to engage in sustainable self-employment.
The starter kits were turned over in a ceremony held in the village of Sicade Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur.
Amores said the distribution of Kabuhayan Starter Kit Project (KSKP) is a livelihood formation strategy of DOLE that is intended to improve the socio-economic of workers in the informal economy, in groups or sectors with specific concerns, and their families.
Luzon expressed his gratitude to DOLE for assisting them in giving livelihood projects to “the poor and vulnerable sectors of our society.”
“It is the first time for the 53rd Infantry Battalion to partner with the DOLE together with the LGUs (Local Government Units) in the project,” Luzon said.
“Partnering with DOLE and LGUs helped us enhance our social immersion skills,” Luzon explained adding that this also helped in reaching out to people in remote villages in support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Internal Peace and Security Plan ‘Bayanihan’ campaign.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2014/11/09/rebel-returnees-get-kabuhayan-starter-kits-375580
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