Remote villages of Sultan Kudarat get Php8-M Kalahi-CIDSS projects

From the Philippine Information Agency (Jul 19): Remote villages of Sultan Kudarat get Php8-M Kalahi-CIDSS projects

New school, hanging cable footbridge, water system and community market are among the latest social infrastructure projects being used by residents of remote villages of Kalamansig, a coastal town of Sultan Kudarat province.

Gemma Rivera, assistant regional director of DSWD Region 12 said that the projects with  a combined total  cost  of Php8.1 million,  were completed with the collaborative efforts of the local government unit and community-beneficiaries.

“These projects are considered top priority of Kalamansig villagers after they were given the opportunity to choose which barangay and their respective projects will avail the funds through Kalahi-CIDSS,” Rivera said.

Kalahi-CIDSS, according to Rivera, is one of the flagship poverty-reduction programs of the agency that provides support to the poorest among the poor towns through grassroots empowerment activities and by financing proposed projects of communities.

Eight villages are now benefiting the projects that were started in 2015, Rivera added.

Among the beneficiary-communities include Datu Ito Andong, Wasay, Hinalaan, Limulan, Paril, Sabanal, Poblacion and Sangay.

Apart from the aforementioned villages, Rivera   revealed, another 14 villages in Kalamansig are now trained in preparation for the second cycle of sub-project implementation. Most of these projects are locate in the remote and mountainous villages of the town.

Kalahi-CIDSS, which stands for Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- A Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services, is a World Bank-funded program that utilizes the community-driven development (CDD) as a strategy.

This means that community residents are given the opportunity to take active role in governance including planning, budgeting, implementing, monitoring and sustaining their chosen projects and development initiatives of the barangay.

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