The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region III through Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) spurs Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Training for Community Volunteers in Nueva Ecija and Zambales.

KALAHI-CIDSS ensures that the seeds of sustainability are planted during the initial orientation and early stage of the social preparation, intensified during the progress of the implementation.

Thus, O&M Training is one of the strategies of KALAHI-CIDSS that creates a venue for creative dialogue on potential issues and problems along with the operation and maintenance of the community sub-project.

Three municipalities from Nueva Ecija (Pantabangan, Talugtug, and Laur) and two from Zambales (Botolan and Palauig)  participated in the training. Cabangan, Zambales is scheduled  December 12-13, 2022.

Josephine V. Lorenzo, Community Volunteer, expressed her gratitude regarding the event, “Sa training na ito marami po akong natutunan tulad ng mga responsibilidad at duties ng Operation and Maintenance Team. Ituturo ko at ibabahagi sa aking mga kasama kung ano ang nararapat gawin bilang isang miyembro ng KALAHI.” 

This will empower the community volunteers to provide sustainability of the project through Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach, a globally recognized strategy for achieving service delivery, poverty reduction and good governance outcomes.

 

Story by: Dennis Daniel M. Cunanan