DSWD VMG

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENTFIELD OFFICE-XI

ADVOCACY DIALOGUE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS OF DAVAO ORIENTAL

With the passage of Executive

Order (EO) 15 series of 1998

which supported the new

paradigm shift in governance, the DSWD's primary

function has been

transformed from a direct service

deliverer to technical

assistance provider

Due to certain mandates and consideration,

however, there were services retained for

implementation by the national DSWD.

Continuous development and

implementation of the special and pilot

projects have been carried-out in

partnership with SWD intermediaries to address emerging

social problems and/or in keeping with

national directives and international commitments

In line with the passage of the Local

Government Code (LGC), the

Department of Social Welfare and

Development (DSWD) effected the devolution of basic services together

with related facilities, personnel, budget, property and

equipment to the Local Government

Units (LGUs)

PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE LGUs, NGOs,

POs AND OTHER MEMBERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY

IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS,PROJECTS AND

SERVICES THAT WILL ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND EMPOWER

DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES FOR AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE

A society where the poor, the vulnerable and the

disadvantaged individuals, families, and

communities are empowered for an

improved quality of life

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To provide social protection and promote the rights and welfare of the poor, vulnerable,

and the disadvantaged individuals, families, and communities…

… to contribute to poverty alleviation through SWD policies, programs, projects and

services implemented with or through…

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SWD AGENCIES BY PROVINCE/CHARTERED CITY, CY 2007

Policy and Plan Formulation and Advocacy

Building-Up Social Capital

Standards Setting and Compliance Monitoring

Provision of Technical Assistance and Resource Services

Provision of Preventive, Protective, Rehabilitative, and Developmental Programs and Services

1. Services Related to the Formulation and Advocacy of Policies, Plans and Programs

2. Standard Setting, Licensing and Accreditation Services

3. Support Services and Technical Assistance to Intermediaries

4. Services for Community and Center-based Clients

MEDIUM TERM PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2005-2010)

Fighting Poverty

Building Prosperity…

SWD CONCERNS Chapter 12, Part 3 entitled:

Responding to Basic Needs ofthe Poor

…for the greatest number of Filipino people

Livelihood

Protection of the Vulnerable

enumerates Development Plans for …

Empowerment

Livelihood Empowerment Protective Services

Self-Employment

Assistance Program

(SEA-K Level I&II)

Tindahan Natin Project

KALAHI-CIDSS:KKB

Technical Assistance and Resource Services to Frontline Workers• Capacity Building

• Monitoring• Mentoring• Coaching• Demonstration

Sectoral Organizatio –PYA–FSCAP–KALIPI–PWDs

Child Placement Services

Minors Traveling Abroad

Disaster Management Program

Crisis Intervention

Pilot Projects

Special Project

SWD Committees

Residential Facilities/Institutions

• Home for the Aged

• Substitute Home Care for Women

in Especially Difficult Circumstances• Group Homes for Girls• Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth• Reception and Study Center for Children

Standards Setting, Licensing and Accreditation of SWD Programs and Services

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Department of Social Welfare and

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SELF EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE – KAUNLARAN (SEA-K)

INTEGRATED PROGRAM

Executive Order 123 vests/clothe the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with the responsibility of caring, protecting and rehabilitating that segment of the country’s population which has the least in life in order to restore their normal functioning and participation in community affairs.

1970s – Economic Assistance Program (EAP)

1990s – Self Employment Assistance – Kaunlaran (SEA-K)

GOAL :

To establish community-based, self managed and sustainable credit facilities to enable the economically active poor to have continued access to credit and to sustain and maximize its use for their empowerment and development.

1. Integrated program of all livelihood and livelihood-related projects of DSWD.

2. Capability Building (Enterprise Development, Organizational Development, Capital Assistance and Community Organization).

– Social Workers– Project Development Officers

3. Community-based credit assistance program utilizing peoples organizations to be uniformly called SEA Kaunlaran Associations as credit conduit. (peer pressure and savings mobilization)

Level I

Eligibility Requirements :

a) at least 18 years old but not over 60 years old.

b) must be a resident in the barangay

c) at least with existing income generating project (Economically Active Poor)

d) has knowledge and skills

e) willing to be supervised by DSWD and LGU

Program Components :

• Social preparation (raising community awareness)

• Capability Building (knowledge, skills and attitudes) mandatory training

• Provision of Technical Assistance for Business Management and Productivity (production, product development, product upgrading)

• Capital Assistance (payable within 1 year

• Savings mobilization (Equity Capital Build-Up ECPU and Related Funds Build-

Up RFBU) Operating Expenses Fund (OF) & Emergency Fund Build-Up (EFBU)

• Accessing of other Social Services

Operational Procedures :

• Identification of Project Location (depressed but with potential resource-based economic

activities)• Identification of Project Beneficiaries

(Means Test – income and assets)• Group Formation (Mandatory Training – SEC Registration and TIN)• Provision of Credit Assistance (Proposal – Loan Utilization check)• Weekly Meetings/Assemblies• Loan Repayments• Monitoring and Evaluation

SEA – K Level I (Davao Oriental)District I As of July 31, 2007Municipality # of

SKAsNo of

BeneficairiesCAPITAL

ASSISTANCEPRINCIPAL DUE

TO DATEPRINCIPAL PAID

TO DATE

Baganga 19 410 1,730,000.00 1,659,169.00 1,492,130.00

Boston 16 360 1,595,000.00 1,361,672.00 1,137,302.00

Caraga 4 85 310,000.00 310,000.00 112,385.00

Cateel 18 380 1,575,000.00 1,425,000.00 1,113,372.00

Manay 17 380 1,665,000.00 1,585,835.00 1,046,875.00

Tarragona 22 490 1,950,000.00 1,950,000.00 891,039.85

Sub-Total 96 2,105 8,825,000.00 8,291,676.00 5,793,103.85

SEA – K Level I (Davao Oriental)District IIMunicipality # of

SKAsNo of

BeneficiariesCAPITAL

ASSISTANCEPRINCIPAL DUE

TO DATEPRINCIPAL PAID

TO DATE

Banay Banay 21 485 1,931,600.00 1,848,270.00 1,144,834.00

Gov. Generoso

19 475 1,819,000.00 1,753,687.00 1,494,089.00

Lupon 21 455 1,740,000.00 1,550,424.00 1,082,465.00

Mati 21 471 1,930,000.00 1,892,097.00 1,334,305.05

San Isidro 28 572 2,269,500.00 2,185,080.00 1,905,338.00

Sub-Total 110 2,458 9,690,100.00 9,229,558.00 6,961,061.00

GRAND TOTAL

206 4,563 18,515,100.00 17,521,234.00 12,754,165.00

Level II or Kabayan

• Follow-up program from a successfully managed initial capital assistance and continuing access to credit.

• Provision of a larger amount to finance expanded micro-enterprise affordable basic shelter and home improvements.

• Extends credit and technical assistance to other qualified participants from the community.

Objectives:

1. To organize and develop the SKAs institutional capability

2. To operate as community based credit entities (local support systems)

3. To enhance credit management by providing micro-credit management training

Program Component

1. Social Preparation• Community Organizing• Capability Building

2. Technical Assistance for Business Management and Productivity Skills

3. Financial Assistance • Micro-Enterprise (ME) – P 10,000.00• Basic Shelter (BS) – P 25,000.00• Home Improvement – P 10,000.00

Interest rates – 50% SKA & 50% Kabayan

Micro-enterprise – 10% p.a

Basic shelter 6% p.a.

Home improvement

4. Savings Mobilization• Equity Capital Build-Up (ECBU) P 5,000.00/SKA to

Kabayan• Related Funds Build-Up (RFBU) Operating Expanses and

Emergency Fund Build-Up

5. Support Mobilization• Local Government Unit (LGU)• Other Government Offices (GOs)

Program Component

Eligibility Requirements

A. Standard Eligibility Requirements

– General Eligibility• all successful SKAs – Level I• 70% capital build-up ( P 5,000.00 = P 3,500.00 per member)

– Non-Accessibility to Formal Credit Sources– Stated Need for Shelter Provisions– Size and composition of SEA Kabayan

• minimum of 2 SKAs and maximum of 5• minimum of 15 members/SKA• same geographic area• willing to contribute P 5,000.00 as equity to Kabayan• must be registered with SEC• must open an account preferably with LBP

– Mandatory Trainings

B. Program Strategy

– Merging of associations governed by the similarity of need

– Organization of the Steering Committee to oversee• President of the Kabayan• LGU Social Worker• Project Development Officer

– Organization of other support committee• Micro-enterprise committee• Shelter committee

C. Financial ManagementD. Loan Repayment

– 80% rollback – 20% retention

E. Weekly Meetings

F. Institutional Arrangement for Program Management

a) Role of DSWD - SEA Unit• Policy formulation

• Monitoring and Evaluation

• Program Development & Innovations

• Provision of Technical Assistance

• Review and Assessment

b) Role of DSWD Regional Office• Takes charge of the direct implementation of the program

• Responsible for monitoring the program

c) Role of LGUs• Co-implementer

• Coordinate and cooperate in all phases of the implementation

• Active members of the steering committee

G. Monitoring and Evaluation

SEA – K Level II (Davao Oriental)

Name of Kabayan District CAPITAL ASSISTANCE

PRINCIPAL DUE TO DATE

PRINCIPAL PAID TO DATE

Lucel SEA Kabayan I 721,955.00 721,955.00 261,849.00

Vekinpo SEA Kabayan I 1,385,000.00 938,245.00 221,342.00

Sebaka SEA Kabayan I 1,055,000.00 821,783.00 230,500.00

Lambajon SEA Kabayan

I 990,000.00 336,392.00 216,252.00

Baon-Tinlagan SEA Kabayan

II 365,500.00 336,392.00 365,500.00

Katipunan Pag-asa SEA Kabayan

II 1,090,000.00 365,500.00 0.00

TOTAL 5,607,455.00 3,520,267.00 1,295,443.00

IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINESTINDAHAN NATIN PROJECT

(BIGAS AT NOODLES SA HALAGANG ABOT KAYA) I.Rationale Poverty is caused by either lack of access, low income or opportunities that makes families unable to meet their basic needs. It continues to be a challenge to Filipino families particularly the 4.3[1] million living below the poverty threshold.

In line with the relentless efforts of the government to fight against poverty, hunger and unemployment, Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has pronounced on the first working day of 2006 the release of some P35 billion from government savings to subsidize selected food items and finance projectsfor the poor. On the aspect of food, the President specifically announced that she wants to keep the prices of rice and noodles at affordable level.

The burden of maintaining rice prices at P18/kg and fortified noodles below P5 naturally rest on the National Food Authority (NFA), which is tasked with the mandates of food security and stabilization.

This Implementing Guideline is issued to ensure that the government-subsidized rice and noodles would truly reach the poor families through the Tindahan Natin Project.

II. Brief Description of the Project The Tindahan Natin Project is a national government initiative for job generation, livelihood and food security. The project will provide low-priced but good quality rice and noodles through a store jointly identified and endorsed by the DSWD, City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Offices (C/MSWDO) of the Local Government Units (LGUs), the Barangay Council and subsequently accredited by the NFA.

Distribution of government-subsidized rice and noodles shall initially be an urban poor poverty alleviation project in the 20 priority poor enclaves in Metro Manila where the national government (thru NFA), the respective local government units and accredited organizations/outlets shall converge and collaborate to ensure maximum benefits for the intended community beneficiaries for which they can buy good quality yet low priced basic commodities.

The Tindahan Natin will be operated by the entrepreneurs, community-base organization, NGOs, LGUs, Brgy. Councils, existing retail/sari-sari stores, and other organizations registered and accredited by proper regulating agencies.

III. Objectives:

1. To ensure that families below food threshold get access to low-priced basic food items specifically rice and noodles;

The project allows the poor families to have access to low-priced rice and noodles. Specifically, the Tindahan Natin aims to:

2. To establish a system of rice and noodles distribution for families below food threshold;

3. To ensure that poor families will be able to maximize the optimum benefits of their income for consumer products;

4. To systematically identify poor families who are or within the food threshold who can benefit from low-priced rice and noodles.

IV. Operational Procedure

A. Selection/Identification of Target Areas and Beneficiaries

1. Identification of Target AreasThe Tindahan Natin (TN) Project shall be implemented initially in Metro Manila particularly in the twenty-one (21) priority poverty enclaves and other identified areas . The project will be implementednationwide prioritizing on areas with very high hunger incidence in the49 provinces identified by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) under the Food for School Program (please refer to attached matrixfor the target barangays per Region.)

2. Target Beneficiaries

1. Eligibility/Criteria of Tindahan Natin Store/Outlet

1.1 The following shall be considered as Tindahan Natin Operator/ Outlet jointly identified by DSWD and NFA in close coordination with LGU-Provincial/City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Offices (P/C/MSWDOs) and the barangay councils who is willing to abide with the project guidelines:

a. Self-Employment Assistance (SEA-K)-Kabayan, SEA-K Association and/or SEA-K individual beneficiary with retail store business

b. Existing Retail/Sari-Sari Store

c. Non-Government Organization

d. People's Organization

e. New Entrepreneurs

2. Requirements/Criteria in the Selection of TN Outlets/Store

In selecting the Tindahan Natin Outlet/Store, the following shall be considered:

a. storage space - the store must have ample storage space for at least one week rice requirement;

b. location - the store must be strategically located, accessible to all beneficiaries;

c. willingness of operator to participate in the program and abide by the rules and regulations

d. financial capability - for operators who has less or no capital for one week stock requirement of the store can apply to DSWD for loan assistance depending on the needed stocks but not to exceed P20,000.00 subject to the assessment by the DSWD Field Offices.

e. must be duly licensed and accredited by NFA.

3. NFA, DSWD, LGU and Brgy. Council shall ensure that there are adequate TN stores in the identified target poverty enclave areas. The number of stores that will be designated in each target areas shall be determined based on the following:

3.1 number of family beneficiaries to be served - one TN store shall served 250 families

3.2 geographical location of target areas and clustering of beneficiaries

3.3 viability of store operation

3.4 accessibility

3.5 necessity of rice in the area

3.6 purchasing capability

4. The designated TN store shall be subjected to existing rules and regulations in rice retailing

5. Each operator shall submit project proposal covering the loan assistance from DSWD consisting of rice and noodles delivered to the TN store. The individual project proposal under the SEA-K Program shall be utilized for this purpose subject to minor changes appropriate to the Tindahan Natin project.

b. Family Beneficiaries

1. Selection/Identification of family beneficiaries

1.1 Initially, the target beneficiaries of the Tindahan Natin Project are the identified families below food threshold in the 21 priority poverty enclave areas in Metro Manila;

1.2 For other areas, the identified family beneficiaries should have an income below or within the food threshold set by NEDA.

1.3 The selection/identification of Tindahan Natin beneficiaries shall be the responsibility of DSWD in coordination with the LGU-P/C/MSWDOs and the barangay councils.

B. Distribution Scheme

a. Rice/Noodles Allocation

1. The maximum weekly rice allocation per family of six (6) shall be based on a daily .32 kg allocation per member computed from the per capita consumption of 115 kilograms per year:

115 kg/365 days = 0.32 kg per day0.32 kg/day x 7 days= 2 kg./family member/week or 14 kg/family/week

2. A family beneficiary can only purchase the quantity of rice equivalent to their weekly allocation. Maximum quantity that a family can buy on a single purchase shall be limited to their weekly allocation;

3. The rice and noodles shall be sold to the beneficiaries at NFA's prescribed selling prices;

4. The owner/operator can include other commodities in the TN store which maybe sourced out from NFA or other suppliers.

b. Delivery/Replenishment of Rice and Noodles and Payment to NFA

1. The DSWD Central Office shall issue a guarantee letter for the delivery of rice and noodles to the respective Tindahan Natin outlets;

2. DSWD Field Offices shall submit to NFA Regional Offices an/or District Offices list of qualified TN operators to NFA for the delivery of goods to the TN outlets on a weekly basis;

3. NFA shall deliver to the SEA-K Tindahan outlets/stores the corresponding volume of rice and noodles two (2) days after receipt of the guarantee letter. After delivery, NFA shall forward to DSWD Field Office the billing statement supported by delivery receipts showing proof of actual receipt by the operators;

4. DSWD Field Office shall pay direct to NFA the total cost of rice and noodles delivered to the respective Tindahan Natin Outlets/stores with supporting documents per billing statement;

5. The TN operator/outlet shall inform the NFA at least two (2) days in advance of his request for replenishment of stocks to provide NFA ample time to schedule its deliveries. The succeeding deliveries will be a Cash on Delivery (COD) scheme.

1. The DSWD shall provide the Tindahan Natin outlets with a Rice Allocation Ledger-RAL. The RAL shall contain the list of family beneficiaries that the outlet will serve their corresponding rice allocation;

2. The Tindahan Natin operator/outlet shall use the RAL to keep a record of rice purchases made by the family beneficiaries. Beneficiaries shall be required to affix their initials on the appropriate portion of the RAL every time they purchase rice;

C. The Rice Allocation Ledger

V. Fund Management

A. Repayment

1. The loan assistance is payable for a period of one (1) year on a

weekly basis with one month grace period;

2. The TN operator shall pay directly to the account of DSWD Field Office- Tindahan Natin Project LBP Account No. 1472-2220-03 their weekly amortization. However, in remote municipalities/barangays where there is no LBP or nearest LBP branch, payment shall be done on a monthly basis.

3. The DSWD Field Office in turn shall remit directly to the DSWD Central Office - Tindahan Natin Project LBP Account No.1472-2220-03 the amount remitted by the TN operator on a monthly basis;

VI. Monitoring/Reporting/Evaluation

1. All TN outlets shall be monitored on a weekly basis or as appropriate by a monitoring team to ensure that the rice and noodles are sold to the poor families based on NFA's prescribed prices. The monitoring team shall be composed of the following:

a. LGUb. POc. NGOd. Inter-Faith Groupe. NFAf. DSWD

The monitoring shall focus on the following concerns using Monitoring form No. 1 and 2:

a. Rice stock inventoryb. Rice sales for the weekc. No. of families servedd. Rice requiremente. Frequency of deliveryf. Other observations/remarks in the implementation of the project

The monitoring shall be done on a weekly basis or as appropriate either by a composite team or individual agency. The report shall be submitted to DSWD for consolidation and to be presented/discussed during the operations meeting headed by the Office of PresidentialAdviser on Job Creation;

2. The DSWD Field Offices shall submit to OCBG status of implementation on a monthly basis or as required using TN-Accomplishment Form No. 1;

3. The TN Project shall be evaluated after three months of implementation to ensure adherence to the guidelines, measure its viability and impact to the beneficiaries.

VII. Institutional Arrangement The TN Project shall be jointly implemented by the NFA and the DSWD in close coordination with the LGU through its P/C/MSWDOs and the concerned Barangay Councils. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) shall be executed by the respective heads of the collaborating agencies defining their roles and responsibilities which are as follows:

A. National Food Authority (NFA)

1. Determine the number of TN operators/outlets to be accredited based on the population of the service area in coordination with the DSWD, LGU-P/C/MSWDOs and the barangay councils;

2. License and accredit the list of operators/outlets submitted by the DSWD upon inspection of the place to determine compliance with the NFA facility standards and documentary requirements;

3. NFA shall have the right to cancel/revoke the accreditation to operate the Tindahan store/outlet on proven violations;

4. Deliver to operators/owners rice and noodles based on list of operators jointly identified by DSWD and NFA at wholesale price (per approved Selling Price Bulletin at the time of purchase) for resale at their Tindahan Natin stores/outlets;

5. Provide/deliver the quantity of rice and noodles for sale to said outlets based on weekly allocation, subject to the availability of stocks and NFA distribution policies;

6. Ensure that rice and noodles are delivered all in good quality condition and are replenished on time as needed;

7. Work together with the DSWD, LGU-P/C/MSWDO and Brgy Councils to monitor the implementation of the project and ensure that the rice and noodles are sold to the poor families based on NFA's prescribed prices on a weekly basis.

B. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

B.1 Field Offices

1. Provide technical and other assistance to LGU-P/C/MSWDOs and jointly undertake identification/validation of the TN operators/outlets and the target family beneficiaries. The final list of the operators/ outlets shall be officially submitted to NFA;

3. Ensure that the NFA rice allocation, noodles and other basic commodities be sold to target family beneficiaries by the NFA's prescribed selling prices. However, the operator/outlet can sell the rice and other basic commodities at a lower price as subsidized by other cost oriented groups and/or other government agencies, etc. In this case, the DSWD shall inform NFA accordingly;

4. Make earnest and fullest efforts in ensuring that the accredited TN operators/outlets will follow all rules and regulations promulgated by NFA with regard to the retailing of the rice, noodles and other basic commodities;

5. Shall pay directly to the Regional NFA for the rice and noodles delivered to the respective TN Outlets;

2. Shall provide the TN outlets with a Rice Allocation Ledger-RAL.

6. Conduct its own and/or joint monitoring with NFA, Brgy. Council and LGU-P/C/MSWD so that the best results and desired objectives of the project are achieved;

7. Assist the TN operators/outlets have an access on credit windows with government and private financing institutions; Recommend cancellation/revocation to operate a Tindahan Natin store proven violations;

8. Submit monthly reports on project implementation to the DSWD Central Office copy furnished the concerned LGUs.

B.2 Central Office

1. Shall transfer to the DSWD Field Offices the funding requirement of the TN Project based on the target number of barangays submitted by the Field Offices.

2. Provide technical assistance to DSWD Field Offices in the operation of the TN Project.

3. Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of the program implementation in coordination with NFA, LGU and Brgy. Council.

4. Submits quarterly reports on project implementation to the Office of the President;

C. LGU-Provincial/City/Municipality, Brgy. Council, NGOs, Inter-Faith Groups and POs

1. Assist DSWD in the identification of potential operators/outlets who are qualified to participate in the implementation of the TN Project;

2. Assist the operators/outlets secure a retailer's license/accreditation requirements from NFA to operate the TN store/outlet;

3. Assist the operators/outlets comply with any/and all requirements/ guidelines that may be set by the NFA/DSWD pertinent to the delivery and sale of rice and noodles;

4. Provide necessary assistance such as financing, training, seminar/ workshop for business entrepreneurs and other livelihood programs;

5. Undertake master listing and submit to DSWD certified list of target family beneficiaries who are below or within the food threshold set by NEDA;

6. Undertake distribution of Family ID cum Passbook to beneficiaries based on the master list submitted to DSWD;

7. Recommend cancellation/revocation to operate a Tindahan Natin store on proven violations;

8. Work together with the DSWD and NFA to monitor the implementation and progress of the TN Project.

• below 18 years of age, or

• those over but are unable to fully care of themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or condition

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CHILD PLACEMENT SERVICES

Child placement is one of the major tasks of the DSWD done through adoption, foster care or legal guardianship through Alternative Parental Care and/or Residential Care

Adoption

Socio-legal process

Enables a child who cannot be reared by his biological parents acquire legal status

Observe mutual rights and obligations that exist between children and their biological parents.

Foster Care Legal Guardianship

Provision of planned substitute parental care to a child …by a licensed foster family

…when his/her biological parents

…are unable to care for him/her temporarily or permanently

From among the relatives of the children,

legal guardians shall take full parental responsibility

over the children as acknowledged through Court Order

provides 24-hour custodial care, treatment and rehabilitation by a multi-provides 24-hour custodial care, treatment and rehabilitation by a multi-disciplinary team disciplinary team

•Social ServicesSocial Services

•Group Group Living Services

•Educational ServicesEducational Services

•Health Health Services

•Psychological and Psychiatric Psychological and Psychiatric Interventions

•Recreational, Sports & Other Activities Recreational, Sports & Other Activities Socio- Cultural

•Legal ServiceLegal Service

MINORS TRAVELING ABROAD

a service provided to children who are traveling abroad by the issuance of travel permit to a parent or any person who will be accompanying the minor.

aims to prevent child trafficking

JUVENILE JUSTICE WELFARE ACT

(RA 9344)

It refers to a system dealing with children-at-risk and Children In-Conflict with the Law (CICL) which provides child-appropriate proceedings, including programs and services for prevention, diversion rehabilitation, re-integration and aftercare to ensure their normal growth and development

JUVENILE JUSTICE WELFARE ACT

What DSWD can do? What LGUs can do?

Capacity-building to LGUs and NGOs in the development of community-based program for interventions, diversion and rehabilitation

Establishment of the Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPC) at the Provincial/Municipal/City/Barangay Level

Technical Assistance (TA) on Case Management and operation of Youth Home

Shall appropriate in its annual budget 1% of its IRA for the strengthening and implementation of the programs of the LCPC

Establishment of Youth Home

Implementation of Intervention and After-Care Programs

Determine if child acted with discernment as basis for the prosecutor in filing a case; provide intervention services and diversion program in coordination with BCPC and family

In the Philippines, the youth population is legally defined as those 15-30 years old as defined in

Republic Act 8044 otherwise known as the Youth in Nation Building Act

Particular to the Out of School Youth Group, it is defined as people (a) 7-14 years old and not enrolled in any formal or vocational school. It is also defined

as (b) 15-24 years old who are not enrolled in any formal or vocational school, not employed and not

tertiary level graduate

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Unlad Kabataan Program• Devolved Program for Out-of-School Youth

(OSY)

• It geared towards total development of the disadvantaged youth (age 15 to 24) – Spiritual– Economic– Physical– Psychological– Cultural– Social Development

1. Organization of Pag-asa Youth Association (PYA) at the local levels

PROGRAM STRATEGIES

2. Development of Support System

Economic Productivity Leadership Training and Social Responsibility

a. Leadership Training

b. Social Responsibility Enrichment

Volunteer Community ServiceImmersion Community Service

Immersion Outreach Program (IOP)Weekend Youth Brigade

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Those females who are 18-59 years of age, and those below 18 but who have borne a child regardless of

circumstance of pregnancy

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NATIONAL LAWS

RA 9262 (Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004)

ensures the protection of women and children from violence and threats to their personal safety and security

RA 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003)

Provides for the enactment of measures and development of programs that will promote human dignity and protect the people from any threat of violence, exploitation and trafficking

Republic Act No. 8353 - Anti-Rape Law Of 1997

Reclassification of rape from a crime against chastity to crime against persons; Death penalty with aggravating circumstances

• Women victims are referred to as Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances (WEDC) categorized as physically abused, sexually abused, victims of illegal recruitment, involuntary prostitution, and armed conflict, women in detention, emotionally disturbed, vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, among others (emotionally abused, referrals and adoption).

Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances (WEDC)

• Mandatory support services at the community and center-based levels are afforded to the victims in keeping with the fundamental freedoms guaranteed under the Constitution and the provisions of the UDHR, CEDAW, CRC and other international human rights instruments of which the Philippines is a party.

Enabling Laws

Republic Act No. 8505 - "Rape Victim Assistance And Protection Act Of 1998."

Republic Act No. 9262 – Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) Act of 2004 Providing for Protective Measures for Victims, Prescribing Penalties therefore and for Other Purposes

Enabling Laws

Under RA 9262 DSWD AND LGUs Shall:• Provide emergency shelter, psycho-social counseling and

other rehabilitation services to victims-survivors of VAWC.• Ensure that the service provider in institutions/centers for women and children are gender sensitive and uphold the rights of women and children.

• Make available relevant skills training and other livelihood development services to victims-survivors of violence against women;

• Ensure the successful social integration and after-care of victims- survivors and their children; and

• Continue to develop relevant programs and strategies to ensure protection, healing, recovery and social integration and address emerging needs and concerns of victims-survivors of violence.

Enabling Programs and Services Implemented by DSWD

Residential Facilities that provides temporary shelter to victims-survivors of violence against women and their children, namely:

Substitute Home Care For Women (SHCW) – situated at Ma-a Riverside, Davao City. A facility for women which aims to help WEDC cases resolved their problems and be restored to their normal functioning thru provision of protective and rehabilitative services.

Group Home for Girls (GHG) – situated at Ma-a Riverside, Davao City. A facility the provides protective serviced for girl-children ages 7-17 years old in need of special protection (CNSPs) such as abandoned, neglected, physically abused, victims of child labor to include those with behavioral problems.

Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC) – situated at DMC Compound, Bajada, Davao City. A facility that caters to the provides protective custody for children ages 0-6 years abandoned, neglected, voluntary committed and those with special needs.

Enabling Programs and Services Implemented by DSWD

Social Technologies being implemented by DSWD:

Community Based-Programs and Services – specialized social services such as Counseling, Therapy Sessions, Referrals for Medical Services, Limited Financial Assistance being done by the social workers anchored in the various municipalities in the region.

Rape Crisis Center – a social technology pilot-tested in the region using the facility of the Group Home for Girls (GHG), which responds to the needs of women survivors of rape.

Community-Based Program for Perpetrators of Domestic Violence – A social technology that makes use of various treatment approaches and interventions to restore the social functioning of the perpetrators as individuals and members of their respective families and communities. Implemented in the 2 project areas: Brgy. Sentro, Agdao, Davao City and in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte.

Other DSWD Xl Initiatives:

Conduct of Policy Forum/Doliagues to LGUs relative to RA 9262 – this is is a sort of an advocacy activity being undertaken to lobby to the various LCEs to craft, passed and implement local resolutions/legislations in response to this specific concerns.

Formulation of the Plan of Framework of the Philippine Plan for Gender Responsive Development 2995-2025 and the Regional Plan of Action for Gender Responsive Development in coordination with the various national government agencies and other organiztions as part of its contribution to protect the welfare and empower it women citizenry.

ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN (RA 9262)

DSWD LGUs

The REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, designated as a

Family Court, has the original and exclusive

jurisdiction over cases of

VAWC.

The protection order may be secured by the

barangay (Barangay Protection Order) and the

court (Temporary Protection Order and the

Permanent Protection Order)

It is a law penalizing acts of violence against women and their children as a It is a law penalizing acts of violence against women and their children as a public crime. These acts include physical violence, sexual violence, public crime. These acts include physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence and economic abuse, including threats of such acts.psychological violence and economic abuse, including threats of such acts.

Persons With Disability (PWD), as a social welfare and development sector, refers to the category of persons with different disability/ies needing special attention

such as access to opportunities where their respective disabilities would not be a hindrance in achieving what

they wanted in life.

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Persons With Disabilities (all ages) in the Davao Region was placed at 44,148 or about 1% of the total

population of the region

6,849

5,903

5,461

1,352

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

Hearing Impaired OrthopedicallyHandicapped

IntellectualDisability

MultipleImpairment

Hearing Impaired Orthopedically Handicapped Intellectual Disability Multiple Impairment

Persons with Disabilities

A Person with Disability ...

Are those suffering from restriction or

different abilities, as a result of amental, physical or sensory

impairment,to perform an activity in the manneror within the range considered

normalfor a human being.

Male Female

Total

Davao City 6569 6207 12776

Davao Sur 5455 5040 10495

Davao Norte 4151 3595 7746

Davao Oriental 2108 1896 4004

Compostela Valley

3483 3011 6494

TOTAL 21766 19749 41515

PERSONS WITH DISABILITY IN DAVAO REGION - Disaggregated by Sex

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DISAGGREGATED BY Sex AND AGE Approximation based on

NSCB 2000

Age Bracket

Male Female

under 1 -14 3446 2894

15-24 2620 2033

25-80 above 15700 14822

TOTAL 21766 19749

Legal Basis

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9442

An Act Amending Republic Act 7277, Otherwise Known as the “ Magna

Carta for Disabled Persons and for Other Purposes”Approved July 24, 2007

Rights and Privileges of PWD’s

1. Equal Opportunity for Employment2. Access to Quality Education3. Access to Health Services4. Accessibility5. Auxiliary Social Services6. Telecommunications

7. Political and Civil Rights

• No PWD shall be denied access to opportunities for suitable employment.

Equal Opportunity for Employment


• Five percent (5%) of all casual emergency and contractual positions in government agencies, offices or corporations engaged in social development shall be reserved for disabled persons.

Educational assistance to deserving disabled students pursuing primary, secondary, tertiary education as well as vocational or technical education in both public and private schools to include support for books, learning materials and uniform allowance provided that the PWD meets the minimum requirements.

Access to Quality Education


five percent (5%) of the allocation for the Private Education and Student Financial Assistance Program shall be set aside for disabled students pursuing vocational or technical and degree courses.

Assistance to Disabled Students


Access to Health Services

The right to health of disabled persons shall be integrated and comprehensive and health services made available to them at an affordable cost.


A PWD should have access in public and private buildings and establishments mentioned in Batas Pambansa Bilang 344".0

Accessibility


Disabled persons shall be allowed to drive motor vehicles, subject to the rules and regulations issued by the Land Transportation Office.

Other Privileges and Incentives

PWDs shall be entitled to at least 20% discount on the ff.:

New Provisions in RA 9442

• Utilization of all services in hotels and similar lodging establishments; restaurants and recreation centers.

• Admission fees charged by theaters, cinema houses, concert halls, circuses, carnivals and other similar places of culture, leisure and amusement.




• Purchase of medicines in all drugstores for the use of PWDs

• Domestic air and sea travel

• Public Railways, skyways and bus fares




• Medical and Dental services including diagnostic and laboratory fees, professional fees of attending doctors in all private hospital and medical facilities in accordance with the rules and regulations to be issued by DOH, in coordination with PhilHealth



• Grant of special discounts in special programs for PWD’s on purchase of basic commodities, subject to guidelines to be issued by DTI and DA

• Provision of express lanes in all commercial and government establishments;

Proof of entitlement

• Identification Card issues by the City/Municipal Mayor or the Barangay Captain of the place where the PWD resides

• Passport

• Transport Discount ID fare issued by NCWDP


Incentives• PWDs shall be treated as dependents,

as such, individual taxpayers caring for them shall be accorded the privileges granted by National Internal Revenue Code (Section 35)

• Realty tax holiday for the first five years of operation and priority in the building and/or maintenance of roads leading to NGO retirement villages, residential communities , institutions for PWDs.


Deliverance from Public Ridicule

• No individual , group or community shall make an act of making fun or contemptuous imitating or making mockery of persons with disability whether in writing or in words, or in action due to their impairments that would result in loss of self-esteem.


Deliverance from Vilification

• Any individual , group or community is prohibited from uttering slanderous and abusive statements against a PWD.


Laws and Legislations

that will support programs

and projectsfor PWDs

1% of the GAA for PWD?

• Presidential Proclamation 240 signed by Her Excellency , President Gloria Macapagal -Arroyo in August 21, 2002 declared the period 2003-2012 as the Philippine Decade of Persons with Disabilities.

Proc.240

• All heads of the Departments, Chiefs of Bureaus, Offices, Agencies and Instrumentalities of the National Government, including officials of Local Government are hereby instructed to implement plans, programs and activities geared towards the development of PWDs.

Where to source out the funds?

• The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of Proc. 240 shall be sourced out by the concerned agencies from their annual appropriation, the amount shall not be less that 1% of each agency budget for the year or equivalent to the amount provided for under Sec. 29 and 31 of the General Appropriations Act of 2002.

Older Persons, as a social welfare

sector, is categorized on the

basis of age belonging to the age bracket of 60

years old and above.

50,654

29,80325,557

40,790

29,364

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

Dvo City Dvo Norte DavaoOriental

Dvo delSur

ComVal

Population

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Population vis-à-vis Magnitude of Cases

• Based on the revised results of the 2000 FIES to the final results of the 2003 FIES, Davao Region’s magnitude of poor families posted 33.01% of the total population.

• Though Davao Oriental recorded 37.3% poverty incidence, affected families are much less as compared to other provinces with a bit lower poverty incidence because of its lesser population.

• Davao Sur’s 34.2% poverty incidence has registered 259,510 families which is the highest among the provinces whose magnitude of poor families has zoomed up to 330,943, and is believed to rise with the worsening poverty situation of the province.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND

CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

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• The main arm of the DSWD in gathering, processing, transmitting and continually updating data/ information pertaining to disaster occurrences and in connection with disaster response (e.g. augmentation, planning, quick monitoring and rapid assessment)

1. Relief Services: Provision of relief augmentation to affected

LGUs during disaster - Family packs worth 350.00/pack ( available at

any given time)

2. Rehabilitation Services:

Core Shelter Assistance Project (CSAP) at 50,000.00/unit

Food-for-Work / Cash-for-Work Program worth 200.00

3. Other Programs / Services:

Provision of technical assistance to intermediaries / stakeholders thru capacity building

Manpower support in case of extreme disaster (CISD / EC management, etc…)

A special unit of the DSWD operating 7 days a week to serve as an action center to immediately respond to cases of individuals and families in crisis situations.

It provides integrated services such as:

- immediate rescue and protection

- provision of direct financial and material

assistance

- augmentation assistance during disasters and

- referrals for immediate medical, legal,

psychosocial and other services, including

temporary shelter to clients.

Programs and Services

• Rescue operation to respond to cases needing immediate action in coordination with law enforcers and other government agencies.


• Provision of food, and other material assistance


• Provision of financial assistance for the following:

burial transportation medicines hospital bills Educational and other emergency needs


• Referral for discounted fees or availment of burial, legal, medical, transportation, temporary shelter and other assistance


• Coordination / networking with other agencies for the conduct of home-visitation to families and relatives of deportees and repatriates for their return and re-integratio


• Bio-Psychosocial Intervention – Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing (CISD)– Counseling

Livelihood Empowering the Poor

Protective Services

Self-Employment

Assistance Program

(SEA-K Level I&II)

Tindahan Natin Project

KALAHI-CIDSS:KKB

ECCD Program

Technical Assistance and Resource Services to Frontline Workers• Capacity Building

• Monitoring• Mentoring• Coaching• Demonstration

Residential Care• Home for the Aged

• Substitute Home Care for Women

in Especially Difficult Circumstances• Group Homes for Girls• Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth• Reception and Study Center for Children

Community-Based Services• Alternative Parental Care

–Foster Family–Adoptive Family

• Child Placement Services–Adoption–Foster Care–Legal Guardianship

• Minors Traveling Abroad• CNSP and WEDC

Formulation and Advocacy of Policies,

Plans and Programs

Standards Setting, Licensing and

Accreditation

Crisis Intervention Services

Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP)

KALAHI-CIDSS stands for the “Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services: Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Bararangay”.

-A poverty reduction program of the Government of the Philippines

-Employing participatory, community-led and community-driven approach.

THE RATIONALE WHY KALAHI-CIDSS: KKB?

Poor people in far-flung barangays have consistently pointed to numerous situations that reveal a condition - sustained inability to meet basic needs required for a decent quality of life.

Poverty can be characterized as a condition of deprivation, where poor people are denied;

Participation in decision-makingOpportunities and access to basic servicesOwnership of assets to allow sustained incomeResources to meet basic needs

• Empower local communities

• Improve local governance

• Reduction of poverty

PRINCIPLES

L ocalized Decision-Making

E mpowering

T ransparent

C ommunity Prioritization

I nclusive and Multi-Stakeholder

D emand-Driven

S imple

S ustainable

TWGTWG

Barangay AssembliesBarangay Assemblies

Mun. Inter-Brgy ForumMun. Inter-Brgy Forum

DSWD RPMTDSWD RPMT

DSWD NPMTDSWD NPMT

National Steering CommitteeNational Steering Committee

Mun TWGMun TWG

Reg’l TWGReg’l TWG

Barangay VolunteersBarangay Volunteers

Area Coordinating TeamsArea Coordinating Teams

• Area Coordinator (AC)

• Deputy AC (DAC)

• Roving Bookkeeper (MRB)

• Community Facilitators (CF)

Implementation Arrangements

Barangay Sub-Project Management Team (BSPMC)

BRGY.ASSEMBLY (BA)

BRGY.ASSEMBLY (BA)

BRGY. DEVT. COUNCIL

BRGY. DEVT. COUNCIL

PROJECT REPRESENTATION

TEAM (BRT)

PROJECT REPRESENTATION

TEAM (BRT)

AUDIT &INVENTORYTEAM (AIT)

AUDIT &INVENTORYTEAM (AIT)

BRGY TREASURER

BRGY TREASURER

BOOKKEEPERBOOKKEEPERSECRETARYSECRETARY

PROCUREMENTTEAM (PT)

PROCUREMENTTEAM (PT)

PROJECTIMPLEMENTATION

TEAM (PIT)

PROJECTIMPLEMENTATION

TEAM (PIT)OTHER TEAMS AS

NEEDED

OTHER TEAMS ASNEEDED

PROJECT PREPARATION

TEAM (PPT)

PROJECT PREPARATION

TEAM (PPT)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE(BSPMC)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE(BSPMC)

BIDS ANDAWARDS

COMMITTEE(BAC)

BIDS ANDAWARDS

COMMITTEE(BAC)

MONITORING & INSPECTION TEAM

(MIT)

MONITORING & INSPECTION TEAM

(MIT)

Communities decide, implement projects & manage funds

TransitionTransition

Community-Based

Evaluation

Accountability Review

and Reporting

Implemnt’nof O&M Plan

Implemnt’nof SP& M&E

Pre-Implemnt’n Workshop

Implmt’n SP & O&M Plan

& M&E

Implmt’n SP & O&M Plan

& M&E KALAHI-CIDSS: KKB COMMUNITY

EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITY CYCLE

CommunityConsultation (4th BA)

Approval of SP Proposal (2nd MIBF)

Community Consultation (5th BA)

Preparation of detailed Proposal

Prioritizationof SP Concepts (1st MIBF)

Project Preparation,Selection, and Approval

Stage

Project Preparation,Selection, and Approval

Stage

Criteria Setting Workshop

Preparation ofSP Concept

CommunityConsultation (3rd BA)

Finalization of SP Concept

Project Project IdentificationIdentification

StageStage

Project Project IdentificationIdentification

StageStage

CommunityConsultation (2nd BA)

PSA

BarangayOrientation

(1st BA)

Municipal Orientation

SocialPreparation

Stage

SocialPreparation

Stage

We do it, other stakeholders observe and participate.

We and other stakeholders do it together.

Other stakeholders do it,

we coach.

Appreciation Acceptance Adoption

Cycle 1

12 months

Cycle 2

12 months

Cycle 3

12 months

Institutionalization Process Conceptual Model:

What roles and functions do members of Local Government Units play in the KALAHI-CIDSS Project?

The provincial, municipal, and barangay local government units participate in the KC project implementation in the following ways:

–monitor and evaluate the over-all performance of the project,

–provide counterpart funding for all project components,–provide personnel to work full-time to the project and other support mechanisms in project implementation,

–provide technical assistance to barangays along the fields of expertise of the different units,

–receives capacity building interventions to facilitate institutionalization of KC processes into LGU planning and project implementation,

–acts as convenor of inter-barangay forum, and inter-agency committee meetings.

• STO. TOMAS, Davao Del Norte - 19 reg. barangays

• TALAINGOD, Davao Del Norte - 15 (3 reg.brgys. & 12tribal communities)

• TARRAGONA, Davao Oriental - 10 reg. barangays

• LAAK, Compostela Valley - 48 (40 reg. brgys. & 8 special brgys.)

• MANAY, Davao Oriental - 17 reg. barangays

• MABINI, Compostela Valley - 16 ( 11 reg. brgys. & 5 special brgys.)

KC FUND EXPOSURE PER MUN.(Jan. 2003 up to Aug. 31 2007)

MUNICIPALITY3-YEAR MUN. FUND

ALLOCATION FROM KC TOTAL FUND RELEASED

BALANCE

(FOR RELEASE)

STO. TOMAS Php 17.1 M 17.1 M 0

TALAINGOD 13.5 M 13.5 M 0

TARRAGONA 9.0 M 9.0 M 0

LAAK 43.2 M 28.8 M 14.4 M

MANAY 15.3 M 5.1 M 10.2 M

MABINI 14.4 M 4.8 M 9.6 M

T O T A L Php 112.5M 78.3M 34.2M

SUB-PROJECT IMPLMENTATION UPDATES

MUNICIPALITY Phase/Cycle# of Completed

SPs# of On-

going SPs

STO. TOMAS, DN Handed-over 25 ---

TALAINGOD, DN Handed-over 24 ---

TARRAGONA, DO Handed-over 18 ---

LAAK, ComVal P-3a/C-3 32 15

MANAY, DO P-3b/C-2 3 7

MABINI, ComVal P-4/C-1 --- 7

T O T A L 102 SPs 29 SPs

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Field Office XI, Davao City

DAGHANG SALAMAT!

DSWD VMG

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