By
Juju Manubag-Empuerto
Cebu City, Feb. 26 (PIA) --- The
national government’s poverty reduction program has earned the admiration of
the seven Developing Member Countries (DMC).
Representatives from Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Timor-Lester, and Vietnam early this month praised the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) for being effective in empowering the beneficiary-communities into becoming active participants in local development.
The representatives’ impressions were revealed during the reflection and output presentation held recently in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
The DMC delegates earlier held a three-day learning visit in Bohol province from Feb. 5 to 7, 2013 to study the implementation of Kalahi-CIDSS and its community-driven development (CDD) strategy.
Kalahi-CIDSS is one of the flagship anti-poverty projects spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
Dinh Quang Thang of Vietnam said that although his country has already implemented CDD strategy, it did not involve volunteers as strongly as that of Kalahi-CIDSS.
Thang said he would like to see a similar involvement of volunteers to be adapted and replicated by his country.
Dulce Guterres Junio, a representative of Timor-Leste, said the CDD is able to empower citizens by putting the power back in their hands.
“Kalahi-CIDSS involves volunteers, from the planning to implementation to project management stages,” Junio said.
Cambodia representative Ny Kimsan, on the other hand, said that the clear volunteer structure of Kalahi-CIDSS provided check and balances in the system, increasing transparency and accountability.
Meanwhile, A.K.M Rezaul Islam of Bangladesh noted: “The community participation in planning, implementation, and maintenance allows them to own the infrastructure which they themselves have built.”
Aside from aiding in poverty alleviation, Kalahi-CIDSS also aims to improve local governance by increasing transparency and empower the citizens of beneficiary-communities.
The DMC’s cross-learning experience visited a Health Centre, a Farm-to-Market Road, and a Level II Water System in the Municipality of Carmen, and a Footbridge and an Electrification project in the Municipality of San Miguel.
Central Visayas region will obtain 55 more beneficiary municipalities with the recently-approved National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) by President Benigno S. Aquino. (rmn/JSME/PIA-Cebu/DSWD)
Representatives from Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Timor-Lester, and Vietnam early this month praised the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) for being effective in empowering the beneficiary-communities into becoming active participants in local development.
The representatives’ impressions were revealed during the reflection and output presentation held recently in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
The DMC delegates earlier held a three-day learning visit in Bohol province from Feb. 5 to 7, 2013 to study the implementation of Kalahi-CIDSS and its community-driven development (CDD) strategy.
Kalahi-CIDSS is one of the flagship anti-poverty projects spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
Dinh Quang Thang of Vietnam said that although his country has already implemented CDD strategy, it did not involve volunteers as strongly as that of Kalahi-CIDSS.
Thang said he would like to see a similar involvement of volunteers to be adapted and replicated by his country.
Dulce Guterres Junio, a representative of Timor-Leste, said the CDD is able to empower citizens by putting the power back in their hands.
“Kalahi-CIDSS involves volunteers, from the planning to implementation to project management stages,” Junio said.
Cambodia representative Ny Kimsan, on the other hand, said that the clear volunteer structure of Kalahi-CIDSS provided check and balances in the system, increasing transparency and accountability.
Meanwhile, A.K.M Rezaul Islam of Bangladesh noted: “The community participation in planning, implementation, and maintenance allows them to own the infrastructure which they themselves have built.”
Aside from aiding in poverty alleviation, Kalahi-CIDSS also aims to improve local governance by increasing transparency and empower the citizens of beneficiary-communities.
The DMC’s cross-learning experience visited a Health Centre, a Farm-to-Market Road, and a Level II Water System in the Municipality of Carmen, and a Footbridge and an Electrification project in the Municipality of San Miguel.
Central Visayas region will obtain 55 more beneficiary municipalities with the recently-approved National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) by President Benigno S. Aquino. (rmn/JSME/PIA-Cebu/DSWD)