Government extends P5.9 billion for projects under Kalahi-CIDSS-NDCCP

The Department of Social Welfare and Development reported that it has spent P5.9 billion to fund nearly 5,000 community sub-projects under the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community Driven Development Program (Kalahi-CIDSS-NDCCP).

Some 3,806 communities, composed of approximately 552,074 households, have been given a complete benefit package under the Kalahi-CIDSS-NDCCP.

The government aimed to assist 704 municipalities last year, and is eyeing to extend assistance to 826 municipalities this year.

The Kalahi-CIDSS-NDCCP, a poverty alleviation project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, uses the community-driven development approach.

It helps poor municipalities identify challenges to reduce poverty by giving communities more control of resources, and by building the capabilities of the state and the civil society as they implement development initiatives.

The project’s Capacity-Building and Implementation Support (CBIS) assists barangays and LGUs in facilitating the participation of communities in project activities, and in strengthening transparency and social inclusiveness.

The Kalahi-CIDSS-NDCCP also extends community grants to fund social preparation and planning activities and the implementation of small-scale community projects.

Under this scheme, LGUs and community beneficiaries contribute cash, labor and materials.

The major objective of the Kalahi-CIDSS-NDCCP is to empower the barangays of targeted municipalities to help them improve their access to services and participate in a more inclusive local development process. (PCOO News Release)