ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR – Some 80 people who are recipients of the government’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) have finished a two-day seminar and workshop on governance conducted by the municipal government of Bayog.
Bayog Mayor Leonardo Babasa, Jr. urged village officials to adhere to the principle of participatory, transparency and accountability in governing their respective areas.
Those attended the workshop came from 20 different villages in Bayog. The topics discussed during the seminar were Values and Leadership, Governance, Community mobilization, Disaster Risk Reduction Management, among others.
KALAHI-CIDSS is the government’s flagship poverty-alleviation project implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the financial support of the World Bank. It entrusts the poor with greater powers, supports poor LGUs in local development, and invests heavily on people, not just projects.
Funds are released directly to the villager’s KALAHI-CIDSS bank accounts. Villagers also manage, monitor and supervise the implementation of sub-projects. These sub-projects were implemented faster and cheaper compared to traditional implementation of projects in the Philippines.(Bernadine Gabawan)
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