DWSD cited for pushing women’s rights

Undersecretary Florita R. Villar, DSWD Gender and Development (GAD) focal person. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/www.ugnayan.com/ph/gov

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently received a GADtimpala Bronze Award from the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) in recognition of its outstanding achievement in the implementation of gender-responsive programs.

Undersecretary Florita R. Villar, DSWD Gender and Development (GAD) focal person, received the award and the cash prize of P25,000 on behalf of the department during the awarding ceremony on March 28.

“The DSWD will continue to improve its GAD efforts and hopes that next year, it will get the GADtimpala Silver or Gold Award,” Villar said.

She said that over the years, the DSWD has incorporated gender and development aspects into its core programs, namely, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), and the Sustainable Livelihood Program.

As part of their implementation, the core programs formulated their GAD plan to ensure that women-beneficiaries were capacitated and provided with the opportunity to participate in leadership action and decision-making in their communities. Cynthia D. Balana

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