San Isidro, Davao Oriental  – The weather started to gloom and began to drizzle in Barangay Iba here after a long drought. For the residents, it signifies hope and opportunity for the preschoolers of Iba Elementary School. The one building, one classroom sub-project through the initiative of Kalahi-CIDSS [Now known as National Community Driven Development Program] continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS completes classroom project in San Isidro, DavOr

Datu Jaime Panuayan signs the Manifesto of Support during the Kalahi-CIDSS Pamana municipal orientation. Barangay Palma Gil, Talaingod, Davao Del Norte – The Ata-Manobo tribe here has never lived in an environment that is as peaceful as it is now. They have suffered years of chaos as tribal wars prevail in their tribe. Lives were lost, continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS brings peace to IPs in DavNor village

PWD ATHLETES. The victorious Davao City PWD athletic team Duterte Agilas grabs a posterity pose with DSWD Officials led by Director Priscilla N. Razon [4th from left] after competing in the recent PSC-PHILSPADA (Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled) Para National Games at Marikina Sports Center. The team won 16 gold medals, 8 silver and 5 bronze continue reading : 16 ‘golds’ for Davao City PWD-athletes

Abundio Butulan, Sr, 72, of Barangay Poblacion, Boston town happily shows off his Certificate of Occupancy during the turnover ceremony for the modified shelter units. Cateel, Davao Oriental -An additional 430 families who lost their homes to Typhoon Pablo in December 2012 received new homes from DSWD during the recent turnover ceremonies in the towns of continue reading : DSWD awards 430 more shelter units to ‘Pablo’ survivors in DavOr

Tambongon, Pantukan -Poverty is a never-ending battle if one chooses not to step up and do something about it and embark on changing for the better. “She does it like a man.” The Area Coordinating Team of Kalahi-CIDSS and residents in their purok would often say this of her every time she performs her tasks. continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS: For women too