The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI held the Encoders’ Forum and Fiduciary Workshop at the Ritz Hotel in Davao City on July 10–14, 2023.

The series of activities were held through one of DSWD’s major poverty-reduction programs, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS).

Municipal Data Analysts, Monitoring and Evaluation Focals, Area Coordinating Teams of KALAHI-CIDSS XI, and members of the KALAHI-CIDSS Regional Program Management Office all participated in the said activity.

DSWD XI Promotive Services Division Chief, Ms. Elizabeth T. Degorio was also present to provide guidance and words of encouragement to the participants.

The Encoder’s Forum aimed to capacitate and sustain technical support to program Municipal Data Analysts and Municipal and Area Coordinating Teams in data gathering, data storage, presentation, management, and reporting, including strengthening feedback through grievance data capture tracking, while the Fiduciary Workshop is an activity designed to strengthen the knowledge of the Area Coordinating Teams and to enhance their capacities to effectively implement the procurement and financial management systems of the subprojects. ###