This document proposes a re-entry project to document the successful implementation of Family Development Sessions (FDS) in Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program pilot areas. The project aims to capture good practices of local governments in mobilizing parent leaders and sustaining partnerships between agencies involved in the conditional cash transfer program. Summarizing FDS, the document explains that they teach parents life and parenting skills to empower them and help sustain program gains. Proper documentation of FDS is needed as there currently is none due to the large number of simultaneous sessions. The results of this project will provide a benchmark for local governments and inform policy and program reviews, showcasing community efforts to engage citizens in poverty reduction.
This document proposes a re-entry project to document the successful implementation of Family Development Sessions (FDS) in Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program pilot areas. The project aims to capture good practices of local governments in mobilizing parent leaders and sustaining partnerships between agencies involved in the conditional cash transfer program. Summarizing FDS, the document explains that they teach parents life and parenting skills to empower them and help sustain program gains. Proper documentation of FDS is needed as there currently is none due to the large number of simultaneous sessions. The results of this project will provide a benchmark for local governments and inform policy and program reviews, showcasing community efforts to engage citizens in poverty reduction.
This document proposes a re-entry project to document the successful implementation of Family Development Sessions (FDS) in Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program pilot areas. The project aims to capture good practices of local governments in mobilizing parent leaders and sustaining partnerships between agencies involved in the conditional cash transfer program. Summarizing FDS, the document explains that they teach parents life and parenting skills to empower them and help sustain program gains. Proper documentation of FDS is needed as there currently is none due to the large number of simultaneous sessions. The results of this project will provide a benchmark for local governments and inform policy and program reviews, showcasing community efforts to engage citizens in poverty reduction.
This document proposes a re-entry project to document the successful implementation of Family Development Sessions (FDS) in Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program pilot areas. The project aims to capture good practices of local governments in mobilizing parent leaders and sustaining partnerships between agencies involved in the conditional cash transfer program. Summarizing FDS, the document explains that they teach parents life and parenting skills to empower them and help sustain program gains. Proper documentation of FDS is needed as there currently is none due to the large number of simultaneous sessions. The results of this project will provide a benchmark for local governments and inform policy and program reviews, showcasing community efforts to engage citizens in poverty reduction.
________________________________ [Name and Signature] ABD LEAH MEJIAS Date: April 15, 2014 Agency:
Department of Social Welfare and Development National Capital Region Title of Proposed ReP:
CCT Family Development Sessions: A DSWD Knowledge Product
According to 2006 Annual Poverty Statistics of the National Statistical Coordination Board, 27.9 Million Filipinos or one-third (l/3) of the entire population are poor. To address this problem the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in collaboration with other government agencies implemented a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) inspired by the successes of similar programs in Latin American countries such as Bolsa Familia in Brazil, Familias en Accion in Colombia and OPORTUNIDADES in Mexico.
The CCT also known as the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program is a human development program of the national government that invests in human capital. It is more than a welfare program; it addresses structural inequities in society and promotes human capital development of the poor, thus, breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty.
The conditions attached to the grants require parents to undergo trainings on responsible parenthood through their attendance to Family Development Sessions (FDS), have their children undergo health check-ups and ensure school attendance. The program ensures th there is sufficient resource for the health, nutrition and education of children aged 0-14 year old. (Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program, www.dswd.gov.ph)
The CCT in the Philippines is the only program for the poor families which used the FDS component in the conditions of the program. And unlike in other countries, the conduct of FDS proved to be vital and integral in the empowerment of poor families since it teaches the parents to be social responsible citizens. The FDS does not only empower parents with better parenting skills but also equip them with life skills that will help them sustain the gains of the program (Tobin, V., 2011).
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However, due to the massive number of areas with simultaneous FDS sessions there was no proper documentation of FDS sessions conducted in the LGUs that will serve as proof in the effectiveness of the sessions.
The aim of this ReP is to capture and document the successful implementation of the Family Development Sessions in the Pantawid Pamilya Pilot Areas and to capture the Good Practices of the LGUs in mobilizing the parent leaders to ensure community empowerment and to sustain the partnership of the different agencies involved in the implementation of the program.
This ReP will not only benefit the DSWD as the lead agency in social protection but this will also serve as benchmark for the Local Government Units in attaining convergence in the implementation of social welfare programs for the poor in their respective communities.
In accordance to the thrust of the Department along Knowledge Management, the documented good practices will serve as basis for policy formulation as well as program review on the impact of the program to the beneficiaries. It will also showcase the innovative practices of the different communities in engaging the participation of the citizens in combatting poverty towards community development.
The DSWD though its lead offices on Knowledge Management (Capacity Building Bureau CO, Capacity Building Unit FO, Regional Project Management Office Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program) will work together with the local government units to ensure the implementation of this Re Entry Project.
The fulfillment of this Re Entry Project will provide gains to the agency in terms of attaining the vision for the DSWD to be a Learning Agency serving as a hub to other countries on good practices of social protection programs; and for DSWD to be the worlds standards for the coordinated delivery of social services and social protection for poverty reduction by 2030.
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