Beneficiaries during the hands-on training of food processing tech.
Beneficiaries during the hands-on training of food processing tech.

CUYO, Palawan – In partnership with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Local Government Unit, the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MiMaRoPa conducted a hands-on Training on Food Processing Technology for a Nutritious Economy Menu to beneficiaries.

The three-day training was participated by 120 residents coming from the  17 barangays in the municipality.

This skill training is  part of the Department’s disaster rehabilitation effort in restoring livelihoods and helping people start rebuilding for their lives from the destruction of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013.

The DSWD – SLP gave livelihood assistance through starter kits including cooking kits and ingredients amounting to Php. 282,210.00.

SLP, a community-based capacity-building program that seeks to improve the socio-economic status of its participants, is implemented using the Community-Driven Enterprise Development approach, which enables participants to contribute to production and labor markets by looking at available resources and accessible markets.###

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