By Connie Calipay
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Bicol Region had distributed 11,796 family food packs (FFPs) to partner-beneficiaries of Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished).
In a recent interview, Claudio Villareal, DSWD-5’s Disaster Response Management Division chief, said the FFPs valued at P8-million form part of the food-for-work program. “Local government units need to submit project proposals for their beneficiaries involved in Project LAWA at BINHI,” he added.
Villareal said the FFPs can sustain a family of five for up to two days. “Each partner can receive food packs depending on the work or duties they are engaged in, such as site monitoring, replanting and maintaining sites,” he said.
The project’s core objectives remain the same, focusing on sustainability through this food-for-work approach, he said. The food-for-work program beneficiaries work in community gardens and water reservoirs, initiatives primarily aimed at enhancing food and water security. (PNA)