Regional Convergence Team Initiative - A step towards effective collaboration among Caraganon.

Regional Convergence Team Initiative - A step towards effective collaboration among Caraganon.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga, together with 16 national government agencies, convened jointly and inked a Regional Memorandum of Understanding in support of the creation of the Regional Convergence Team Initiative at the Pavilion, Butuan City – August 17, 2023.

Butuan City - This convergence initiative takes after the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty Program – a flagship program of the Inter-Agency Task Force-Zero Hunger, which aims to mitigate hunger, ensure food and nutrition security, and reduce poverty in urban and rural communities. Further, the participating agencies are divided into three pillars based on the program design and their functions: support, demand, and supply partners.

In a video message, Regional Director Mari-Flor Dollaga emphasized that the DSWD shares a similar goal with the other organizations: to serve the communities by helping them have better living conditions. “Our agencies may differ in program designs, each serving its purpose, but we all share common goals and visions as government workers: to help uplift the lives of our people by providing them with our specialized services,” Director Dollaga said.

On behalf of Director Dollaga, OIC-Assistant Regional Director for Operations Jean-Paul Parajes signed the agreement with other agency directors, managers, and representatives.

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