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Exploratory Meeting with New Lucena LGU on the utilization of Negotiated Procurement- Community Participation as the mode of procurement in the Supplementary Feeding Program implementation

Tando Rice Traders Association and Pandaraonan Rice Traders Association supply fish and vegetables to the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, which started on May 5, 2024.

The Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program conducts an activity titled “Cascading of EPAHP-Digital Mapping System and Encoding of Community-Based Organization and Press Release” from May 28 to June 1, 2024, to orient and capacitate the EPAHP National Program Management Office (NPMO) and Regional Program Management Offices (RPMO) Staff to fully utilize the EPAHP-Digital Mapping System (EPAHP-DMS).

The signing of the Regional Memorandum of Understanding of the 26 partner agencies of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Regional Convergence Team is a testament to the commitment, solidarity, and hope that the dreaded dilemma of hunger, poverty, and malnutrition in the country can be eradicated with the government leading the way.

Considered one of the best strategies in crop farming sustainability and sufficiency, the "One Barangay, One Gulay" of Arteche, Eastern Samar was selected to become one of the nominees for the Walang Gutom Award 2024.

The activity is a pivotal step towards Community-Based Organizations' sustainability through its utilization of Negotiated Procurement/Community Participation (NP-CP). This shows DepEd RO VIII commitment to the government’s quest against hunger and poverty – by providing students with healthy and nutritious foods and income to the marginalized sectors in the community the farmers and fisherfolks.

The introduction of the EPAHP program to the Northernmost province of Region VIII created an avenue for the LGU farmers and fisherfolk to have a direct market to the current thirty-four (34) members of EPAHP FO VIII RPMO for their livelihood sustainability and assistance.

The Kumustahan session is a testament of the convergence strategy between the internal partners of EPAHP FO VIII proven to be vital in the effective delivery of project implementation of partner agency with the DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI recently conducted on-site validation and assessment of two Local Government Unit (LGU) initiatives from the Davao Region, among the national finalists for the Walang Gutom Awards 2024.

Davao City, April 3-5, 2024 - The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office XI, through its Supplementary Feeding Unit and the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Regional Program Management Office (RPMO), successfully spearheaded a three-day Technical Session on Negotiated Procurement-Community Participation (NP-CP) for Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Davao Region. The event took place at the Ritz Hotel, Davao City.

"Dili gyud magmahay ang mga miyembro sa paghatag og pamasahe sa amoa kay daghan mi ma-share balik nga good news gikan sa training". These were the words of Analyn Tingal, the Treasurer of the Tambo Malambuon Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) after joining the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI – Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (DSWD-EPAHP) capacity-building training dubbed EPAHP Service Caravan and CBO Resource Mobilization Conference held on May 6-7, 2024 at The Ritz Hotel at Garden Oasis, Davao City which aimed to empower identified twenty (20) community-based organization leaders and representatives across the Davao Region.

EPAHP Dose advances regional cooperation and partnership with Governor Emmylou 'Lala' Taliño-Mendoza and the Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Cotabato through the conduct of EPAHP Orientation.

The Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Sarangani participates in the EPAHP Orientation for the Regional Memorandum of Understanding (RMOU) Addendum with EPAHP Dose

Matagumpay na naidaos ang pagpupulong ng iba't ibang ahensya ng gobyerno sa pangunguna ng Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 3 - Central Luzon sa pamamagitan ng Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI – EPAHP Program discussed potential partnerships and the requirements for legal registrations with BIR, SEC, and DOLE.

The validation result showed a positive assessment of the five CBOs of Biliran Province from the three requirements to wit: Technical, Legal, and Financial, yet still in need of a technical assistance from the member agencies of EPAHP RCT RO VIII