The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended cash-for-training and work to some 43,204 partner-beneficiaries of Projects LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished).
“You can see in our targets that our fellow citizens are very pleased with this project because they are not just sweeping the streets, but they are ensuring that our program brings food on every table, and we are now at the stage of harvesting,” Special Assistant to the Secretary for Disaster Response Management Maria Isabel Lanada said.
Projects LAWA and BINHI are designed to maintain agricultural productivity during dry periods and to manage excess water during periods of heavy rainfall associated with La Niña.
These are among the innovations in the DSWD that focus on mitigating the impacts of food insecurity and water scarcity caused by the El Niño while preparing for the potential effects of the cold event.
Under Project LAWA, the partner-beneficiaries have constructed and repaired some 801 small farm reservoirs, water harvesting facilities, and water supplies, among others.
Lanada emphasized that Projects LAWA and BINHI are not dole-out programs, as they provide additional income support through cash-for-training and work for climate vulnerable communities and families by participating in building water access infrastructures and implementing sustainable farming practices.
According to Lanada, Projects LAWA and BINHI are part of the administration’s whole-of-nation approach that complement the programs of other government agencies.
