TO HAVE BARANGAYS/COMMUNITIES OF TARGETED MUNICIPALITIES BECOME EMPOWERED TO ACHIEVED IMPROVED ACCESS TO SERVICE AND TO PARTICIPATE IN MORE INCLUSIVE LOCAL PLANNING, BUDGETING AND IMPLEMENTATION.
Kalahi-CIDSS, otherwise known as the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services, is one of the poverty alleviation programs of the Philippine Government being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). It uses the community-driven development (CDD) approach, a globally recognized strategy for achieving service delivery, poverty reduction, and good governance outcomes.
CDD:
Helps communities in poor municipalities identify challenges around reducing poverty and make informed decisions on a range of locally identified options for development, including how this is made and in what form;
Gives control of resources to address local poverty to communities; and builds the capacity of both state (including local governments) and civil society stakeholders to provide assistance and respond to calls for support from poor communities as they implement development initiatives.
The development objective of Kalahi-CIDSS is to have barangays/communities of targeted municipalities become empowered to achieve improved access to services and to participate in more inclusive local planning, budgeting, and implementation.
The Municipality of Ragay was one of the lucky recipients of the said program. Year 2012 since the 1st implementation of KALAHI-CIDSS in this municipality. Throughout the year, 85 sub-projects were built and constructed under the process of KALAHI-CIDSS with different modalities.
38 Sub-projects under MCC modality with 3 cycles called Tier 1, 2 and 3.
3 Sub-projects under BUB (Bottoms-Up Budgeting).
13 Sub-projects under Incentive Grant including the IG-GIG (VAWC Crisis Center)
31 Sub-projects under NCDDP with 3 Cycles.
A total of 85 Sub-projects which help the community as well as the municipality grow and improve their access to basic services. Community members were empowered and given the chance to help the community in their own little way.
