KALAHI-CIDSS isolation facility to benefit the 2,310 individuals in La Paz village
BUTUAN CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) handed recently an isolation facility to Barangay Villa Paz in La Paz town, Agusan del Sur province, that will benefit 529 households or 2,310 individuals.
The
isolation facility, which is a subproject of DSWD's Kapit-Bisig Laban sa
Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services
(KALAHI-CIDSS), is a collapsible tent with 12 rooms that will be used to
quarantine suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) residents.
Each
room is complete with folding bed, sleeping kit, chair, table, and electric
fan. The facility has two restrooms and a hand wash area.
The
subproject started on February 17, 2022 and was completed on March 17, 2022. It
amounted to Php758, 353.
"Dili
ta magdahum nga naay mabutang diha sa isolation facility. However, andam na ta
kung mosaka na pud ang cases sa COVID. Gihagit ko kamo pag atiman sa maong
proyekto (We are not expecting that there will be people who will be placed in
the isolation facility. However, we are now ready just in case COVID-19 cases
will rise again)," DSWD Caraga Assistant Regional Director for Operations
Jean Paul S. Parajes said during the turnover ceremony.
"Base
sa atong record, dili lang kining isolation facility, aduna nay two classrooms,
solar dryer, and solar lights nga na-implemtar diri sa Barangay Villa Paz
pinaagi sa KALAHI-CIDSS nga programa (Based on our records, apart from the
isolation facility, we also have 2 classrooms, solar dryer, and solar lights
for Barangay Villa Paz thru the implementation of KALAHI-CIDSS program),"
Parajes said.
Villa
Paz residents were grateful for the project and the chance to be part of DSWD
KALAHI-CIDSS.
"Nalipay
kaayo ko nga nagboluntaryo sa KALAHI. Nalipay kaayo ko nga kami apil sa
pagplano sa buluhaton, pag assist sa pagimplemntar, sa pagedukar sa community,
ug pag himamat uban sa akong mga kauban nga volunteers sa DSWD KALAHI (I’m very
glad to have volunteered in KALAHI. I’m even happier to be part of the planning
on the things to be done, to assist in the implementation, in educating the
community, and to have met my co-volunteers in DSWD KALAHI)," said Janeth
Emong, chairperson of the Barangay Development Council Technical
Worker Group.
"Gitugot
nako akong kaugalingon nga mag boluntaryo kay tungod gusto sab ako maktabang
arun sa paglambo sa among barangay hilabi kay tungod naa ang krisis sa COVID-19
(I have allowed myself to volunteer because I want to help my barangay
especially during this time of COVID-19 pandemic)," Emong said.
On
the other hand, Datu Andipayon Pendon Jr., who is the Indigenous People
Mandatory Representative of CADT 117, said he is thankful to all the workers of
DSWD who made all the community projects in La Paz possible.
KALAHI-CIDSS
is one of the poverty alleviation programs of the government being implemented
by DSWD. (DSWD-Caraga/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
