CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) — Around 1,100 Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) workers in Marinduque were oriented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MIMAROPA on Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished).
Project LAWA at BINHI aims to ensure that no one goes hungry by providing opportunities for planting to mitigate food shortages during disasters and maximize the availability of water resources, a press release from DSWD said.
The project runs for 20 days, which includes a three-day training and 15 days of work during which participants will construct and rehabilitate small farm reservoirs and tend to their vegetables, and fruit-bearing trees. There was also a 2-day follow-up training, focusing on teaching them the project’s sustainability.
“Inaasahan na mas mapapalapit ang mga komunidad sa pamamagitan ng mga nasabing proyekto na magkaroon ng mas ligtas at sapat na suplay ng tubig at pagkain, lalo na sa mga lugar na madalas tamaan ng mga pagbabago sa klima,” said DSWD.
DSWD MIMAROPA emphasized that the project is a collaborative effort between the agency and the beneficiaries to fully reap the long-term benefits of water availability and bountiful harvests. (ALG/PIA MIMAROPA)
