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DSWD programs help 30,000 families

- Ghio Ong, Helen Flores -
January 3, 2011 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Over 30,000 families nationwide have benefited from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s livelihood and community development programs last year.

In 2010, there were 662 projects established under the Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran program, benefiting 12,942 families nationwide, the DSWD said in its year-end report.

The DSWD said P63,369,300 has been released as seed capital for the livelihood projects.

ASSISTANCE

BENEFITED

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT

DSWD

FAMILIES

LIVELIHOOD

NATIONWIDE

PROJECTS

SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE-KAUNLARAN

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