The recipients were Malapatan town in Sarangani with P1.505 million; Kidapawan City with P793,569; Barangay Apopong in this city with P383,040; Barangay Pukay Pait in Tantangan, South Cotabato with P370,000; Malungon town in Sarangani with P255,000; and Barangay Tibpuan in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat with P151,807.
“These grants are aimed to provide parents of child laborers with sustainable livelihood ventures to ensure that their children will stop working and remain in school instead,” Domingo said in a press conference.
The official said the starter kits are worth between P5,000 and P10,000, depending on the projects or ventures that were proposed by the beneficiaries.
Domingo said the livelihood kits are composed of essential equipment, raw materials and initial capitalization.
The approved grants include small ventures such as carinderia or eatery, meat processing, food retailing and welding shop, she said.[]
Prior to the approval of the grants, she said the beneficiaries underwent various skills and entrepreneurial trainings that were facilitated by the agency.
The DILEEP seeks to contribute to poverty reduction and reduce vulnerability to risks of the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized workers through emergency employment and promotion of entrepreneurship and community enterprises.[]
