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Contact: Maricel
Genzola |
| On-going
Housing Assistance Programs Available for LGUs |
| In
response to a request from Ms. Rowena Tuazon, City Planning
and Development Officer of Masbate City, Ms. Maricel Genzola,
CDS2 Poverty Alleviation Specialist, has provided you with
some reference materials on the different housing assistance
schemes available both from government and from private
institutions. |
| http://www.cdsea.org/archives/Kcontrib/hsg_pgms.htm |
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| The
PH Domain Foundation |
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PH Domain Foundation is the social outreach arm of the local
PH Domain Registry (dotPH). It is a SEC-registered
Internet-based non-stock, non-profit organization seeking to
provide free unlimited email service to people in remote rural
areas towards the upliftment of the quality of life in these
communities. The website seeks to promote the use of the
Internet as a tool for accessing relevant information quickly
and to promote the exchange of knowledge among communities
towards national development |
| http://www.phdomainfdn.org.ph/index.html |
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| Providing
Resettlement Areas for Settlers Located in Danger Zones |
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completion of their city profile under the CDS process, the
City of San Fernando realized that they had some 200 fishing
families located in a danger zone along its coastal area. The
City Government was alarmed by this situation as every time a
typhoon would hit the city, strong waves and floods would
destroy their homes and property. This article describes the
process by which the Mayor of San Fernando, La Union,
responded to the issue of relocating illegal settlers from
danger zones
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| http://www.cdsea.org/CDSKnowledge/best%20practices/sflu-hsg.htm |
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| Public-Private
Community Partnerships in the Delivery of Water Services |
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the Philippines, the Public-Private-Community Partnerships
(PPCPs) are serving the poor with water through public
faucets, group taps, bulk water, and individual connections.
The removal of technical and institutional barriers in
providing water in urban poor communities or informal
settlements in Metro Manila has allowed delivery of different
forms of water services in these areas. There are indications
and good reasons to believe that provision of water for the
poor and poor communities can be a potent tool for alleviating
poverty as it impacts on health, income and consumption, and
gender and social inclusion. In this sense, the PPCPs which
are delivering water to the poor are contributing to poverty
alleviation. The valuable lessons learned in the case of Metro
Manila maybe operationalized and improved to comprise good
practices applicable to other water utilities in other areas.
Published August 2001 |
| http://dirp4.pds.gov.ph/ris/pdf/pidsdps0118.pdf |
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| Smile
Kabuhayan Program |
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Smile Kabuhayan program is one of the city's key programs in
addressing urban poverty. The strategy is to construct a
Women's Productivity Center in every barangay. This is a
one-stop center composed of commercial stalls cum display
areas for their products, a production room to serve as their
working area, a conference hall to serve as their
multi-purpose function room for trainings and seminars, a day
care center for pre-school children who will be left home
unattended if their mothers are working in the center, a
laundry area where they can do their laundry during free
hours, and a kitchen where they can prepare the family dinner
before going home |
| http://www.cdsea.org/CDSKnowledge/best%20practices/smile_kabuhayan.htm |
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