SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM
Department of Social Welfare and Development
The Sustainable Livelihood Program is a capability-
building program for poor, vulnerable and marginalized
families and individuals in acquiring necessary assets to engage in and maintain
thriving livelihoods that help improve their socio-
economic conditions.
Objectives The Sustainable Livelihood Program endeavors to strengthen the skills,
competencies, abilities and resources of poor Filipino
families, and create an enabling environment for
accessing income-generating opportunities to
address basic needs, thereby improving their
socio-economic well-being.
Poor households, prioritizing
Pantawid Pamilyabeneficiaries
Participants must be at least
18 years old* however 16 years old pax can still be
part of any MD projects provided
that they have written legal consent from parents or legal
guardian.
TARGET PARTICIPANTS
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
The Sustainable Livelihood Program caters to all provincesserved by the PantawidPamilyang Pilipino Program (conditional cash transfer program).
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PROGRAM TRACKS
Micro-enterprise DevelopmentParticipants who exhibit
potential and willingness for entrepreneurship may opt to
proceed with the Micro-enterprise Development track
Employment FacilitationParticipants who are qualified
and ready for available employment opportunities
may opt to proceed with the Employment Facilitation track.
PROGRAM MODALITIES
ü Cash for Building Livelihood Assets (CBLA)
ü Technical-vocational skills training
ü Seed capital fund ü Technical-vocational skills training
ü Employment assistance fund
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
RESULTS/ IMPACT
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ü Availability of two tracks and modalities from which the participants can benefit
ü Availability of project identification tools and monitoring forms, and systems to support the implementation of the program
ü Availability of reliable training partners to capacitate the program participants
ü SLP as a graduation program for conditional cash transfer beneficiaries, and as linkage to mainstream livelihood opportunities
RESULTS/ IMPACT
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ü Field implementers have easy access of basic data on no. of CCT beneficiaries in each barangay from the information system and the municipal link. However, skills profiles are not easily and accurately accessible.
ü To collect data on external market opportunity there is no formal arrangement with the local government employment office, Department of Labor and Employment, and the Department of Trade and Industry.
RESULTS/ IMPACT
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ü Participants, typically choose the MD track due to their poor employability (given age factor, inadequate skill and willingness to travel). The provision of seed capital further attracts beneficiaries towards the MD track.
ü The opportunities of field implementers to introduce SLP and orient potential participants is limited since these are dependent upon the schedule and availability of Family Development Sessions through the Pantawid PamilyangPilipino Program
LEARNING POINTS
ü Strengthening community organizing principles and practices
ü Continuous social preparation among program participants throughout the implementation process
ü Improvement of capability building initiatives for program participants prior to engaging in enterprises and employment
ü Simplifying tools and ensuring their applicability to users and local context
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT PROPOSAL REVIEW AND APROVAL
SOCIAL PREPARATION
PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY
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The Sustainable Livelihood Program shall operate through five major stages:
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
ENHANCED IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS