CONCEPT PAPER

May 30, 2022

CONCEPT PAPER

INTRODUCTION

What is home? Some would look into a dictionary and would say the more descriptive answer like, it is a place where one resides permanently as a family member, or a flat space or a household, more often than that anyone who has an actual home they would know from the back of their mind that it goes far beyond that descriptive answer, one would say it is a catalyst an aspect of sorts filled with the foundations and aspects that which makes a person who they are today, emotions, manners you name it. Home is a place where an individual not only feels safe and comfortable, but it’s a place or rather an opportunity to live by each and every day. Its built not only by industrial commodities but rather the bond of the inhabitants, blood related or not to share fond memories and values as the moon rises to the setting sun.

But what if an individual has the low end of the stick? Someone who’s lives got berated by the harsh conditions of life, living in damp concrete walkways, squatter areas with minimal to high health hazards, the bare minimum income of individuals surely has a toll on their lives. Despite Philippines being rich in culture and many beaches spread across the archipelago, it has a fairly high poverty rate with more than 16% of the population living below the poverty line. Because of the many people reliant on agriculture for an income and inequality in wealth distribution, about 17.6 million Filipinos struggle to afford basic necessities (borgenproject.org). To combat this issue the Philippine Government implemented Kalahi-CIDSS, otherwise known as the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services, to alleviate poverty in integrated areas of the community.

PURPOSE

Purposedly the Kalahi-CIDSS program aims to empower communities by treating them not as mere client but acts as a partner in development, among of these is to improve local governance, and most importantly significantly reduce poverty.

DESCRIPTION

The Philippine Government implemented Kalahi-CIDSS, otherwise known as the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services, to alleviate poverty as a strategy to achieve service delicerry, good governance ad poverty reduction. The Organization also aids communities in poor municipalities by identifying challenges around, and builds infrastructural refuge and support for poor communites.

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