Metamorphosis_Kalahi-CIDSS Compendium 2015
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Cupis women. Women volunteers of Barangay Cupis, Conner, Apayao. The said barangay<br />
is one of the 21 barangays of Conner, a second class municipality implementing the<br />
<strong>Kalahi</strong>-<strong>CIDSS</strong> project of DSWD through the funding of Millenium Challenge Corporation<br />
and local counterpart of the community and the Local Government Unit*<br />
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“<br />
When <strong>Kalahi</strong> [<strong>CIDSS</strong>] started here, they were talking about<br />
engaging women as leaders. We always thought back then,<br />
being a leader feels like it was a very big shoe to fill in.<br />
”<br />
_BSPMC Chairperson Jocelyn C. Pascua.<br />
They offer more than what they can give. They work more than what they are<br />
required to. They sacrifice more than what other people expect. They strive<br />
to learn. They share what they know. They lead. They serve. They are the Cupis<br />
women.<br />
Cupis is one of the 21 barangays of Conner, Apayao. Conner is a 2nd class municipality<br />
and has been implementing the Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and<br />
Integrated Delivery of Social Services (<strong>Kalahi</strong>-<strong>CIDSS</strong>) since 2012 under the funding of the<br />
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) through the Millennium Challenge Account<br />
Philippines. <strong>Kalahi</strong> – <strong>CIDSS</strong> is one of the Department of Social Welfare and Development