Metamorphosis_Kalahi-CIDSS Compendium 2015
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CUPIS WOMen:<br />
Bringing<br />
pride to Conner<br />
By Strelle C. Quejado<br />
(DSWD)’s core poverty reduction programs alongside the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino<br />
Program and the Sustainable Livelihood Program.<br />
Since the first year of the program implementation in Conner, the women of Cupis have<br />
shown overwhelming support to the project, exerted extra effort, strived to learn more, and<br />
strived harder to excel further than the men.<br />
The Challenge as Women Leaders<br />
Men taking the role as the leaders has long been the norm in Conner. “When <strong>Kalahi</strong><br />
[<strong>CIDSS</strong>] started here, they were talking about engaging women as leaders. We always<br />
thought back then, being a leader feels like it was a very big shoe to fill in,” said BSPMC<br />
Chairperson Jocelyn C. Pascua in the vernacular. Jocelyn, 45, is also a beneficiary of the<br />
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and a program participant under the Sustainable<br />
Livelihood Program (SLP).<br />
“Sobrang pasasalamat ko nga po sa DSWD dahil sa sobrang dami ng mga trainings at seminars<br />
ng <strong>Kalahi</strong> [<strong>CIDSS</strong>], Pantawid [Pamilya], at SLP, ang laki po ng tiwala na binibigay ng mga tao<br />
sa akin. Maka-ilang beses na po akong nagpa-training ng weaving sa kapwa beneficiaries sa<br />
loob at labas ng Apayao. Noong nakaraang taon, nakuha ko po ang posisyon na Vice President<br />
ng Kalipi Women’s Organization dito sa Cupis. At noong April po, isa po ako sa representative<br />
ng Conner para sa selebrasyon ng Women’s Month sa Luna, Apayao. Nakapagperform kami<br />
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