ILOILO CITY, April 5 -- At least 2,019 residents from 124 barangays here will benefit from the PHP18 million in funds under the Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Western Visayas (DSWD 6).

The "Project LAWA at BINHI" (Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) will be implemented through cash-for-training and work (CFTW) focusing on water sufficiency and food security.

"RRP-CFTW is a proactive intervention and sustainable solution to combat hunger, alleviate poverty, and decrease the economic vulnerability of the communities by addressing food security and water scarcity exacerbated by climate change and disasters," said the ...