๐๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต, ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
From June 23โ27, 2025, through a humanitarian initiative funded by UN CERF and UNFPA, and implemented by ADRA, cash assistance was distributed to women and girls across 11 municipalities in Catanduanes under the Cash for Health, Cash for Dignity, and Cash for Adolescents programs. Beneficiariesโincluding pregnant women, women of reproductive age, and adolescent girlsโwere selected based on specific vulnerability criteria, with all recipients endorsed by the Rural Health Unit (RHU), Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), and the Philippine National Police โ Women and Children Protection Desk (PNP-WCPD). The support aimed to help them meet essential needs such as maternal care, hygiene supplies, and menstrual health items.
One community partner shared, โ๐พ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ขโ๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐–๐๐ ๐.โ (In English: โAfter the typhoon took away all our belongings and abaca livelihood, this cash assistance really helped us regain hope.โ) This reflects how financial support can restore not just livelihoods, but also hope.
Before the distribution, community partners were reoriented on the purpose and eligibility criteria, emphasizing the responsible use of the funds to prioritize their health, uphold their dignity, and enhance their protection.
Brief awareness sessions were also conducted on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) to help promote informed, empowered decision-making.
This initiative was made possible through the support of Local Government Unitsโparticularly the Mayorโs Offices, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Offices (MSWDO), Rural Health Units (RHU), Human Resources for Health (HRH), VAWC Desk Officers, Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), the Philippine National Police (PNP), Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (MDRRMO), and other community offices. Special acknowledgment is given to ARDCI, the designated financial partner, for ensuring the secure and efficient delivery of assistance.
Empowering women through cash assistance enables informed choices, safer pregnancies, and more stable households, key steps toward building resilient communities. It upholds dignity, reduces vulnerability, and supports long-term recovery.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ (๐๐๐๐) ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ (๐๐๐๐๐) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด.
