CSOs and Volunteer Groups

Engagement (FDS and FDS+)

CONTEXT:

President Benigno S. Aquino III 1st SONA underscored the importance of public
private partnership (PPP) in the fulfillment of
his platform of Good Governance and
Poverty Reduction.

CSOs/ Campaign Volunteer Groups

transformed into an active organization and
engaged the present government in
responsible, transparent and accountable
governance reform.

CONTEXT:

Facilitate the linkages of CSOs and Volunteer

Groups to DSWD Core Programs such as
Pantawid Pamilya, Kalahi-CIDSS, SEA-K, Center
and Institution and other programs.

Harness and enhance positive energies of

CSOs/Volunteer groups and contribute to the
improved implementation of DSWD programs,
particularly in implementation of FDS and
FDS + (minimum of 1 year).

Review of FDS GOAL

The main goal of Family Development
Session is to capacitate the household
beneficiaries to become more productive
and responsive to meet family needs and
enable them to perform their parental
roles and responsibilities in particular to
the health, nutrition and education needs
of their children 0-14 years old thus
helping them to comply with the
conditionalities of the program.

What is FDS Plus?

FDS Plus is a program of learning
networking and other capacity
building activities that CCT
household partners can voluntarily
participate in to promote family
development and transition out of
poverty.

OBJECTIVE OF FDS+
The FDS+ will serve to strengthen the
capacities of family members to become
more responsive to the needs of the
family and their communities. It will also
enable the households to become
socially aware and participative in
community development activities in
achieving transformation and
development of the family and
communities.

RATIONALE OF FDS+
CSOs delivering complementary and
additional inputs, with content lying
outside the current Revised FDS
modules/areas and not linked to
compliance with the FDS conditionality.
"FDS+ allows flexibility (e.g., the "+"
could be the new manpower, or it could
be the new complementary support
outside the formal FDS structure)

Sample of FDS+
Adult literacy programs or
livelihood skills training,
networking, collective lobbying,
community mobilizations, taking
part in SWI-related work, and
transition towards sustainable
self-reliance, etc.

FDS + METHODOLOGY
The FDS+ may include creative
strategies and approaches to ensure
the learnings of household grantees:
Conduct of Homevisitation/Individual Sessions on
Parenting, Peer Counseling Sessions,
Coaching and Strategizing, Collective
or Community Activities.