THE Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) new project for Maranao children will help provide “essential, culturally-sensitive, and rights-based protective programs and services for orphaned, abandoned, and neglected children living in “torils.”
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian made the disclosure during the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the local government unit (LGU) of Marawi City under Mayor Majul Gandamra for the implementation of “Project Riayah.”
According to Gatchalian, Project Riayah aims to deliver a “coordinated and comprehensive set of interventions aligned with the agency’s standard cost-of-care framework and the LGU Marawi’s comprehensive, culture-sensitive, rights-based child protection program.”
“Through Project Riayah, we can help enhance the living conditions, education, and overall well-being of these children, as this will also aid in their long-term recovery, rehabilitation, and development within a flourishing and productive Islamic society,” he said.
