68 Pantawid Women Learn Basic Cosmetic Treatment

A total of 68 Pantawid women learn basic cosmetic treatment after more than three (3) weeks of training at the Rose Institute of Cosmetology and Pharmacy.

This TESDA accredited short course is one of the various livelihood skills training sessions conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD-7) through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program partner-beneficiaries.

During the training, they learn how to perform various cosmetic treatment like manicure, pedicure, foot spa and hand spa.

For Leonora Indab of Brgy. Jagobiao, Mandaue City, the completion of the training serves as a fresh start for her family.

“Wala gyud ko naka-graduate ug high school mao to nga sayu palang nakakat-on naku ug unsa pagpanginabuhi (I have not finished high school that is why at an early age I learn how to do a living),” said Leonora as she gives her testimony during the graduation ceremony.

At a young age, Leonora experienced various jobs just to augment her mother’s income and to support her younger siblings.

“Nakatrabaho ko sa Makati City tungod sa akong tito og naka-experience ko nga makatrabaho sa usa ka salon og nag-sales lady pud ko didto (I worked in Makati City because of my uncle and there I experienced working in a salon and being a sales lady),” she added.

68 Pantawid Pamilya women finished basic cosmetic treatment course at the Rose Institute of Cosmetology and Pharmacy.

“Pagbalik nako diri sa Cebu, nakadungog man ko sa akong silingan nga naa daw training nga gi-offer ang DSWD kabahin sa pag-manicure ug desidido man gyud ko nga mo-apil (When I came back here in Cebu, I’ve heard from my neighbor that the DSWD is offering a training and I decided to join),” she recalled.

Leonora admits that having a training conducted by beauty care professionals is different from just learning on her own.

“Katoohan ka sa imong mga customer ug ilhon ka nga nakahuman og vocational course (Customers will believe in you and they will recognize that you finished a vocational course),” she ended.

These Pantawid women will be employed to Salon de Rose and Nuat Thai Foot & Body Massage.

SLP is a community-based capacity building program that aims to increases the economic opportunities of the families through the different modalities that it offers such as skills training, seed capital fund, pre-employment assistance fund, and the cash for building livelihood assets.