MCCT Bene’s Daughter Among the Youths who Benefit DSWD’s GIP

A total of 80 youths are currently deployed in the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office-7, DSWD Residential Facilities, Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) Offices, and in different Local Government Units (LGUs) under the Government Internship Program (GIP) this year.

The Program aims to provide a chance for youths to acquire life skills and learn etiquettes related to labor and employment while earning a stipend for 30 days that may help them for their daily school sustenance in the coming year.

Among the youths given the chance to work in the Department is Johanna Heart Genon, whose family formerly lived in the streets and is now a beneficiary of the DSWD’s Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) Program.

Johanna has expressed gratitude to the government and the Department for the experience and insights that she will be bringing with her as she steps into a permanent/official work in the future.

“Thankful kaayo ko nga natagaan ko’g chance nga maka-experience kung unsa diay ang trabahuon diri sa DSWD. Akong expectation sauna nga dili ra kaayo kapoy or hayahay ra kaayo ang trabaho diri, pero pagkasulod na nako diri through GIP, naka-ingon ko nga dili diay dali (I am very thankful that I have been given the chance to experience working here in DSWD. I used to believe that working in a government agency is just relaxed, but when I started my internship I realized it is not easy),” she expressed.

Through the GIP, DSWD 7 has provided opportunity to young individuals who are beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), out-of-school and in-school youths to make use of their available time during summer in a productive manner.

Johanna also shared that the money that she will earn will go to the expenses for her school supplies and as well as for her sibling’s.

“Ang subra sa akong ma-sweldo ako pu’ng e-save para sa sunod napud nga semester (The extra money from my salary will be allotted for my expenses for the next semester),” she added.

These youths working under the Department’s GIP are set to finish their contract by June 20 this year.