PASIG CITY, (PIA) -- Twenty-five beneficiaries of the Pantawid program in Pasay City have identified to participate in the urban farmers training program.  

The Department of Social Welfare and Development National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) recently launched the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) on Sustainable Agricultural Program at Compraise Baptist Church, Brgy. 144 in Pasay City.

The participants will undergo a 14-week training that aims to boost livelihood and food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since 2013, the DSWD-NCR through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) has partnered with SM Foundation Incorporated (SMFI) to provide a free Urban Farmers Training - KSK program.

The program is also made possible in partnership with other national government agencies and non-government agencies such as the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, SM Supermalls and SM Markets. (DSWD-NCR/PIA-NCR)