Michelle Favor, a solo parent from Caloocan City, does everything to send her six (6) children in school. She sews sofa covers then sells it in Sangadaan Market. She also does some errands to earn additional income for her family. She says, “Bilang isang magulang, gagawin mo ang lahat para sa iyong mga anak, kahit mahirap, at kahit mag-isa ka lang na nagtataguyod sa kanila. Pangarap kong makapagtapos sila sa pag-aaral at mabigyan ng mas magandang kinabukasan,”
As a mother who dreams for a brighter future for her children, Michelle is very grateful when she became a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program in 2012. She proudly shared that with the help of the program, her children namely Rusty, eldest, 3rd year highschool; Rolly and Robin both in 4th year highschool; Russel, 2nd year highschool; Revo, Grade 2 and Mary Grace, Kinder; are able to continue their education. Three of her children were being monitored by the program.
“Itinuturing ko po talagang malaking blessing sa pamilya namin ang Pantawid Pamilya program. Tuwing nakakakuha po kami ng cash grants, binibili ko po agad ng mga gamit nila sa school tapos ‘yung iba ay para sa pagkain namin. Sana po magtuloy-tuloy pa ang programa para mas marami pang pamilya ang matulungan kagaya ko,’ she muttered.
Michelle considers it a blessing when she received the capital assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region under the Sustainable Livelihood Program.
“Yung puhunang natanggap ko ay idadagdag ko sa aking negosyo para mas marami akong matahing sofa cover. Ang programa ding ito ang nagbigay daan para makakuha ako ng vocational course sa dressmaking sa Our Lady of Grace. Patuloy kong papaunlarin ang aking sarili para sa pamilya ko.” she said.
Meanwhile, the DSWD-NCR released 1,536,500 worth of capital assistance to 14 Self-Employment Assistance – Kaunlaran (SEA-K) associations composed of 210 beneficiaries from Caloocan, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Pasig, San Juan, Valenzuela, Manila, and Quezon City on October 2, 2015.###