Gawad Kalinga housing project to rise in Northern Samar

TACLOBAN CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) – Poverty alleviation and nation-building movement Gawad Kalinga (GK) will build a housing project in Allen, Northern Samar for 70 poor families.

New houses will rise in Sabang village in Allen town after a groundbreaking ceremony and signing of a deal with the local government unit on January 17.

Jed Dycoco, GK movement building team leader for Eastern Visayas said the local government has donated 1.5 hectares of land for the project.

“The site is good for more than 70 houses but initially, the budget now is only for 20 houses. We will build more houses as we receive more donations,” Dycoco said.

“We have a list from the local government and Department of Social Welfare and Development of potential beneficiaries that will be verified after the groundbreaking,” he added.

GK is a poverty alleviation and nation-building movement based in the country. Its community building program provides GK villages to the poorest of the poor.

This project is one of the interventions of GK to end poverty for five million families by 2024.

As of last year, GK has already built houses for 150,000 poor Filipino families, including disaster victims. (PNA)

FPV/SQM/Lalaine S. Badilla (OJT)