TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the region is collaborating with Leyte Normal University (LNU) and Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) to expand the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program (TBTP) next year.
As the program extends to Tacloban and Ormoc cities, college students from low-income families will be trained as tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs) to support struggling and non-reader pupils. They will also lead ‘Nanay-Tatay’ sessions for parents, focusing on topics such as effective parenting and children’s rights.
In return, tutors and YDWs will receive daily compensation equivalent to the regional minimum wage for 20 days of service. Parents attending the sessions will also receive a daily allowance of P235.
During a strategic planning meeting on Monday, Dec. 9, EVSU and Tacloban’s social welfare office set targets to serve 8,000 learners, 8,000 parents, and 2,400 tutors and YDWs in the coming year.
This year’s pilot program, conducted in two cities and 19 municipalities in Samar, deployed 375 tutors and YDWs from Samar State University and Northwest Samar State University. It reached 1,981 learners and 1,977 parents.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
