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BUTUAN CITY, March 05, 2025—𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (𝗖𝗙𝗦𝗜) 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 (𝗖𝗥𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀) 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗘𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖. 𝗔𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗙𝗦𝗜 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹—𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗻—𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗘𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.

The project seeks to lay the foundation for developing climate-resilient WinS facilities, services, and practices while creating learning tools for climate education and mobilizing youth for climate action. Building on this, CFSI is implementing the Enabling Climate-Resilient WASH in Schools Project (CRWinSP) in Surigao City and the Province of Dinagat Islands as part of the UNICEF-supported Typhoon Odette Recovery and Rehabilitation Towards Climate Resilience (RRTCR) Program.

The CRWinSP aims to strengthen the climate resilience of WASH facilities, services, and practices in target schools, integrate climate change education into the elementary curriculum, and promote youth leadership and participation in climate action and WASH initiatives.

Targeting 30 DepEd schools across 26 barangays, the initiative will benefit at least 5,000 children and youth, implemented in partnership with the Schools Division Offices of Surigao City and Dinagat Islands, along with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Surigao City and the municipalities of Libjo, Cagdianao, Basilisa, San Jose, and Dinagat. The project will run from November 4, 2024, to November 4, 2025.

Through collaborative efforts and a shared commitment to building safer, healthier learning environments, the CRWinSP stands as a vital step toward empowering schools, communities, and future generations to thrive in the face of climate challenges.

For more information, contact (085) 221-1151; 0961-737-08-73; 0977-739-44-53. Website: www.caraga.deped.gov.ph; email: caraga@deped.gov.ph; pau_caraga@deped.gov.ph.

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