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By: Resel Joy Tianero
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“CARPENTRY” has always been presumed to be a man’s job, but for Janice Cabrillos, a native of Sibunag, Guimaras, this is not true.
Janice is one of 26 beneficiaries of the “Carpentry for Women” training program conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the Sustainable Livelihood Program in the town.
The training focused on furniture production and lay-outing building lines, but it also included lessons on installing frameworks, doors, window jambs, window panels, architectural ceilings, walls, sheath panels and floor finishes.
The beneficiaries were also registered under the Sibunag Women Association in Carpentry (SWAC), and a total of P515,500 was invested by the agency for their training.
According to Cabrillos, she now knows carpentry. In fact she now receives several orders.
“We know how to use hammer, saw and other tools in carpentry,” said Cabrillos.
“The livelihood training is a very big help to me. It has made me believe in myself and that I am capable of doing carpentry even if many think it is only for men,” Cabrillos said.
Aside from Carpentry, other projects implemented under the livelihood program include skills training on seaweeds processing, intensive training in organic vegetable production and hollow blocks production for women. Lessons and training on motorcycle repair, servicing and maintenance and welding and metal arc fabrication were also available. (With a report from /dswd6/May R. Castillo)/PN
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