TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has completed its four-day “Tara, Basa!” Tutoring Program Regional Training of Trainers on Capability Building Activities for Tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs), held on October 6–9, 2025, here in the city.
The training gathered representatives from recipient local government units, DepEd Division Offices of Tacloban, Ormoc, Catbalogan, Calbayog, and Samar, as well as faculty and student leaders from four partner state universities — Leyte Normal University, Eastern Visayas State University, Samar State University, and Northwest Samar State University.
The activity aimed to establish a pool of subject matter experts equipped with the technical knowledge and facilitation skills necessary to train future tutors and YDWs who will implement the next cycle of the “Tara, Basa!” Program.
The “Tara, Basa!” Tutoring Program is a DSWD initiative that provides reading and comprehension support to struggling learners while engaging youth tutors under the agency’s educational assistance and community-based learning projects.
The program also promotes intergenerational learning, with youth volunteers serving as mentors to younger students in basic education.
Through the training, the DSWD hopes to enhance the quality and consistency of local implementation by ensuring that all partner institutions and LGUs are aligned with the program’s framework and teaching strategies.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
