Families displaced by last year's fighting in Zamboanga City are making productive use of their time learning new skills while in evacuation centers. TESDA Region 9 conducted various skills training programs including massage therapy and reflexology, beads making, food processing, mat weaving specifically designed for Badjao women, sewing craft, baking, hand and foot spa, slipper making, hair cutting, and barangay electrician and plumbing.
Aside from the skills training, TESDA also helped in the stress debriefing activities initiated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). It also provided free services such as haircut and massage that benefitted close to 20,000 individuals.
"The skills training helped the evacuees cope with the doldrums at the temporary shelter, and equipped them with the necessary skills on the road back to work…. The evacuees need to get their energy back and start being productive again, and the training could jump start things for them."
“Sa TESDA, may choice ka.” – SECRETARY JOEL VILLANUEVA
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