CCC opens application for 3rd batch of survival fund’s e-learning program

THE Climate Change Commission (CCC) recently announced opening of the application for the third batch of People’s Survival Fund elearning Program.

The program, which aims to help local government units (LGU) and other stakeholders build their capacity to access the People’s Survival Fund for their climate-change adaptation and mitigation projects, will not be hampered by the limitation on face-to-face training and meetings due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the CCC said in a news statement.

A national climate adaptation grant mechanism created by Republic Act 10174, which amended the Climate Change Act of 2009, the Peoples Survival Fund (PSF) provides funding opportunity for projects that otherwise would not have been possible for LGUS or nongovernment organizations pursuing climate change adaptation and mitigation projects.

The PSF elearning Program was developed to address the challenges of LGUS in accessing the climate adaptation grant such as lack of direct information on the process and requirements for PSF funding, constraints in terms of technical capacity to develop climate change adaptation projects, and the need for collaboration with community stakeholders.

The second run of the PSF elearning Program was concluded through a virtual culminating activity held on June 24, 2020. The online event was designed to encourage its students to share their experiences, learnings, and feedback on the program.

“’ Yung mga modules, very friendly and downloadable para madali lang siya i-access. Hindi kami mahihirapan maski isang island municipality kami. Nakuha naman naming ma-download at mabasa ’yung mga referencesna binigay sa amin,” said Glen Boyles from the island municipality of Carlos P. Garcia in Bohol, one of the students from PSF elearning Batch 2.

Graduates of the previous batches will still continue to receive technical assistance from the CCC through its PSF One-on-one Mentoring Program.

The CCC is now accepting applications for Batch 3 of the Program, which will run from August to October 2020.

Interested applicants must be working in the planning and development, environment and natural resource, climate change, and/ or the disaster risk reduction and management offices or units in LGUS or community-based organizations. Registration must be done through the link: bit.ly/psfelearningbatch3registration and a maximum of three participants for each LGU or organization.

The deadline of registration is on July 22, 2020 at 8 p.m., while the results will be posted on July 29, 2020. Only 50 applicants are selected per batch.

For more information, contact the PSF Unit of the CCC at (02) 84505513, or send an e-mail to elearningclimate.ccc@gmail.com.