Vice President Manuel “Noli” De Castro is calling for the continuous implementation of livelihood projects for families relocated to off-city resettlement sites to help them cope with their economic needs in their new environment.

Citing the implementation of the Kabuhayan sa Komunidad or KSK, De Castro, concurrent chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), said the next government should continue to support those relocated through the provision of livelihood and income generating projects in the resettlement sites.

According to the Vice President, since 2004 the government has relocated more than 90,000 families affected by infrastructure projects as well as those displaced by storm Ondoy to near-city and off-city resettlement sites.

The KSK, which is implemented in coordination with non-government organizations and other government agencies like the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) gives scholarship for work and livelihood support for food and employment.

More than 15,000 of the relocated have undergone skills training, and nearly 5,000 have been assisted in job placement.

In addition, 540 have graduated and 550 more are enrolled in easy-employment courses like care-giving, barista, and slaughtering.