Effectiveness of Collaboration Between Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office and Violence Against Women and their Children Desks

Abstract

This study looked into the effectiveness of the collaboration between the Municipal Social Welfare Development Office (MSWDO) and the selected Barangay Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) Desks in a municipality in Negros Occidental, Philippines. The study centered on the products and services provided by the MSWDO and VAWC Desks and the implementation of policies to measure the effectiveness of their collaboration. The study employed a descriptive, quantitative research design triangulated by means of interviews. The ten participants consisted of eight Barangay VAWC Focal Persons from the selected barangays and two MSWDO personnel. The results revealed that the extent of effectiveness of the products and services delivered by the MSWDO and Barangay VAWC Desks was generally excellent, illustrating a systematic observance and execution of referrals and monitoring between these offices.