#ProjectBaon have served over 4,570 meals to undernourished kids in schools, churches, hospital and in the poor communities in the last 8 months.
We also have 3 new locations in the Central and Southern part of the country. This area in 2013 was devastated by typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda in the Philippines), so many people have lost their houses, properties and they even lost those who are dear to them. Last July from the Visayas Region, we got to start a new location in Tacloban City. We hope to feed more children in this area and help build their place again by reaching out to the future of the community - the children.
Matthew, 6 years old from Tacloban City is from a very poor family background. With 14 children in his family, no doubt he didn't get enough from the food served on their table. He is second to the last child and the parents said he is having a hard time with comprehension. Since July, he has gained some weight. The coordinator from Tacloban also his parents said that they have seen some changes in him over the last months. He became more attentive to teachers and learning more and more to follow instructions.
Trento Agusan del Sur and Kitaotao Bukidnon is in Mindanao region. These 2 communities were so excited that the program have reached them. Both started this month and they were so happy and looking forward to see the result of the kids being nourished.
Lorena and Bobby Linggan of Kitaotao Bukidnon have been desiring to start a feeding program in their community. There are about 100 kids in their location and more than half of them are suffering from poor nutrition. They are reaching out to a tribal group called Matigsalog and they were overwhelmed when Reach Out Feed Philippines reached their place. They have launched their first feeding program last August 4th.
Currently we are feeding about 400 children on a weekly basis. We are grateful for all the support towards Reach Out Feed Philippines!
Dear Friends and Partners,
March, April and May are the busy summer months in the country! The school kids ended their classes in the end of March and will start again in June.
There are several kids summer camps happened with the help of Reach Out & Feed Philippines in Pangasinan (North Luzon) and in Antipolo and Taytay area (National Capital Region/NCR). It was a 5 day program full of games, stories and good meals.
We are giving about 400 meals on a weekly basis, a total of 1600 meals in a month in all our 11 locations from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
In May, we also have visited a hospital that offers free check up and medical help for the poor community in Buda (Davao Region). There are about 150 people coming to take their chance for free medical help. One department from this hospital have worked with under noursihed kids before and they are very excited to hear about the feeding program we are doing.
With a heartfelt thanks,
Team Reach Out Feed Philippines
Dear Friends and Partners,
Here's a quick look at the impact of your donations last 2017 :
**Refers the the average number of kids present for every feeding activity or is signed up in the program
Now, are you ready for this ? From five feeding stations in 2017, we are happy to inform you that we have expanded our reach to 11 initial Feeding stations (and still growing) this 2018!
We are excited to share with you the new Feeding Stations for #ProjectBaon 2018 , where we will serve hot and nutritious meals to undernourished kids every week :
If you have noticed, we have increased our locations in the Visayas and Mindanao area, where magnitude and severity of malnutrition ranges from High - Very High, based on a survey by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Philippines (prevalence of Stunting from 61-120 months children of 5-10 yrs from 2015) .
Together with your partnership, we are looking forward to make a lasting impact in the lives of almost 400 undernourished kids this year. We continue to serve school age kids, ages 4-12 years old. These are kids belonging to mostly indigent families, and we have families literally living in dump sites. Some of these kids would have only 1 meal in a day, and would feed on only instant noodles and rice. The fathers are construction workers and do not have regular work. Mothers do laundry to earn money or selling vegetables. Some of the children are being raised by single mothers, while some of the couples are very young and yet have many children.
We will share more of the condition of each benefiary in suceeding reports. For now, we'd like to share some of the photos from our #ProjectBaon launch taken earlier this month for the year 2018.
Aside from the meal ingredients , here are the needs we are specifically praying to be met this year :
1. Tables and chairs for the Feeding locations
2. Tents
3. Teaching materials
4. A medical team - who can go with us at least on a monthly basis to the communities to check on the health conditions of the children
5. Proper lunchboxes and cooking utensils
6. Regular supply of vitamins and supplements for the kids.
7. Vehicle - to aid in the delivery of meals to communities where it is not conducive to prepare the meals in the area
From all of us at Reach Out and Feed Philippines, we THANK YOU all for your wonderful partnership and believing with us that these kids deserve a better chance in their future.
Sincerely,
Dawn + Feed Philippines team
