Help Struggling Filipino Kids Read

According to the World Bank, hunger in the Philippines rose sharply following the start of the pandemic. A survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that in September 2020, 31% of Filipino families experienced hunger in the past 30 days and 9% were suffering from severe hunger – the highest levels recorded in more than 20 years.

In 2021 alone, 13.1% or 2.9 million children were estimated to be hungry.

“Hunger is exponentially depriving a generation of Filipino children of their rights and heavily impacts their growth and development in many ways. Thus, all actors, including governments, donors, and the general public, must collaborate to manage the risks of the hunger crisis and invest in anticipatory action to prevent rather than respond to crisis warnings,” said Save the Children Philippines CEO Atty. Albert Muyot.

“Save the Children from Hunger Campaign” is a campaign focusing to raise funds that will provide resources for health and nutrition interventions that will improve Save the Children Philippines’ sponsored communities’ access to food, and support parents, caregivers, and gives people the chance to help cure hunger among children.

We provide immediate solutions like the provision of food baskets for hungry children and their families; Sustainable solutions such as promoting positive behaviors and practices among parents and caregivers at home, resulting to better nutrition for their children.

Save the Children Philippines’ “Save the Children from Hunger Campaign” is prioritizing areas of high hunger and malnutrition rates, such as Samar Island, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Aside from delivering sustainable solutions such as promoting positive behaviors and practices among parents and caregivers at home, resulting to better nutrition for their children. “Save the Children Hunger Campaign” has also reached the following:

• Food packs distributed 107 Badjau households consisting of 268 family beneficiaries including 968 individuals (502 adults and 466 children)
• Second Food packs distributed for 201 families.
• Children and families are constantly receiving help through Community Kitchen
  
  
  • For $16.00 a monthly donation will be pooled to provide communities with skills, tools and ingredients for nutrition rehabilitation
  • For $30.00 it can provide ingredients for 2 ½ weeks of nutritious meals for a child, plus initial assessment of a child’s nutritional status; and training for parents and care-givers to use the Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator, Mid-upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tape, and child length mat
  • For $60.00 it can provide ingredients for 6 weeks of nutritious meals for a child, plus initial assessment of a child’s nutritional status; and training for parents an caregivers to use the Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator, Mid-upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tape, and child length mat 

• Bajau Community receives cash for work to 141 individuals for Php 325.00 each

Links:

• Save the Children Philippines