Fight Malnutrition in Filipino Children

Greetings from Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island – Philippines.

Thank you for your interest in our project, we would like to update you on our recent progress.

With the end of the school year in Adong and Lantuyang Mangyan Elementary schools, we have finally reached one significant milestone!

Thanks to your donations we were able to provide 350 students with healthy and nutritious meals consisting of rice, fruit and one protein element, prepared by some mothers in the community.

Our aim goes beyond combating child malnutrition: we also strive to ensure constant attendance at school to improve the students’ education.

By looking at the data from the beginning of the school year, we observed that, compared to last year, the attendance at school has more than doubled!

In fact, providing healthy lunches not only nourishes the children but it also encourages daily school attendance and reduces illness.

We take pride in this achievement, given that consistent and quality education is an essential goal in all our projects.  

We are now looking for funds to further expand the project and provide the students with balanced meals in the upcoming school year starting in September, while also ensuring jobs for local mothers.

By coming together to eat every day, the children can in fact receive a balanced diet and attend school more regularly and with greater ease!

Good day from Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island – Philippines.

Thank you for your interest in our project, we would like to update you on our progress.

Engineer Raymond Shakeri, our field manager, has created new menus for the 333 children attending Adong and Lantuyang elementary schools.
Each week, three mothers employed as cooks prepare complete and balanced meals composed by rice, fruit and one protein element, such as chicken, fish or eggs.

Thanks to your donations, we were able to buy fresh ingredients for the 333 students.
We could also provide construction materials to work on the schools’ canteens, which have received maintenance work and are now equipped with new countertops for meal preparation.

We are now looking for funds to further expand the project and provide the students with balanced and nutritious meals for the entire duration of the school year, while also providing jobs for some mothers.

As mentioned in our last report, our aim is that of fighting malnutrition in children and improving their physical and mental health, while also promoting their education.
By coming together to eat every day, the children can in fact receive a balanced diet and attend school with more consistency and ease.