By Benjamin Bustos | Program Director
Tacloban City is our newest location for Project Baon. In November 2013, this city was devastated by the big typhoon (storm surge) Haiyan/Yolanda. This is known as one of the strongest typhoon ever recorded. The city and its neighbor communities were so damaged. Now we are working with a group of young people who give their hearts to Tacloban. They started the program before November 2018 ends with 20 undernourished kids. Prior to this, Reach Out Feed Philippines has been assisting them in their several outreach locations in the city with average 50 kids coming every Saturday. After several months of doing the Saturday outreach, Rowena together with Jeneca decided to do the Project Baon. They dedicated themselves to make good and nutritious food to the school children. In the morning the kids will pass by their place to get their “baon” (lunchboxes) and that will be their food for lunch. In the afternoon, they will pass by their place again to return the empty lunchboxes. Good thing the place was in between their houses and the school. Rowena also gives time to visit the school kids and check with their teachers how are they doing in school and she is very pleased to hear the feedback.
The kids are always excited to see what food they will get for lunch. Rowena and Jeneca were very creative with what food to serve them. It is important to have a variety of food so that the kids will not get tired of what they are eating. Last December Christmas program, the kids together with their parents expressed how thankful they are for the Project Baon. They were thankful not just in the financial aspect but also the kids’ health. Their performance in school also has changed. A big Thank you from the Project Baon Tacloban!
In addition, 4650 meals were served by Reach Out Feed Philippines the last 3 months. An average of 270 kids were being served on a weekly basis. Your support makes a big impact to the kids and the community we are serving. Thank you so much!
By Benjamin Bustos | Program Director
By Benjamin Bustos | Program Director
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