Food Security Philippines Project #21356

#ProjectBaon: School Meals for Filipino Kids!

by Reach Out and Feed Philippines Inc.

Project Report | Feb 15, 2019
#ProjectBaon: "Serving School Kids at a City Struck by Super Typhoon Haiyan"

By Benjamin Bustos | Program Director

Matthew with a big smile :)

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!

Complete lunch meal for school kids.

Volunteers distributing the kids lunchboxes

Saturday outreach in one the locations

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Nov 19, 2018
#ProjectBaon has 2 New locations!

By Benjamin Bustos | Program Director

Preschoolers from Brgy. Tarece Day Care Center

In the beginning of October a new #ProjectBaon program started in Tarece Day Care Center, San Carlos City (North Luzon) with 58 preschoolers and before the end of the same month Sitio Dumpsite Antipolo City (National Capital Region area) started another #ProjectBaon with 35 particapating children.

The beneficiaries from the Day Care Center are indigents which means these kids are from the poorest families in the area. They were so thankful that their kids were chosen to be a part of the program.

The newest location was Sitio Dumpsite. The place was once a garbage dump but because of complaints from neighbor areas they stopped dumping garbage in the area. This was one place in Antipolo where we found JC Rado. We have been doing a regular outreach program (Saturday Feeding Program) in this area for quite sometime but we have never seen JC. Then one day when we are on search to find new beneficiaries in the community, doing house to house to check if there are undernourished kids, we found JC. He is so thin that he cannot walk on his own. He is 11 years old but weighs only 9.1 kilos which is the normal weight of a 20-month old baby. JC lost his father some time ago and his mother and step father collects plastic bottles and other junks to earn a living. They lack food that sometimes he will only eat rice soaked in coffee just to survive the day. Our hearts dropped as we hear his story. JC cannot come to the Feeding location so we decided to bring food to his house so he can eat a proper meal. Then a week after, to our surprise, JC came to the location walking with the help of her mother. In a week, JC weighs 10.15 kilos, he gained more than 1 kilo in a week! We are all satisfied with the result. This is only the result of a once a day feeding program that we do.

There are more children like JC that needs people who will really care for them and we know that each one of us have something to contribute to stand and fight malnutrition. Thank you so much for all your support to us as we feed, nourish and empower. We can all make a difference!

This is JC from Sitio Dumpsite

JC's house from the outside

JC's house situation

This is how JC is doing at the moment

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Aug 20, 2018
#ProjectBaon served 4,570 meals the last 8 months!

By Benjamin Bustos | Program Director

Ready to serve Arozcaldo with boiled egg

#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!

Feeding at Tacloban City

Ready to eat! (Little boy from Agusan)

Bobby and Lorena of Kitaotao Bukidnon

Matthew from Tacloban City

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