By Benjamin Bustos | Program Director
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!
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