Pasay City, Hulo learners join 120-day feeding program
The Complementary Nutrition Program also aims to improve the academic performance of beneficiary students.
Daily TribuneThe Complementary Nutrition Program also aims to improve the academic performance of beneficiary students.
Sixty new learners will get free meals from OFI and KNK.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF OFI
Okada Foundation Inc. (OFI) and non-profit organization Kabisig ng Kalahi (KnK) have added more learners to their 120-day feeding program.
Sixty more parents-student beneficiaries from Pasay City, where OFI launched in February its Complementary Nutrition Program (CNP) for malnourished children and Hulo, Rizal will get free meals, OFI revealed on 17 December.
“Proper nutrition is the foundation of a child’s growth, development, and learning,” said OFI president James Lorenzana. “Our Complementary Nutrition Program aims to give these young students the nutritional support they need to thrive in school and beyond. OFI believes in fostering healthier communities to help create a better future for all.”
“We see the Complementary Nutrition Program as a resourceful measure that lets us address two of the Okada Foundation’s priority sectors: education and public health,” Lorenzana added.
KnK founder Victoria Wieneke emphasized the importance of monitoring the nutrition of beneficiaries in ensuring the success of the program.
“An important part of this initiative is the cooperation of teachers and parents, who will ensure that we are all consistently providing the right nutrition to our child-beneficiaries,” she said.
At least 180 young learners have been the beneficiaries of the CNP.
Meanwhile, families from the villages of Banaba, Bawi and Cawongan in Padre Garcia, Batangas have received sacks of rice under OFI and KNK’s Food Share Program.
The rice were distributed through Mayor Celsa Braga-Rivera during a Christmas gift-giving ceremony at the townhall on 20 December. In exchange for the rice, the beneficiaries will plant vegetables in their backyard for their additional food.
