Nutrition
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08, 2018
Water for children unites a community
“Before, we used to fetch water from far away, in the next village. It was risky because it was close to the road,” recalls Maerich Buenavente. Thirteen-year-old Maerich and her family of five live in Barangay Amtic, a village in the outskirts of Ligao City in the Province of Albay, Philippines. Her family lives off [...]
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03, 2018
EDUCO turns over Community Water Systems
“They used to go out the school premises to fetch water from the Barangay Hall,” recalls a teacher from Daraga, Albay. “This is such a convenience for the children and the community. We can clean our toilets now and our little kitchen corner.” Today, EDUCO officially turned over its water system project to Bascaran Elementary [...]
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08, 2016
Doing Beyond Our Expectations
Guinobatan in Albay has slowly but surely worked on improving the nutrition status of children in the municipality. From 26% rate of malnutrition prevalence in 2008 to 5.86% in 2016, what a great leap indeed! Overtime, Guinobatan continuously innovate programs to keep the interest of the community members. Recently, in line with the importance of [...]
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08, 2016
When A BNS’s Love For Her Work Translates To Reducing Malnutrition
Commitment, determination, time management and love. If you ask Wedona Ariola, a multi-awarded Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of Quitago in Guinobatan, Albay, these are the vital ingredients that make volunteering for her community worth it. “But the greatest is love,” she stresses, “for how can I share my knowledge to the community members when I [...]
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06, 2016
A village nutrition volunteer helping one child at a time…
Rey Lofamia, 38 and a father of five, is the current president of the Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) in their municipality. He plays an important role in promoting and implementing nutrition programs in his village level since 2008. “I did not have to pay for the things that I learned from the training [...]