MALOLOS CITY—CDO-Foodsphere Inc. and GMA Kapuso Foundation launched a 120-day supplemental feeding project for some 320 malnourished children living in the remote foothills of Doña Remedios Trinidad in Bulacan.
The 320 beneficiaries were selected from 15 public schools in the municipality. The kids are aged five to nine years old, said local Department of Education principal Ailie Riza Bernardo.
The organizers are served hot meals of CDO food products developed by GMAK nutritionists and cooked by school teachers and volunteer mothers.
The launch was attended by local officials and GMAK officers.
“This project marks the nine-year partnership of CDO and GMAK in nutrition. It started in 2007 when the food firm signed a deal with the giant broadcasting network to find a long-term solution to malnutrition,” said CDO president Jerome Ong.
Ong said “the support of CDO made our feeding programs a success. The health of hundreds of thousands of Filipino children have been restored through this feeding program.”
“We are thankful for the novel menu. The children were very excited about it and were motivated to attend classes. The project lessens absentism among the children,” said .
“The children look at the delicious food as a reward for studying hard,” Bernardo said.