Republic of the Philippines
Province of Biliran
Biliran Active Youth Leaders Organization
PROPOSAL
I. TITLE: Complimentary Milk Feeding Program For For Malnourished Children's Of
Biliran Province
II. DATE: To be determined upon confirmation of sponsors
III. LOCATION: Municipality of Naval, Province of Biliran
IV. INTRODUCTION
One common problem in our community are food. Almost every Filipino are suffering
hunger and are starving to death. That affects our children and their growth. There are
about 6 million malnourished children on the Philippines. With the help of every
foundation, organizations, individual and our government. We can start a program that
could help the children on our society on this dilemma.
Feeding program is the most outreached solution we could offer to our society. Basically,
it’s a best preparation to pre-school students on public school so they will encourage to eat
healthy and their health are to be monitored weekly if there are any progress and
development.
V. OBJECTIVES
This programs aims to address the following objectives:
1. To improve the nutritional health of the children.
2. To provide an estimate of the nutritional requirements of children with moderate
malnutrition, examining wasted and stunted children separately.
3. To formulate recommendations to improve the dietary management of moderate
malnutrition.
4. To assist indigent children in their physical, mental and spiritual development that will
allow them to be at par with their age group.
VI. PROJECT PROPOSAL
For the many underprivileged Filipino children, food isn’t a basic right but a luxury that
their families can’t afford. To organize a new program, helping these children go up
further and be part of the mainstream, where they are no longer a liability to the
community. The Nutrition Component shall provide adequate food with complete
nutrients to the children. Many children are hungry and are sickly, hence they cannot
perform normally at home and in school.
Without any source of livelihood, and having to care for a bed-ridden husband, Mrs.
Aileen depends on her three children who get seasonal jobs at a construction company.
When you say malnutrition, it just means bad nutrition. Malnutrition is the condition that
occurs when your body does not get enough nutrients. Everyone who has bad nutrition
usually does not have nutrients that a healthy body has.
Poverty is the main cause if malnutrition because people are not able to eat the right
kind of food they need. Lack of money means lack of food and lack of food can lead to
malnutrition. Kids are usually the ones being affected by this condition, especially here in
the Philippines. Some may just shrug off shoulders in this case but malnutrition is a
serious national problem that should be solved in the nearest possible time. This
condition can lead to death. But the big question is, how would we deal with this
problem?
Malnutrition can occur if you do not eat enough food. Starvation is a form of malnutrition.
You may develop malnutrition if you lack of a single vitamin in the diet.
In some cases, malnutrition is very mild and causes no symptoms. However, sometimes
it can be so severe that the damage done to the body is permanent, even though you
survive.
Malnutrition continues to be a significant problem all over the world, especially among
children. Poverty, natural disasters, political problems, and war all contribute to
conditions — even epidemics — of malnutrition and starvation, and not just in
developing countries.
According to the latest report of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about 4
million pre-school children in the Philippines are underweight while 3 million adolescents
are chronically energy deficient.
The national situation: 70% of the population of the Philippines is children. Among
Filipino parents, 35% have enough means and capacity to educate their children, 25%
are able educate their children with the help of government and nongovernmental
assistance. This leaves 40% whose parents have no means at all to find assistance.
Their children dropout of schooling after 2 years. This 40% represents 8,000,000
Filipinos who will not be able to improve their status in life. They are hungry, uneducated
and worse multiplying themselves in numbers by bringing up their own children in the
same environment.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) also reported that the case of malnutrition
and stunted growth among Filipino children is greatly influenced by the pre-natal
practices of mothers who do not receive proper pre-natal care. Thus, malnutrition during
infancy is carried on until the child’s growing up years.
Currently, with the continuous help of the government, malnutrition cases decreased and
this gave a positive effect to most of the children who participated in the program.
Children can now have a full life without having to suffer from hunger and various
diseases. Feeding them and giving them what they need is truly an important thing that
everyone should. Parents must take the responsibility of providing them good food for
their children’s well-being. The government is already giving its share in eliminating
malnutrition but people should also know that not everything can be asked for. A parent
should know that feeding his or her child is a responsibility that should not be neglected.
Keep in mind that in order to have a healthy body, people, especially kids, must eat good
food. Everyone deserves to eat more than three times a day, everyone deserves to have
a fuller life.
The foundation of a healthy mind is a healthy body; it crosses our mind to conduct a
Feeding Program that envisions for a healthy citizenry.
Individuals need to be physically healthy and mentally upright for them to function
properly in our society, so this project was conceptualized to sustain and ensure that
children are eating the right foods especially for the lowly and financially unstable.
We will be able to see progress from the malnourished children as they gain weight.
Undeniably, three months was too short to see progress, but this project also aspires to
teach their families the importance of budgeting and providing healthy foods at a very
minimal costs.
When children are well-nourished, they are more attentive and participative.
Components to start the Milk Feeding Program:
1. In a feeding program, the first thing to do is assess the community. Check if
the project is feasible and sustainable. The community must identify
malnutrition as a problem and not merely use the milk feeding program as a
means to feed their children.
2. Identify the children who badly need the assistance. To avoid bias, use the
Department of Health method of identifying malnourished kids. The
barangay nutrition scholar, a local public employee, knows this. The
community health workers know this as well. There is a standard for
anthropometric measurements for Filipinos based on weight and height in
determining malnutrition. This will also be your baseline in monitoring the
children every month. This is to check if you are successful with your
program.
3. Always engage the community. Include the parents of the children in
planning the menu, marketing, cooking, monitoring and evaluation. You can
organize the mothers and even fathers to these tasks. Someday they will get
the idea of the program and if they like it, then they can sustain it.
Remember you don’t owe the community anything, you are just there to
facilitate or be an instrument. When you feel it is time for you to go and let
them do the job, then go as quickly as you can but keep a close eye.
VII. PROCEDURES
1. Identify the Target Barangays
2. Identify the Target Children. Coordinate with the Brgy. Officials and Brgy.
Nutrition Scholars in order to get the exact number of children to be fed.
3. Plan the menu.
4. Identify the budgetary requirements.
5. Coordinate with Local and National Officials, Private Entities and
Individuals, NGOS, and any organizations and individuals that can be
tapped in order to supplement the needed funds and/or materials.
TARGET AREA
TARGET TO
NAME OF BRGY BUDGET PER CHILD TOTAL
FEED
Anislagan 60 50 Php 3000.00
Larrazabal 60 50 Php 3000.00
Lico 60 50 Php 3000.00
P.S Eamiguel 60 50 Php 3000.00
Imelda 60 50 Php 3000.00
Capiñahan 60 50 Php 3000.00
Libtong 60 50 Php 3000.00
Lucsoon 60 50 Php 3000.00
Santissimo Rosario 60 50 Php 3000.00
Talustusan 60 50 Php 3000.00
Villa Consuelo 60 50 Php 3000.00
Grand Total Expenses Php 33,000.00
Contact Info:
[email protected]
09169112605/09382754308
Prepared:
MARK JOVIN ROM
B.A.Y.L.O Adviser
