When the students of Lamblight Catholic School in Bacolod City set up shop to sell peanuts, puto, pastries, and soap, they didn’t do it just for fun. They were in a race against malnutrition. On February 5, 2020, their efforts bore fruit! 53 children from one of Bacolod City’s poorest barangays began day 1 of...
It was Luc’s 3rd Birthday and his family decided to celebrate it differently this year–with those who who’d be cheered up more just to be “a part of a party.” With some planning by Luc’s Lola Telly, his parents threw a happy one at the Holy Infant Nursery, where kids were treated to yummy party...
In a mountain village called Lono Lono, 75 families live with no access to electricity. Situated in Kapalong, Davao del Norte, the community is 90 kilometers away from the main town. A 2.5-hour motorcycle ride that runs through three rivers is needed to reach this mountain community. Here, people work on the land to harvest...
One year ago, ReyJohn was a hungry, unsmiling boy who couldn’t stop eating Mingo Meals (four in one sitting as you can see). We’re back in ReyJohn’s village of Glab in Zamboanga del Sur with a fresh supply Mingo Meals. We don’t know if it’s to us he gave his biggest grin, or if it...
We love how Vena Energy not only produces renewable energy but feeds kids so that they will be healthy and full of energy! This is our third year of our partnership with Vena Energy for Negros Occidental and Ormoc. Two years ago, they also began feeding children in Bukidnon. Through the years, so many kids...
Cuteness came in batches as groups of students from Lamblight Catholic School visited the NVC Production Plant last week to learn how Mingo is made and why good nutrition is important to growing children, especially underprivileged ones. We thank Lamblight Catholic School for making their students a part of our Mingo journey, and most especially...
As of September 19, 2019, 2,380 children in nine different locations in the Philippines are taking Mingo Meals daily. Add 542 in three other locations who are about to start, and that totals nearly 3,000 children enrolled for a protocol of daily feeding for six months. And we hope to reach even more as support...
Last year, we met an 11-year-old boy with high functioning autism, blessed with extraordinary talent in graphic arts and communications. He was appointed as one of NVC’s young ambassadors, and since then has done amazing things for us. In early July 2019, with friends in the international development community, Abram turned over Php 130,000 for...
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