“Don’t wait. Fill a plate.” That was the battle cry on March 24, 2017 when NVC Foundation formalized a partnership with Equis Shared Services to launch the group’s Zero Hunger program in its Makati City office. Equis Funds Group, headquartered in Singapore, is s a leading investor, developer, and operator of renewable energy in Asia. It not only...
When engaged couple Cathee Daguia and Jea Amados were making plans for their August 20, 2016 wedding, they decided to do something different and special to celebrate their love for each other. In their wedding invitations, they requested that guests make a donation to a good cause instead of bringing a wedding gift. The donations...
Give a Mingo Christmas card and nourish a child. This year’s Mingo cards feature drawings made by children from Bukidnon, Mindanao. In the remote mountain village where they live, Christmas is sometimes not celebrated simply because there is no food on the table. Each card you purchase will provide them with daily Mingo Meals—a tasty, nutritious supplement that fills tiny stomachs...
This article by NVC President Millie Kilayko was published in Rappler.com on July 10, 2016 See original article at: http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/hunger/139149-bukidnon-malnutrition-mingo-meal A November 29, 2015 article in Rappler triggered our non-profit foundation’s journey to the mountains half a year later. It was a story written by Fritzie Rodriguez, on the children of Bukidnon who survived on...
Congresswoman Mercedes Alvarez of the 6th District in Negros Occidental shared her experience of bringing Mingo to different barangays in her area. “Meal time with the day care children of Brgys 1 & 2 of Ilog. We covered 6 day care centers and 153 children The meals consist of Mingo mix (rice, moringa & monggo) and...
UPDATE: NVC’s 2016 Mingo Christmas cards are now available online, with free shipping to any major city in the Philippines. Introducing this year’s Mingo Christmas cards! Your purchase is a donation that will provide Mingo Meals to undernourished children in the Philippines. Mingo cards are meaningful charity gifts that will truly make a difference in...
NVC, in partnership with the Third District of Camarines Sur and the Jesse M. Robredo Foundation (JMRF), launched a nutrition program for undernourished children in Camarines Sur on October 24, 2014 . The project was kicked off in Brgy. Magarao with Cong. Leni Robredo, NVC trustee Mariel Tolentino, and NVC Project Manager for New Technology...
Master Chef: Clint Borrill of Balsam Brands, a leading online retail company based in the US, came to Negros to see how the business can partner with NVC to benefit the Philippines. While in town, he made some Mingo Meals for the Kinder kids of Macario Natividad Elementary School, along with the mothers of Brgy Gargato, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. The Apprentice: He also...
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