DAGUPAN CITY – More than 2,000 children will benefit from the 780 bags of rice that were distributed Wednesday to the city’s 46 day care center by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
This is in line with the DSWD’s Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), a nationwide project that aims to address the issue of malnutrition in the country.
The feeding program using the staple and other nutritious food will be conducted for 120 days benefiting children enrolled in these daycare centers.
Catherine P. Gonzales, president of the Association of Child Development Workers of Dagupan said the children aged three to four will be given “hot meals” . She said in the past 120-day feeding program, she saw children gain weight.
“[Dito] sa Supplementary Feeding, ay pakakainin ang mga bata ng hot meals…Talagang makakatulong ito kasi nagwe-weigh kami…bago pakainin ang bata…After three months, nakikita talaga namin na tumataas timbang ang nila,” Gonzales said.
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| FOOD FOR DAYCARE PUPILS – At least 780 sacks of rice to be used for the Supplementary Feeding Program of the city were distributed to the 46 Day Care Centers at the city plaza on February 7 with Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (center) in attendance. The provision of food is part of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) contribution to the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) program of children enrolled in the daycare centers. (CIO photo by Jojo Tamayo) |
The feeding program using the staple and other nutritious food will be conducted for 120 days benefiting children enrolled in these daycare centers.
Catherine P. Gonzales, president of the Association of Child Development Workers of Dagupan said the children aged three to four will be given “hot meals” . She said in the past 120-day feeding program, she saw children gain weight.
“[Dito] sa Supplementary Feeding, ay pakakainin ang mga bata ng hot meals…Talagang makakatulong ito kasi nagwe-weigh kami…bago pakainin ang bata…After three months, nakikita talaga namin na tumataas timbang ang nila,” Gonzales said.
Daycare Worker I Maria Angela Aquino of the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) said that DSWD distributes rice to daycare centers once every six months.
The SFP is part of the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) project of the national government.
According to Republic Act No. 10410 or the Early Years Act (EYA) of 2013, one of the objectives of the National ECCD System is “to achieve improved infant and child survival rates by ensuring that adequate health and nutrition programs are accessible to young children”. (Zarena Amado/CIO)
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