DSWD’s SFP continues to serve people amid pandemic individuals.
“Wow! Yay! Is that fresh milk mama?” This is the enthusiastic greeting of Baby Tamarah to her Mama Lutche Balmocena every time the latter gets home from a weekly milk distribution. As part of the government’s thrusts in strengthening and maximizing the PublicPrivate Partnerships
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| July 10-16, 2021
along with the implementation of various programs and projects, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) implemented the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) in partnership with Local Government Units and non-government organizations to improve the nutritional status of the targeted undernourished
Despite the blended learning approaches in schools amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the feeding program continues. Gloria Jalandoni Rulona, a Child Development Worker from Barangay Dagohoy, Butuan City, gladly shared her observation of her pupils as they received their share of fresh milk. “The kids are always excited! They even want to get their share in advance or take more than one serving in a day. They are smarter and quicker to answer,” she said. The fresh milk distributed contains vitamins and minerals that could contribute to the growth and development of the child. Mother Lutche Balmocena is swift to notice the improvements in her daughter Tamarah since the child began drinking the milk. “Niwang man akong anak. Sa pila ka semana, Caraga INFOCUS