The Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) provides food to children currently enrolled in Child Development Centers (CDCs) and Supervised Neighborhood Play (SNP). The SNP is an alternative strategy for local government units to respond to the early learning needs of children and utilizes play as an approach in developmentally-appropriate activities.
Institutionalized through Republic Act No. 11037 or the Masustansyang Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act, the SFP aims to: provide augmentation to feeding programs for children in CDCs and SNP managed by local government units, using indigenous or locally-produced food; improve knowledge, attitude and practices of children, parents and caregivers through intensified nutrition and health education; and, improve and sustain the nutritional status of children beneficiaries. The program caters to children aged 2-4 years in SNP and children aged 3-5 years in CDCs. The program covers all CDCs and SNP nationwide and is implemented for 120 days within the school year.
- Bangsamoro Umpungan sa Nutrisyon Project
The Bangsamoro Umpungan sa Nutrisyon (BangUn) Project is a convergence of services addressing the high incidence of hunger and malnutrition among children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Specifically, it aims to: contribute to saving the lives of children who are vulnerable to dying or getting sick because of malnutrition; improve the nutritional status of children identified as underweight and severely underweight; empower parents or guardians to achieve food security and good health for their families; and, build resilient communities by facilitating access to nutrition-support programs.
As components, the BangUn includes Nutrition Direct Services (i.e., weight and height measurement, health check-up, deworming and micronutrient supplementation), Nutrition Education and Advocacy (i.e., nutrition literacy classes, responsible parenthood sessions, and nutrition and health-related events) and Building Resilient Communities (i.e., livelihood skills training, livelihood capital, food-for-work, cash-for-work, access to potable drinking water, production of indigenous food for children, psychosocial interventions, etc.).
Beneficiaries of the project are the following: children 0-4 years old in communities; children 4-6 years old in Madaris (Muslim schools); children 6-12 years old in Madaris or public elementary schools not covered by feeding programs of the Department of Education; pregnant women, including teen mothers; and, lactating mothers. The BangUn Project covers the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Lanao del Sur, and Maguindanao.
