Mighty Corp‘s charitable arm, Wong Chu King Foundation entered in an agreement with the Payatas Orione Foundation Inc. (PAOFI) with the help of the UP College of Law Class of 1978 to feed the malnourished children of Payatas.
Payatas Orione Foundation Inc. (PAOFI), a philanthropic non-government organization implementing health, nutrition and education programs to children and tuberculosis patients from poor families in Payatas, Lucena City and Mauban, Quezon.
Under the signed memorandum of agreement (MOA), the three entities will provide nutritious meals to 75 children beneficiaries in one of the PAOFI feeding centers in Payatas for one year.
The meal which includes a therapeutic food supplement initially provided only to tuberculosis patients but was later found to be effective for malnourished children as well. The supplement, which can be spread on bread or mixed with rice, consists of peanut butter paste, coconut oil, soya, micronutrients, multivitamins, sugar and powdered milk.
“PAOFI’s program aims to ensure that the children each achieve their normal weight within a year from enrolling in the program,” said Fr. Mroz.
The MOA signing that was held at the Wong Chu King Foundation (WCKF) office located at Sultana Street in Makati City was attended by James Vincent Navarette, WCKF general manager; Fr. Martin Mroz, PAOFI executive director; and Atty. Antonio Ocampo, representative of UP College of Law Class of 1978.
“The foundation specifically aims to establish an average weight gain of two kilos above the normal level of nourishment for each child and impart knowledge to participating parents in the preparation of nutritious and balanced food,” Fr. Mroz added.
Mighty Corp through the Wong Chu King Foundation aims to help the people of Payatas, especially children who are in need of nutritional intervention. The feeding program will be administered by PAOFI and it will run a total of 240 days, five days a week, from Monday to Friday.
Child Enrolees will be required to undergo a de-worming procedure before taking part in the program.
Once a month, a volunteer nurse will record the weight and height of each child. At the end of the year, the feeding center staff will discuss the progress of each child with the parents. Children who have not reached the desired weight will be required to stay for another year in the program or until they have reached their target weight. Children who achieved the desired weight will graduate from the program and will then be replaced by new program enrolees.
“The supplement was first used in Malawi, in southeast Africa, and has been used in the Philippines for three years,” Fr. Mroz said. “This has become possible here because the machine used for making the food was donated to us from the USA. A manufacturing facility was set up for this purpose in Barangay Fairview, Quezon City.” He added.
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