Malnutrition has always been a problem in the Philippines
being a third-world country. We see poverty everywhere—in the streets, we see
children begging for alms, we see a lot of child labor cases—among many others.
And while we thought we couldn’t do anything about the current economic
situation, it is such a joy that there are several global humanitarian
organizations that have thought of ways to help those who are in need. Action
Against Hunger is one of them. It is an organization where in restaurants
across the globe has come together to fight child malnutrition.
In the Philippines, the campaign is called “Restaurants
Against Hunger,” it runs from October 1 to December 1, 2018. They have actively
done this campaign for the past three years. During the said period,
participating restaurants will be donating a portion of the sale of specially
marked dishes on their menu to projects combating child hunger and malnutrition
in the Philippines.
How can an ordinary person help?
It’s so easy. All we need
to do as diners is to order and patronize the featured dish/dishes in any
participating restaurants. By doing so, we can be part of the said movement to
help provide food to the most underprivileged children and their families in
the country.
The following restaurants have made their pledges to help
and participate in the said initiative, namely: Alba Restaurante Espanol,
Aracama, Azuthai, Café Mediterranean, Calderon, Chef LaudicoOK Café, Chelsea
Kitchen, Chotto Matte/IIzakaya Sensu, Corner Tree Café, Cyma, Friends &
Family, Coconut Club, Green Pastures, Grilla, Ikomai, Ilustrado, Kabila, Museum
Café, Providore, Saboten, Sangkap, Simple Lang, Sobremesa, Terraz Bistro &
Meetings, Terry’s Bistro, The Old Spaghetti House, The Shrimp Shack, Wild
Ginger and The Bistro Group.
“We hope to sign up more before the program kicks off on
October 1,” said Action Against Hunger Fundraising and Resource Development
Manager Dale Nelson Divinagracia during the press launch held at Acceler8
Co-Working Space in Makati City.
Calling all the restaurant owners:
Restaurants who wish to join can simply just
register by signing up the form at www.restaurantsagainsthungerphilippines.org.
“We will be providing the participating restaurants all the
necessary items for the campaign like posters, table-tops, “dishes that feed
more” stickers and other information notes for the staff. The program is also
so easy to implement and it doesn’t cost that much as it unites all the
restaurant staff and customers for a life-saving cause,” explains Divinagracia.
The most recent response that was facilitated by Restaurants
Against Hunger was where they were able to reach a total of 206,613
individuals. They implemented nutrition screening and distributed emergency
food and hygiene kits as well as provided access to safe water and sanitation
facilities in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte.
They have also had projects in areas of Masbate, North
Cotabato and Maguindanao where they have provided rural barangays access to
clean water, created tap stands and toilets, and conducted hygiene promotion
sessions to fight the spread of diseases that will eventually lead to
malnutrition. A total of 180 barangays were declared as Zero Open Defecation
Communities, positively affecting 738,566 individuals. To maintain the culture
of cleanliness, they have also trained 730 Barangay Health Workers to continue
all the projects they have started.
All donations raised during the campaign in the Philippines
will only be used for projects in the country even if the initiative is also
being done in other countries as well.
As foodies and customers, let us do our part in helping save
the Filipino children against malnutrition.
For more information, kindly visit their website at www.restaurantsagainsthungerphilippines.org.
You can also follow them on social media through Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Use the hashtag #restaurantsagainsthungerPH
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