300 students' nutrition monitored under GMA Kapuso Foundation's Give a Gift, Feed a Child project

The GMA Kapuso Foundation continues to monitor the nutrition and weight of 300 students in Gainza, Camarines Sur, who are under its Give a Gift, Feed a Child project. 

According to "24 Oras" Monday, the foundation has been assessing the children's health every day since the project kicked off in June. 

JC, a Grade 1 student, was among the students who had shown an improvement since undergoing the feeding program. While the boy was initially thin and weak, he is now energetic and actively participates in class. 

His classmate, Cess, has also shown improvements in her reading and writing skills since starting the feeding program. 

"Noon, nung bago mag start ang feeding, matamlay sila, sakitin. Nung nag-start ng feeding, palaging present at tsaka naging active sila sa klase," said Arlene Buenaventura, a teacher of JC and Cess. 

The GMA Kapuso Foundation recently held its second weight monitoring activity in Gainza. Per the report, JC has gained four kilos, while Cess has gained more than three kilos since starting the Give a Gift, Feed a Child project. 

"We make sure na kumpleto 'yung nutrients na makukuha ng mga bata. Tumakbo na 'yung two months natin sa feeding program at nakitaan natin karamihan sa kanila ng significant weight gain," said GMA Kapuso Foundation nutritionist Royce Ann Octavio.

The foundation, along with the Gainza Municipal Nutrition Action Office, also held a nutrition education seminar for the students' parents, who were taught how to properly and safely prepare healthy meals for their children. 

"Napakahalaga po ng food safety and preparation po. Maiwasan po natin na magkakaroon po ng mga microorganisms at food contamination po, nakakaapekto po sa kalusugan ng bata," said Carol Ivy Saballegue of the Gainza Municipal Nutrition Action Center. 

"Maraming salamat po sa GMA tinuturan kami [at] ang anak ko na maging malusog," said one mother, Eva Villareal. 

For those who wish to support GMA Kapuso Foundation's projects, donations may be made via Metrobank, Land Bank, BDO, Bank of Commerce, UnionBank, PNB, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Lazada, and Shopee. Visit the GMA Kapuso Foundation website for more information.

—CDC, GMA Integrated News