by BCF Staff | Jun 12, 2017 | 2017, News, Philippines, Spotlights
Throughout this past year, over 5800 children were evaluated by the Foundation in the Philippines for under-nutrition. The majority of these children are undernourished as seen in the chart below. Nutritional Status of Filipino Children Evaluated Nearly a fourth are...
by BCF Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | 2015, Africa, Asia, Central America, Islands, News, South America
By Brad Walker, MD and Bountiful Children’s Foundation Chairman of the Board We are pleased to announce that we have expanded from 120 to 180 stakes in the last 6 months, and are now caring for about 10,000 children (50% LDS) in Africa (10 stakes), Philippines...
by BCF Staff | Feb 13, 2015 | 2015, Kiribati, News
By Robert Rees Most readers have probably never heard of the nation of Kiribati (pronounced Kirr-i-bas), and yet it has one of the highest percentages of Latter-day Saints in the world (between 16%-17%). It is also one of the most beautiful, remote and endangered...
by BCF Staff | Dec 13, 2014 | 2014, News, NutriTours, Philippines
Local coordinator, Eleanor Roberto, welcoming the BCF recipients and family members Food supplements sorted, labeled, and ready for distribution Local coordinator, Eleanor Roberto, training and giving healthy eating tips Moringa – the highly nutritional tree...
by BCF Staff | Dec 16, 2013 | 2013, News, Philippines
Over Thanksgiving, the Bountiful Children’s Foundation visited the central Philippines to screen children for malnutrition in five stakes and districts on Bohol and Cebu islands. Bohol island was recently devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and many homes...