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Bountiful Children's Foundation Earns DSWD Certification

Join us as we celebrate this historic step forward for the children and families we serve in the Philippines!

Meet our Social Worker

Hanna Libre is a Registered Social Worker with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Negros Occidental–Recoletos. She currently serves as a Social Worker for Bountiful Children’s Foundation-Philippines

Nurturing Bright Futures

Please help us create brighter futures together for children in the Philippines.

BCF-P Brief History and Background

In November 2013, the Bountiful Children’s Foundation USA (formerly Liahona Children’s Foundation) visited the central Philippines to screen children for malnutrition in five areas on Bohol and Cebu islands, which had just been devastated by an earthquake and Typhoon Yolanda.

What initially started as an outreach program to these disaster-stricken areas developed into an ongoing program. Since then, BCF has expanded to 41 programs spread across the provinces of Pangasinan, Rizal, Negros Occidental, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Iloilo, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Cebu, and Bohol.

BCF-P Mission and Vision

Distribution of nutritional supplements

Bountiful's Mission

Provide nutritional supplementation to pregnant and lactating mothers and malnourished children; and teach health and cognitive development skills to families.

Help the Children-screening

Bountiful's Vision

End malnutrition and promote optimal cognitive development of children


 Philippines Demographic Overview

  • The Philippines ranks 8th globally for severe wasting in children under five.
  • Every day, 95 children in the Philippines die from malnutrition.
  • Twenty-seven out of 1,000 Filipino children do not get past their fifth birthday.
  • A third of Filipino children are stunted or short for their age. Stunting after 2 years of age can be permanent, irreversible, and even fatal.

 Challenges that BCF-P Addresses

  • 18% of children are food poor
  • Stunting remains widespread
  • Many children lack access to nutrient-dense diets
  • BCF-P supports the most vulnerable

Strategic Alignment with Government Goals

BCF-P’s goals align with PPAN 2023-2028:

  • Infant and Young Child Feeding
  • National Dietary Supplementation Program
  • Micronutrient Supplementation
  • Early Child Development
  • Maternal Mental Health
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)
  • Focus on reducing all forms of malnutrition
Cristie helping a child

Nutritional Status of Children Screened in the Philippines 2023

  • Normal 9% 9%
  • At Risk 12% 12%
  • Chronic 52% 52%
  • MAM 23% 23%
  • SAM 4% 4%

Change Observed in Children with Acute Malnutrition in 2023

  • Recover 59% 59%
  • Improve 20% 20%
  • Stable 10% 10%
  • Worse 11% 11%

How You Can Help

We need your help to reach more children in need.
Here’s how you can get involved:

Make it a Family Affair

Get the whole family excited about giving to nutrition!

Travel in the Philippines

Visit our programs, meet the children we serve, and see new places.

Help a Child

Give $10 a month to support a child for one year.

Our Approach

We provide nutritional supplements to children using local coordinators and local nutritional supplements, focusing on the first 1,000 days of life.

Once a child has been screened and identified as undernourished according to World Health Organization growth charts, they are enrolled in our program. Our health lessons promote exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months, and all pregnant and lactating mothers are enrolled in the program and given nutritional supplements. In addition to teaching lessons on nutrition and health, local coordinators educate families on child cognitive development. In areas where needed, we also provide semi-annual de-worming of children.

 

This Includes:

Micronutrient and calorie
dense supplements

Growth monitoring
every 6 months

Educating families on hygienic,
healthy food preparation
and meal planning

Screening time in the Philippines

Whether it is on a park bench, on the roadside, in a bamboo hut, under the shade of a mango tree, or on the cement floor, Bountiful coordinators find a way and a place to get the children’s height and weight to check their progress.

Explore and Learn

Visit our informative and colorful community pages featuring pictures and bios of Bountiful’s local coordinators and the families they serve.

In the Philippines, we have more than

Local Communities

Family Humanitarian Trips

After exploring our community pages, customize your humanitarian trip! Discover more about our “NutriTours” by following this link.

Explore and Learn

Visit our informative and colorful community pages featuring pictures and bios of Bountiful’s local coordinators and the families they serve.

In the Philippines, we have more than

Local Communities

Family Humanitarian Trips

After exploring our community pages, customize your humanitarian trip! Discover more about our “NutriTours” by following this link.

Click on a pin to explore our local communities

Aguilar

Aklan

Alaminos

Antique

Bacacay

Bacolod

Bacolod South

Bulan

Bayambang

Cadiz

Calape

Caloocan

Catanduanes

Donsol

EB Magalona

Guimaras

Himamaylan

Iloilo City

Iloilo/Leganes

Isabela

La Carlota

La Castellana

Lapu-Lapu

Liloan

Legaspi/RapuRapu

Malasiqui

Makati

Matnog/Irosin

Montalban

Pototan/Passi

Roxas Capiz

Sagay

San Carlos

San Joaquin

Sipalay

Tayug

Tabaco

Urdaneta

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