Lapulapu
Available for Adoption | Communities | Philippines
Philippine’s population: 11,922,995 in 2022
GDP per capita (US$): $3,143 in 2020
Cost to Run Program for 1 Year: $6000
Nutritional Supplements Used:
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- 6-12 months – Cerelac
- 13-24 months – Alaska powdered milk
- 25-36 months – peanut butter + MNP (micronutrient powder)
- 37-60 months – MNP (micronutrient powder)
- Pregnant and Lactating Mothers – peanut butter
Fact from UNICEF / WHO / World Bank:
Child Wasting: 45.4 million
In 2020, wasting continued to threaten the lives of an estimated 6.7 per cent or 45.4 million children under 5 globally.
Source: Levels and trends in child malnutrition, 2021
Susana Alburo
Community Coordinator
Susana was born September 25, 1978. She is from Lapulapu City. She became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1998 and faithfully served a mission in the Philippines Quezon City Mission. She was married in the Manila Philippines LDS Temple to Ismael Alburo in May 2005. She says, “As I serve willingly and wholeheartedly to my fellow beings, I know I am also in the service of my God.”
Bountiful's Community Coordinators
Community coordinators serve with Bountiful as volunteers. They organize other local volunteers and together conduct screenings, train families, distribute locally-purchased nutritional supplements, and follow up on infant development.
Lapulapu Photo Gallery
Considering A Donation?
All donations go toward identifying mothers and children in need, providing food supplements, health lessons, and other services. All donations are welcomed. Recurring monthly donations support community stability.
- $10 = nourish 1 child for a month
- $30 = nourish 3 children for a month
- $120 = nourish 1 child for a year
- $500 = nourish an average community for a month
- $6,000 = nourish a community of your choice for one year
A 2020 Christmas Thank You from Children of the Philippines
Bountiful's Mission
We partner worldwide with local organizations to nourish children and strengthen women by expanding their skills and confidence to foster long-term family resilience and self-reliance.
