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Project Information

Project Title (50)Hearth Nutrition Program

Project summary (200)

Improving the nutritional status of children by improving the feeding, caring, hygiene and health seeking practices of caregivers using Hearth and the Positive Deviance approach.

Project need and beneficiaries (500)

As per UNICEF 2001 data, 28% of Filipino children under the age of 5 are moderately or severely underweight. The overarching cause of malnutrition is lack of knowledge in using locally available affordable foods, as well as poor feeding, caring, hygiene, and health seeking practices of caregivers. Existing interventions are heavily focused on supplemental feeding, which are unsustainable.

About 1000 children aged 6 to 24 months and their caregivers in five poorestrural communities will benefit from this project.

Project activities (250)

All children under 2 are weighed, and well nourished and poor children are called "Positive Deviants" (PD). Based on foods eaten by PD children, high protein and calorie recipes from local sources are given to malnourished (hearth) children during 12 daysessions. Hearth children caregivers contribute ingredients, fuel, water and cooking pots to prove that they can rehabilitate their children using existing resources. Education on feeding, caring hygiene and health seeking practices follow each session.

Project expected outcomes (250)

About 1000 children will attend at least one 12 - day session (some may attend two or three sessions) and about 65% will achieve “catch-up” growth of 200 grams in one 12 day session, which is faster than the “International Standard Median”.About 500 caregivers will gain skills in feeding, caring, hygiene and health seeking practices which they can continuously share with other caregivers.

Quote (200)

“Before, as long as I feed my child, I felt good. However, my child is not gaining weight and is sickly because the food I am giving is not nutritious. Hearth sessions taught me how to prepare nutritious foods using available foods in my community. I also learned that proper hygiene is important in maintaining the health of my child and the whole family”.

Name of person quoted above (40)

Nenita Cuervo, 35 years old

Title or role of the person quoted above (50)

Housewife, with 2 children

Project country

Philippines

Project theme (choose one)

Health

Program Designation (100)

Community Based Malnutrition Rehabilitation and Prevention

Project Timeline (choose one)

1 year

Project Activity Type (choose one)

Development

Project Continuity (choose one)

Discrete

Project funding requested in US dollars (12)

$ 29,938.00

Keywords, separated by a space (244)

Malnutrition rehabilitation and prevention among Filipino Children

Contact Information

Contact Name (40)

Nancy F. Obias

Contact Title (50)

International Program Director

Contact’s address, line 1 (50)

28-A Eugenio Lopez St

South Triangle, Quezon City

Philippines 1103

Phone number (15)

011-63-2- 9255956

Email address (30)

Primary:

Secondary:

Web address (50) (OPTIONAL)

Key personnel information

Name, Project Personnel #1 (40)

Anita F. Villafuerte

Title, Project Personnel #1 (30)

Executive Director

Brief bio, Project Personnel #1 (400)

A Registered Social Worker with twenty six (26) years of active practice along the field of social development. Manages various non-government organizations, work as project development specialist of the Philippine government mandated social welfare and development agency

Web Resources (up to 4)

Name (50)

URL (100)

Organization Information

Organization’s name (50)

Pearl S. Buck Foundation-Philippines, Inc.

Organization’s mission (500)

PSBP envisions a world where children live with hope.

It also hopes to improve the quality of life and expand opportunities for children, who, as a result of circumstances of their birth, have been denied access to educational, social, economic and civil rights.

We define quality as the right and opportunity to acquire identity and self-worth, health care, education and livelihood.

We carry out our mission by building the capacity of families, or local agencies, to provide services directly, and by promoting worldwide understanding and appreciation of different cultures.

Organization’s programs (500)

The following are the programs and services of the organization.

Health

We promote preventive healthcare projects and activities for children, women and other members of the family.

Education

We provide education-related fees and support to pre-school, elementary, secondary, tertiary and vocational students.

Livelihood

We extend credit assistance and entrepreneurial skills enhancement.

Psycho-Social Development and Protection

We empower children and their families through family and group development, counseling and training activities that are tailored to respond to their identified needs.

Organization’s director name (50)

Anita F. Villafuerte

Organization’s director title (50)

Executive Director

Organization’s address, line 1 (50)

# 28-A Eugenio Lopez St., South Triangle

Quezon City, Philippines, 1103

Geographical Scope (choose one)

National

Number of paid full/part time staff

Full-time staff - 9

Part-time - 1

Number of volunteers

Thirty Three (33)

Year organization was founded

1968

Current Annual Budget

$ 256,874.00

Maximum Historic Budget

$ 550,000.00

Overhead percentage

26%

Religious Affiliation (if any)

None

Other Funding Sources

Global Funds for AIDS TB and Malaria through the Philippine NGO Council on Health and Development

NGO Partners (if any)

AngelicumCollege for the Re-entry Alternative Education Project

Organization’s Board of Directors

Com. Myrna T. Yao – President

Rep. James J. Gordon – Vice-President

Dr. Carolyn I. Sobritchea – Treasurer

William Velasco – Secretary

Veronica I. Tapia-Merk – Auditor

Members:

Fr. Rogelio Alarcon

Rep. Francis Nepomuceno

Veronica Villavicencio

Marilyn Manuel

Organization’s Key Staff

Anita F. Villafuerte – Executive Director

Femia T. Baldeo - Program Officer

Annabelle G. Radovan – Administrative and Finance Officer

Organization’s Financial Institutions

Metrobank, Mother Ignacia Branch

Quezon City, Philippines

501c3 status (yes/no)