A Fight Against Malnutrition

The month of July signifies the start of the celebration of the Nutrition Month. For the year 2018, the Nutrition Month. For the year 2018, the nutrition month theme is "Ugaling Magtanim, Sapat na Nutrisyon Aanihin" which stresses the importance of gardening as a way to combat food insecurity and malnutrition

On the 4th of July, the New Barili Elementary School hosted various activities that included; a parade participated by students from Grade 6 down to preschool, competitions such as,Psoter Making Contest, Cooking Festival, NutriQuiz and the Food Market where the parents of the students showcased and sold different vegetables and fruits they grew from their own garden.

The activity had been a blast. We were able to help organized and prepared the materials needed for the activities .We were also the judges in the competitions and gave out prizes generously sponsored by Dr. Carmel Mathilda Ladeza to the winners.

Seeing the smiles on the faces of the students ,parents, and the school administration was a success on its own, but the greatest success for us was the fact that we were able to aid in the fight against malnutrition.

-Mark Narca,NBB