1 Meal is a non-profit organization that aimsto improve the public school educational system in the Philippines by getting the private sector more involved. A chance meeting with Teresa "Nene" Chanintroduced me to this advocacy that is empowering theFilipino Youth in Iloilo and will soon spread nationwide. Just eat at a participating restaurant in Iloilo and find out how far Pesos 5 will go to provide a meal and/or educational opportunities for public school children. A bill of Pesos 200 means Pesos 5 goes to fund the 1 meal program activities that give children in public school an opportunity for a better education. According to Nene, the program has already helped seven (7) public schools inIloilosince it started.
I participated in the program during a visit to San Jose, Antique via Iloilorecently with friends and a cousin by eating at three participating restaurants during a week end. May this imaginal initiative bloom across the nation.
Find out more about this program by logging on to http://1meal.tumblr.com/ that blogs the 1meal activities in Iloilo. Visit their facebook site http://www.facebook.com/1Meal
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| Photo courtesy of 1Meal Facebook. |
1Meal goes to A. Bonifacio Elementary School in Iloilo.
Find out more about this program by logging on to http://1meal.tumblr.com/ that blogs the 1meal activities in Iloilo. Visit their facebook site http://www.facebook.com/1Meal
Photo courtesy of the 1 meal tumblr site shows
US Ambassador Harry K. Thomas distributing school supplies to children atUswag Extension of Judith L. Tiongco Elementary School in Iloilo with Nene Chan ( in pink t-shirt) and members of the movement. Uswag 1Meal! UswagIloilo!
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