by Kristia Solete | Mar 21, 2019 | Children, Healthcare, Stories
Photographs were taken by volunteer photographer Ivan Llaneta A Daughter Restored to Health LUKLUKAN, CAMARINES NORTE – Abby, a young 33-year old mother, had always been focused on what she thought as their family’s biggest challenge: lack of financial...
by Kristia Solete | Mar 21, 2019 | Children, Stories
Margarita, 38, thought that John Whei and Christine Joy were just kids suffering from symptoms of any ordinary sickness, like a common cold, but this was not the case. John Whei, 4, is malnourished and Christine Joy, 6, is suffering from Urinary Tract Infection....
by Kristia Solete | Mar 19, 2019 | Children, Stories
Photographs taken by Volunteer Photographer Ivan Llaneta FOLLOW-UP STORY – We first met Luninging, 30, as one of the mothers of our Bless-A Child (BAC) program kids. She was very grateful that her daughter Elmira, 5, has taken a step toward a good and healthy...
by Kristia Solete | Mar 19, 2019 | Children, Stories
NORZAGARAY, BULACAN – One of the main causes of malnutrition in children is poverty, but another reason could be a parent’s lack of knowledge of nutrition and proper food preparation. Such is the case with 2-year old Jaymark who was found to be malnourished...
by Kristia Solete | Mar 19, 2019 | Children, Stories
Arlene, 40, used to have many regrets as a mother. She said: “I should have worked harder before, and I should have trusted God.” With nine children, five of them still living under her care, she is hardly able to provide for all their needs. Arlene’s family lives in...