WFP Philippines & Gabriela Against Global Hunger

June 20,2010

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I am just a new member of Gabriela, a human rights organization fighting for the women,children,workers or OFWs cause against violence, harassment,unjust labor practices,name it and you see it. Then, came 2010 elections Composeand we at the city campaign for our senatorial candidate Liza Maza, who was unfortunately defeated together with Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna or Kabataan partylist.Although Liza Maza did not make it to the Senate and also our Presidential bet Manny Villar(defeated by Erap Estrada and Noynoy),still the Gabrielawomen's partylist won the seat to congress.

But whoever won the power or the problem inherited by that administration, still Filipinos is in hunger. I am representing for my cooperative and the poor farmers who
might be benifited by the recent Philippines World Distribution Program even its in Mindanao. They are about to start in June 10,2010. And maybe, some other regions will benifit it too. So, I rightly come to join as one step from our cooperative agenda by participating as a Blogger Against Hunger.Fighting for the cause and human right to live is not at all burdensome.

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I enjoined all of my readers and friends to talk and spread the word about this. You can help also by enjoining friends to donate, blog or tweet about the WorldFood Program. For more details, visit the U.N. World Food Programme Philippines site or U.N.World Food Program . The agency is currently accepting donations, help in fighting causes of global hunger.Here in Philippines, the common filipino, as a common farmer and fisherman is not at all threatened by hunger.Much more the average Filipino family.As long as they can eat three times a day, hunger is a strange thing and only for those who begged on the streets. We are still proud to be a filipino, at least a common farmer plant a farm, can catch a fish everyday and sell it in exchange for a rice( alternative to corn).
Farmers and fishermen although work to live and eat, can eat three times a day, have
nutritious fruits and vegetables around compared to the families in urban areas.
Urban folks are most suffering from malnutrition if not undernutrition.So, we must fight malnutrition in connection to our hunger problems. The World Food Programme noted malnourished bodies are more vulnerable to diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. In fact, the health effects of undernutrition are responsible for more than one-third of childhood deaths and 11 percent of the world's disease burden.
Acting before malnutrition becomes severe makes sense. It costs $40-80 per child, per year, for a complementary food intervention to prevent it. Compare that to the $200 it costs to treat just one episode of severe malnourishment.
Chronic undernourishment often results in stunting – or lower than average growth. It afflicts nearly 200 million children in the developing world (UNICEF), and many more are at risk.


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