In its first year anniversary, the Angat Buhay Foundation said it had helped 20,131 families and 15,636 individuals from 176 communities since it was established last July 1, 2022.
The non-governmental organization founded and chaired by former Vice President Leni Robredo helped thousands of families across hundreds of communities in the country a year after the foundation’s founding.
At least 1,214 underweight and severely underweight children aged 6 to 59 months are also enrolled in the foundation’s nutrition program, according to Angat Buhay. Community learning hubs or CLH houses equipment and learning tools for students and has trained teaching volunteers.“Improving literacy and numeracy of Filipino students needs community-based involvement,” said Magno. “We enjoined the assistance of education experts and stakeholders in designing the modules, training, and evaluation system."
More than 20,000 families affected by natural and man-made disasters from 93 displaced and affected communities were also given immediate relief, assistance, and rehabilitation initiatives by the NGO since it was established, it said.