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Case Study:ButuanCity- A ConsistentWinnerinNutrition 401
Strategies
That Can Be Replicated
Barangccy Nutrition Progrmn planning seminars
The Nutrition Office and DILG personnel could initiate
nutrition program planning seminars in every barangay. Initially, they
could assist the barangay leaders in making quarterly nutrition plans
and reviewing the accomplishments. This may be done by asking the
leaders to.identify problems, devise solutions, specify funding sources
if necessary, assign people to handle the problems, and make a
timetable for accomplishing tasks.
I_ of outstanding performers and worst performers
Other cities may also launch their own contest for the most
outstanding barangay. Cash prizes for winners will have to depend
on the financial capability of the city. Buman City's criteria for "Golden
Barangay" may also be used or modified by these cities.
Barangays with the most number of malnourished children may
also be identified and ranked. Meetings with these barangays may be
set up to discuss problems, identify solutions, and come up with ways
to improve their performance.
Share-Food Project
Barangay officials can request well-off families to sponsor the
meals of malnourished children for a certain period.
Useof or food
On-site feeding may be done using milk or other ready-to-eat
food. Instead of allowing the food to be taken home, the barangay
can opt to cook the food collectively in feeding centers, with mothers
taking turns in cooking.
Some cities may not have the resources to provide credit for
livelihood projects. They could search for possible loan sources such
as nongovernment organizations (e.g., Tulay sa Pag-Unlad, Technology
and Livelihood Resource Center or TLRC conduits) and disseminate
these information to the people. Moreover, they could also encourage
people interested in livelihood projects to pool their resources
together: In such system called "paluwagan," the participants regularly