The community in Alipit, Magdalena is largely composed of farming families whose primary source of livelihood comes from agricultural work. Because the area is located far from the main road, the community has often received limited assistance, and some households still do not have access to electricity.
Many children also engage in farming activities to help support their education and contribute to their families’ livelihoods. This community was brought to our attention through a concerned citizen — a factory worker under my father’s supervision — who is familiar with several residents in the area and shared their situation with us, prompting our initiative to extend support.
I’m happy to share that we were able to successfully distribute another set of grocery packs to our local farmers. The farmers in the photos are mostly new faces, and they were even joking that they wanted “exposure” too, which made the distribution light and joyful.
As seen in the pictures, the darkening sky was already hinting that a heavy downpour was about to happen. As much as we wanted to personally give the other grocery packs to farmers who live a bit farther from the field, the rain soon started pouring hard.
The farmers advised us that it would be better if we handed the remaining packs to them, and they would be the ones to distribute them to the others who could no longer come due to the weather.
Each family received the following:
- 5 kilos of rice
- 4 canned goods
- 3 packs of instant noodles
- 1 pack of soy sauce
- 1 pack of vinegar
- 1 pack of fish sauce
- 1 dozen powdered milk
- 1/2 dozen chocolate milk drinks
- 2 bars of soap
- 3 tubes of toothpaste
- 1 pack of biscuits
- 1 pack of shampoo
Thank you so much for your continued support. We truly appreciate being able to extend help to our local farmers through this initiative.
Respectfully,
Anne Camille Kurtney Videña
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