Bright Child Project

LGU-Carigara with the support of various agencies, namely, the MUN. Social Welfare & Dev't. Office, Dept. of Interior & Local Gov't, Mun. Agriculture Office Mun.. Health Office, Mun. Population Office, and Barangay Officials launched the campaign for the institutionalization of the Bright Child Project in all barangays of Carigara., mandated by Executive Order No. 286 of Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Among the activities conducted were the supplemental feeding and early education programs, dubbed os Nutri-Pabasa. About 90 children from Bgy. Barugohay Norte. and Bgys. East and West Visoria who are under the nutritional status of Be- low Normal Very Low (BNVL) and Below Normal Low (BNL) were served during the supplemental feeding. In the second phase of the Nutri-Pabasa

Bright Child campaign, mothers attended the affair regardless of whether their children were beneficiaries or not of the supplemental feeding. Bright Child is a title given to the project of interventions of food nutrition, health, early education, and psychological programs for children 0.17 years old, especially children in their formative stage, or children 0..6 years old whose growth is critical. The project integrates and unifies all the existing programs and services of government and non-government organizations, and international agencies in pursuing a common strategy to raise healthy and bright children.

Every Filipino child deserves to have a bright tomorrow says Ms. Aida L. Paner, Municipal Social Welfare Officer.