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The University immediately to bring nutritive assistance to
launched its campaign Oplan Sa- children as communities recover
gip-bayan: UlyssesPH in an effort from the damages of UlyssesPH.
to extend help for the victims of The Mingo Meals were part of
the typhoon. Joining this endeav- NVC's nutrition and health proj-
or, Tarlac Agricultural University ects.
(TAU) delivered trucks of relief
packages thru the transport as- The BIDANI Strategy
sistance of Northern Luzon Com- To gear an overall approach
mand- Philippine Army. on community empowerment, the
In December, the Universi- University has taken into account
ty was tapped by its Philippine health and nutrition as major in-
Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) dicators to socio-economic prog-
family to bring early Christmas ress. This steered ISU to ally with
treat for Isabeleños and Cagay- peer-institutions in pioneering the
anos affected by the typhoon. BIDANI Strategy- Barangay Inte-
PEZA amassed 4 tons of relief grated Development Approach for
goods from its respective Spe- Nutrition Improvement.
cial Economic Zones (SEZ) in Led by University of the
Subic-Clark-Baguio Clusters. The Philippines- Los Baños as national
collected goods were shipped overall coordinator, ISU together
to the University’s main campus with Central Luzon State Uni-
thru the assistance of the Tactical versity (Region III), Bicol State
Operation Group 1 (TOG 1) of the University (Region V), UP Visayas
Philippine Air Force. (Region VI), Visayas State Uni-
SEZ Institute Council Chair versity (formerly Visayas State
Jacky Gaviola Gajudo from PEZA College of Agriculture) (Region
Head Office personally supervised VIII), and Central Mindanao State
the delivery of the collected goods, University (Region X), worked on
along with Deputy Zone Admin- an extension approach that helps
istrator Allan P. Datahan of the to address malnutrition in the ba-
Baguio City Economic Zone and rangay level. This strategy hinges
Cluster III Ecozones (BCEZ-C3E) of on the principle that healthy and
PEZA. well- nourished families are able
Adding to these, the Uni- to actively participate in communi-
versity received food donations ty development.
from Negrense Volunteers for As an integrative development
Change (NVC) Foundations, Inc., approach, it also considers agri-
a non-government organization culture and food security, social
based in Bacolod City. The NVC services (health, education, fam-
foundation delivered boxes of ily services), livelihood, gender
own-manufactured Mingo Meals, and development, infrastructure,
a nutritive instant complementary sports and youth development,
food made of rice, mongo (mung peace and order, environmental
beans), and malunggay (moringa) management, and disaster risk re-
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