MANILA, Philippines - The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF), a non-profit organization committed to helping children at risk, will launch the Casa Herbalife program on Friday, Dec. 3 with a sponsored nutrition program for the SOS Children’s Villages Foundation.
Through Casa Herbalife, a good-nutrition program for kids, over 600 children housed in eight SOS villages — Bataan, Calbayog, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Lipa, Manila, and Tacloban — will be provided with healthy meals every day. “The program will support the nutritional needs of the children, especially those who were newly transferred to SOS Village,” says ChoongHoon Kim, general manager of Herbalife Philippines.
Under the program, SOS Children’s Village will receive a one-year $25,000 grant from HFF, which will be used to improve the nutrition of the children in their homes. The program includes monitoring the health progress of the children every quarter with the assistance of SOS Children’s Villages’ doctors and nutritionists. It will also help create a nutritional plan that can be implemented by SOS in all their branches nationwide as they focus on the nutrition of the children under their care.
“Herbalife is committed to bringing a positive change to people’s lives through good nutrition and Casa Herbalife lets us help the kids who need it most. In the Philippines, about 3.3 million preschool children are underweight and 3.5 million are underheight. Herbalife, as a nutrition company, would like to contribute to improving the condition of Filipino children, especially their health,” relates William M. Rahn, senior vice president and managing director, Herbalife Japan.