World Food Programme (WFP) and Julie's Bakeshop to Fight Hunger in the Philippines
Joint Press Release: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Philippine's largest bakery chain, Julie's Bakeshop, have entered into an innovative partnership to fight hunger in the Philippines. Julie's Bakeshop is launching a new product called Julie's Bayan Sliced Bread, and will donate two pesos to WFP for every loaf of Julie's Bayan Sliced Bread sold. While nationwide in scope, proceeds from the initiative will exclusively benefit school children in conflict-affected areas of Central Mindanao through WFP's Emergency School Feeding (ESF) programme, which provides on-site nutritious meals in targeted elementary schools in Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, and Maguindanao. WFP implements its school feeding programmes in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Education as well as the non-government organization Community Family Services International. The ESF programme helps to bring children back to sc...