Donate Mingo instant nutritious meal to Yolanda Victims
I have read about Mingo Nutritious Meal on my Facebook News Feed. It said that this is one of the ideal relief goods that can be distributed to the people affected by the Super Typhoon Yolanda. The Mingo instant nutritious meal is made of malunggay, rice and mongo. It is a convenient food pack to be given in an evacuation center. You don’t need to cook it, and it can be prepared with just water at room temperature. It gives one a serving of rice with protein.
This is new to me, so I’ve researched more about it. I saw the Facebook page of Negrense Volunteers for Change and here are more information about Mingo:
- Mingo is made in a production plant managed by NVC (Negrense Volunteers for Change) Foundation as a social enterprise.
- Mingo was originally formulated (and still used) as complementary food for infants and toddlers in a nutrition program NVC has designed (daily feeding for 180 days). To date, NVC has engaged about 4,000 kids in this program. We have focused on this age bracket because studies show age 6 mos-3 years is most important for the physical, intellectual and social devt of kids, and no amount of improved nutrition after age 3 can fully compensate for what the child missed before that. The Dept of Science and Technology of the Philippines has greatly helped NVC in the development of Mingo.
- NVC originally tried Mingo for disaster relief for those stricken by Typhoon Pablo and since then has supplied Mingo for such needs (Typhoon Maring, Zamboanga evacuation, Bohol earthquake). In all these, NVC would partner with a volunteer organization or individuals of the same mind and spirit as NVC, and with a capability to insure that Mingo is properly distributed and used.
- Price is sold at P4.00 is sold with a margin that allows NVC to cover some admin expenses as well as a fraction that is earmarked to help it sustain its nutrition program for children of the poor.
You can buy/donate Mingo products at the Mothering Earthlings website (click HERE) or at the NVC website (click HERE)
pictures via: Negrense Volunteers for Change
a good way to donate to the victims of calamities,but hoping there be no more calamities!
a complete and easy to prepare meal will help a lot… especially a lot of their cooking paraphernalia were displaced or destroyed by the typhoon. Yahweh bless.
I think this is really good to give out and a faster way to fill the hungry stomach.
It’s my first time to read about Mingo and it is really a practical product to donate.
Mingo is really ideal and affordable it can go along with the highly energized biscuit distributed by the United Nations.
P4.00 for a complete meal, that’s really affordable! I’ll check out their websites soon and let our church know about it, so we can include these healthy products in our boxes of donations.
If we act in the name of Courage and Honesty and help those in need, despite “Yolanda’s” damages, we will rise again.
The survivors need as much nourishment as they can get, so Mingo is definitely a good alternative.
Wow, dapat pala ito binili ko. It makes it easier to distribute to people, sila na mag timpla. *thumbsup*
It’s nice for them to develop a product that’s really apt for situations like this.
It’s good to hear that this can help in feeding the victims. I do hope a lot of people will get this kind of food there. 🙂
This could help a lot in providing easy to prepare meals for those affected by the super typhoon.
Why are we not sending this out? It’s nutritious and easy to prepare. Our government should focus on producing instant meals like this, especially with what is happening to us these days. We are always in need of relief goods.
Wow. With low prices, Mingo meal will be helpful to provide nutrition to those people who have not eaten for long because of the natural disaster. This should be included in the relief packages being given away to them!
I think this would be better and faster to distribute. This is also more practical.
it’s good that i read about mingo instant meal. a nutritious and easy to prepare meal is exactly what a relief bag should consist