Children's First 1000 Days

1. By CRIS GIOVANNI C. CHIONG
President, Rotary Club of Makati Central
First 1000 Days of Life
90-Day Dietary Supplementation Program
Actual NGO-Barangay Joint F1K
Nutrition Intervention Program

2. FIRST 1000 DAYS OF LIFE
• 90-day dietary
supplementation program for
undernourished pregnant
women and teenaged mothers
in depressed communities
• Project partners:
• Las Pinas City – Nutrition
Office
• Barangay Pilar Nutrition
Committee
• Barangay Pilar Health Center

3. FIRST 1000 DAYS OF LIFE
• Project Timeline
• Started in 2018 –
Program Planning
• Launched in 2019
• Project Status –
ONGOING;
Done every year for
one quarter

4. FIRST 1000 DAYS OF LIFE
• Dietary
Supplementation /
Food given to
beneficiaries: milk,
eggs, bread, rice,
oatmeal, iodized salt,
biscuits, etc.

5. FIRST 1000 DAYS OF LIFE
• Beneficiaries are required to
attend weekly or bi-monthly
lecture on various topics,
such as:
• What is the First 1000
Days of Life?
• Pinggang Pinoy
• Safe Motherhood (pre-
and post- natal care /
check-ups, Vitamins and
Supplements)
• Preparation for giving
birth (delivery of baby)
• Immunization for new
born baby
• Breastfeeding

6. FIRST 1000 DAYS OF LIFE
• Beneficiaries are required to
attend weekly or bi-monthly
lecture on various topics, such as:
• What is the First 1000 Days of
Life?
• Pinggang Pinoy
• Safe Motherhood (pre- and
post- natal care / check-ups,
Vitamins and Supplements)
• Preparation for giving birth
(delivery of baby)
• Immunization for new born
baby
• Breastfeeding

7. FIRST 1000 DAYS OF LIFE

8. DIETARY SUPPLEMENT
Sample of food items distributed to participants of our First 1000 Days,
as recommended by our BNS or nutritionist:
• Powdered milk
• Eggs
• Iodized salt
• Bread loaves
• Cheese
• Pancake
• Crackers/ biscuits
At their “graduation” from the 90-day program, we give them toiletries /
hygiene kit they can bring when they give birth:
• Cloth diapers for babies
• Sanitary pads
• Alcohol
• Tissue rolls
• Cotton balls and cotton swabs
• Baby oil and powder
• Soap and baby bath liquid soap

9. Year #Beneficiaries: Location / Barangay in Las Pinas
2019………15 Pilar Health Center, Brgy Pilar
2020………12 Pilar Health Center, Brgy Pilar
2021………10 Pilar Health Center, Brgy Pilar
2022………15 Pilar Health Center, Brgy Pilar
2023………12 TS Cruz Health Center, Brgy Almanza Dos
2023………15 Pugad Lawin Health Center, Brgy Almanza Dos
FIRST 1000 DAYS OF LIFE
2019-2023

10. First 1000 Days of Life – Batch 6
Project launch held on October 4, 2024 in Las Pinas
Beneficiaries: 15 undernourished pregnant women and teenaged
mothers from Pugad Lawin, Brgy. Almanza Dos, Las Pinas

11. First 1000 Days of Life – Batch 6
Project partners: City Nutrition Office of Las Pinas,
Pugad Lawin Health Center and
Pugad Lawin Barangay Health Workers

12. First 1000 Days of Life – Batch 6 (2023)

13. F1K 2019
November 22, 2023 – Our sister clubs/ foreign
partners who have supported our First 1000
Days had a meet and greet with the babies of
our previous years beneficiaries
F1K 2023

14. Babies from our F1K Batch 3 (2021) - 2 years old

15. First 1000 Days of Life – Batch 3 babies (2021)
who completed their first 1000 days
To this day, we continue to connect with our beneficiaries
from 2019 just to see how their babies have grown. We are
happy with the beneficiaries’ “success stories” every time we
meet, in terms of their children being healthy and smart
which serve as a testament to the profound difference our
First 1000 Days of Life has made in their lives.