Hello RRCP Partners,      

Lord willing, we will start the Children's Care Center CCC again this April 1, 2017. We have identified another 50 students that are malnourished and severely malnourished that are not doing well in school. The weekend tutoring and nutritious meals feeding program will bring the kids to school level and bring them out of malnourishment. 

The cost of the program including teachers, a nurse, and nutritious food is $400 per month. 
If you can help financially, please contact me at steve.bragg123@gmail.com 

Below is the rationale from Pastor Alagos.

RIVER ROCK CHURCH PHILIPPINES  
Children's Care Center 
RRCP Church, “Franks”, Mabasa, Patnongon, Antique
Philippines
Proverbs 22:6 (NASB)
“Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it”

Childrens’ Care Center Rationale

Looking at the needs of the Children especially in the remote areas, malnourishment is evident and it really affected a lot with their school’s academic performances, and this was noted as the major cause of so many problems in the school and community. With these realities, CCC came to birth on July 2014 to February 2016.

The pilot area was “Franks”, Mabasa and barangay Igbarawan with 48 children and all of them were malnourished and labeled as “pupils at risk” at Igbarawan-Mabasa Elementary School. “Pupils at risk” are children who are nearing for dropping out, failures, and quitting. CCC program has provided tutorial in English Reading, Mathematics, Values and Health Education and Also 3 meals feeding for Saturday and Sunday.

Along with its years of existence, it transformed the school’s performance in the following Areas:

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  > Out of 86 malnourished children in the school 55 of them became normal in their health
  Status at the end of the school year.
  > Drop out rate of the school drop to zero percent because children were very excited to attend their regular classes Monday to Friday and to their CCC program on Saturday and Sunday.
  > The cohort survival of the school has increased from 83% to98% in all grades.
  > Parents became more involved in school activities.
  After CCC experiences, pupils who have undergone CCC classes are very active until now, they were able to raise up their morale or values, very respectful in their teacher and their being self-confident is noted. There were some pupils who are in high school now performs very well and are included among pupils who are in Top ten in their classes.
   

                        

                                 

Children are a precious gift from God, loving them is loving the Lord at the same time because they are the least among his creation. Thank you, Lord, for raising them up to your ways!

Thank you, Lord, for raising people who could Love and Pray for them! Amen!

Pastor Alejo Alagos, Principal 1
Igbarawan Elementry School