MANILA, Philippines?Diether ?Diet? Ocampo?s K.I.D.S. Foundation traveled to Camarines Sur on April 14, to launch its feeding program, ?Project RED Undernutrition? in three barangays, including San Jose and Tinangis.

Diet related that RED (reduce, eliminate and decrease) Undernutrition earlier identified the Bicol region as a ?priority? among several poverty-stricken areas in the country on account of sheer number?7,000 malnourished children at the latest count.

The program?s feeding cycle lasts 60 days, Diet explained. ?So it ends in June, but we hope to return for the second cycle.?

Due to limited funds, Diet said he felt sad that his group covered only three barangays, out of more than 50 that should benefit from the program. ?We hope to raise more funds for our next visit,? he said.

Beneficiaries are given what is called Vitameal, which consists of rice and lentils, fortified with 25 essential nutrients.

According to the organization?s website (www.kidsfoundation.org.ph), the program, which focuses on underweight children ages 4 to 8, was launched in October last year in Barangay San Agustin in Novaliches, Quezon City.