Free lunch

MAITUM, Sarangani (December 16, 2007) – Parent-volunteers prepare lunch for pupils of Kipalkuda Elementary School Friday, December 14, in barangay New La Union. Some kids here are so poor that many begin the day without breakfast and cannot bring a lunch to school. Daniel Lee Evans and his wife Aurea Desaville set up the Datu Wali Mission Foundation (DWM) to facilitate education among tribal and poor children, using their family farm & school yard to plant vegetables for the T'boli pupils' free lunch program. Evans led the feeding program with the parents and the teachers to provide lunch for the children on school days. Parents alternately cook food to keep their children in school. The DWM provides rice, clothing, and transportation. (Photo courtesy of Beth Palma Gil of MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)