Delivering nutritious food to the needy in Manila

Second Harvest Asia (2HA)’s sister organization, Food Bank Philippines (FBP) distributed fresh okra to those in need in Manila from Oct. 2012 through July 2013. 2HA recently conducted evaluation of the project and visited 10 partner agencies to assess the … Continued

Distributing Fresh Okra and Making Okra Noodles for NGOs

Second Harvest Asia’s Yusuke Wada and Second Harvest Japan’s Rumi Ide visited the Philippines in Feb. 2013. They saw the operations of our local branch organization Salu-Salo Food Bank Philippines (FBP) and also received a training session of okra noodle … Continued

Food Banking in the Philippines: Insightful Advice

Second Harvest Asia (2HA) has been working on a research project of food banking feasibility analysis in Manila.  One goal of our feasibility study is to prepare the operational launch of Salu-Salo: Food bank Philippines, which we incorporated in March … Continued

Salu-Salo: Food Bank Philippines is Incorporated!

Food banking in the Philippines took an important step on March 27 with the formal incorporation of Salu-Salo: Food Bank Philippines at an inaugural dinner with Secretary Dinky Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), founding members, … Continued