From the stage to the streets, theater actor and activist Mae Paner aka Juana Change has conquered the kitchen, too.This holiday season, she talks about helping through her Kawa Pilipinas feeding program that not only feeds the body, but nourishes the soul.What’s in the Kawa?Surrounded by the hustle and bustle of young volunteers coupled with the aroma of home-cooked tinolang manok stood Paner in as the group’s leader since it was founded in 2020.
“I wish we can more, but sa ngayon we cook once a week… A meal in one cooking day… Kahit ang mahal ng bilihin, sinisikap pa rin natin na ang laman ng bawat food pack ay nakakabusog at may sustansya,” she shared.(I wish we could more, but as of now we cook once a week… A meal in one cooking day… Even if the ingredients are expensive, we still strive to ensure that the contents of a food pack are filling and nutritious.)Inside her kitchen, a count of more than 350,000 servings of various dishes made since the group was founded was posted on the wall.“Dati nagluluto lang tayo nag umpisa 200 , pero ngayon ang record natin ay 3,600 in one cooking day. A meal in one cooking day,” she added.(We used to only cook around 200 , but now our record is more than 3,600 in one cooking day. A meal in one cooking day.)Paner said she promotes and shares connection to those in need with the goal of solving food insecurity and malnutrition.However, she revealed that her long-term goal was for her own organization to cease to exist.“In an ideal world, walang Kawa Pilipinas, (there is no Kawa Pilipinas.)” she stated.“Hindi ba narerealize natin na kahit di mo kakilala konektado ka? (Aren’t we realizing that even if you don’t know the person, you are connected to them?) And the more we realize that, the better it is for a society like ours… Hunger is a heart problem, and if you have a heart, you can really help solve the problem,” Paner adde
FOOD INSECURITY PHILANTHROPY COMMUNITY ACTING SOCIAL ACTIVISM
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