Within the framework of the Latin American Chicken Day celebrated on July 7, the National Federation of Poultry Farmers of Colombia (Fenavi) with the support of the Association of Food Banks of Colombia (Abaco) will donate 20 tons of chicken to malnourished children in Colombia with the new edition of the Pollo Shares campaign.
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With the strategy, the union hopes to combat child malnutrition in Colombia and benefits more than 2,500 boys and girls in 14 cities who will have Colombian chicken on their table for a yearwith a minimum frequency of three times a week.
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Specifically, the campaign will be carried out in Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Barranquilla, Medellín, Pereira, Riohacha, Zipaquirá, Cartago, Santa Marta, Buenaventura, Villavicencio, Montería and Sincelejo.
And during the benefit year there will be ongoing screening and a detailed monitoring of processes and progress in order to improve the development of each child and enhance their productivity in adult life. The union hopes to continue with this project in the long term.
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“In the previous campaign, it was planned to be present in 14 cities of the country, where more than 2,300 children benefited, where they ensured three weekly servings of chicken. An important event for these vulnerable places and for the country,” says Luis Rodolfo Álvarez, director of the Fenavi – FONAV Chicken program.
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