KFC Adds Hope to over 60,000 School Kids in War-Torn Mindanao
KFC, the world’s favorite chicken is continuing its global commitment to ending hunger around the world. In the Philippines, KFC Philippines is making the same commitment to end hunger and through its Add Hope initiative have donated PHP6, 798,811.61 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The money raised will fund WFP’s School Meals Program, which provides hot, nutritious lunch meals to thousands of children from conflict-affected areas in Mindanao, which has been suffering more from the war that has been going on for years in that area. The donation will enable them to perform better in school. Add Hope is KFC’s global platform for ending hunger, done in collaboration with WFP. KFC’s commitment to the cause began in 2007 after Yum! and its subsidiaries established a partnership with WFP through World Hunger Relief. The participation of nearly 38,000 Yum! restaurants across 120 countries have raised over USD110 million, out of which USD28 million is from KFC alone...