For a young child, a nutritious meal can be more than food. It can be the beginning of a better day—one with the energy to learn, play, participate, and grow.
Through Nourish to Learn, Lift PH Up is working to make nutrition part of the learning journey for young IP children in Paluan.
One child. One meal. One opportunity to learn at a time.
NOURISH TO LEARN
A child should not have to be hungry before the day of learning even begins.
For young Indigenous Peoples (IP) children in Paluan, the opportunity to learn can be compromised by something as basic as hunger.
That is why Nourish to Learn makes nutrition part of early childhood learning—not a separate service.
Through this program, Lift PH Up seeks to help ensure that children ages 3–6 participating in the Children’s Discovery Camp have something nutritious to eat while they learn, play, discover, and grow.
We don’t have to wait for the Camp to be built.
The Children’s Discovery Camp is our larger vision: a safe, culturally appropriate community space where young IP children can have opportunities for early learning and development.
But some needs cannot wait.
Hunger is one of them.
Nourish to Learn gives Lift PH Up a way to begin where the need is most immediate—providing nutritious meals or snacks while creating opportunities for children to participate in meaningful learning activities.
As we work toward building the Children’s Discovery Camp, every meal can become a small but meaningful step toward that larger vision.
One child. One meal. One opportunity to learn at a time.
Nourish to Learn gives Lift PH Up an opportunity to start where the need is most immediate: making sure young IP children have something nutritious to eat while creating opportunities for them to learn and participate. As we work toward building the Children’s Discovery Camp, every meal becomes a small but meaningful step toward the larger vision.
What Nourish to Learn Can Make Possible
Nourish to Learn can support practical, community-based activities such as:
100 Days of Nourishment
A defined period of nutritious meals for a group of participating children.
Breakfast Before Learning
A nutritious meal before scheduled learning activities.
Grow & Eat
Community food gardens that can supplement feeding activities while encouraging greater awareness of food and nutrition.
These are intentionally bite-size opportunities—ways for partners to connect their support to something tangible and meaningful.
How You Might Help
Perhaps your organization cares about child nutrition.
Perhaps your company has a food, agriculture, retail, or community program.
Perhaps you simply believe that a child should have something to eat before being asked to learn.
We’d love to explore what we might make possible together.
You don’t have to fund the whole Camp to make a difference.
You can help us begin with something as fundamental as a child’s meal.
Let’s Start a Conversation
If Nourish to Learn speaks to your organization’s priorities, we’d love to hear from you.
Together, we can begin addressing an immediate need while helping build something lasting for the children of Paluan.
Because learning begins with a child who is ready to learn.