Secure Food
We strengthen access to nutritious food, local production, nutrition knowledge and the community systems that help rural families remain nourished through everyday life and times of disruption.
Children cannot learn and families cannot thrive without good nutrition
Food security is not measured only by whether a family has something to eat. It also depends on nutrition, diversity, affordability, reliable local production and the ability to store and distribute food.
Poor nutrition can undermine childhood development, school participation, health and a caregiver's ability to work.
children under five in the Philippines experience food poverty and consume fewer than five food groups.
Philippines · Published: 2025 · UNICEF Philippines ↗
children under five in the Philippines are stunted, while approximately 600,000 experience wasting.
Philippines · Published: 2025 · UNICEF Philippines ↗
young children in East Asia and the Pacific experience child food poverty. Approximately 17 million experience severe child food poverty.
East Asia and the Pacific · Published: 2024 · UNICEF ↗
APLFI supports the wider food environment around a family: nutrition knowledge, local production, food access, storage and the community systems that help nutritious food reach children and families consistently.
What APLFI supports on the ground
- Community kitchens paired with cold storage that turn local harvest into daily meals.
- School and health-center feeding programs anchored in local production.
- Nutrition education for caregivers and adolescents.
- Post-harvest infrastructure - drying, milling, and simple processing - to reduce loss.
Current programs
All projects →Gift of Love: Aeta Holiday Giving
An annual holiday drive bringing food, water, clothing, and toys to Aeta families in Pampanga.
Unbreakable: Adobo in Action
A one-day adobo pop-up in Historic Filipinotown, cooked from Apl's family recipe, raising typhoon relief for the Philippines.
APL 5K Community Run
A community run in the United States that raised funds for foundation programs and brought supporters together.
Standing with Families After Typhoon Haiyan
Emergency relief, food packs, and school rebuilding in the Eastern Visayas after Typhoon Haiyan, funded in part by the Pinoy Relief Benefit Concert at Madison Square Garden.
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We support early childhood development, maternal and child nutrition, healthcare access, caregiver education, school readiness, vision care and disability inclusion - giving every rural child the foundation to thrive.
We strengthen the health, knowledge, agency and economic security of women and caregivers so they can support their families and build stronger futures across generations.
We prepare rural people and institutions for changing economies by building the skills, leadership and local capacity needed for resilient agriculture, renewable energy and related rural livelihoods.