AS soon as children are able to learn and understand, they go from the care of their parents to the joint guidance with their teachers. This transition underscores the important role that teachers play in the development of children. For the work teachers do, Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manila and Mondelez Philippines partnered to recognize teachers through the Ten Outstanding Guro Awards (TOGA).

Mondelez Philippines understands this important role that teachers play in molding children, having implemented its flagship community program, Joy Schools, for the past 10 years. Celebrating a decade of making an impact, the Joy Schools program aims to support the well-being of public elementary students through interventions for access to fresh food, nutrition education and promotion of active play. Its main program is a nine-month feeding program for 300 students every year. This has benefitted over 5,300 students in the past decade thanks, in part, to the support of teachers in its adopted schools.