KC Concepcion the newest UN National Ambassador for Hunger

KC Concepcion was chosen as the newest national ambassador for United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP).KC joins the illustrious line of celebrity endorsers, spokespersons, and ambassadors that advocate for the eradication of hunger that includes Drew Barrymore, Penelope Cruz, philanthropist Warren Buffet, and US model Lauren Bush. They all support the UN World Food Programme to help increase awareness about this problem and also in the assistance in food distributions.

KC signing an authograph for the children

She went on a three-month screening process and got approved by three offices-Rome, Vatican, and Thailand. She’s only the third to be chosen from Southeast Asia. KC went to Pikit, South Cotabato last February 18, for her first task as ambassador, the distribution of take-home rice to families that are listed and onsite feeding and distribution of warm formulated meals at different schools.”One of the things we wanna do sana is to make the issue of hunger as important as the issue of aids and poverty. I want sana to have hunger and malnutrition covered in the media at least once a week because it’s an issue that is just as important or even more so, but no one is paying too much attention to it,” said KC.