About the Cause
Poor health and nutrition negatively affect children’s school attendance and ability to learn. We implement school feeding programs that look for alternative ways to ensure sustainable supply of nutritious foods to school children and young people in urban and marginalized areas.
In addition, contaminated water and poor sanitation are big factors that result in the death of children worldwide. In our programs, we always include what is called WASH which means Water, Sanitation & Hygiene. This is done through the design and construction of child-friendly and gender sensitive facilities for sanitation, such as latrines and hand-washing stations. We also provide clean water supply by building water wells and raise awareness about the importance of sanitation and hygiene.
My Story
As we approach the twenty-first century, hunger and malnutrition remain the most devastating problems facing the world's poor. Malnutrition makes children more vulnerable to severe diseases. Chronic malnutrition or stunting—when children are too short for their age because they have not been adequately nourished, received inadequate care, and/or live in unhygienic environments—can leave a devastating and permeant impact on a child’s physical and cognitive capabilities. Breaking the Cycle of Malnutrition in Children Breaking the cycle involves working across various programs, not just nutrition programs, but also health, education, water and sanitation, livelihoods, and protection.