Welcome to our mission dedicated to combating chronic child malnutrition in Ecuador. As a non-profit organization, our commitment runs deep in addressing the pressing issue of malnutrition, especially considering that Ecuador ranks as the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest rate. Our focused initiative revolves around a community-based therapeutic program, aiming to administer ready-to-use therapeutic food to 1000 children under 5 years old.
Ecuador is a country where chronic malnutrition affects 1 in 4 children between 6 months and 5 years of age, and the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest rate in adolescent pregnancy as well, since mothers who are not healthy cannot give birth to healthy children, aggravating the problem and the reason why we have been in this vicious circle for more than 3 decades. We are talking about 580,000 children under 5 years old suffering daily irreversible damage
Our program is community-based, we administer ready-to-use therapeutic treatments, already being used in more than 70 countries around the world. Has a duration of 4 months in which we propose to have maximum coverage, urgency of action, correct treatment and timely follow-up with weekly visits with our team made up of doctors, nurses, nutritionists, pedagogues, psychologists, volunteers and the community.
Our program not only saves lives but also opens doors for a brighter future. We're at a critical moment, where a generation is on the brink of irreparable consequences if we don't change the course of malnutrition within the first thousand days of life. Your support today shapes the narrative for tomorrow, ensuring that the next generation doesn't merely survive but thrives. Together, let's set an example that reverberates across sectors and industries.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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