By Crystal Anderson | Grants and Donor Communications Manager
Thank you so much for your ongoing support to help feed children and families in Nepal during these challenging times! The latest update from our team in Nepal is that through NYF’s Lito for Life program, we have produced over 5,061 kgs of ready-to-eat, nutrient rich Lito and distributed it to families experiencing food insecurity. Recipients include pregnant women, children in hospitals, families without access to work during the lockdown, homes for the elderly, and free food distribution points in Kathmandu.
One recent recipient is Dakshi* (pictured above), an 8-year-old boy at a pediatric hospital in Kathmandu Valley. Healthcare in Nepal is provided free of charge, but families of the sick must pay for medical supplies, food, and other related items during their stay. These extra costs add up quickly for families, especially in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ensuring adequate nutrition for Dakshi will help him heal more quickly at the hospital and stay healthy after he is discharged.
As you may already know, the lito flour is prepared by NYF staff members in our very own Nutritional Rehabilitation Home. Our team members roast, blend, and grind the corn, wheat, and soybeans themselves using traditional Nepalese methods. The ready-to-eat Lito is then packaged by the kilo, and special care is taken to avoid viral contamination.
Your ongoing generosity is making an incredible difference providing meals and preventing malnutrition in children and families in Nepal - thank you and dhanyabad!
*Name changed for privacy.
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