Fight Rising Malnutrition in Rural Guatemala

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your continued dedication to make #lifeworthliving for each child here in Guatemala. We firmly believe that every child matters, and that all should have access to the highest quality of care, no matter where they were born. That is why your donations are so important. 

To show our gratitude, we would like to introduce you to our newest program to fight malnutrition:

"Guatemala has one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in the world. In the Maya communities in which we work chronic malnutrition rates for children under five can be as high as 75 percent. Chronic malnutrition, or stunting, results not only in a reduction in height, but also developmental delays. Our program seeks to better understand these developmental effects of stunting on children ages six to twenty-four months.

While nutritional interventions are just beginning, our dedicated team of anthropologists, community health workers, doctors, nurses, psychologists, and translators has been hard at work for months preparing to work with our new patients. This work is particularly important, as we will be the first in Guatemala to measure developmental outcomes in severely stunted Maya children. Over the course of the next year the team will evaluate the impact of nutritional education on the height and development of the participants." 

With your help, we will continue to work to #endmalnutrition and improve life for not only our current patients, but all those who will come in the future. Thank you again for your continued support!

With gratitude,

Anne Kraemer Diaz

Executive Director