Fighting Anemia: Transforming Lives in Rural Peru!

Dear donor,

we would like to express our most profound and sincere gratitude for all your contributions. Due to the help awarded by each and every one of you, the Mision Huascaran Nutrition Program continues to thrive and expand. Our country Peru is going through some interesting times, but with unity and commitment we are confident we will overcome all future challenges.

Nutrition Program Progress Report up to December 2022

1. Since May 2022, our anti-anemia bakery has produced 276.000 iron-enriched bread rolls to feed +630 children and pregnant women from Utupampa, Huashcao, Canchapampa, Congar, Punyan, Amashca, Pariaqaqa and Yanarumi towns
2. Milk distribution, hemoglobin screening and nutrition evaluation were performed to the whole target population in November. We are delighted to share the outcome of this screening.
3. We can proudly state, that after four years of relentless work, we have managed to reduce the prevalence of anemia in our target population from 44% in 2019 to ´only´ 3% at the end of 2022. A total reduction of 41%. An unmatched result in all of Peru, no other anti-anemia project has delivered such profound results.
4. The egg laying hen project at the Pariaqaqa school, produced almost 20.000 free-range eggs in 2022. 70 school going children had an additional daily boiled egg for lunch. Each egg provides invaluable nutrients for the childrens physical development. As such, the project is improving the protein intake of the children, providing 6 grams of additional protein and all essential amino-acids.
5. All through the fourth trimestre the crops were harvested from the organic school and house gardens. Thanks to an alliance with Qaliwarma, these vegetables were integrated in the school lunch program. Making the school lunch a lot more nutritious.
6. In 2022, in total 15 tons of frozen fish were distributed in various communities such as: Cachopampa, Utupampa, Cruzcoto, Huayapon, Shoropunta, Pisca, Armapampa, Mamapampa, Ushno, Yauyo, Queruran, Poncos communities, benefiting more than 8,000 families thanks to the donation of the fishery companies Pesquera Diamante and Pesquera Exalmar.
7. Furthermore, more than 17.000 tins of milk were handed out amongst the rural population within our project zone thank to the company Grupo Gloria
8. Other interesting and important statistics about the program are: +300 house calls made, 85 organic gardens installed and harvested, +80 workshops, talks and demonstration sessions realized throughout the year, 16 Guiding mother, leaders within their communities, trained and empowered to lead by example in their local communities.

To continue expandingour reach, we require all the help you can give – utilizing the GlobalGiving platform.  The world continuously makes us face great challenges for our societies; and the children are the light and hope at the end of the tunnel for a bright future. 

 
We thank you for all the help you’ve given and will continue to give in the future.

Mision Huascaran team

Links:

• Webpage of Mision Huascaran Peru
• Video about Nutrition Program Mision Huascaran Peru

Dear donors, we would like to express our most profound and sincere gratitude for your contributions. Thanks to your continued support, our Nutrition Program continues to thrive obtaining impressive results, despite the difficult global economic landscape and the unstable political situation in Peru. These are challenging times for everyone, however remaining united and commitmented to the cause we are confident we will overcome the current situation.

Nutrition program progress report up to September 2022

Nutrition improvements

1. The anti anemia Bakery at the Amashca school has been functioning for five full months now, providing daily portions of iron enriched bread to +700 children and pregnant women from Utupampa, Huashcao, Canchapampa, Congar, Punyan, Amashca, Pisca and Pariaqaqa townships. Each bread provides between 80-90% of the daily dietary iron requirement!!! Up to september 2022, we have distributed +150.000 breads to our beneficiaries.
2. In July, the first acceptability test of the organoleptic properties of the iron enriched bread was performed under the target audience of vulnerable children and pregnant women. Our in-house created bread formulas received a high acceptancy rate.
3. Milk (100s of cans) and fish (4 TM) were handed out for free thanks to our corporate allies benefitting thousands of rural vulnerable Andean families, providing them with nutrient rich complementary foods.
4. Mid july the Egg Laying Henhouse Project in Pariaqaqa was inaugurated. Since the beginning of August 2022, 60 children receive an egg a day as a complementary protein source in their diet. The egg-a-day provide the children with 7 grams of additional protein intake.
5. Personal higiene kits were handed out to all +700 children in the Nutrition Program in july.
6. We continued the capacitation training of our Guiding Mothers, whom are leading figures in their communities, whom support with the bread distribution, our various other nutrition oriented activities and also provide guidance to other members of their respective communities.
7. Various demonstration sessions were organized and the Nutrition Program participated in the Mision Huascaran´s Health Campaigns during the third quarter with dozens of benefitted participants and patients.
8. During the quarter, with the help of our Guiding Mothers, regular visits to dozens of family and school vegtable gardens were realized, these visits to different schools and towns were also used to monitor the consumption of the iron enriched bread by the children and pregnant women.

To expand our reach, we require all the help you can give through the GlobalGiving platform.  In a world full of challenges for our societies; and well nutured children are the hope for a bright future. 

We thank you for all the help you’ve given and will continue to give in the future.

Mision Huascaran team