Provide food and medical care to starving Nepali children. Educate mothers on nutrition and hygiene, enabling them to take this information back to the villages where they can teach other families.
Nutritional Rehabilitation Homes (NRHs) are special clinics designed to address pediatric malnutrition throughout Nepal. About half the children in Nepal under age five are malnourished. This is a leading cause of death in this age group. Children come with their mothers to one of our six homes. In just six weeks, we restore the child to health and educate caregivers in nutrition and hygiene. Field workers visit the village to be sure that the weight gain is being maintained.
Under the supervision of a nutritionist, children at the NRH are fed a nutrient-rich diet to allow their bodies to grow strong. Meanwhile, caregivers are given lessons in hygiene, food preparation, nutritional health, and family first aid, each of which are tailored to their individual circumstances, empowering them to maintain the health of their families moving forward.
When NYF follows up with discharged children, about 90% are able to maintain their nutritional gains. Caregivers are committed to continuing the work of providing nutrient-rich meals to their entire family. Work done through the Nutritional Rehabilitation Homes is gradually improving the state of pediatric nutritional health in Nepal - not only by healing individual children but by empowering families and communities to continue the work themselves.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
