Food and hunger relief
Nutrition programs
Screen and treat malnutrition in children under five.
Illustrative photo: Abo Ngalonkulu / Unsplash
Objective for the 2026 funding round
Screen 6,000 children under five for malnutrition, treat the 500 or so we expect to find malnourished, and teach mothers to prevent it.
Who it reaches: Young children and pregnant or breastfeeding women in food-insecure areas.
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From $75: screening for 250 children with arm-band tests.
The need
Malnutrition in the first years stunts a child's growth and brain for life. It is simple to detect with an arm band and treatable with ready-to-use therapeutic food.
What your gift does
- $75screening for 250 children with arm-band tests
- $120full courses of therapeutic food for two children
- $700a year of cooking and nutrition classes for 40 mothers
Where your donation goes
The planned budget for this cause. Every quarter, the field report shows what was actually spent against each line.
- Therapeutic foodReady-to-use therapeutic food for malnourished children.40%$48 of $120
- Screening and treatmentHealth workers measuring arms and weight in every village.22%$26 of $120
- Cooking and feeding classesShowing mothers how to make nutritious meals from local food.15%$18 of $120
- MicronutrientsVitamin A, iron and deworming.13%$16 of $120
- Monitoring and reportingRecovery rates for every child treated.10%$12 of $120
How we do it
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Health workers screen every child under five in the village.
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Severely malnourished children are treated and weighed weekly.
- 3
Mothers learn to cook balanced meals from local foods.
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Recovered children are rechecked after three months.
What we measure and report
Targets for the 2026 funding round. Results against each one are published in the quarterly field report sent to every donor to this cause.
| Measure | Target |
|---|---|
| Children screened | 6,000 |
| Children treated | 500 |
| Treatment recovery rate | 85% |
| Mothers completing nutrition classes | 400 |
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- $75screening for 250 children with arm-band tests
- $120full courses of therapeutic food for two children
- $700a year of cooking and nutrition classes for 40 mothers
Gifts start at $50. Choose your own amount on the next page.
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