The WHO has stated that malnutrition is the single most dangerous threat to global public health and especially in developing countries. Often times, families living in poverty lack access to fresh fruits, vegetables and meats. Many communities do not have full-service grocery stores that regularly stock healthy foods. Even if they do, healthy foods can be expensive. Vitamins therefore are all the more necessary for healthy development. Malnutrition not only leads to death but also effects the growth and development of children and makes them more vulnerable to severe diseases.

Mothers who are malnourished can experience complications giving birth. Many children are born small because their mothers are undernourished. Severely malnourished mothers also have trouble breastfeeding their infants, robbing the child of the health benefits that would extend into adulthood. One infant mortality related to lack of prenatal care including prenatal vitamins is one too many. With our programs and your support, mothers are having healthy babies, children are growing up healthy and once they become adults, are contributing to their community and their society, passing on their gains to the next generation.

$21.40 can provide Vitamins for a pregnant and breast feeding women

$9.72 can provide Vitamins with Iron for a child for one entire year

$7.08 can provide Adult Multivitamins for one entire year