No child too far to reach.
Severe acute malnutrition is not a mystery. A peanut-based therapeutic paste, a few weeks of follow-up, and most children recover.
The problem isn't the cure. It's the distance: the clinic is a day's walk away, the mother can't leave her other children, no one weighs the child until it's too late.
1 in 3
children under 5 worldwide is not growing well because of malnutrition.
Source: UNICEF, The State of the World's Children 2019Behind that number, a child who could be playing in a few weeks.
Illustrative story, based on situations community health workers commonly face. Real testimonials will be shared with families' written consent.
When the community health worker first measured Amina's arm, the tape turned red. She weighed less than a healthy one-year-old. Her mother had noticed she stopped playing, but the nearest clinic was hours away.
With AMA and our local partners: Amina is screened in her village, receives therapeutic food at home, and is followed every week. Six weeks later, she's walking again.
No child too far to reach.
We find – local health workers screen children in their villages.
We treat – therapeutic food delivered close to home.
We follow – weekly check-ins until the child is out of danger.
We prevent – mothers learn the signs and how to feed their children with what's available locally.
Carried out by local partner organizations in West and East Africa, selected through AMA's due diligence process.
No child too far to reach.
$30
Screen a village
Measuring tapes and training so a health worker can screen children in one community.
Donate$60
Six weeks of treatment
Therapeutic food to bring one child back from severe malnutrition.
Donate$150
A child saved and a family protected
Full treatment plus follow-up and nutrition training for the mother.
DonateAmounts show what a gift can typically fund. Every gift supports the Child Nutrition program.
At least 80% of every donation goes directly to the program. Every local partner goes through AMA's due diligence process before receiving funds. Our financials are public on our Candid profile, where AMA holds the Platinum Seal of Transparency.
The treatment exists.
It fits in a small packet.
Help us get it to the child.
No child too far to reach.
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