Johana is a nineteen-month-old girl who lives with her young parents in Guatemala. Recently, Johana has been losing weight and getting frequent respiratory infections. Our medical partner, Wuqu' Kawoq (WK), diagnosed Johana with acute malnutrition. "Her height is far below the average of her age and if intervention does not occur her health will continue to decline and she will be at risk of the long term effects of malnutrition." These long term effects include physiological and cognitive developmental deficiencies. "Each time her mother has to buy medicine it takes a financial hit on the family, and the government health center never had medication to supply her," WK adds. To prevent the future negative effects of malnutrition, WK recommends that Johana enroll in a nutrition program that costs $535. "This treatment will supply Johana with the growth monitoring, micronutrient and food supplementation, and medication for her to recoup some of the weight and height he has lost, overcome her respiratory infection, and increase her overall caloric intake," WK shares. "Her mother will receive intensive nutrition education thus building her confidence and ability to care for Johana throughout her childhood." “Thank you for this program. It is going to give us a lot of much needed help,” says Johana's mother.