Mayber, an 11-month-old only child from Guatemala, currently lives with acute malnutrition.
Our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq (WK), tells us, “Mayber loves to eat scrambled eggs and play with his little toy car. His father is trying to migrate to the U.S. and forge a better life for his family. His mother works at home, takes care of Mayber, cooks, cleans, and washes clothes for their neighbors.”
“Mayber is below the average height and the average weight for his age,” WK continues. "He currently is not consuming enough calories and enough quality foods. As a result his physical growth is stunted, and we worry his mental growth will be stunted as well." In addition to growth stunting, malnutrition can lead to lower IQ, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
$512 will fund the treatment Mayber needs to address his nutritional deficit and improve his low energy and subsequent limited mental potential. This involves micronutrient and food supplementation, deworming medication to rid Mayber of a parasitic infection, and nutrition education for his parents.
With these combined efforts, Mayber will recoup his weight and height and strengthen his immune system, laying the foundation for a healthier future.
“I would love for him to be a doctor or an engineer,” shares Mayber’s mother.