Lara is a two-year-old girl who lives with her parents and other siblings in a small house made of nipa and bamboo, with no access to electricity and water supply. Lara’s father works as a farmer with no stable income and therefore cannot provide better nutrition to his family. As a result, Lara is suffering from moderate malnutrition, weighing much less than healthy kids her age.
Watsi’s medical partner International Care Ministries’ (ICM) Home-Based Feeding program will provide Lara with nutrient enriched food packs to ensure she gets additional food to regain normal weight, and achieve optimum physical and mental development. Staff and community volunteers will make weekly visits to monitor Lara’s progress. To help sustain her health, ICM’s professional staff will educate her parents about proper nutrition, sanitation, hygiene and organic vegetable gardening.
$184 will cover the costs of the care Lara needs. Let’s help raise the funds!
Lara’s parents shared, “We hope that Lara can recover from malnutrition so that she can become strong and healthy.”