John is a five-year-old boy from the Philippines. He lives in a simple bamboo house without electricity. John loves to sing, and his parents hope that he becomes a singer. They are street vendors, but they don’t make enough money to feed their children.
John has malnutrition, a condition that can cause serious mental and physical disabilities as he grows. Worldwide, poor nutrition is associated with nearly half of all deaths in young children. In the remote communities and urban slums of the Philippines, the lack of clean water and unclean environments add potentially fatal risks to childhood diseases.
Fortunately, on October 18, 2016, John began a malnutrition treatment program provided by our medical partner, International Care Ministries (ICM).
ICM’s Home-Based Feeding program will provide nutrient-enriched food packs to ensure he regains normal weight and achieves optimum physical and mental development. Staff and community volunteers will make weekly visits to monitor his progress. To help sustain John’s long-term health, ICM’s professional staff will educate his family about proper nutrition, sanitation, hygiene and organic vegetable gardening. Now, his family needs our help to pay for this $184 treatment.