Meet Angela, a 5-month-old baby girl from Guatemala. Angela has six older brothers, and lives with her family in a rural village.
“Angela’s family is very close knit because they have suffered a lot together,” shares our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq (WK). “They have faced financial challenge after challenge. Angela’s older brother had to undergo a cleft palate surgery – the cost of which (medicines, transport to hospital, recovery) took an enormous toll on the family.”
Currently, Angela suffers from acute malnutrition. “Her mother cannot produce enough breast milk to feed her,” WK tells us. “Angela is constantly crying out of hunger, but there is nothing she can do, as the family cannot afford formula.”
With $1,220 in funding, Angela will receive formula supplementation to remedy her malnutrition. “Angela’s height and weight will start to increase,” says WK. “Her immune system will strengthen and her energy will increase. She will avoid the long-term effects of malnutrition.”
“I just don’t want her to suffer like her brothers have,” shares Angela’s mother. With our help, Angela will be able to recover her strength and continue growing up with her family.