Many families in the Dominican Republic can't afford more than one meal a day for their children, and this leads to health issues, irritability and a lack of energy to focus on school. This project will provide nutritious snacks and meals for 140 girls so that they have the fuel they need to power through the day and stay focused in school. With your support, we'll provide 15,000 nutritional breakfasts and snacks over the course of one year for 140 girls in our program.
All of the girls the Mariposa DR Foundation serves live in extreme poverty, and many of their families can't afford to feed all of their children three meals a day. To supplement these missed meals, the girls either purchase processed foods that are unhealthy, or go hungry. This leads to a lack of focus in school, and their academics suffer as a result.
Through our meal program, girls are given nutritional items like hard-boiled eggs, rice and beans, chicken, bread, and fresh fruit and vegetables. In addition, we provide two jobs for community members who staff our kitchen and prepare the food with the girls.
Providing food for the girls will eliminate some of the burden of their families as well as ensure that our attendance rates remain high. With proper nutrition, our girls will grow up happier, healthier and their knowledge of healthy food will be passed along to their families and friends and will benefit the entire community.
