Education  Kenya Project #21154

Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum

by Macheo US
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum
Feed 30 malnourished young children in Kenyan slum

Project Report | Jan 11, 2016
Macheo continues to feed children in great need.

By Anne Thompson | President Macheo US

MCP Child
MCP Child

Due to your generous support Macheo US has been able to continue the underlying financial stream for the Macheo Malnourished Children's Program in Thika, Kenya into 2016. This program feeds and  brings good health for up to 30 little children, who otherwise would go hungry.

Poverty, poor health, nutrition and scarce healthcare, derail the potential for cognitive development of about 200 million children under age 5 in developing countries. This negatively affects school performance, thus lowering adult incomes, which in turn has negative implications for national development, communities and the quality of life for familes.

In Kenya, malnourished children are many, especially among poor populations in urban slums and rural areas. The government of Kenya together with NGO's strive to help the affected children and their families.

The Macheo Children’s Centre, works with malnourished children in the Kiandutu slum in Thika. The children are identified by Macheo’s fieldworkers and are cared for daily at the KOP centre. During their stay in our program the  children are fed with highly nutritious food. Anthropometric measures of height and weight and also regular health checks are used to monitor each child's progress. The guardians of these children are trained on topics related to nutrition and child development.

Meet Else –A child helped by the Macheo Malnourished Children’s Program.

Baby Else is the second child of the family and has an 8 year old sister Chrissencia. The parents lived in Mombasa but the mother separated from her husband after an abusive relationship and his plan of exchanging his older child for money. She moved to the Kiandutu slum in Thika, pregnant with Else, to be with her sister. Life was very difficult for the mother as she was not earning money and her sister had her own family to care for, hence during her pregnancy she was feeding poorly and only had one meal a day. After she gave birth to Else her breast milk was not enough and contributed to the baby being underweight.

Macheo’s counselors assessed Else, found her to be severely malnourished, only weighing 15 pounds at 9 months and was only just sitting. The child was enrolled in the Macheo program and the mother attended the seminars and counseling sessions. Else benefited from the malnourished program for 6 months, having morning porridge, a balanced lunch along with fruit and milk and stimulating play and attention. She exited from the program at normal weight and recovered from the delayed milestones. Her mother is very happy that she is in good health again and very grateful for the help of the Macheo Children's Centre and all who support them.

That support was given by our donors here at Macheo US!! People such as you!

Many, many thanks for your support and consideration in helping feed these little ones.

The Macheo US Outreach Team

Anne, Lindy and Lisanne

Indoor playtime
Indoor playtime
Learning to play
Learning to play
Loving attention
Loving attention
Else
Else

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Macheo US

Location: Okemos, MI - USA
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Project Leader:
Anne Thompson
Okemos , MI United States

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