Sustainable Nutrition for 823+ Families in Peru

Project in La Arena

The district of La Arena is located in the coast part of the department of Piura. It has a population of 34,500 people. The district has 31.3% of chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years old. Our institution has started to work with tree communities name “Pampa de los Silva”, “Alto de los More” and “Peñal” with a total of 61 families, training them how empowering their-self to take control of their lives and how to make this development sustainable in time.

San Miguel de El Faique

This district is located in the mountain part of Piura about 1,200 meters above level sea. It has 8,850 people and has a 38.7 % of chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years old. Our institution started to work since last june with 200 families divided among 6 communities for a term of 3 years training them in community development, planting gardens, layout of multicrops, good practice of health and nutrition, and economic development for their sustainable development. These families attend to these meeting very enthusiastic because they know they can make the difference in their lives. 

Frías

This district is located in the mountain area of the Piura department about 1,600 meters above level sea. It has 1,700 people with 38.7% of chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years old, being one of the highest in the department. Last June 300 families have successfully graduated from our program improving theirs practice in agriculture, health, nutrition and animal husbandry to get a better quality of live. Soon next month our institution is going to start a new project with 600 families in the Plateau Andean in community development for a term of three years.