Keep 500 Sick Kids Alive in Crisis-Hit Communities

Dear partners,

Nutrition is one of the most overlooked but critical aspects of caring for children living with sickle cell disease. In Northern Nigeria, where poverty, displacement, and food insecurity are widespread, sickle cell children face daily nutritional challenges that directly worsen their health. Many families struggle to provide balanced meals, and children often lack the vitamins, minerals, and protein needed to maintain stable hemoglobin levels and fight infections.

Poor nutrition increases the frequency of painful crises, slows growth, weakens immunity, and leaves children vulnerable to severe complications such as anemia and Acute Chest Syndrome. In displacement camps, the situation is even more difficult. Families rely on irregular food distributions, diets are often limited to starchy staples, and access to fruits, vegetables, and protein is scarce. For sickle cell children, this nutritional gap can quickly become lifethreatening.

Our project is designed to confront these challenges headon. With your support, we are providing nutrientrich supplements, folic acid, and fortified foods to help children maintain healthier blood levels. Through our mobile clinics, we will teach caregivers how nutrition affects sickle cell health, what foods help prevent crises, and how to build simple, affordable meals even in lowresource settings. We are also partnering with local vendors and community groups to ensure families have access to safe, reliable food sources.

In the coming days, once GlobalGiving disburses the next round of funds, we will begin a radio advocacy campaign to educate thousands of caregivers on practical nutrition strategies. This outreach will help families understand which foods support blood production, how hydration improves crisis prevention, and how to protect children during seasons of food scarcity.

Your generosity is helping us close the nutritional gap that puts sickle cell children at risk. I will return soon with updates from the field so you can see the impact your kindness is making.

Thank you for standing with these children.

Warmly,