By Karen Cooper | Chief Development Office, Edesia
Thank you so much for supporting Edesia's partnership with the Millennium Villages Project to help enhance nutrition for young children living in rural Uganda.
We know that well nourished children, especially in the first 1,000 days of life, from conception to the age of two, will grow to their full height and cognitive potential. This leads to lifelong success, in terms of better outcomes in school and less frequent visits to the health clinic.
Through our partnership Ekitobeero, a fortified, peanut paste to enrich the diets of 300 children between the ages of 6 and 24 months, was delivered to the partner villages. From there 68 community health workers were trained on how to mix Ekitobeero in with other foods and then explain this process to parents.
With your support we were able to get essential nutrition and training to a population of children that had been falling behind.
We are so grateful for your generosity in this important project, which has no doubt changed the course of the lives of the 300 children we were able to reach in Uganda, as well as the community as a whole. Thank you again.
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