By Javier Basadre | Head of Social Projects
Childhood anemia and chronic malnutrition remain the silent enemies of rural Andean children, and this quarter we fought back across 35 communities. We distributed 45,400 units of iron-fortified bread, 31,197 eggs, and 6 tons of fish — benefiting more than 3,000 highland families thanks to the support of the fisheries Diamante and Exalmar — directly reaching 765 beneficiaries through an integrated approach. We carried out 181 community activities, including 75 home visits where our licensed nutritionists monitor each family's eating habits and hygiene, 6 workshops with our network of community mother-leaders, and the renewal of laying hens, school gardens, and worm-composting areas. Next quarter, we will launch baking workshops for high school students in Huaypan, expanding the program into productive skills training and move forward with partner universities to scientifically validate the anemia reduction we are achieving. For every dollar invested in nutrition, families save 2.8 dollars they would otherwise spend on nutritious food, but the real return cannot be measured in money: it is measured in children who arrive at school with energy to learn, in mothers who no longer worry about the next meal, and in communities reclaiming their food sovereignty. Thanks to you, that transformation is happening today.
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