goal 1
stop children dying of hunger
We fund projects which diagnose and treat children whose lives are in immediate danger because of severe hunger. The most serious form of hunger is called acute malnutrition, which causes millions of preventable child deaths each year. More than 70% of children treated are cured, but only 1 in 5 children affected are able to access the treatment they need. It does not have to be this way.
our first research project with Action Against Hunger in Mali proved children can safely access treatment in their communities rather than at health centres
And as a result, the government of Mali changed its national treatment policy.
Read about the projectnow we’re funding more cutting edge research projects with the same potential to stop children dying
Co-ordinated global action is the most effective way to do this. We belong to the No Wasted Lives coalition which works to help more kids survive severe acute malnutrition. We also work closely with CORTASAM (Council for Research & Technical Advice on Acute Malnutrition) to advise us on the best projects to fund.
Goal 1 projects we’re supporting right now:
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Action Against Hunger
Kayes, Mali
Testing whether community health workers can diagnose and treat malnourished children close to home.
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Concern Worldwide
North Horr, Kenya
Training mothers to diagnose children with acute malnutrition so they can get the help they need.
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ALIMA
Kasai, DRC
Does a simplified, combined treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition work better than two separate treatment protocols?
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Washington University in St Louis
Pujehun, Sierra Leone
How do you stop high risk children slipping from moderate into severe acute malnutrition?
