Providing 62,500 meals every day
There is enough food grown worldwide to meet the needs of everyone. However, the lack of access, difficulty with distribution and poverty, means that many people still face food insecurity on a daily basis.
It is easy to take for granted having enough healthy food to ensure proper growth and development. But for millions of people this lack of access to food leaves children malnourished and with stunted growth, delaying or even permanently affecting physical development and future health.
Providing food for those most in need
Malnutrition in the children who come to our programmes every year is one of our greatest concerns. Coming from a poor early life many of our children are accustomed to just one meal a day. Their diets lack substance and diversity of nutrition and so in our care a balanced diet is the number one priority.
Arriving at school every child receives a full health check to assess their needs. They are given the regular, balanced meals they need to thrive, helping to address their poor start in life and give them the best chance for healthy development and growth.
Food initiatives in our programmes
To maintain healthy food provision for our children the schools run small scale food initiatives, where crops are grown on the grounds to supplement the children’s meals. It improves the sustainability of the programmes, and teaches children about food. They learn how to grow it, it’s value, and about new and different types of healthy food options, giving them a well-rounded education in food and nutrition which they can share with their communities.
Children are the future for sustainable food production
Some of our children use this knowledge to pursue agriculture as a career. Our children are the future of a sustainable planet and sustainable agricultural practices. By educating them, we can help ensure better food production, nutrition, a better environment, and a better life for generations of poor families and communities.
In Honduras, one of our children, Eva, found a passion for agriculture and has dedicated herself to expanding her knowledge and skills to support her community. She has gone on to college to study agricultural skills. She has used her education to develop her passion for better food production and access for poor people in Honduras.