In Sumba, poverty, food insecurity, and poor education are the main reasons why so many women are malnourished and up to 70% of their children stunted in growth. The main purpose of this project is to decrease the number of stunted children by securing proper nutrition of expecting malnourished women through the last six months of their pregnancy and their first six months after delivery. The program educates women in understanding of nutrition and the importance of breastfeeding for at least the first 6 months of a baby’s life.

The project aims to reduce adverse effects of poor nutrition by providing weekly checkups and food for malnourished expecting mothers. There are currently 81 women in this program, the total amount of food we provide them totals more than 8 tons of: rice, beans, chicken and vegetables, and 19,190 eggs.