Programs: 1st 1000 Days
The United Nations World Food Programme designs programs to directly treat and prevent malnutrition through education and specialized nutritional support for mothers and children under the age of two.
How a nun-turned-doctor in the heart of Tanzania has teamed up with the world’s largest humanitarian agency to help mothers and babies win the fight of their lives
By promoting education and providing good nutrition, we're empowering the next generation of inventors, artists and leaders.
For young children, good nutrition enables the body to grow and develop to its full potential. Studies show that well-nourished children are more likely to succeed in the classroom and earn higher wages as adults than their malnourished peers.
Nutrition during the first 1,000 days - from a mother's pregnancy to a child's second birthday - determines the course of a child's life, and in time, shapes the fate of our planet.
How do you teach young students in the U.S. about the chronic hunger that plagues their peers around the world? Here's one way.
When I first started traveling to Africa, I would often meet children in the villages I was visiting and try to guess their ages. I was shocked to find out how often I guessed wrong. What I was witnessing was the terrible impact of malnutrition in Africa.