Regina and Beatrice (see photos) are bright young girls who have
recovered from malnutrition thanks to your generous support.
They are among the many survivors of the devastation problem of
child malnutrition who have been treated in the Global Health
Partnerships (GHP) therapeutic feeding program. Food insecurity
is a daily challenge for families in this part of drought-prone
Kenya. The volunteer community health workers (CHWs) who were
trained by GHP weigh and measure young children in the villages
so that children like Regina and Beatrice can be helped with a
feeding program before they succumb to severe illness or death.
Monitoring of child growth is done in the villages as well as
the clinic. More children continue to be added to the feeding
program, but others “graduate” and live healthy, active and
productive lives. Hunger does not take a vacation for the
holidays. GHP will continue to feed the hungry, treat the
malnourished and ill, and monitor their progress during the
holidays and throughout the yea