Good nutrition and protection for women and children
The health of our children is important to us!
On the occasion of World Health Day and the socio-economic crisis in Peru, we would like to reflect on the terrible consequences of hunger for children:
1) Poor physical and mental development:Malnourished children lack the nutrients for their brains, bones and bodies to develop fully. Children born to hungry mothers may have smaller brains.
2) They are more susceptible to diseases such as dysentery, diarrhea, cholera and pneumonia. Their weakened bodies and immune systems cannot fight off bacteria and viruses that a healthy child would normally survive. Malnutrition is responsible for about 45% of deaths in children under 5.
3) Children are placed in dangerous situations. Families release girls for early marriage because they will have one less mouth to feed; children are forced to beg or work in poor conditions. As a result, children often not only drop out of school, but can suffer lifelong psychological and physical effects. Dropping out of school, of course, also has an impact on their later lives and leads to a kind of vicious circle if they then have no education.
For these reasons, we at casayohana are committed to maintaining the health of families in a holistic way by providing those in need with food, clothing, and medicine to prevent this from happening.
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#JusticeForDamaris
Recently, in the city of Chiclayo, in northern Peru, the case of a 48-year-old man shook all of Peru. He confessed to kidnapping and raping a 3-year-old minor and recording all his atrocities. As defenders of women and girls who are constantly victims of femicide and abuse, we join this cause of justice. No abuse should go unpunished! We too demand JUSTICE!
