Malnutrition

In Cambodia, like many other places in the world, most of the children are malnourished. Depending upon which survey you read, from 40% to 60% of the children do not receive adequate daily nutrition. This early deficiency creates a decrease in mental and overall physical development.
Recently Partners IN Progress has started a nutritional feeding project. This week they fed 300 children a nutritionally balanced meal and will return so that each child is fed two times each week. Dr. Shannon DeShazo visited eight villages last year and assessed the degree of malnutrition of their children. Each of these villages have recently planted Churches of Christ in them and is especially targeted by PIP. Many of them have had water wells drilled and previous medical teams visit them. We are excited to see their children become stronger and healthier. The number of children assisted will eventually reach two thousand in these villages!
The pictures included are of the two young men who will deliver the meals and scenes from a recent outing. They are Sovann and Bunna.