Baby Bellies

$30.00
Feed a sick or neglected child under 5 for a month

Baby Bellies is a nutrition program for children and infants under the age of six. For the very littlest Riverkids who are malnourished because of severe neglect or illness, two cans of infant milk powder, fresh fruit and daily eggs makes a huge impact.

It costs less than $1 a day for each child to get a chance at health.

Cambodia (and Riverkids!) is very pro-breastfeeding, and for sick babies who are nursing, we help through the family Food Box for their nursing mother’s nutrition. Unfortunately, with babies who have been hospitalised or orphaned, nursing is sometimes not an option.

We do more than just making sure each baby gets the appropriate food such as extra milk for the little ones, more eggs and fresh fruit for the bigger toddlers. Our nurse visits and monitors the health of these little ones, and helps the family learn more about nutrition and safe food preparation, while our social worker teaches child-care to parents.

Malnutrition increases the risk of illness and chronic poor health, leading to financial crises that precipitate child trafficking and exploitation. Malnourished children fall ill faster, have trouble studying and end up weaker and more vulnerable.

Riverkids has eleven babies and toddlers in this program now. We need funding urgently to extend more support to more babies and toddlers who are moderately to severely malnourished.

Baby Bellies