Malnutrition In Guatemala
I feel that it is my duty, as your peer, to bring to your attention the issue of the malnutrition of children in third world countries, more specifically, in San Juan Sacatepequez. In the country of Guatemala fifty percent of children under the age of five are severely malnourished, this is the fourth highest rate of malnutrition in the world. The best way to help the children of Guatemala is to understand the effects of malnutrition, be respectful of their culture, and push for more funding. The price of our ignorance to this issue may be the lives of innocent children. Malnutrition is defined as the lack of proper nutrition, cause by not have enough to eat. The reason that malnutrition in children is such a big issue is the resulting symptoms,
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Run by the organization Orphan’s Heart, there is a malnutrition center where children can obtain the care they need to thrive without taking away the traditions of their culture. The center provides over two dozen jobs to the local community instead of shipping missionaries to work at the location to stimulate the economy and build trust among the local families. The trust of the local population took years to build and hard work to maintain, without trust mothers can not feel comfortable with leaving their children somewhere for months at a time. The trust of a mother is often overlooked because we tend to jump to the conclusion that a mother who loves their child would never let them be …show more content…
Regardless of your age or financial means, there is alway something you can do to help. The most important thing we can do is understand the effects of malnutrition because this will lead to the ability to raise awareness for the issue simply by talking about it with our friends and family. The more aware people are, the more public and private funding projects helping these children will receive. The last thing we need to remember is to be respectful of the culture we are entering into, so we done harm the children rather than helping them. Together we can really impact the lives of so many
Run by the organization Orphan’s Heart, there is a malnutrition center where children can obtain the care they need to thrive without taking away the traditions of their culture. The center provides over two dozen jobs to the local community instead of shipping missionaries to work at the location to stimulate the economy and build trust among the local families. The trust of the local population took years to build and hard work to maintain, without trust mothers can not feel comfortable with leaving their children somewhere for months at a time. The trust of a mother is often overlooked because we tend to jump to the conclusion that a mother who loves their child would never let them be …show more content…
Regardless of your age or financial means, there is alway something you can do to help. The most important thing we can do is understand the effects of malnutrition because this will lead to the ability to raise awareness for the issue simply by talking about it with our friends and family. The more aware people are, the more public and private funding projects helping these children will receive. The last thing we need to remember is to be respectful of the culture we are entering into, so we done harm the children rather than helping them. Together we can really impact the lives of so many