Bountiful Children's Foundation
Population: 11,052,864
GDP per capita (US$): $3,548
Programs in Bolivia
Cochabamba Los Álamos - Adopted
History of Bountiful Children in Bolivia
Bolivia is the country with the worst childhood malnutrition in South America, and the Bountiful Children's Foundation felt the need to start nutritional programs here. We began the program in 2014 in the highlands and jungles of Bolivia, as the two have very high rates of malnutrition. For nutritional supplementation we are now giving a milk powder and "Sprinkles" (a micronutrient supplement produced by the World Health Organization which supplies adequate Vitamin A, iron, and zinc to growing children). We also encourage mothers to go to the clinics for "cerelac" from the state programs, but that aid is only given to children under 3 years of age.