Assin Fosu
Ghana population: 31,072,940 in 2022
GDP per capita (US$): $2,206 in 2020
Cost to Run Program for 1 Year: $6000
Nutritional supplements used:
- Tom Brown, a high fiber blend of flour from maize, soya bean, ground nut and wheat that is prepared as porridge.
- Dano milk powder
- Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
- Peanut butter for protein
Fact from the World Health Organization:
Low Weight-for-Age
Children with low weight-for-age are known as underweight. A child who is underweight may be stunted, wasted, or both.
Source: WHO Fact Sheets - Malnutrition, 2022
Charan Akosua Ansah-Antwi
Community Coordinator
Bountiful's Community Coordinators
Community coordinators serve with Bountiful as volunteers. They organize other local volunteers and together conduct screenings, train families, distribute locally-purchased nutritional supplements, and follow up on infant development.
Assin Fosu Photo Gallery
Considering A Donation?
All donations go toward identifying mothers and children in need, providing food supplements, health lessons, and other services. All donations are welcomed. Recurring monthly donations support community stability.
- $8 = nourish 1 child for a month
- $25 = nourish 3 children for a month
- $100 = nourish 1 child for a year
- $500 = nourish an average community for a month
- $6,000 = nourish a community of your choice for one year
Mothers from Ghana Share Their Thanks
Bountiful's Mission
Our mission is to provide nutritional supplementation to pregnant and nursing mothers and malnourished children for the first one thousand days of life, and teach health and cognitive development skills to families in the areas we serve.
