Iquitos 9 de Octubre
Peru population: 32,971,854 in 2022
GDP per capita (US$): $6,127 in 2020
Cost to Run Program for 1 Year: $6000
Nutritional Supplements Used:
- Cerelac
- Multigrain Products
- Peanut Butter
- Powdered Cow’s Milk/Full-fat Soy Flour
Fact from the World Health Organization:
Low Height-for-Age
Low height-for-age is known as stunting. It is the result of chronic or recurrent undernutrition, usually associated with poor socioeconomic conditions, poor maternal health and nutrition, frequent illness, and/or inappropriate infant and young child feeding and care in early life. Stunting holds children back from reaching their physical and cognitive potential.
Source: WHO Fact Sheets - Malnutrition, 2022
Maritza Paredes de Mello
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.
Iquitos 9 de Octubre 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.
- $15 = nourish 1 child for a month
- $45 = nourish 3 children for a month
- $180 = nourish 1 child for a year
- $1,000 = nourish an average community for a month
- $12,000 = nourish a community of your choice for one year
Peru Gives Thanks:
"Our Beloved Children"
Bountiful's Mission
We partner worldwide with local organizations to nourish children and strengthen women by expanding their skills and confidence to foster long-term family resilience and self-reliance.