Bountiful Children's Foundation

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


A group of happy children holding pictures that they have colored.

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.

  • $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

Peru Gives Thanks:
"Our Beloved Children"

Bountiful's Mission

Our mission is to provide nutritional supplementation to malnourished children and pregnant/nursing mothers as well as to teach health and cognitive development skills to families in the areas we serve.