Jaén
Peru population: 32,971,854 in 2022
GDP per capita (US$): $6,127 in 2020
Nutritional Supplements Used:
- Cerelac
- Multigrain Products
- Peanut Butter
- Powdered Cow’s Milk/Full-fat Soy Flour
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
Carla Viviana Niño Vilches
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 supplements, and follow up on infant development.
Jaén Photo Gallery
Thank You Note
Dear Respected Donors:
On behalf of the children who are part of the program of the Bountiful Children’s Foundation, receive our sincere thanks for your great, sincere generosity and for your valuable contribution, which makes it possible for many of the children to come out of malnutrition, which is affecting all of them for different reasons. Therefore, we reiterate our deepest gratitude to these wonderful people as living memory of the children who need it most. People like you, in the spirit of cooperation have shown there are those that help to make it possible for the Bountiful Children’s Foundation to continue its good work; Heavenly Father bless you always along with your entire family, Thanks!
Sincerely,
Jorge Guerrero Erick Cato
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Bountiful Children’s Foundation,
On behalf of Jaén, Peru, we are very grateful for your having come to our city of Jaen, and making possible the inclusion of children who need it most in the Bountiful Children’s Foundation program. Please accept our sincere gratitude and our full support in making it possible to continue with good management, and bring many of the children which are affected out of malnutrition. We reiterate our deepest gratitude on behalf of the bishops and branch presidents in the entire Peru Jaén Stake. These people are so wonderful with a great spirit of cooperation. May the Lord pour out many blessings on each of you and your whole family. Thanks!
Sincerely,
Pedro Barrera Tesen
Stake President, Jaen – Peru
Considering A Donation?
100% of your donation goes directly toward helping children in need! Overhead costs are covered by generous board member donations.
- $8 = feeds 1 child for a month
- $25 = feeds 3 children for a month
- $100 = feeds 1 child for a year
- $500 = feeds an average community for a month
- $6,000 = adopts 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.
