Sacsuha
Guatemala population: 17,915,568 in 2022
GDP per capita (US$): $4,603 in 2020
Adopted Indefinitely
Cost to Run Program for 1 Year: $6000
Nutritional Supplements Used:
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- Incaparina
Fact from UNICEF / WHO / World Bank:
Stunting: 149.2 million
Stunting affected an estimated 22.0 per cent or 149.2 million children under 5 globally in 2020
Source: Levels and trends in child malnutrition, 2021
Elizabeth Valdez
Community Coordinator
Elizabeth Valdez is the coordinator in Sacsuha, Guatemala. She serves as the Relief Society president in The Church of Latter-day Saints in her area. She was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1999 and is the mother of three children. She works as an education teacher. She desires to continue supporting and serving the children in her community.
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.
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
Guatemala 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.