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Nokwanda* 10, lives with her grandmother Margaret*, 71 sister Khanyisiwe* 4 and brother Dylan* 16 as well as her cousin Nondi*, 15 months.

When drought meant Nokwanda* and her family couldn’t grow their Maize crops – they received cash from a Save the Children funded program.

This meant that Grandma, Margaret, could buy all the ingredients she needed to serve up nutritious and sustaining meals for her family. Cash gave the family choice and control – as well as time to do what they love– cooking together!

Make a donation and you can fund programs like this, that give families what they need to stay well fed.

Guatemala

Healthy schools and super-powered seeds

“When I eat well at school, it means I am more creative,” says Tomas. “I want to be a maths genius!”

In Guatemala, Save the Children has teamed up with farmers like Tomás’ mum, Rebecca, and local schools to provide healthy food for 39,000 growing kids.

It reduces waste, gives families an income, boosts the economy, and means no child goes hungry. It’s a win, win, win.

We are also giving farmers drought-resistant seeds – crucial as the climate crisis intensifies. Meaning children will always have food.

The result? Attendance is up, grades are up, and malnutrition rates down.

Donate today and support more future maths geniuses.

Meet Mohamed

STC personnel treat Mohamed as her mother Ayan holds him

Mohamed, 17 months old, plays with his mother Ayan, 25, at their home, five months after he recovered from malnutrition, Ethiopia

It’s hard to believe how poorly Mohamed was just 5 months before the picture above was taken. As he scampers around his home with the world at his feet, his proud mum Ayan watches on, knowing her son was close to death with S.A.M. “I’m very thankful to Save the Children and the doctors who treated and saved my child’s life,” says Ayan. You can help more children like Mohamed to get their joy back.