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One breakfast for 10 kindergarten children in Nepal

Good food makes Kathmandu's children happy Good food makes Kathmandu's children happy

One breakfast for 10 kindergarten children in Nepal
Day 20
Malnutrition of Nepalese infants

Where can I find work these days? Every morning, 21-year-old Sarmila and her husband try to get a job at a building site for a day's wages. They carry stones, sand and cement, like many poor people in Nepal's capital Kathmandu. But luckily, you know, their son Suman, one and a half years old, is well looked after. Samila takes him every morning to the crèche run by the women's network Chhimeki (in English: "neighborhood"). The network consists of volunteer neighborhood helpers who support poor women and families. Among other things, they founded five crèches in which more than 150 children under the age of three are looked after and cared for. Suman came to the crèche malnourished. Everyone is proud that he now weighs 7.7 kilograms. But Suman is still a long way from reaching his normal weight for his age.

Malnutrition of Nepalese infants
need
Regular meals and care for children in Kathmandu.
activity
More than 150 children are cared for in the crèches every day.
Measurable performance
After about a year, most children return to their normal weight.
Result
After two and a half years, the children have a good, healthy foundation for state school.
Systemically relevant impact
In the long term, the health of children in the neighborhoods served by Chhimeki will improve sustainably, and thus also their ability to receive education.
background

Nepal was long considered a paradise in the shadow of high mountains, a Hindu kingdom on the roof of the world. But behind the exoticism lay the resentment of the poor and disadvantaged. In the mid-1990s, it turned into a bloody civil war. Maoist rebels fought against the royal army for ten years, and more than 12,000 people lost their lives. The war uprooted hundreds of thousands and drove them into the slums of the cities. Many of them still live there today. In 2006, the fighting ended with the deposition of the king and the proclamation of the republic. But political power struggles and disputes between the various parties continue to hamper the country's development.

Two severe earthquakes at the end of April and beginning of May 2015 have made the situation even worse: 9,000 people died and more than half a million people lost their homes. This makes Chhimeki's neighborhood assistance in the slums of Kathmandu all the more important.

Kathmandu
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The good deed

More than 150 small children are cared for in the five play centers set up by Chhimeki. Here, the children are given three meals a day, clean drinking water, they develop social contacts through play and find peace and quiet during their afternoon nap. Regular hand washing before eating and after going to the toilet promotes toilet training. In addition, the children are weighed regularly to check their weight. A medical health check is also part of Chhimeki's program. The mothers can look for work with peace of mind, knowing that their child is well looked after. In addition, 20 women have found jobs as caregivers.

AboutNepal
Kathmandu
Kathmandu
Capital city
28 513 700
28 513 700
Population
748 USD
748 USD
Gross domestic product per capita per year
145
145
Human Development Index (Human Development Index)

Nepal is the country with the highest mountains in the world: eight of the 14 eight-thousanders are located in Nepal or form the common border with Tibet/China.
About the organization and further information

organization

Foundation 100; Chhimeki

Website

http://www.stiftung100.de

Further links