In Ecuador, approximately 25 percent of children under 5 suffer from chronic childhood malnutrition (CCD), a problem exacerbated by a lack of care for infants and pregnant women in Ecuador, especially in rural and mountainous areas. Forty percent of Ecuador’s rural population lives below the poverty line, and 62 percent of infants suffer from anemia.

BGR partner Terre des Hommes works to address the root causes of CCM by improving dietary diversity available to indigenous and peasant communities in Ecuador and promoting family and community sustainable agricultural production to improve food security. During this project, about 400 family and community vegetable gardens will be established in 38 communities. Technical teams will assist indigenous and peasant parents, with training sessions on how to grow family gardens, horticulture, and the uses of medicinal plants.

In addition to technical assistance, the project also involves distribution of vegetable seeds as well as health and awareness raising campaign to improve access to, production and consumption of nutritious foods for maternal and child health. The project will train 700–900 peasants, mainly women, and benefit 1,000 children with improved nutrition.

In Ecuador, approximately 25 percent of children under 5 suffer from chronic childhood malnutrition (CCD), a problem exacerbated by a lack of care for infants and pregnant women in Ecuador, especially in rural and mountainous areas. Forty percent of Ecuador’s rural population lives below the poverty line, and 62 percent of infants suffer from anemia.

BGR partner Terre des Hommes works to address the root causes of CCM by improving dietary diversity available to indigenous and peasant communities in Ecuador and promoting family and community sustainable agricultural production to improve food security. During this project, about 400 family and community vegetable gardens will be established in 38 communities. Technical teams will assist indigenous and peasant parents, with training sessions on how to grow family gardens, horticulture, and the uses of medicinal plants.

In addition to technical assistance, the project also involves distribution of vegetable seeds as well as health and awareness raising campaign to improve access to, production and consumption of nutritious foods for maternal and child health. The project will train 700–900 peasants, mainly women, and benefit 1,000 children with improved nutrition.