Nutrition Programme Mae Sot
The Thai border town of Mae Sot is home to thousands of Burmese refugees, about one third of them children. Children flee Burma because their lives are in danger. Some have had parents shot or killed by landmines. Families send them to Thailand in the hope of safety and education, as a passport to a better life. While the children are safe in boarding houses or with their families, they have very little to eat. Over half are severely malnourished. One in ten suffer from acute, or wasting malnutrition.
Malnourished children cannot concentrate at school. Some are left permanently disabled. A proper school lunch is the best first step towards giving these children a chance in life.
We have pledged to continue feeding 2800 children in 2012. Can you help?
Please click here to help feed hungry children.
Click here to play our lunch farm game, and see how many children you can feed with your crops!
