Nutrition Program
An average of 120 children per month between the ages of 6 months and 5 years of age participate in the Nutrition Program. Local staff provide monthly education, height and weight checks, nutrition consults, various nutritional supplements, and medical treatment and referrals in Llanos del Pinal, La Victoria, San Juan Buena Vista, and Xeabaj II.
Volunteers and local 32 Volcanes staff review the child’s growth and provide eggs; ground, toasted amaranth; Chispuditos; and Incaparina (a fortified corn- and soy-based product popular in Guatemala). Depending on their specific conditions, some children also receive extra zinc or iron.

The babies and young children are particularly vulnerable to digestive and respiratory illnesses due to conditions of extreme poverty and precarious living conditions. The program continues to need additional funds for lab tests, specialist consults, and treatments.
Donations for the Nutrition Program support medical care, food, transportation to the rural communities, and health education. ​A grant from Timmy Global Health also partially funds the Nutrition Program.
Nutrition Program Communities
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​La Victoria
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Llanos del Pinal
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San Juan Buena Vista
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​Xeabaj II