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Monday, May 19, 2025

At 3 Years Old, Oscar Is Saved from Malnutrition Thanks to the KOICA-Funded Project in Luiza

This article is about Oscar, a three-year-old boy from Luiza in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was diagnosed with acute malnutrition during a community health screening. His father, Stéphane, was devastated, fearing he wouldn’t be able to provide the medical care his son needed. In a region where healthcare is expensive and incomes are low, he had lost all hope until community health workers intervened and directed him to a local health center. Thanks to a project funded by KOICA and implemented by World Vision through the World Food Programme (WFP), Oscar received free treatment with Plumpy’Nut. Stéphane also received seeds, farming tools, and rabbits to start a small agricultural activity. This support led to Oscar’s recovery and gave the family a sustainable source of food and income.

Salome, Williams and Sunischita at N4G

Nutrition for Growth

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Six-month Ayabonga and her mother.

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Salome Colombia

Nutrition for Growth Summit

Salome: The food revolution must begin in schools to end child hunger and malnutrition

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"Not enough steps are being taken to prevent problems with nutrition." Sunischita, 16, Nepal

Nutrition for Growth Summit

Sunischita: Leaders must listen to children on hunger and malnutrition

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"I want to see a world where every child enjoys ENOUGH nourishing food, so they can thrive." - Williams, 17, Sierra Leone

Nutrition for Growth Summit

Williams: Children are powerful agents of change in the child hunger and malnutrition fight

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A meal served to children in Chong Khnies floating catholic church on the Tonle Sap lake, Cambodia.

Nutrition for Growth Summit

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Children with the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly

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Women in Asia preparing healthy food

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Bangladesh lady carrying greenery on her head

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Salome from Colombia holding the drawing done by local youth on issues of nutrition

Nutrition for Growth Summit

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Hundreds of children from a primary school in Milange district receive their first meal.

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