First Chance Program:

This program aims to provide food that is in line with the needs of pregnant mothers, breast-feeding mothers, and their infants up to the age of two years, to enhance the health of the mother and fetus, and to protect their children from stunting that affects fetuses during the first months of pregnancy; as a result of chronic malnutrition, and protects them from multiple mental, physical, educational and social problems stunting problems. The educational and social program aims to provide food that is in line with the needs of pregnant mothers, breastfeeding mothers, and their children up to the age of two years, to enhance the health of the mother, and to protect their children from stunting that affects fetuses during the first months of pregnancy and as a result of chronic malnutrition.

 

 

Target groups:

• Pregnant Mother

• Breast Feeding Mother and her child up to 2 years old.

 

Pregnant Mother Food Components:

2 kg Yellow lentils – 500 gm white cheese – 1 kg beans – 1 kg Meat – 1 kg white lima beans – 250 gm Tahini – 100 gm linsee oil – 250 gm peanuts – 2 kg rice – 1 kg fortified belila- 1 kg pasta – 250 gm dried raisins- 100 gm spices – 500 gm dried molokhia.

Breast Feeding Mother Food Components:

1 kg yellow lentils – 500 gm white cheese – 1 kg beans – 1 kg Meat – 1 kg white lima beans – 250 gm tahini – 2 kg rice – 1 kg fortified belila – 1 kg pasta – 250 gm of dried raisins – 100 gm spices – 100 gm Fenugreek.

 

 

Details about stunting, its causes, and effects:

Stunting:

Stunting affects children as a result of malnutrition in the first 1000 days of their lives, starting from being fetuses in their mother’s womb until the age of two years old, and causes them to have poor mental and physical growth that makes them short in stature and they face difficulties in education. Stunting can be cured before the age of two years with proper nutritional food.

 

 

What are the main causes of stunting?

Stunting problems result

1- During the mother’s pregnancy due to malnutrition, lack of vitamins, zinc, calcium, iodine, and high blood pressure in the mother

2- After childbirth and during the lactation period due to food insecurity and malnutrition of the newborn mother – lack of interest in breastfeeding – inability to visit health units

 

The impact of stunting on the individual and the family:

• Poor health of the child and prone to diseases.

• predisposition to chronic diseases later in life.

• Increasing family spending on health care.

• Delayed mental development that affects academic achievement and getting a good job opportunity in the future.

• Reduces the potential for per capita income by 10-20%.