Better Nutrition for the Family

2010 ANNUAL REPORT

A Crisis Is Just The Beginning

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Democratic Republic of the Congo – Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps

Nanzuga is a farmer and the mother of an infant daughter. Her husband is a teacher. Together they struggle to put food on the table and care for his elderly parents.

Nanzuga attends a Mercy Corps hygiene class, where she learns how to improve her family’s health – and receives supplemental food. “Before, we only had enough to eat once a day,” she says. “I was always so hungry and skinny, I had a hard time producing enough milk for my baby. Now, with the food from Mercy Corps, we have lunch and dinner every day. I have gained weight and am able to breastfeed my baby.”

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