1. Casa Jackson Asoc. Nuestros Ahijados La Antigua, Guatemala

2. Mission Statement ¨Breaking Through the Bitter Chains of Poverty Through Education and Formation¨

3. Motivation Malnutrition is one of the most serious problems affecting our country. It occurs in various forms and increases mortalities, risk of infections, respiratory failures, etc…

4. Motivation Because of the low incomes of families, many cannot afford the basic necessities for nutritious diets.

5. Malnutrition Defined Malnutrition is a state of weakness characterized by a lack of certain essential elements in the diet which produces a stunt in the growth and development of the human body.

6. What Malnutrition Does Malnourishment is hardest on children. The debilitating effects of the disease cause physical, psychological, and social problems that can last their entire life.

7. What Malnutrition Does UNICEF classifies the disease as #1 cause of death in infants and preschool age children in developing nations such as Guatemala.

8. Mission Statement One can add that it is a form of abuse. In the worst cases, the parents’ lack of attention and care often accompanies the lack of nutrients.

9. General Objective To provide children entering the house a combination of assistance: medical, nutritional and educational for their quick recovery.

10. Specific Objectives To give to a child an antiquate environment for his/her personal development through adequate assistance with regard to the preparation of food, clothes, and hygiene.

11. Specific Objectives To promote nutritional education in families To teach the Mothers ways to use highly nutritional foods that they produce in their own communities.

12. Ideal Objective As a minimum, the house should be able to accommodate and provide excellent service to 20 children.

13. Staff Nutritionist Pediatrician A social worker A secretary Four Monitors A nurse A cook Two cleaning personal

14. El Cento Soñador Carretera a San Felipe # 106 La Antigua Guatemala Tel: 7832-4678 Fax: 7832-4679 ahijados@conexion.com.gt www.godschild.org