Nutrition is something in children that can affect the whole body. When a child is not well nutritional it can affect there ability to concentrate in school or even have the energy to do normal every day activities. This is something that I find close to me is because I have seen the affects of kids who are not getting the proper nutrition that they should. At there points it was not at all the fault of the parents and you can tell how much it hurts them to see them not get the right nutrition that they need.  Without the proper nutrition for children, it can becomes a problem and some time can cause a grow defect. It can cause children to not grow and become the height that they could have.

I found a website that helps the awareness, but as well as contributes to families and places where children are suffering from proper nutrition. It’s called the UNICEF they also did a study in Gao, Northern Mali about there nutrition. They have everyone take a survey to see what rate of malnutrition they are in and “the study reveals a dire nutrition crisis, making it extremely difficult for the most vulnerable and children under age five, in particular” (UNICEF). So they are trying to get in and save as many children that are able to be saved that are still alive because they are afraid that they might not have that much time left.

Its said to know that this happens all over the place. Gao is not the only place in the world with this problem with children not getting the right nutrition. It’s even sad to know that we focuses a lot of other children outside the United States, where in fact those there children hear that need our help just as much as out the sates. I guess that’s what breaks my heart is to see people in our own states dealing with going to bed hungry or even not knowing when there next meal going to be or if there going to be enough.

UNICEF; http://www.unicef.org/media/media_69903.html