What Does HUNGER Look Like?

Hunger and malnutrition affects both the body and the mind. The more malnourished someone is — in other words, the more nutrients that are missing — the more likely he or she is to have problems, both in the short term and in the long term.

Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) Measure

What happens when a child is severely malnourished or starving:

Medical care is required IF available.

What happens when a child is moderately malnourished:

Plumpy-nut — a fortified peanut butter stuffed with milk and vitamins — is saving many lives in Africa, where millions of people face severe food shortages and many children suffer with

kwashiorkor.

Plumpy Nut

• Peanut paste• Powered milk• Vitamins

What happens when a community is suffering malnutrition and the rains have not come:

Food Aid, along with seeds for planting