**Help Us Fight Malnutrition in Rural Peru**

Malnutrition and anemia are on the rise among school-aged children in the Sacred Valley. While national programs focus on children under five, older kids are being left behind—putting their long-term health at risk.

At the same time, the spread of cheap, processed foods is making the problem worse.

**Our response: a school-based nutrition education project led by local health workers.**

In partnership with rural schools, our *promotoras* (community health workers) will bring age-appropriate nutrition lessons directly to students and their families. This initiative empowers kids with the knowledge to make healthy food choices and supports teachers who are eager for tools to tackle this urgent issue.

**Your gift will:**

- Fund school visits and hands-on nutrition workshops
- Support the creation of educational materials for kids and parents
- Provide training for *promotoras* to deliver lasting impact
- Be matched 1:1 up to $10,000!
- Sustain Sacred Valley Health’s broader community health efforts

**Our goal: $10,000 to unlock an additional $10K in matching funds and launch this vital program.**
 With your help, we can give children the tools they need for healthier futures—and support local leaders who are making change happen from within their communities.

**Donate today, double your impact, and be part of the solution.**

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Improving health in the Peruvian Andes by training and empowering indigenous women as community health workers. 

Sacred Valley Health is a community-based, public health nonprofit that partners with vibrant, indigenous communities in the Andes of Peru. **Our core purpose is improving  health and well-being in underserved, marginalized communities through a community health worker program that empowers local women with education, resources, professional development, and economic opportunities.** 

Sacred Valley Health works with **marginalized partner communities to increase access to health knowledge and health care while \***providing vocational training to women and elevating them as leaders within their communities\*.\*\* It is often the case in indigenous communities, like SVH’s partner communities in Peru, that older women viewed as community elders are a respected voice when it comes to dictating community norms. ​​Our vision is that by empowering cohorts of women with health education and vocational training and by providing culturally relevant health information and care to the vibrant, indigenous partner communities we partner with, we can help people living in these communities to experience greater health and well-being.  

Since its inception in 2012, Sacred Valley Health has trained more than 100 women as health workers, launched a very successful train-the-trainer program, and developed a customized, comprehensive health education curriculum for visual Quechua-speaking learners. Most importantly, Sacred Valley Health has become a trusted, reputable partner in the local health landscape - among community members, health officials, funders, and other nonprofits - by using a collaborative, participatory approach in their work.

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I gave because I've been able to visit in one of the communities and see the wonderful work Sacred Valley Health is doing.  They have truly transform lives in the Sacred Valley.

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