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3 Ways to Save and Help Others
Understanding the basics of money management is an invaluable lesson that will last your child a lifetime. It’s even better when you can show them how putting aside some money for charity can help others in need worldwide – including children just like them!
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Additional Information about Deworming
The ProblemIntestinal worms, or soil-transmitted helminths (STH), contribute to illness and compromise nutrition in children. STH can negatively affect a child’s vitamin A status by limiting absorption of nutrients by the body. This worsens problems associated with chronic undernutrition. Worms can cause illness, pain, and even death. Children worldwide are at risk of becoming infected…
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All about Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) and Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS)
Definition of Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD): insufficient consumption of vitamin A to meet the body’s needs. The ProblemChildren worldwide are getting sick, going blind, and even dying, because their diets lack one essential nutrient – vitamin A. For babies and young children whose minds and bodies are rapidly growing and developing, vitamin A is essential.…