THE PROGRAM

Quaker Qrece is a comprehensive program with a clinically proven intervention model. It has demonstrated to overcome mil and moderate malnutrition in children between the ages of 2 and 5.

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We have intervened

in the departments:

  1. Escuintla department:
    • Escuintla
    • Masagua
  2. Chimaltenango department :
    • San José Poaquil
    • San Apolonia
    • Tecpán
    • Santa Cruz Balanya

Direct
Beneficiaries

4,900

GIRLS AND BOYS

Indirect
Beneficiaries

22,050

PEOPLE

THE INTERVENTION MODEL

IS BASED ON three PILLARS

1. Distributing Nutrition

To overcome malnutrition we have created a specialized food based on peanuts, eggs, milk Quaker Oats and minerals which will be distributed free of charge to girls and boys from 2 to under 5 years with mild, acute or chronic malnutrition. 

This specialized food will be delivered on a monthly basis and must be consumed daily for 12 months.

2. Working As a Team

With UN KILO DE AYUDA, we carry out home visits in different communities and identify children with the condition and invite them to be part of the program. 

Every month, we deliver our specialized food to them. 

Every 4 months, we monitor their consumption to determine individually their progress.

We carry out nutritional evaluations and measurements of weight and height.

3. Family Training

We hold monthly talks on crucial topics that have a significant impact 
on the quality of life of the children and families in the program. 
 

CLINICAL STUDY

To verify the effectiveness of the cookie, a clinical study was carried out in children aged 2 to 5 years from rural communities of Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico. The study was divided into two parts:

  1. Prevent moderate acute malnutrition in children at risk of malnutrition.
  2. Correct moderate acute malnutrition.

The intervention consisted of providing a portion of the specialized Quaker Qrece® food for each day of the week for 12 months, in addition to a hygiene and nutrition education program for parents or guardians.

Results

It was clinically demonstrated that the consumption of the specialized food Quaker Qrece® in conjunction with the educational program can prevent and improve nutritional status in preschool-age children.

82% 

of the children

who entered the prevention study regained their normal weight one year after the intervention.

56%

effectiveness

has the consumption of specialized food * than only education in hygiene and nutrition.

44% 

of the children

with moderate malnutrition recovered until they reached the appropriate weight for their height with moderate malnutrition recovered until they reached the appropriate weight for their height.

9 of each

10 children

with moderate malnutrition they managed to get out of this type of malnutrition. *

* When more than 60% of the consumption recommendation is met: 1 packet per day / 7 days.

This intervention model has been clinically tested and has obtained very good results.

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