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Child food poverty accelerates at an unprecedent rate
Child food poverty continues to accelerate at an unprecedented rate leaving millions of children vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition in all it forms. Your contribution will enables us to scale up our nutrition programs to ensure that no vulnerable children are left behind. Take...
Child food poverty continues to accelerate at an unprecedented rate leaving millions of children vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition in all it forms. Your contribution will enables us to scale up our nutrition programs to ensure that no vulnerable children are left behind.
Take Action and Become a Hunger Hero.
PHYSICAL INDICATORS
SA’s Child food poverty is measured using the
WHO dietary diversity score.
PROVINCIAL TRENDS
42% Overlap of both multidimensionally poor & income poor homes
South Africa’s poverty trends include:
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