Malnutrition
A cornerstone of community empowerment, HIAM Health educates and leads Timorese to eat healthy and live well. HIAM Health is a vital voice in Timor-Leste’s fight against malnutrition.
Hiam Health
HIAM Health derives from the acronym of our tagline in Tetun, Hamutuk Ita Ajuda Malu. In English, it says “Together we help each other”. Because only together, can we eradicate the misery of malnutrition. And in local culture, the two hands with palms up in our logo means “my hands are free and ready to serve you”.
We believe in a country free from malnutrition. And our goal is to reduce the unacceptably high rate of malnutrition in Timor-Leste sustainbly through education. Our special focus is on educating mothers whenever they bring a malnourished child to our feeding centre for rehabilitation.
Impact To Date
10,650
Children Fed
$200,874
total funds raised
14,500
individuals benefit from hygiene take-home packs
12,310
people impacted by gardening take-home pack
Scale Of The Problem
54%
Malnutrition in children
54% of children under 5 years old are
chronically malnourished.
80% of women
are currently malnourished (~400,000)
Malnutrition in mothers leads to low birth weight.
What We've Done
TCRP
Dili 2017
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
1,160
funds raised
$5,000
TCRP
Dili 2016
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
464
funds raised
$2,500
TCRP
Dili 2015
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
3,248
funds raised
$14,000
TCRP
Dili 2015
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
464
funds raised
$2,500
TCRP
Dili 2014
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
464
funds raised
$2,000
TCRP
Dili 2013
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
2088
funds raised
$9,000
TCRP
Dili 2013
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
464
funds raised
$2,000
TCRP
Dili 2013
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
1,160
funds raised
$5,000
TCRP
Dili 2010
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
14,500
funds raised
$37,500
TCRP
Dili 2009
cause
Malnutrition
benificiary
HIAM Health
Lives impacted
10,650
funds raised
$106,500