Impact

Our Impact By The Numbers

Nutrition, sanitation, and education work together, and the results bear that out. In the 2026 season, our partner schools served 2,077 children a daily meal that produced an average 1–2 pound weight gain and 1–2 inch height increase, while CEPE exam pass rates rose 5% overall — and by more than 10% in our lowest-income villages, with 7 of our 12 partner schools reaching a 100% pass rate. Since 2019, we've served over 289,674 meals across the Alaotra-Mangoro region.

None of that happens without clean water and reliable sanitation, which is why our canteen program is paired with the ongoing efforts:

Clean water to improve sanitation

Good nutrition requires good sanitary conditions to ensure that illness doesn’t rob the body of it’s nutrients.

We provide funding for new wells or well improvements in each of our partner schools.

Improved toilet facilities

Access to sanitary facilities is crucial to ensure that the nutrition isn’t lost through illness. We work with our partner schools to ensure that toilet facilities are available at each of our partner schools.

Hand washing stations

Clean hands are a simple, but essential step in ensuring child nutrition. Many days of nutrition can be lost with a single bout of diarrhea. We work with local artisans to create sufficient hand washing stations for each of our partner schools. We also conduct courses in how to properly treat water before use.