Ayom, a 30-year-old widow, fled her home along with her three children. She then watched her 7-month-old son, Manyiel, begin to lose weight. Ayom didn’t have enough milk to feed him, and she suspected he was malnourished. As she searched for treatment, local clinics referred Ayom and Manyiel to a World Vision nutritional center in Warrap state. After being confirmed as malnourished, Manyiel was enrolled in World Vision’s nutritional program.

“My son regained his appetite and actively consumes the ready-to-use therapeutic food. I believe he will recover soon based on the experience of mothers at the facility about their children,” shares Ayom.

Within the past few years, malnutrition cases have increased considerably. Martin Mayiep, a nutritional program staff member, says, “We used to receive about 10 cases a week, but now [we have] over 10 in a day, or at least 70 cases a week. This is due to food insecurity as a result of communal conflict, driving people to leave their homes and farms.”