Early Childhood Development (PAIPI)
Helping children get the healthy start they need to thrive. PAIPI supports more than 1,200 children through nutrition, early stimulation, and family support during the most important years of development
Results
14.7% → 4.9%
Reduction in the prevalence of child malnutrition among children under two years of age.
1,200+ Children reached across 18 communities.
Early Childhood Development: Why the First Years Matter
The first years of life shape a child's ability to learn, grow, and succeed in the future. PAIPI works in communities where multidimensional poverty remains a significant challenge, helping families strengthen nutrition, early childhood development, and caregiving practices from pregnancy through the earliest years of life.
Today, the program serves more than 1,200 children across 18 communitiesin southern Honduras.
Through sustained support and community engagement, child malnutrition among children under two has declined from 14.7% to 4.9%.
Our goal
Maintain child malnutrition among children under two years of age below 5% through 2029. By continuing to invest in nutrition, early stimulation, and family support, we can help more children reach their full potential.
Help us achieve our goal and improve the living conditions of highly vulnerable children.
Your contribution helps to directly fund support in nutrition, early stimulation and family support during the most important years for child development.
The first years of life represent the most critical window for cognitive, emotional, and physical development.
When access to specialized care and early stimulation is limited, children can fall behind before they even begin school.
PAIPI works alongside families, caregivers, and communities to provide the support children need during these foundational years.
Our 2025 Impact in Nutrition and Early Childhood Development
Good nutrition during early childhood helps build the foundation for lifelong learning, health, and well-being. Through nutrition education, growth monitoring, and family support, the program helps families establish habits that contribute to healthier child development over time.
Help More Children Get a Strong Start
Your support helps provide nutrition services, early stimulation activities, and family guidance during the years that matter most for a child's development.
How is my donation used?
Your contribution supports nutrition monitoring, early childhood stimulation activities, caregiver education, family support services, and community-based follow-up for young children participating in PAIPI.
How can I support the Early Childhood Development Program?
Your contribution supports nutrition monitoring, early childhood stimulation activities, caregiver education, family support services, and community-based follow-up for young children participating in PAIPI.
How many children currently benefit from the program?
Your contribution supports nutrition monitoring, early childhood stimulation activities, caregiver education, family support services, and community-based follow-up for young children participating in PAIPI.
Can I make a monthly donation?
Your contribution supports nutrition monitoring, early childhood stimulation activities, caregiver education, family support services, and community-based follow-up for young children participating in PAIPI.
Can I volunteer?
Your contribution supports nutrition monitoring, early childhood stimulation activities, caregiver education, family support services, and community-based follow-up for young children participating in PAIPI.
How Your Donation Makes an Impact?
$10
Ayudan a proporcionar materiales y apoyo nutricional para niños en sus primeros años de vida.
$25
Contribuyen al seguimiento nutricional y actividades de estimulación temprana
$50
Apoyan el acompañamiento integral de niños y familias.
$100
Ayudan a sostener las actividades de atención temprana en comunidades vulnerables
TRANSPARENCY AND RESULTS
Download our latest impact report to learn how donations are used and the results they help make possible.
Testimonies
Ann Peterson
Madre beneficiaria"Cuando mi hijo ingresó al programa tenía bajo peso y pocas oportunidades de estimulación. Hoy está más saludable, participa activamente y veo un desarrollo que antes parecía imposible."
Tony Olson
Voluntario"Acompañamos a las familias durante una etapa clave de la vida. Ver cómo los niños mejoran su nutrición y desarrollan nuevas habilidades es uno de los cambios más valiosos que observamos."
Jane Bryan
Donante"Decidí apoyar PAIPI porque no solo muestra necesidades, sino también resultados. Ver cómo la desnutrición infantil se ha reducido me dio confianza de que mi aporte genera un cambio real."