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This is our moment to act – and transform futures.

 

Right now, 148 million children under five are stunted and 45 million suffer from wasting. The CNF is rewriting this story, financing prevention and treatment at scale, and helping governments build lasting nutrition systems.

Your donation today fuels immediate action and long-term change – ensuring that essential nutrition reaches those who need it most, when they need it most. 

 

DONATE TO HELP END UNDERNUTRITION

Why donate to the Child Nutrition Fund? 

 

The CNF is a UNICEF-led mechanism designed to close the nutrition financing gap and deliver results where they are needed most. In just its first year, CNF-backed programmes reached millions – including 2.8 million pregnant women with multiple micronutrient supplements, 1 million children with vitamin A and deworming, and over 500,000 children with treatment for severe wasting – a life-threatening condition where a child is dangerously thin for their height.

Pregnant women

Support maternal nutrition:

provide pregnant women with essential multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) or iron and folic acid, along with antenatal nutrition counselling to safeguard health and healthy births.

Breastfeeding promotion

Promote and protect breastfeeding:

fund counselling and community outreach so mothers can give their children the best start in life.

Complementary Feeding

Improve complementary feeding: 

deliver small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) and multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs) to bridge nutrient gaps in young children’s diets.

Micronutrient boosting

Boost micronutrient supplementation and deworming: 

ensure children receive vitamin A and deworming prophylaxis to protect growth, immunity and development.

Wasting

Treat child wasting: 

provide ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) to save the lives of children with severe acute malnutrition. 

 

With your support, the CNF can support global efforts to reach 320 million children and women annually by 2030 – and ensure no child’s future is cut short by undernutrition. And through the Bezos Match Challenge, every eligible contribution can go twice as far – doubling the resources available to deliver life-saving nutrition. 

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Every child deserves the chance to survive, grow and fulfil their potential. The CNF is dedicated to making that vision a reality – partnering with governments, philanthropies, and global institutions to deliver sustainable nutrition solutions in 63 high-burden countries.

Our model is simple yet powerful: coordinate resources, double domestic investments, and strengthen local supply chains to reach the most vulnerable. This is proactive, catalytic and built for impact.

With your generosity, we can close the nutrition gap for millions more children and women – not just for today, but for generations to come.

We will never give up – and with your support, we will succeed in changing the future for millions. 

 

 

*For clarity on the deductibility of your donations, please consult a tax advisor. UNICEF does not provide tax advice.

**Please note that the stories of children and price point descriptions mentioned (if any) are to illustrate activities and the impact your donation can make on the lives of vulnerable children around the world. UNICEF, based on the need on the ground, will allocate resources to areas that need funds the most. 

***As a United Nations entity enjoying privileges and immunities enshrined in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, UNICEF does not have a tax registration number in any country because it is not subject to tax on its income in any jurisdiction and because it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any national authority, including any tax authority.