Child malnutrition

Malnutrition in children has several faces. A child can be too short for its age, too thin for its height, overweight, or short of iron and other micronutrients. Often these problems occur in the same community, the same family or even the same child.

In 2024, 150.2 million children under five were stunted, 42.8 million were wasted and 35.5 million were overweight (UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates 2025). About 40% of children aged 6 to 59 months have anemia (WHO).

Green Food Foundation helps local organizations in Asia and Africa to prevent malnutrition with local, plant-based food. Below you can read more about the four issues we work on, or see our projects.