Imagine getting barely enough to eat on a good day, then having an intestinal worm suck the value out of your meager meal. That’s the reality for 400 million children. In many cases, these intestinal worms stunt the physical and mental development in boys and girls. They cause nausea and diarrhea. In severe cases, they kill.
For $44, you can cure 100 children of these worms. $44 a month cures 1,200 children in a year. That’s an amazing value! How else can you spend so little, and actually transform someone’s life in such a significant way?
Since 2007, we have treated nearly 12 million people in hundreds of villages worldwide. More than 10,000 people like you have donated, investing in the future of vulnerable children.
Ideally, World Concern would provide the 44-Cent Cure in every village with children who suffer from intestinal worms, but we can’t do it without your help.
Your compassion will mean that a child can live without worms.
44¢. It's not even enough money to buy a soda. And yet for a child who grows up with unclean water and poor sanitation, World Concern's 44-Cent Cure brings better health and allows them to develop normally.
It's a tremendous value, to change a child's life for the change in your pocket.
You can help 100 children by donating $44 right now.
With World Concern's 44-Cent Cure, children quickly feel better. Their bodies will usually pass the worm or worms within a couple of days. Our next challenge is to prevent the worms from returning. Hygiene education helps immensely.
With an ongoing monthly gift, you can go beyond the initial cure and fund better sanitation and clean water supplies to boys and girls who need it most. It will help keep the worms away.
Children who are freed from worms are able to focus in school, and have a better chance to reach their potential.
Health data source: World Health Organization
More than 1/3 of the world's population suffers from worms, with the most intense infections in children and the poor. Infection can negatively impact all aspects of a child's development. Worms are often ingested as eggs through contaminated water. They grow in the intestines of their host and cause many problems:
World Concern is a Christian humanitarian organization that focuses on sustainable development for the poor in Africa, Asia and the Americas. We work in some of the world’s most remote places, offering life, opportunity and hope to 6.5 million people a year in the name of Christ.
Learn more about us at www.worldconcern.org.
