YOUR IMPACT Because of your generosity, thousands of families experienced real, tangible hope this quarter. Through the Feeding Program, 14,382 people, including 2,401 severely malnourished children, received life-saving food, while the Pediatric Hospital cared for over 6,500 patients, treating everything from life-threatening pneumonia to dehydration with compassion and skill. In this report, you’ll read Kane’s story of arriving deathly ill and skeletal, yet finding new strength through the care your support provides. You’ll also see how the Handful of Flour Program is turning families you’ve helped into givers themselves, multiplying your impact one handful at a time. Every number on these pages represents a life changed because you chose to stand with them.
FEEDING DISTRIBUTION Summary Report • YTD 2026 Statistics ALETA FEEDING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
TOTAL
Number of People Fed
14,334
14,382
28,716
Severely Malnourished Children Fed
2,399
2,401
4,800
Number of Families Fed
2,389
2,397
4,786
Pounds of Food Distributed
132,222
132,332
264,554
Tons of Food Distributed
66.0
60.0
126
ALETA MEDICAL CLINIC
OUTPATIENT & INPATIENT: YTD 2026 Statistics OUTPATIENT (CHILDREN)
Q1
Q2
Male
2,539
3,304
Female
2,395
3,088
TOTAL
4,934
6,392
OUTPATIENT (ADULTS)
Q1
Q2
Male
66
75
Female
117
128
TOTAL
183
203
Q3
Q4
Q3
Q4
Q3
Q4
YTD TOTAL: 11,712 INPATIENT (CHILDREN)
Q1
Q2
Male
95
89
Female
60
85
TOTAL
155
174
YTD TOTAL: 329 YTD TOTAL PATIENTS: 12,041
HEALING LITTLE KANE One family’s journey from fear to hope.
Six-month-old Kane was brought to your hospital by his loving mother after she noticed painful sores spreading across his hands and legs. What had started as an itchy rash four days earlier had quickly worsened into wounds that oozed pus and caused immense pain.
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Name: Kane
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Age: 6 Months
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Sex: Male
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Date of Admission: 3/10/2026
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Date of Discharge: 3/17/2026
At the same time, he developed a fever and became increasingly irritable. Watching her little baby suffer day after day left his mother deeply worried. With no nearby health center available and limited treatment options in her community, she carried her son on foot to your hospital, hoping to find help. The child was the youngest of three children in a family of five. His older brother and sister attended school while his mother devoted her time to caring for the household. Like many families in the area, they depended on a small piece of farmland where they cultivated false banana plants to support their livelihood. Their modest home is a traditional hut with a single door and no separate kitchen. The family relied on untreated spring water for drinking and household use, and although the mother worked hard to keep the home clean and practiced regular hand washing, daily life remained challenging.
Before Treatment
From birth, Kane had faced several disadvantages. He was delivered at home and fortunately experienced no complications during birth. He was breastfed throughout
his first six months of life, though he was also given a traditional herbal drink known locally as Amesa. In addition, he had not gotten enough exposure to sunlight, an important factor for healthy growth and development.
Your medical team admitted the child immediately and began intensive treatment. Antibiotics were started to fight the infection, and careful wound care was provided to help his damaged skin. Specialized therapeutic milk was introduced to address his severe malnutrition, while additional treatment was given for anemia. Day after day, your Crisis Aid team monitored his progress closely. Kane’s response to the treatment was encouraging. Within just four days, his condition improved significantly. His fever subsided, the skin wounds began to heal, and he started gaining weight His mother, who had arrived frightened and discouraged, watched with relief as her son’s strength slowly returned. Before discharge, she received counseling on proper child nutrition, hygiene practices, vaccination, and the importance of regular follow-up care.
8 Weeks After Treatment
Despite his mother’s love and care, limited resources and lack of access to health information placed him at risk of poor nutrition. When Crisis Aid staff examined him at the hospital, they immediately recognized that he was deathly ill. Kane appeared weak, sick, and skeletal. He weighed only 8 pounds, far below what is expected for his age. The infected skin lesions covering his limbs were diagnosed as superinfected bullous impetigo, a severe bacterial skin infection. Further assessment revealed Severe Acute Malnutrition and Moderate Iron Deficiency Anemia.
What had begun as a journey filled with fear ended with renewed hope. Overwhelmed with gratitude, Kane’s mom thanked those who made this possible. With emotion in her voice, she said,
“Thank you for your blessed mind, kind heart, and stretching hands that support those in need.”
THE HANDFUL OF FLOUR PROGRAM The Handful of Flour Program continues to be a remarkable source of hope and transformation. What started as a simple opportunity for families in your hospitals to give back has grown into a powerful expression of community and generosity. By inviting each family to share just a handful of flour from their own supply, the program reminds them that they are not only receiving help, they are also part of the solution for others facing hardship in their villages. At the beginning of this quarter, the program had just 59 pounds of flour available. Since then, the families we serve have given generously, contributing an incredible 4,532 pounds. Because of this, 89 additional families have received much-needed food and support. So far this year, a total of 8,101 pounds of flour has been collected, helping provide for 154 families in need.
YEAR-TO-DATE People Fed 28,716 Patients Treated 12,041 Health Education Provided 7,772
TOTAL PEOPLE SERVED
48,529