For a child living in poverty, hunger, missed healthcare and lack of school materials rarely show up alone, they compound. A child who arrives at school without books or a bag falls behind; a child who is malnourished struggles to learn even when they do attend; a child without access to basic healthcare misses more school still.
Little Hearts addresses these needs together, because protecting a child's potential means protecting their whole childhood, not just one part of it.
Books, bags, pens and other essential learning materials, so children attend school prepared and able to participate.
Regular access to food, addressing the hunger that keeps children from learning and growing as they should.
Access to essential healthcare that protects children's physical wellbeing and catches problems before they grow.
Wider emotional and social support, protecting children's wellbeing alongside their physical and educational needs.
Small, practical support has an outsized effect on whether a child stays in school and keeps up, this isn't guesswork, it's some of the most rigorously tested evidence in international development.
Costs below are drawn from equivalent, published programmes for each kind of support.
