Join the 1000 Day Journey to help save the lives of mothers and babies!

The first one thousand days of a child's life will determine their future. As a result of poor nutrition during this critical time, 165 million children will face life with stunted growth and permanently compromised cognitive and physical development. 3 million children die before their fifth birthday due to undernutrition.

We know how to address nutrition in a child's first days in low cost and effective ways — yet too many children remain unreached. That's why we're launching the 1000 Day Journey. Led by World Vision, with funding from the Government of Canada, the goal of this six-year initiative is to reduce deaths of mothers and children in very poor communities in Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar and Tanzania.

Across the four countries, World Vision is working to improve gender-sensitive health services, increase the consumption of nutritious foods by mothers and their children, facilitate dialogue among men and women on equity in health decisions, and increase understanding of women and children's health issues.

Canada has played a global leadership role in women and children's health: committing significant funds, hosting major conferences and encouraging other countries to pledge. Yet few Canadians know this. Now is your chance to change that — will you join us for the 1000 Day Journey?

Sign and join us on the 1000 Day Journey to help save the lives of mothers and children.