Investing in a World Where No Child Dies of Malnutrition
A deadly global crisis
Malnutrition is the leading cause of death for children under age five, claiming a child’s life every 11 seconds. Children who survive often have life-altering developmental challenges, severely limiting their potential.
Solutions exist – they need only be scaled
Decades of evidence and expert consensus point to high-impact, cost-effective solutions for malnutrition. The majority of those proven, high-impact solutions are not reaching those who need them most.
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Who We Are
We are a donor ruthlessly focused on scaling up these most proven, cost-effective solutions. We have already invested over $100 million to catalyze their scale-up – with far-reaching results.
Team of Experts
We are researchers, policy experts, and advocates.
Committed to Ending Malnutrition
Our growing endowment allows us to keep fighting to end malnutrition for as long as it takes.
Today, many of ECF’s grants are funded by Eleanor personally, while others are fulfilled by the Foundation’s endowment.
Eleanor Crook with her grandson and the CEO of ECF, William Moore.
What will it cost to end deaths from malnutrition?
$950 million
The annual additional cost to fully scale treatment and live in a world where children don’t die of malnutrition
$1.1 billion
The cost to save over half a million lives by 2030 with high-quality prenatal vitamins–one of the cheapest ways to save a life.
We Know What It Will Take to End Deadly Malnutrition
Resources
Resource: Using the Lives Saved Tool to inform global nutrition advocacy
Join Us.
We’re looking for others who are obsessed with evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scaling solutions to end child deaths.