![chicken-and-child-from-peru Child from Peru holding a chicken. Gift for change. Protein and income.](https://cmmb.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chicken-and-Child-from-Peru-520x440.jpg)
Supplement a family's food and income with chickens
In Perú, mothers like María Elena supplement their family's food and income with chickens. They provide a nutritious source of eggs, meat and extra income. María Elena and her three children live in a squatter’s settlement built on the hillside, known as La Esperanza, outside the city of Trujillo. In Spanish, Esperanza means hope.
Like many children in the community, María Elena's son, Andy-Lionel, suffers from anemia. A pot of beans, a nutritious source of protein, is often cooking on the stove. Eggs and meat from the family's chickens means María Elena has even more protein options for her growing son.
![maria-elena-in-peru Maria Elena in Peru with her chickens changing her life](https://cmmb.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Maria-Elena-in-Peru-1000x800.jpg)