A healthy
start

for every
child.

We design evidence-based, cost-effective
and scalable solutions to improve child health by
integrating water, hygiene, nutrition and maternal care. 

Through strengthening entrepreneurs, governments
and communities, we deliver real, lasting change.

Together, we can build a healthier future
where every child has a chance to thrive.

Our impact in numbers

Our Healthy Village approach

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Integrating for stunting impact - academic longread

The Healthy Village approach combines WASH with food & nutrition security and care to improve child health. In our programme areas in Southern Bangladesh, stunting rates halved from 51% to 25%.

The WASH & Nutrition Nexus

Scaling up nutrition-specific interventions can reduce childhood stunting by 20%, but 80% of cases require more than just nutrition.

Max Payment-by-Results

Shifting away from traditional input-based payments, Max Payment-by-Results (MaxPbR) links payments to our implementation partners to predefined results.

Our innovations

Innovation is part of our DNA. We find ways to do good better, for us and others. The Healthy Village approach is not the only example. Here are some others!

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Healthy Village Urban

Campaign for Community Engagement

The Healthy Village Urban Programme in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh, successfully engaged over 3,000 community members through interactive initiatives, including a village fair, to promote improved hygiene and nutrition practices.

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Scientific Study: Max Foundation

Halves Child Undernutrition

The renowned international Karolinska Institutet validates Max Foundation's programme success on improving child undernutrition in Bangladesh. The featured study, published in the journal Children, showcases significant impact, halving undernutrition in children in just four years, which is much faster than the national trend.

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20th anniversary

royal distinction for our founders

On the 21st of March we celebrated 20 years of Max Foundation, and the mayor of Bloemendaal surprised our founders Joke and Steven Le Poole with a royal distinction.

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