PHOTOS: How 9 families cope when they can’t afford 3 healthy meals a day for the kids

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Toyin Salami of Lagos, Nigeria, with her 4-year-old daughter, Kudirat. Her husband, Saheed, tends to two of their other children. "It

“Severe child food poverty” is on the rise, affecting 181 million young kids. Here’s how families cope when their kids are hungry and they can’t afford to put 3 nutritious meals a day on the table.

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“Severe child food poverty” is on the rise, affecting 181 million young kids. Here’s how families cope when their kids are hungry and they can’t afford to put 3 nutritious meals a day on the table.