Prisma was founded in 1986 by a group of multidisciplinary professionals who were motivated to reverse the high rates of chronic child malnutrition in Peru and the risk factors associated with it. Prisma's field of intervention has expanded in the past 30 years to include diverse focus areas across Latin America and Africa, including sexual and reproductive health services, and is supported through partnerships with central government, regional and local governments, international entities, academic institutions, civil societies, organized communities, and private companies.