De-worming in Liberia
Worms + childhood malnourishment = anemia, impaired growth, intellectual delay or death. For suffering children, an intestinal worm infection can deplete 20-30% of total nutrition, and in Liberia where most people live on less than $1.25/day, malnourishment is commonplace. With no intervention, it’s rare that a severely malnourished child survives an infection. Last year, Global […]
Families, not orphanages
The number of Haitian orphans doubled with January’s earthquake. Our partner John Dieubon of Project Papillon says these children need families, not orphanages. That’s why he equips each of the children’s homes he opens in Port Au Prince with appointed “parents” and accepts only 9 children per home. (It’s common for Haitian families to have […]
Harvest in Haiti
With your help, this spring we supplied 17.5 tons of premium seed corn to Haitian farmers unable to purchase seed after the January quake. Now some 1500 rural families are working to bring in a healthy corn harvest. Thank you! The seeds were formulated especially for Haitian soil, and with good rainfall, yields have been […]
