Project Peanut Butter
Posted by Susan Ponsolle on 07-18-07I so often feel helpless when I see photographs and read stories of starving children around the world. I know I should do something, but where to start? Well, Project Peanut Butter is making it easier by teaming up with HappyBaby. You can feel good about purchasing HappyBaby baby food, because each package you purchase feeds a malnourished child for a full day.
ABOUT PROJECT PEANUT BUTTER
Malawi is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade. Malnutrition affects 70% of all children, with an estimated 13% dying before the age of five. Founded by pediatrician Mark Manary, Project Peanutbutter is saving the lives of starving children with a revolutionary treatment. Manary’s solution is Plumpy Nut, a peanut based paste rich in protein an fats vitamins and minerals. Plumpy Nut can be manufactured locally, as peanuts are indigenous to Africa, importing only additional vitamins and minerals. The paste is resistant to bacterial contamination due to its low water content and dose not require cooking. Because it is a local food, peanut allergies are virtually non-existent in Africa.
A NEW STANDARD OF CARE
Plumpy Nut’s success rate is well over 90%, compared to 25% for conventional milk-based formulas. Both UNESCO and DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS are now distributing Plumpy Nut.
MOVING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY
Project Peanut Butter’s latest initiative is to provide villages with solar-powered roasters, supplying only the additional vitamins and minerals needed through its visiting clinics. Children no longer have to travel great distances for treatment an entire village of children can be given Plumpy Nut right at home.
THE FOUNDER
Project Peanut Butter was founded by Dr. Mark Manary, who currently serves as a Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He has served the community by holding many academic positions since earning his medical degree in Pediatrics from Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Manary visits Malawi several times a year to assist his local team with Project Peanut Butter. In addition to his professorship in the United States, Dr. Manary also serves as a Senior Lecturer in Pediatrics at the Medical College of Malawi in Blantyre, Malawi. He has worked intensively in Africa for the past twenty years and has an extensive list of publications reflecting his commitment to developing treatments and preventions of malnutrition.
Visit the Project Peanut Butter website to learn more about the project and to support their efforts.
Source: Project Peanut Butter website: www.projectpeanutbutter.org
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