Peanut Butter

Nigeria has the worlds highest number of malnourished children, about 6 million, according to UNICEF. There is something called the "Peanut Butter Project" started by Dr. Manary in Malawi, whereby malnourished children are given a peanut butter based supplement fortified with vitamins and minerals over a period of eight weeks. Eighty percent of the children eating a full diet of the peanut butter supplement meet their weight for height goal. To date, nothing like this has been done in Nigeria. With the help of some independent US sponsors, Faith Alive hopes to mirror the Peanut Butter Project to treat malnourished children here. Right now, Krysty and I are working on a proposal to do a trail with this product on children who are seen in various local hospitals. Faith Alive palns to producee the peanut butter supplement in their newly built Nutrition Unit located in the Faith Alive social services area. The peanut butter would be given to malnourished children coming to the clinic at no cost, as all services at Faith Alive are offered free of charge. Right now, I think they're waiting on a large sum of money needed to purchase the equipment necessary for producing the peanut butter mixture. Once that comes it should be off and running. Exciting stuff...