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  • Westside Food Bank Helps Angelenos

    May 05, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Westside Food Bank has been distributing food to community members in need across the city since 1981. Today, they provide nutritious food and fresh produce to 153,000 people facing food insecurity.

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  • Nurturing the Nurturer: Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State

    April 10, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    The Save the Child Initiative, in collaboration with the Society for Women Development and Empowerment in Nigeria, is working to ensure that expectant mothers receive proper nutrition during pregnancy so they can deliver healthy babies. The initiative provides iron and folic acid supplements, nutrition counseling, hosts antenatal clinics, and even travels door-to-door to provide education and care to those in need.

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  • FarmRx Provides Free Produce for Low-Income Families in Athens

    March 22, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    FarmRx, or the Food as Medicine Prescription Program, provides free fruits and vegetables to low-income families in the area. Provided through the Athens Farmers Market, FarmRx is a 6 month program that not only improves food access but also provides cooking and nutrition education to participants, along with free health checkups. In 2021, the program reported an 85% completion rate.

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  • Lagos breast milk bank is cultivating a culture of donation among new mothers

    March 14, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Milk Bank Nigeria provides donor breast milk for sick, low birth weight and premature babies in neonatal ICUs across the country to reduce mortality in preterm babies. The Milk Bank Nigeria launched in August 2022 and as of Decemeber the organization had registered four donors who had supplied 33 liters of breast milk.

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  • How Kisumu households fight ‘hidden hunger' through insects

    March 07, 2023 |

    Lake Region Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    A resident of Kisumu, Kenya, educates her neighbors about the nutritional value of crickets. Community members are fighting malnutrition by adding the insects to food like porridge and bread.

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  • Little Tokyo Nutrition Services Is Taking Food Insecurity Off the Menu

    March 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boyle Heights, California

    To combat food insecurity, the nonprofit Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services delivers free, nutritious meals to Japanese seniors in local residential communities, Boyle Heights, and East Los Angeles.

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  • This Free Grocery Store is Trying to Address Atlanta's Food Access Problems

    March 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Grove Park, Georgia

    The Grocery Spot is a free grocery store where residents can access redistributed food from local pantries and for-profit grocery stores that have more than they can sell. The Grocery Spot addresses food waste and access, providing more than 140,000 pounds of free food to more than 600 families each week.

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  • Can Discount Grocer Lidl Offer Better Food Access in DC's Ward 7?

    February 06, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    Discount German grocery chain Lidl operates more than 20 stores in D.C. and surrounding areas and allows residents to easily access affordable, nutritious foods. It also hires local residents, providing comprehensive benefits and job opportunities for locals.

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  • How breast milk banks could avert the next formula crisis

    January 30, 2023 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Amidst the ongoing formula shortage, breast milk donations to milk bands are helping hospitals care for vulnerable newborns. Milk banking started in Brazil in the 1980s, and today the country runs 228 of the 750 milk banks around the world.

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  • Hunger and malnutrition are increasing, but a group is turning the tide

    January 11, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ayobo, Lagos

    The Lagos Food Bank Initiative works to address hunger and malnutrition among those in need and reduce food waste. It offers several programs including temporary food assistance, nutritious meal interventions, and family farming among others. Since it was founded in 2016, the organization has expanded its efforts and now has 17,000 volunteers across the country and has helped more than two million people.

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