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Kids Kitchen Kits Launched for Vital Nutrients
With the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announcing famine in Darfur this week, Kids for Kids has launched a ‘Kids Kitchen Kits’ initiative to provide malnourished children with the nutrients they vitally need. Families living in remote villages are subsistence farmers, living off whatever they can grow from the land. Crops have not been planted due to the violence, and after a failed crop last year, families were already malnourished before the start of the conflict in April 2023. Many children are surviving on one scant meal a day whilst many adults have just one meal every two to three days. Worryingly this is often just a form of porridge called assida which is carbohydrate only, resulting in serious malnourishment. Children across Darfur are desperately in need of protein, minerals and vitamins. Without these essential nutrients, children face stunted growth, bone, teeth, hair and even brain damage. Our Kids Kitchen Kits, launched this week, include lentils, ground nuts and cooking oil, to provide essential proteins and minerals for healthy growth. Patricia Parker OBE says, “We were already worried about families Read more…