Meet the Innovators - Ashoka Social Entrepreneurs
Five social entrepreneurs who are pioneering innovations to fight malnutrition in the developing world presented their projects at the GAIN Business Alliance Global Forum.
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Mr. Tobias Schüth, Swiss Red Cross, Kyrgystan
Power from below: test kits in the hands of retailers pressure producer to iodize salt
Providing salt retailers with test kits for iodized salt so that they can test the salt they purchase at wholesale markets. This creates pressure on salt producers to iodize their salt and drives non-iodized salt out of the market. More info on the project
Mr. Hart Jansson, Vice-President of Malnutrition Matters
Vitagoat, Malnutrition Matters
The VitaGoat program improves nutrition in rural areas of developing countries – where malnutrition rates for children are typically over 50%. VitaGoat equipment produces low-cost whole protein from soy; micronutrients are added to address the most vital aspects of malnutrition: a sustainable micro-enterprise that needs neither electricity nor running water. More info on the project
Mr. Thomas Stehl, Managing Director, Meds and Food for Kids (MFK)
Treating Malnutrition through Haitian Production of RUTF, Meds and Food for Kids (MFK)
Meds & Food for Kids (MFK) is a social business that saves the lives of Haiti‘s malnourished children by developing, manufacturing, and distributing therapeutic foods in Haiti. Our business model combines effective interventions for both the treatment and prevention of malnutrition, via locally manufactured RUTFs and sustainable agricultural development programs. More info on the project
Mr. Dave Dodson, Founder of Project Healthy Children (PHC)
Small-Scale Fortification: Innovative Technology for the Developing World
Project Healthy Children (PHC) has developed with Stanford University and the Micronutrient Initiative, the technology to fortify foods for vulnerable and malnourished populations. Innovation: an affordable (US 100) simple device for small-scale electric millers to weigh and proportionally dispense nutrients into grain in an effective and accurate way. More info on the project
Ms Binali Suhandani, Associate Director of Akshaya Patra Foundation, India
Nutritious school meals to address malnourishment of young children in India
Nutritious school meals to address malnourishment of young children: Replicate the successful technology driven, high-performance and cost effective operating model of scale up school meal program and reach out to larger number of young malnourished children across India by provision of nutritious wholesome meal, thereby promoting education and good health of children. More info on the project
