Meds & Food for Kids is a US-based 501(c)(3) and a registered NGO in Haiti.
WE ALL DESERVE A CHANCE TO HAVE A FUTURE.
WE ALL DESERVE A CHANCE TO HAVE A FUTURE.
About
Our Story
1 in 4 Haitian children is malnourished. 1 in 14 will not live to see their 5th birthday. Dr. Patricia Wolff founded Meds & Food for Kids in 2003, after witnessing years of needless suffering and the deaths of kids ravaged by malnutrition. She introduced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to Haiti, a then new, revolutionary idea. The results were astonishing. We make our foods in Cap-Haïtien using simple ingredients like peanuts, sourced from local, smallholder farmers. In our factory, we employ and train Haitians from the community – enabling them not only to provide for their families, but also to learn the skills needed to create sustainable change and build their economy. As we’ve grown, we’ve also expanded our focus. Today, we teach farmers how to improve the quality and quantity of their crop yields. We train healthcare workers to treat malnutrition. And we provide school kids with supplemental foods to prevent malnutrition and increase classroom engagement. Our long-term vision sees a local economy in Haiti that grows and flourishes on its own, providing stable jobs and meeting the nutritional needs of every Haitian.
What We Do
Kids Treated
800,000+
Educate Haitian farmers
Buy Haitian peanuts
Use peanuts to make therapeutic food
Deliver food to clinics and schools in Haiti
Growing local
• We’ve taught 2,600+ farmers growing techniques developed and refined in partnership with USAID and the universities of Georgia and Florida, which increase peanut yield, quality, and farm income.
Crossing Borders
• Through our partnership with UNICEF Global, our Haitian-made therapeutic foods are used to treat malnutrition in 17 other countries.
Supporting Healthcare Professionals
• We collaborate with 65 organizations that treat malnutrition in kids and supplement the diets of pregnant and nursing mothers. • Our nurse educators consult with and support 12 clinics across Haiti.
Transfering skills
• Our Cap-Haïtien factory team includes 54 Haitians who produce the life-saving products transforming their communities. • Additionally, 34 Haitian workers are contracted or hired independently for jobs including factory security and seasonal agriculture work. • 49 specialized volunteer-fellows have each donated 1-3 years to mentor Haitian workers in their areas of expertise.
Growing local
• We’ve taught 2,600+ farmers growing techniques developed and refined in partnership with USAID and the universities of Georgia and Florida, which increase peanut yield, quality, and farm income.
Crossing Borders
• Through our partnership with UNICEF Global, our Haitian-made therapeutic foods are used to treat malnutrition in 17 other countries.
Supporting Healthcare Professionals
• We collaborate with 65 organizations that treat malnutrition in kids and supplement the diets of pregnant and nursing mothers. • Our nurse educators consult with and support 12 clinics across Haiti.
Transfering skills
• Our Cap-Haïtien factory team includes 54 Haitians who produce the life-saving products transforming their communities. • Additionally, 34 Haitian workers are contracted or hired independently for jobs including factory security and seasonal agriculture work. • 49 specialized volunteer-fellows have each donated 1-3 years to mentor Haitian workers in their areas of expertise.
“Because our farms have improved we are better able to take care of our families…we eat better and send our children to school…we are working to build a better life”
PHILOGENE JEAN BAPTISTE, Farmer
“Employment has really meant a lot to me…I can provide for myself 100% with my salary and …it really has helped me and my family”
JEAN ALEX PIERRE, Production Supervisor
“My daughter couldn’t stand or walk because she was so sick…I came here and they gave her the Mamba and she started to get better…I see her improving every day”
PIERRE FREDLINE, Mother
“We have a total of 300 students and we serve the kids Vita Mamba everyday to keep them healthy”
FRANCOIS BLAISE MARIE GINA, Third Grade Teacher
Partners
Without the tremendous dedication of our partners, our mission would not be possible. We cannot thank them enough for the things they do to help us continue our work.
Accreditation
Meds & Food for Kids is a registered and accredited non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation in the United States, and also registered as a Non-Governmental Organization in Haiti.
