Vitamin Angels recently received an update from DESEA Perú, our in-field partner in southern Peru. Together we are connecting 385 pregnant and lactating mothers with prenatal vitamins.
"DESEA Perú is a grassroots NGO working in the areas of health and water treatment with the indigenous Quechua people of the high Andes, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in southern Peru. In 2010, DESEA received a donation of Vitamin Angels maternal/lactating vitamins from some visiting medical doctors...
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We recently received new photographs from Haiti Foundation of Hope (HFH). Through immunization campaigns and community-based distributions through the Clinic of Hope Community Health Program, Vitamin Angels and HFH are reaching 1,227 children and 1,302 pregnant and lactating women with multivitamins.
Check out HFH photo update from 2010>>
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According to an article by Time Magazine, the United Nations recently released a disappointing update on progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in regards to maternal health. The new report, released by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, states that “While there have been considerable gains since 2000 on many of the MDG targets, progress has been slowest on the gender equality dimensions of these targets...
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We recently interviewed African Services Committee, who is partnering with Vitamin Angels to connect over 1,000 children 6-59 months with multivitamins. Read what they had to share about their work in the field and how they are making a difference in the lives of children in Ethiopia.
Our organization…reaches out to underserved populations and engages those at most risk in HIV outreach, prevention, testing, and care. One of our program highlights is our long-running Pediatric HIV/AIDS pro...
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What I do all day at work: Through social media, I help spread the word about Vitamin Angels to connect with supporters and inspire new followers to get involved. Whether I am posting a picture on Facebook of a child we are reaching in Haiti or writing a blog about the fundraising adventures of a high school student from North Carolina, I feel like these positive messages have t...
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Check out these photos from our grantee Hands and Hearts International in Nigeria. In 2010, Vitamin Angels provided them with multivitamins for 118 pregnant and lactating women in Umuagwo, Nigeria.
Hands and Hearts International distributes the multivitamins to women who often walk for hours to reach the organization’s community based medical clinic associated with the Ohaji Medical Center.
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We recently interviewed the Association of Arizona Food Banks (AAFB), who is partnering with Vitamin Angels to connect 13,019 pregnant and lactating women with multivitamins. Read what they had to share about their work in the field and how they are making a difference in the lives of thousands of Arizonans.
1) Our organization...provides research and advise in areas related to public policy; promotes anti-hunger events and activities of our members and food banking in general; and o...
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The World Health Statistics, released by the World Health Organization, sheds light into global health and progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). According to the report, “Annual global deaths of children under five years of age fell to 8.1 million in 2009 from 12.4 million in 1990.” However, levels of mortality remain astonishingly high in certain areas of the world, therefore “Much more needs to be done to achieve the tar...
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Second graders with a sweet tooth from the Summit School of Ahwatukee in Arizona are on a mission to make a positive difference in the world! By selling caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts, they raised $135 for Vitamin Angels, helping to save lives of 540 children around the globe! Luka, a second grader from the Summit School of Ahwatukee, is a huge supporter of Vitamin Angels and played a pivotal role in getting his classmates involved. He found out about our mission from his parents, Mimi and M...
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Scott Weathers, a high school senior from Chapel Hill, North Carolina has found a creative approach to fundraising! On Friday, April 29th he organized his first rave to benefit Vitamin Angels at his local Street Scene center. DJs included DJ Trip BasedLife, Ben Aronson, and Elliot Oleski. Two hundred and fifty teenagers showed up to dance to techno/dance/pop music. By charging $5 a ticket, he and his boogying buddies raised a total of $1,300 for Vitamin Angles!
In his own words, Scott said...
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We recently received an update from Sanofi about the launch of their campaign to support Vitamin Angels. Through our new partnership, Sanofi is donating 25 cents for each pack of Nature’s Own multivitamins and fish oil sold in Australia to reach children worldwide with essential nutrients.
Sanofi is helping to spread the word through extensive marketing activity, including a major advertising and media campaign, to tell Australians all about the work of Vitamin Angels, and enco...
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In her most recent blog, Kate Pastor shares an emotional day spent at the Riley Mother and Baby Hospital in Eldoret. Kate Pastor from Twinlab is traveling with Vitamin Angels’ Founder and President Howard Schiffer to Western Kenya for a two week observational tour of our prenatal program.
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"A brand new newborn, just released from the hospital. This healthy little girl is the result of the good work Vitamin Ange...
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Kate Pastor from Twinlab, will be joining Vitamin Angels’ Founder and President Howard Schiffer in a journey to Western Kenya for a two week observational tour of our prenatal program. She will be shedding light into their inspiring journey by blogging throughout the trip! Go here to read Kate’s first blog>>
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Last month, the House and Senate reached a resolution that will sustain government programs through the remainder of the financial year. The continuing resolution, which President Obama signed into law on April 15th, allocates $7.845 billion for global health programs. According to the Senate Committee on Appropriations Press Release, $5.345 billion will go to combat HIV/AIDS through the Department of State, $750 million will go towards the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, and $615 million will g...
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Check out new photos from Vitamin Angels' consultant Dr. Shilpa Vinod Bhatte! Dr. Shilpa Vinod Bhatte recently traveled to Nagaland (a small state in the North Eastern region of India, bordering Myanmar) to help jump start a new Operation 20/20 project. During her trip, Dr. Shilpa Vinod Bhatte conducted training for our in-country partner, the Eastern Nagaland Women’s Organization (ENWO), who is helping us reach 120,000 children with vitamin A!
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