What is Vitamin Angels?
The Vitamin Angel Alliance, Inc. (Vitamin Angels) is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.
Our mission is to mobilize and deploy private sector resources to advance availability, access and use of micronutrients, especially vitamin A, among at-risk populations in need. Learn more about how Vitamin Angels got started, read our Founder’s story.
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International Health Partners in Tanzania
Today the Vitamin Angels staff got the privilege of meeting Denny and Paula Lofstrom, two of three founders of International Health Partners, one of our grantees of our Thrive to Five program in Tanzania. Paula and Denny have a clear passion for the people of Tanzania. Paula is a born storyteller with a sense of humor and natural aptitude for marketing. Denny is an MD with a masters in tropical medicine.
02/03/2012
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Vitamin A for Children in Afghanistan
We're happy to share this guest blog from one of our new implementation partners in Afghanistan, AmeriCares.
02/02/2012
Serving the People of Orange County
Four of our staff set out last Tuesday month for Santa Ana, California, two hours south of Santa Barbara, (where our offices are located), to visit with Serve the People, one of our domestic grantees who distributes multivitamins to mothers in need. Each of us has been abroad to see our international programs in action in countries across the world. This time it was a joy to connect with one of our local partners helping us to bring essential nutrients to mothers in need here in our own "backyard."
02/01/2012
More Smiles from Haiti Foundation of Hope
Check out these new photos from Haiti Foundation of Hope that made our day. Together we are reaching 1,302 pregnant and lactating women with multivitamins and 5,000 infants and children with vitamin A through our Thrive to Five and Operation 20/20 programs.
01/25/2012
Photos from a new grantee in Cameroon
Check out these photos from a new grantee in Cameroon: Cameroon Christian Welfare Medical Foundation. Together we are reaching 21,000 children with vitamin A, 11,750 children with albendazole, and 746 women with multivitamins through our Thrive to Five and Operation 20/20 programs.
01/19/2012
"Solid Women" in Haiti
We are thrilled to share this inspiring video from Fonkoze, one of our field partners in Haiti. The video shows a mother named Antonia receiving health information and vitamin A from Vitamin Angels for her new baby (2 minutes, 12 seconds in). With the help of Fonkoze, we are reaching 2,237 mothers like Antonia with multivitamins and 25,497 children through Thrive to Five.
01/18/2012
LA Marathon Training Update by David J Foreman
David Foreman, the Herbal Pharmacist, is joining Team Vitamin Angels, running the LA Marathon and raising money to support Vitamin Angels! Check out his update below on training to run 26.2 miles on behalf of Vitamin Angels!
01/16/2012
Vitamin Angels to manage distribution of vitamin A for Sight and Life
We are thrilled to announce that Sight and Life is extending our partnership to help us reach millions of at-risk children with vitamin A! Sight and Life is a nonprofit humanitarian initiative of DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials.
01/12/2012