Project Report
| Dec 16, 2011
Horn of Africa update on ABC News tonight at 10pm ET
By Heidi Reed | Edesia's Communications Manager
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Plumpy'nut brings life and hope to children
Dear Friends,
Tonight at 10 PM ET, you may be interested to tune in as ABC wraps up their 2011 coverage of the world's most pressing health issues in “Making Life: A Risky Proposition,” a 20/20 Special with Diane Sawyer.
The ABC producers alerted us today that the special will include a follow-up segment on Edesia's project in the Horn of Africa that provided relief for famine victims - to which you have contributed so generously.
From all of us at the Edesia factory in Providence, Rhode Island, we extend our gratitude and appreciation to you. Your compassion and caring for the starving children in the Horn of Africa inspires us every day.
Thank you.
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Oct 25, 2011
Sending Plumpy'nut to the Horn of Africa
By Heidi Reed | Edesia's Communications Manager
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Edesia's factory
Walking through our factory in Providence, Rhode Island this morning, I stopped to take a photo of where the Plumpy'nut continues to come off the line and get packed into the red and white boxes. The sound the machines make - like a steady drum beat - feels hopeful to me - especially considering the tremendous ongoing crisis in the Horn of Africa. It may be an automated machine, but its purpose is driven by human action.
Last week our project to Provide Lifesaving Plumpy'nut in the Horn of Africa achieved its goal of $200,000 and is tipping over that amount a little more each day. This is truly incredible. We will now be able to reach thousands more children around the world with the Plumpy'nut we make.
Thank you. Together we are giving more and more children the gift of life in the Horn of Africa. And we could not be more grateful for your efforts to help make this happen.
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Helping hands
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Aug 9, 2011
A sneak peak at Plumpy'nut production
By Marie Wisecup | Communications Manager
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Preparing the peanuts, milk powder and sugar.
Thank you all for the overwhelming support. Thanks to your generous donations our dedicated production team has been working around the clock, including weekend shifts, to make more of the life-saving Plumpy'nut needed in East Africa. Here are some photos from today's second shift that we wanted to share with our Global Giving community. We will continue to post updates and relevant reports on our facebook page so be sure to check it out. Thank you!
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From the factory floor to the container
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Filling boxes- from our hands to the children's
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