Company Plans To Provide One Million Meals To Haitian Children

I often discuss the food security issues that we have in the United States on Foodbeast, but it’s important to note that several other countries have it worse.

Haiti is a prime example of massive food insecurity. The small Caribbean island is in deep poverty, with the average Haitian living on less than a dollar per day. Hunger is a common feeling amongst adults and children in the island country.

To help satiate their hunger, several Haitians eat “mud cookies,” or sun-baked circles of mud and vegetable oil that fill their stomachs to fight off the hunger. Yikes.

Photo courtesy of Natierra.

Turns out that superfood company Natierra is hoping to make a massive impact on food security in the island nation by providing one million meals to children in Haiti.

Natierra CEO Thierry Ollivier was inspired during a business trip to Haiti last year to help the country’s children out. What’s more he’s gotten Natierra to team up with NGO charity Convoy of Hope to launch the “Feed A Soul” project at the recent Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim.

Photo courtesy of Natierra.

Here’s how it works: for every Natierra Himalania Superfoods bag sold, the company will give one meal to a Haitian child in need of food. The ultimate goal is to donate a million meals by 2018.

So far the campaign has already been successful in funding over 20,000 meals, but there’s definitely a lot of them left to give.

If you’re interested in helping out, all you have to do is go to a store carrying Natierra’s products and purchase a bag. Natierra sells a range of over twenty different superfoods, including cacao nibs, goji Berries, and chocolate-covered chia seeds. They’re available in stores like Whole Foods, Sprouts, Vons, Ralphs, and even on Amazon.

The next time you’re out stocking up on superfood snacks like chocolate-covered goji berries or hemp seeds, remember that you can help tackle food security in Haiti just by buying a Natierra bag.

I’m definitely down to help this amazing philanthropic effort.