In 2006, Meds and Food for Kids (MFK) participated in the Social Entrepreneurship Innovation Competition (SEIC).  Since participating in the workshops, MFK is on track to reach their goal of “Alive at Five”: to ensure that children remain well nourished and healthy through the toddler years and to reduce the threat of malnutrition among Haitian children in approximately 10 years.    Founded in 2004 by Dr. Patricia Wolff, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Washington University's School of Medicine, MFK is a non-profit organization that fights childhood malnutrition in Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere.  MFK produces a ready-to-use therapeutic food called Medika Mamba, a high-energy, fortified peanut butter paste distributed for home-based malnutrition therapy.

"Because of the SEIC, we have received increased attention from the public and made great connections with other organizations, both non-profit and private,” Wolff said.  “With the heightened awareness, we were awarded $198,000 from the World Bank’s Development Marketplace Grant, which is funded by the World Bank and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  This grant will allow MFK to treat approximately 4,000 children in the next two years.”

To learn more about Meds and Food for Kids, visit www.medsandfoodforkids.org.