Why Darfur

WILL WORK FOR FOOD aims to stimulate local community service while raising relief funds to fight child malnutrition abroad. If you're looking to learn more about participating or donating then visit our Get Involved page.

THE BASIC NUMBERS

-20 million children around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). This means that they will either starve to death or experience seriously weakened physical and mental development. 

-1 in 7 (15%) of the kids in Darfur are severely malnourished.

-Plumpy'nut has had up to a 95% success rate in fighting child malnutrition.

Child malnutrition is often referred to as the “Silent Killer” in the international aid community because it doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. Fortunately, the disease is treatable when given the proper attention. WILL WORK FOR FOOD is dedicated to bringing awareness to this matter and working to save severely malnourished children.

One hundred percent of the money we raise together will help Doctors Without Borders purchase and distribute nutritional supplements, like Plumpy’nut®, to help save malnourished children. For now, the money raised will help save children in Darfur, where 1 in 7 kids are severely malnourished.

Together we can fight the Silent Killer and bring attention to the malnutrition crises. If you'd like to learn more about Malnutrition, Plumpy'nut or Darfur then check out the links below!

More about Doctors Without Borders:

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries and was awarded the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.