Bridges Global Missions provides food and other staples as immediate relief for the villages or communities we visit. We evaluate the local needs and resources in the areas of food supplies and nutritional supplements, food preservation and storage, farming, animal husbandry, fishing and, most importantly, education and training. In both Haiti and the Philippines, we researched the food supplies needed and whether they are available in the region to determine whether to purchase locally or ship internationally.

We also perform nutritional assessments. Our first goal in any area is to identify the village or community leaders who give input to these assessments. Our team includes medical personnel, including physicians, nurses and nutritionists well qualified to conduct clinical assessments that point us to nutritional deficits, as well as dietary intake assessments.

Nutrition assessment help to address either growing locally or procurement. As an example, we noticed that although the people in Haiti lived by the ocean, fishing boats and equipment were scarce. On two of our trip to Haiti, we brought fishing poles to help the fisherman thus paving the way for small businesses for their families.

Facts

• At least 1 million malnourished children die every year because they lack access to food.
• Worldwide, 17 million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition, a deadly condition if not treated.
• $ 50.00 provides a full course of life-saving treatment for a malnourished child.
• $ 50.00 can also provide three meals for a month for a family of four.

What We Do

• Evaluate Nutritional Needs
  • We send a survey team to assess the needs of a community in the aftermath of a disaster. We collect baseline data on key nutritional indicators like local capacities and resources, cultural practices, infrastructure, and geography. These nutrition surveys are essential for mounting an effective, customized response.
• Treat Acute Malnutrition
  • We have treated hundreds of cases of severe acute malnutrition, without treatment severely malnourished women and children would likely face imminent death.
• Prevent Acute Malnutrition
  • Our prevention activities provide Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods to patients, children with moderate acute malnutrition, and children in communities faced with seasonal hunger.

Our Impact

• From 2010 to current, we have treated hundreds of children for malnutrition and illnesses resulting from malnutrition in Haiti and the Philippines.
• We work to help children reach healthy adulthood, and to contribute to the growth of productive families and nations through education and provision of primary care.

How Can You Help?

Donate today and help us feed one or more families.

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Facts

• At least 1 million malnourished children die every year because they lack access to food.
• Worldwide, 17 million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition, a deadly condition if not treated.
• $ 50.00 provides a full course of life-saving treatment for a malnourished child.
• $ 50.00 can also provide three meals for a month for a family of four.

What We Do

• Evaluate Nutritional Needs
  • We send a survey team to assess the needs of a community in the aftermath of a disaster. We collect baseline data on key nutritional indicators like local capacities and resources, cultural practices, infrastructure, and geography. These nutrition surveys are essential for mounting an effective, customized response.
• Treat Acute Malnutrition
  • We have treated hundreds of cases of severe acute malnutrition, without treatment severely malnourished women and children would likely face imminent death.
• Prevent Acute Malnutrition
  • Our prevention activities provide Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods to patients, children with moderate acute malnutrition, and children in communities faced with seasonal hunger.

Our Impact

• From 2010 to current, we have treated hundreds of children for malnutrition and illnesses resulting from malnutrition in Haiti and the Philippines.
• We work to help children reach healthy adulthood, and to contribute to the growth of productive families and nations through education and provision of primary care.

How Can You Help?

Donate today and help us feed one or more families.