Love is a driving force. It motivates people to overcome insurmountable odds; it compels people to acts of great tenderness; it inspires people to give their all. What do we love? Vitamins. Why? Because vitamins are a radically simple solution to the complex problem of malnutrition. The right vitamins at the right time can lead to healthier pregnancies…
Loud, squeaking sounds pierced the air and caught our attention at a vitamin distribution in Haldwani, India. The unexpected source? A pair of shoes, worn by a small boy who cheerfully wandered away from the crowd. His name, we later learned, is Biraj; the shoes, we found out, were intentionally loud. Since two-and-a-half-year-old Biraj is…
Meet Sadrak, a bubbly 18-month-old boy who craves the spotlight. According to his mom, Joan, he enjoys spending afternoons watching her and his uncle, Dickens, tend to their garden. While there may be some friendly competition between Joan and Dickens over who is the better gardener, there’s no denying that the garden, ripe with cassava,…