This summer my family had the opportunity to spend about seven weeks in the US. We enjoyed being with our families and friends and visiting the MANA factory in Georgia (see photos). Earlier this month we returned to Rwanda and are ready for school to...
Rwanda Facility Planning is Near Completion For the past several weeks, our global team (located in Rwanda, Canada, and the US) has been working on the plans for the Rwanda production facility. This includes equipment selection, production flow, and food safety considerations. These decisions serve as the foundation for the...
At the conclusion of six weeks of treatment for fourteen children in Rwaza, we documented an average weight gain of 19% and MUAC (middle upper arm circumference) gain of 16%, based on starting measurements. Eleven of the fourteen children recovered from severe acute malnutrition when...
Dominique at day 1 and day 21 of MANA RUTF treatment. Great progress in Rwaza In January, we started distributing MANA to children at the Rwaza Health Center in northwest Rwanda. The fourteen children range in age from seven to thirty months. At the halfway point of...
We have a great team of people around the world who will be helping us with the renovation plan and layout for the factory in Kigali. Additionally, some of them are planning to travel to Rwanda later this year to help with factory set up...
Take a Rest. Over the past several weeks, I’ve focused the majority of my time on our distribution of MANA in Rwaza. If you have been following the video updates (available here), then you already know that we’re seeing great results with the children in the...
Last week we returned to Rwaza to hear a progress report on our first 15 kids being treated with MANA RUTF. Results were great, with one little girl gaining almost a full pound! In one week! ...
This is video from our first visit to the Rwaza Health Center. Next week, we plan to start distribution of MANA to children in Rwaza who are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Rwaza is located in northwest Rwanda, about 13km from Musanze/Ruhengeri. The Health Center serves...
On December 7, we signed the lease on a facility in Kigali. So, MANA Foods Rwanda now has a home! It's about 11,000 square feet - about one third the size of our US facility. We plan to install sufficient production capacity to make at...
This is the fourth monthly newsletter from Rwanda. It’s a short summary of key highlights from the previous month. Just click on the thumbnail image to read the newsletter!...
The past few weeks have been quite eventful. I had a very good meeting with the Director General of the Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) regarding food safety and testing. Since everything we do is built on a foundation of food safety, it’s critical to...