AWARD YEAR
2023
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Zero Hunger
KEYWORDS
Malnutrition, nutrients, flour, Africa
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Sanku
WEBSITE
https://projecthealthychildren.org/
Sanku Small-scale Fortification
Ending malnutrition by adding lifesaving micronutrients into the food Africans eat the most.
How does it work?
Sanku installs a dosifier, which adds a precise amount of critical nutrients to flour, onto the small African flour mills that produce and sell the staple food families eat every day.
They offset the cost of the miller’s nutrients by bulk buying empty pink flour bags, which are then sold to the millers to pack their flour. The savings from each flour bag are enough to cover the entire price of the miller’s nutrients.
Sanku monitors the miller’s use of the dosifier remotely through a cellular link, and visits the mill if the dosifier is not in use or needs repair, as well as to restock their nutrients.
Why is it needed?
Over 2.3 million poeple worldwide do not achieve their physical and intellectual potential because of vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Africa is hardest hit by malnutrition. Most don’t have access to healthy foods, and every meal is primarily starchy flour. Lacking key vitamins and minerals in their diets results in 8,000 children dying globally every day from preventable sicknesses.
How does it improve life?
Thanks to Sanku's solutions it is easy for rural millers to produce quality fortified flour, and families can finally afford to buy and eat healthy food everyday. Children get the key nutrients they need and lives are saved.