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The sprawling Dadaab refugee camps of northeastern Kenya are the world's largest. Like many refugees, Dadaab residents rely on dry food rations, comprised mainly of cereals, oil, and corn-soy meal, for survival. But while these rations just about meet daily caloric requirements, they fall short of the population's nutritional needs. Young children, whose bodies need micronutrients to thrive, are extremely vulnerable to life-threatening malnutrition.

Recognizing that the condition was rampant throughout the camps, Action Against Hunger launched a ground-breaking pilot program to provide nearly 18,000 children and their families with the means to consume nutritious fresh foods, ultimately improving their health and reducing their risk of mortality.

Read more: http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/pr...

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