Emergency food sent to Ethiopia
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The Church processed and shipped a second quantity of emergency food supply to Ethiopian children suffering from the effects of famine. The shipment, 80,000 pounds of food processed at the Church's dairy at Welfare Square last week, was scheduled to arrive in Ethiopia March 12.
An additional 200 tons of "Atmit" is in production at Welfare Square this week and will be shipped to Ethiopia in ocean-bound containers. Atmit is a dry formulation based on a centuries-old Ethiopian recipe needed by malnourished children and the elderly who cannot digest whole grains. It is a bland but nutritious mixture of oat flour, powdered milk, sugar, salt and supplemental vitamins and minerals that can be mixed with water to form a sort of porridge.
More than 11 million people are "at risk" for starvation in Ethiopia. This will likely increase to 14 million before the fall 2003 harvest.
