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eflected in the food <strong>and</strong> nutrition projects established by<br />

participants in their own countries.<br />

“In June, in Kenya, we convened 12 nutrition planners<br />

<strong>and</strong> supervisors to involve them actively in the design <strong>of</strong> the<br />

two-week training <strong>of</strong> field level workers scheduled <strong>for</strong> late<br />

1981. This cooperative advance planning resulted in a<br />

November course <strong>for</strong> 25 field workers, all h<strong>and</strong>-picked by<br />

their supervisors <strong>and</strong> described by Meals <strong>for</strong> Millions’ staff<br />

as ‘the best group we ever had.’”<br />

“Our food technology transfer program” (p. 10) shows<br />

a photo <strong>of</strong> a village texturizer being used in Lampang,<br />

Thail<strong>and</strong>.<br />

“Connections,” a “twice-a-year newsletter to establish<br />

communication links among our widely dispersed overseas<br />

training participants,” is now being published. A photo<br />

shows the cover <strong>of</strong> two issues.<br />

“1981 financial support” (list <strong>of</strong> major donors). 1981<br />

financial highlights. Total income: $1.576 million. The<br />

entire last page (p. 15) lists: Executive staff. Regional<br />

directors (Africa, Latin America / Caribbean. Asia / South<br />

Pacific, U.S. Southwest). Technical staff. Field <strong>of</strong>fices<br />

(Kenya, Sierra Leone, Antigua, Ecuador, Honduras, Korea,<br />

U.S. Southwest). Honorary trustees (Henry Borsook, M.D.,<br />

PhD, Willard E. Baier, Dr. Gladys Emerson). Board <strong>of</strong><br />

trustees. National committee <strong>of</strong> sponsors.<br />

Photos show: (1) Nelda Clinton (with signature). (2)<br />

Peter J. Davies.<br />

Note: Included with the annual report is MFM / FFH<br />

“Highlights <strong>of</strong> 1981: Self-help <strong>for</strong> a hungry world.” It is one<br />

sheet folded into 8 panels. Address: 1. Western <strong>of</strong>fice: 1800<br />

Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia 90406; 2.<br />

Eastern <strong>of</strong>fice: 815 Second Ave., Suite 501, New York City,<br />

NY 10017. Phone: (213) 829-5337 or (212) 986-4170.<br />

MEALS FOR MILLIONS, SOY, AND FREEDOM FROM HUNGER 129<br />

© Copyright Soyinfo <strong>Center</strong> 2011<br />

295. Meals <strong>for</strong> Millions / Freedom <strong>from</strong> Hunger<br />

Foundation. 1983. Annual report <strong>for</strong> 1982. Davis,<br />

Cali<strong>for</strong>nia: MFM/Freedom <strong>from</strong> Hunger Foundation. 16 p.<br />

Back to back. Each panel 22 x 9.5 cm.<br />

• Summary: Printed with black <strong>and</strong> green ink on white<br />

paper. Philip E. Barton is chairperson, board <strong>of</strong> trustees. On<br />

the cover is a photo <strong>of</strong> African children holding foods.<br />

Across the bottom: Self-help <strong>for</strong> a hungry world.<br />

Contents: Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees’ Annual Meeting held in<br />

Davis, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia on March 20-21, 1982 (“Alfred C.<br />

Bartholomew, D.D. [Doctor <strong>of</strong> Divinity] retired as<br />

Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Executive Committee<br />

after six years <strong>of</strong> outst<strong>and</strong>ing leadership. His portrait photo<br />

<strong>and</strong> excerpts <strong>from</strong> his final address are given. Meals <strong>for</strong><br />

Millions has “moved naturally <strong>from</strong> relief to development”).<br />

President’s message, by Peter J. Davies (“1982 was a<br />

watershed year <strong>for</strong> your Foundation. MFM launched<br />

Applied Nutrition Programs in Antigua, Sierra Leone, <strong>and</strong><br />

Thail<strong>and</strong>.” “On March 20, 1983, the Board, Staff,<br />

Nutritional Committee <strong>of</strong> Sponsors, the University <strong>and</strong><br />

Davis communities jointly dedicated (releasing a cluster <strong>of</strong><br />

balloons) our new international center at Davis, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia.<br />

To pay <strong>for</strong> this greatly needed, new functional headquarters,<br />

the Board commenced a capital campaign to raise $1.2<br />

million over a three year pledge period”).<br />

Meals <strong>for</strong> Millions philosophy (800 million men,<br />

women <strong>and</strong> children worldwide suffer <strong>from</strong> malnutrition<br />

<strong>and</strong> nutrition related diseases. “Freedom <strong>from</strong> Hunger...<br />

means attacking the root causes <strong>of</strong> hunger <strong>and</strong> malnutrition–<br />

poverty, poor sanitation, low levels <strong>of</strong> productivity,<br />

inadequate knowledge about good nutrition, minimum<br />

education <strong>and</strong> overpopulation–to create lasting change”).<br />

Ecuador (on the Santa Elena Peninsula; the fields “bloomed<br />

once more with corn <strong>and</strong> <strong>soy</strong>”). Honduras (ANP program<br />

now in its 5th year). Sierra Leone. Kenya.

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