DOES GOOD Report

It’s been a remarkable year, from the sale of our first bar in January to the donation of our 200,000th meal to a hungry child in December. Thank you for sharing our story, supporting our efforts, providing feedback along the way, and making this remarkable year possible! We hope our DOES GOOD Report gives you some information on why we give, what we give, how we give and where. As always, your feedback helps us learn and grow – and we welcome it. Let us know what you think!

Thank you, and Happy New Year,

January, 2012

REPORT JANUARY 2012

OUR MISSION

why we giveConstant hunger weakens the immune system, forces the body to function with insufficient energy to support an active life, and increases vulnerability to disease and infection. These effects are exacerbated in a child, decreasing a child’s ability to learn, to grow, to build relationships, to attend school. In fact, a hungry child, just two-years old, may be permanently stunted – both physically and mentally.

Childhood hunger encompasses a range of conditions including chronic hunger, moderate malnutrition, severe malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition. In its worst forms, malnutrition can cause commonplace diseases to become deadly. Hunger is the lurking giant behind many of the world’s leading killers.

Over 200 million children go to bed hungry every night. Each year, nearly 1 million children die from severe acute malnutrition alone.

Help feed 200 millionhungry children

how we giveAt Two Degrees, we believe we can help support the children who need food now by partnering with organizations that provide relief to children in need everyday, all over the world. We believe we are stronger by relying on the most respected, most trusted, most effective non-profit organizations in the world who know and understand the communities they serve. Some of the organizations we work with also work toward alleviating the root causes of hunger – which include poverty, climate change, political instability, draught, and inadequate infrastructure – and some provide immediate relief in crisis situations. We believe both approaches are necessary if we are to help feed the millions of hungry children in the world.

Whenever possible, Two Degrees donates meals that are produced locally – using local labor and sourcing local ingredients – in the region they are distributed. In this way, we are able to support local economies.

our meal production and distribution partners:We rely on our partners to tell us where there is a gap between demand and supply of food for hungry children.We give where our partners need it most.

what we’ve given in 2011At Two Degrees, we understand the necessity of nutrition to growing children. We believe in helping as many hungry children as possible, whether they are living in food-insecure circumstances that lead to chronic hunger or are suffering in famine-stricken regions of the world from severe acute malnutrition. For this reason, we donate meals that are specifically tailored to treat the children they reach.

In 2011, we have donated two types of meals: Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) and nutrient-dense hot meals.

Ready-to-Use Therapeutic FoodsMedically-formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Approximately 500 calories in 92g sachets.Made with a peanut-paste, vitamins, and minerals. Ready-to-eat from the package.It takes anywhere from 2 to 3 per day for 4 to 8 weeks to fully

rehabilitate a child suffering from SAM.Produced in the region where they are distributed using local

labor and largely local ingredients.

Severely malnourished children have extremely compromised immune systems, making these children unable to process normal foods and requiring medically formulated foods. RUTF have revolutionized the treatment of severe malnutrition, moving away from a former in-patient only model to an outpatient, community-based-care model.

Nutrient-Dense Hot MealsProvided to chronically hungry or undernourished children

through school lunch programs. Made with regionally appropriate diets for children in

South India, including lentils, yogurt, rice and vegetables.Produced by local women, in kitchens within or attached to

the schools where the meals are served. Encourages school attendance and provides a

hunger-free education.

where we’ve given in 2011

Somalia Galkayo: Two Degrees works with Relief International in the Galkayo region of Somalia. The RUTF given to children in Somalia is manufactured in Lilongwe, Malawi by Valid Nutrition. Read about Whole Foods campaign which raised over 22,000 meals for children in Somalia.

IndiaHubli, Karnataka: Two Degrees works with the Akshaya Patra Foundation in India. Akshaya Patra produces nutrient-dense meals to feed chronically hungry children in accordance with the Indian national one-meal-per-day policy. The meals--made with lentils, vegetables, and rice--are produced in a large kitchen attached to the school in Hubli and given to children during the school day. Learn more about Akshaya Patra’s work in Karnataka.

Haiti Centre: Two Degrees works with Partners in Health and Zanmi Agricole in Haiti. Zanmi Agricole makes RUTF called Nourimanba. Two Degrees purchases Nourimanba from Zanmi Agricole which is then given to children through PIH. Watch a video on the making of Nourimanba.

Maiawi Neno: Two Degrees works with Partners in Health and Valid Nutrition in Malawi. Two Degrees purchases RUTF from Valid Nutrition in Lilongwe, Malawi. These RUTF are then given to children in Neno, Malawi through PIH’s nutritional clinic. See pictures from our first donation in Neno, Malawi.

KenyaKibera: Two Degrees works with Shining Hope for Communities in Kenya. Two Degrees purchases RUTF from Valid Nutrition in Lilongwe, Malawi and donates this RUTF to Shining Hope for Communities’ health clinic in Kibera, Kenya. Read more about our work with Shining Hope for Communities.

what this all really means

Over 250,000 meals donated in 2011.Thank you for making this possible.

how we’ll give in 2012Hunger is a problem all over the world. In 2012, we hope to expand our giving to new locations, through new partners, to reach more children: We expect to donate meals to hungry children in the United States in Pakistan and in Ethiopia. Children experience hunger in many different ways. In 2012, we expect to continue providing a mix of meals that are specifically tailored for the children they reach – whether that means lentils and fortified grains or nut-based pastes.

Partnerships make it possible for us to help feed children. In 2012, we will structure new partnerships with meal manufacturers and distributors. We will reach new audiences, increasing awareness of our goals.In turn, we will increase our donations in 2012, many times over.

the two degrees advisory boardSteve CollinsFounder, Valid Nutrition and Valid International

Joia MunkherjeeChief Medical Officer, Partners in Health

Judith PalfreyProfessor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Gus SchumacherFormer Undersecretary of Agriculture, USDA

Dan LewandowskiFormer head of Research and Development, General Mills

Brock LeachVice President of Mission, Strategy and Innovation; United Unitarian Service Committee

Chris GenoveseFormer Marketing Manager, PowerBar