Have a look at what we are doing in Malawi
With the help of a grant from USAID South Africa Trade Hub we are helping thousands of people access nutritious food.
“My developmental philosophy is not to import solutions into the developing world, but to add value to local industry wherever possible”
Read Steve’s views on how social businesses that focus on impact rather than image, can drive innovation in addressing malnutrition
http://www.ashoka.ie/media/2016/1/13/change-leader-interview-dr-steve-collins
ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW DIRECTOR OF VALID NUTRITION
We are delighted to announce that Dr Hans-Jürgen Koch will join the Board of Valid Nutrition as a Director.
Hans-Jürgen Koch has had a long and distinguished career initially in academia and then finance. This includes positons as former CEO of Deutsche Bank (Suisse) S.A; the Head of Private Wealth Management International for Deutsche Bank Group as well as the CEO of Wealth Management Europe for BNP PARIBAS SA.
Hans-Jürgen earned his Ph.D. from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany. He was both a Fulbright Scholar at The Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research, New York, and a DAAD-Scholar at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Hans-Jürgen holds dual Swiss and German nationality and currently resides in Zurich. He is married with three daughters.
We strongly believe that Hans-Jürgen’s skills, experience and knowledge are a great addition for Valid Nutrition. I am personally delighted that Hans-Jürgen has agreed to join our Board. I know that he will provide great support to help us continue to advance our mission to drive change in how malnutrition is addressed globally through innovative market and business based solutions.
Steve Collins
Chairman
May 2015
SDC, Hystra and Ashoka conference on Hidden Hunger and Social Business
Paul Murphy, Valid’s CEO has been invited to address a conference on Hidden Hunger and Social Business. The conference, hosted by The Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation’s (SDC) Employment and Income Network in conjunction with Hystra and Ashoka, takes place in Bern, Switzerland on 18th March 2015 and seeks to show how social innovations in nutrition can offer new solutions to chronic malnutrition.
The event aims to generate a better understanding of social entrepreneurship’s potential in the area of nutrition, looking at how to better exploit synergies between social entrepreneurs, development organisations and traditional companies.
Smallholder Farmers’ Project: Research Papers
Valid Nutrition – The Production of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food in Malawi
The Production of RUTF in Malawi – Part 1, Smallholder famers experience with groundnut production
Setting Standards for the Development of a Sustainable Groundnut Value Chain in Malawi
A Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Digital Data Collection Methods
Background Issues in Smallholder Farmer Cash Crop Production in Malawi