For additional information in Spanish only, please contact:
Viviana ArrayaFor additional information in English, please contact:
Cherie Stauffer, MPHor
Lew Dick, MD, MPHFood for the Hungry International is a relief and development organization that works in over 20 countries around the world. FHI/Bolivia began in 1978 with a child sponsorship program. In 1983, in response to a sever drought and famine, FHI received PL-480 Title II commodities and funding to implement an emergency food relief program in cooperation with USAID Bolivia and then in 1989 FHI/Bolivia entered into a join monetization agreement with three other Cooperating Sponsors centering in food insecure regions in Bolivia such as the altiplano and highland valleys. FHI/Bolivia has recently begun a five year program using positive deviance to address childhood malnutrition in two geographic locations, eventually reaching a population of over 20,000. According to FHI/Bolivia health director, "This methodology allows the community members become empowered to solve their own problems."
The FHI/Bolivia Positive Deviance Study provides a brief outline of the project, including goals and objectives.