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BBC news/Europe:
Legal fight over hunger wonder-product: French company, Nutriset, challenges Mama Cares Foundation over patent rights to produce an RUTF; read about the conundrum of whether humanitarian food product should be patented while demand is far from being met.   "By their actions, Nutriset is preventing malnourished children from getting what they need to survive. It is as simple as that," said Mike Mellace, of the San Diego-based Mama Cares Foundation.

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Sign on San Diego:

Child malnutrition center of legal battle:

Mike Mellace only has to look at his 4-year-old son, brought home from an Ethiopian orphanage a year ago, to know what it means to save a child from malnutrition.

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ABC News/ Money:

US Nonprofits sue over patent to feed hungry

Two US based companies believe that it is an injustice to hold patents on food that will save millions of children’s lives. They are taking their petition to a federal court in Washington D.C in hopes that the US patent No. 6,346,284 will not be found viable.

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Help Send a Message to the Future:

“Children,” said John W. Whitehead, the founder of the human rights non-profit Rutherford Institute, “Are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.”

The Mama Cares Foundation, which makes an easy-to-use, non-refrigerated food supplement called Re:vive™, packaged in a flexible plastic pouch that even a small child can manage to open and eat, has been given a tremendous challenge and an amazing opportunity. During the month of May, every dollar donated will be matched by an anonymous donor..

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Re:vive™ (verb) : to restore to life.

The Devastation

As of today, between 3 & 5 million children younger than 5 years old die every year due to malnutrition. One child dies every 6 seconds for frankly, no reason.

Statistics: 

  • According to the World Health Organization, 178 million children are malnourished across the globe.
  • 20 million children under 5, suffer from severe acute malnutrition.
  • Only 3% of the 20 million children recieve the treatment that they need.
The Hope (It's Simple)

Mama Cares Foundation developed a life saving RUTF (Ready to Use Therapeutic Food).  The product is called Re:vive.  It’s a simple packet of nut paste full of the essential vitamins and minerals a child needs to reverse the effects of malnutrition.  A 30-day course of the product improves the survival rate of a severely malnourished child from 10% to 90%, taking a child from death to life. Remarkably, it only costs $1 a day to treat a child with Re:vive. As a non-profit, food industry driven project, Re:vive is the most cost effective solution to this problem.

The Promise

Mama Cares is the definition of a lean organization! Overhead for Mama Cares is underwritten by Mellace Family Brands, the snack food company whose founders began the foundation. That means more of your donations go directly to producing Re:vive and not to expenses.
In cooperation with the manufacturing expertise of Mellace Family Brands, Mama Cares is assembling an infrastructure to drive the cost of Re:vive as low as possible (the BEST methods combined with the most minimal overhead!). This will ensure that more organizations can access Re:vive and distribute it on a massive scale.

Lasting solutions to global malnutrition will not come from ever greater fundraising campaigns year after year. The greatest impact will be driven by non-profit organizations that strategically leverage small investments into self sustaining enterprises. Our stewardship will allow Re:vive and other projects to save more children year after year. It will allow your donations NOW to not only save lives this year, but exponentially more in years to come.
The Call

Please give today. Whatever you can. Lives hang in the balance and can be impacted greatly by even the smallest gift. The opportunity to come together and do something truly monumental is at our fingertips. It starts here.  Please join us.

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what is RE:VIVE™?

Re:vive Therapeutic Food Project:

Re:vive™ (verb) : to restore to life.Re:vive™ is a Ready-to-use-therapeutic food or RUTF.  An RUTF is a life-saving food that does not require any refrigeration, water or cooking to consume. It is a 550 calorie pack, in the form of a nut paste, with all the essential nutrients that a child needs to be healthy. Re:vive™ is the equivalent of a glass of milk and a multivitamin.

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Re:vive™ Contact Info:

Phone: (760) 448- 1940 ext. 121
Fax: (760) 448- 1945
Email: kcurry@mamacares.org
Address: 6195 El Camino Real Carlsbad, CA 92009