Introductions

Kathryn here! My second day at FEED Projects and I'll be working here for the next 9 weeks. I'm so excited to get going...what is better than an internship that combines Africa, poverty alleviation, food, fashion, New York, and a great office culture?! I am currently pursuing my MBA at HBS and spent last summer in Ghana working at startup that provides business training to entrepreneurs seeking microfinance loans.  My work at FEED will focus on launching three new products to become available in the next year. More soon...

Photos from FEED 2 Kenya launch party at Bergdorf Goodman

The FEED 2 Kenya Bag launched with a bang at Bergdorf Goodman on Tuesday!! Along with a great display on the 1st Floor and 5th Floor, there is a beautiful window on 5th Ave!! FEED is FANCY.

Check out some of the party pics HERE!!

FEED 2 Kenya launches at Bergdorf Goodman!

FEED on Fifth Ave!!

If you are in NYC, please rsvp to our Bergdorf Goodman launch event.

event@bergdorfgoodman.com

Check out the latest in the FEED stable, the FEED 2 Kenya bag which will FEED 2 children in Kenya for 1 year.

Drew Barrymore FEEDs

About a month ago, we were in LA for the Milken Conference, and had a chance to meet Drew Barrymore, who is a Hunger Ambassador for the UN World Food Program.  She hosted a talk at CAA with the Executive Director of WFP, Josette Sheeran.  They are both such amazing and dynamic women, and were able to articulate the plight of world hunger through their personal experiences working with WFP.

During the talk, the youngest member of the audience, a boy maybe 13 years old, raised his hand and asked what he could do to help in the fight against world hunger.  This small event later inspired a Huffington Post article, which also mentions FEED!  Thanks Drew! 

Whole Foods Windows!

A while back, Whole Foods NYC tweet'd @FEEDProjects letting us know that they were displaying ensembles made of the FEED bags in their windows - created by some extremely talented FIT students - & yesterday we finally got to see them! They were AMAZING. We were so taken back by their creativity, and we are extremely honored that they did such a thing for FEED. Check out the photos!

Ruhiira, Uganda 2009

Ellen and Dr. Jot, the Millennium Villages Community Health Work Advisor









Water is taken from the stream, requiring three separate purification processes



Ellen and a cutie
















Ellen and her new friends

Uganda!

Lauren and I have been visiting Ruhiira, Uganda as the first Millennium Village Community Health Workers start using their ultra-cool and functional FEED Health/MV Backpacks!  We have been thrilled to drive through the rural highlands of Southern Uganda and come upon Doreen, a Community Health Worker visiting her patients, ready with all her supplies in her backpack.  Can't wait to upload the photos because this part of the world is amazingly picturesque!

Whole Foods In Chelsea...

Check out the windows! We love Whole Foods!!
http://wholefoodsmarket.com/storeblogs/chelsea/2009/05/06/chelsea-feed-100-bag-window-project-part-one/

Colleen's 1 Year Anniversary!!!

We can't believe it, but Colleen, our first employee had her 1-year anniversary today!

She has been an invaluable member of Team FEED and we are going to be sorry to send her up to Boston in a few months to attend Harvard Law School.

We celebrated in style with Veuve Cliquot, Magnolia cupcakes and, of course, flowers for the guest of honor!  

Team FEED, FEEDing NY Neighbors on Earth Day

Yesterday, Lauren and I joined the Polo Ralph Lauren volunteer team at the outstanding NYC organization, God's Love We Deliver.

Armed with aprons, knives, and baking sheets, we helped prepare nutritious meals for terminally ill New Yorkers who enjoyed a healthy meal with some added FEED love for Earth Day.   We love the organization's focus on high-quality, fresh ingredients, which are so needed for those with serious illnesses and are often so hard to come by.  God's Love We Deliver proves that you can provide truly healthy food to people in need, if you add a little volunteer love!