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Tucking into breakfast. Samuel eats a hot broth of potato and wheat, a traditional dish for Quechuan communities.
Potatoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner - sounds monotonous?

The poorest families in Bolivia have no choice about what they eat. There are no hypermarkets in the Andes. But there is a dominance of stunted growth and failing health.

Glorious Food showcases the work of Bolivian Christians who are warding off malnutrition by introducing fresh fruit ’n’ veg to Quechua mealtimes for the first time ever!

The pack is especially designed for a harvest church service or a meeting about healthy living.

To order your pack online click here, or click below to have a taster:

Find out more about Bolivia and Tearfund's work there.

 
Praise for Glorious Food 

‘As a mother of four and grandmother of 13, few things sadden me more than seeing children whose physical, emotional and mental development is stunted by malnourishment. The Glorious Food pack shows that we, living in a rich country, can help to turn things round for the Quechua people and other poor communities.’
Eileen Carey is a Tearfund Vice-President with her husband, former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey.

 

‘An inspiring and challenging resource for churches to see how the topic of food unites both rich and poor. It’s an opportunity for us to support Bolivian Christians as they improve the diet and spiritual well-being of the poorest people who have no choice about what they consume.’
BBC Radio 4 Thought for the day regular and UK President of Tearfund, Elaine Storkey

 

‘Recent research shows how essential improvement in early child healthcare is for achieving intelligence, learning and earning capacity, and health in adult life. Tearfund’s Yanapankuna project puts this into practice. Do we?’

Professor Andrew Tomkins is the Director of the Centre for International Child Health and the World Health Organisation centre on nutrition in developing countries at the Institute of Child Health, London.


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