Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones. |
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One of the most common problems we see in the clinic in Shan State is vitamin B1 deficiency. Each of us only needs a tiny amount (around 1mg) in our diet each day to stay healthy. It is present in most foods, but the staple food of Shan State is polished rice and this is the one food where there is very little. Polishing the rice – taking the brown shell off - removes most of the vitamin B1. So, if someone’s diet is mostly rice – and not much else, the vitamin B1 levels will become low ...
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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/
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