Phnom Penh, Cambodia — July 25, 2006 — Through the generous donations of various humanitarian organizations, International Relief and Development has arranged to add raisins to bread baked in Cambodia and distributed to school children, beginning this fall. The raisins add iron to the diet of Cambodian children, who chronically run iron deficiencies.

Six local bakeries in five provinces in Cambodia will produce the raisin-enriched bread. The bread already includes wheat flour fortified with vitamin and minerals to provide much-needed nutrients to children. IRD works with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food for progress program to enrich bread and noodles.

Over the school year, which extends from October, 2006 to July, 2007, the raisin-fortified bread and biscuits will reach nearly 10,000 school children each week. In addition, raisins will be distributed twice a year to 17,000 family members of school children and 300 orphans.

The raisins are donated by Latter-Day Saints Charities and Sun-Maid, Inc to IRD. IRD was responsible for arranging government clearance, warehousing and distribution to the bakeries. Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) funded the shipping of the packets from California to Cambodia.