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Join us on December 2nd for Giving Tuesday, a new Canadian day of giving and volunteering. It is a day where charities, companies and individuals join together to bless others. Last year, First Steps supporters raised nearly $4,000 on Givin...g Tuesday alone. To celebrate this year, a First Steps supporter has agreed to match donations made on Giving Tuesday to First Steps. Each donation that is..

From his trip to North Korea this past summer with First Steps, Hamish Ross shares a notable memory while visiting Wonsan. “One thing that stuck out for me was an older pregnant woman who told us she was unsure about her pregnancy due to feeling weak, but felt much better and confident her unborn child would be healthy after taking Sprinkles.” Sprinkles prevent anemia, a type of malnutrition, as..

Many Infants firststeps monitoring team meet in North Korea suffer from micronutrient malnutrition. Infants who suffer from micronutrient malnutrition may not look hungry or malnourished, but they are lacking crucial vitamins and minerals needed to properly develop and grow. First Steps work with polyclinics in North Korea to provide micronutrient Sprinkles to pregnant women and infants. Sprinkl..

The children we meet in North Korea love to see pictures of themselves from previous visits. Here, Choi Shin Jong poses with a photo of her and her mom taken at the Sohung Polyclinic, a clinic in Nampo that distributes micronutrient Sprinkles to mothers and their babies. If you want to see more pictures and know about How firststeps are working in NK. Please visit at www.firststepscanada.org

Stunting, an irreversible and preventable side effect of malnutrition, affects thousands of children in North Korea. As growth slows down, brain development also lags and stunted children have a hard time learning. But there is hope. Nutrient-rich soymilk is a proven method for fighting stunting and other crippling side effects of chronic malnutrition among children. To learn more about this Soy..

In 2002, Susan Ritchie travelled to North Korea as an interpreter with a Canadian fact-finding delegation. On her trip, she encountered a nursing mother Kim Soon Nyo, who clearly didn’t have enough food to feed her twins. As a mother with an infant son herself, Susan was deeply moved and made a commitment in her heart to serve the Lord in North Korea. On her return to Vancouver, she along with a..

Can you think of anything that you can do better than this with 1 dollar? If you do. Please let me know. I will buy you a lunch. *^^* To give a boy a nice smile like this, once a day, everyday for one month. It only cost 1 dollar. Need proof? Please visit www.firststepscanada.org

Fiststeps has been invited to have a presentation about what we do in NorthKorea at Seoul International Women's Association's AGM on March 19th. Please come and enjoy our presentation. ^^ SIWA AGM 2014 Coffee Mornings Featured When: Wed 19 Mar 2014 from 9:30 am - 11:30 am Meeting Point: Conrad Seoul – SIWA’s new Coffee Morning ‘Home’ Our March Coffee Morning is SIWA’s Annual General Meeting wher..