https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-are daily 0.75 2022-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582577507910-KQUVW1RG504PWAQZWF8S/Clay+Mathile+standing+next+to+a+young+Central+American+girl Who We Are Since selling The Iams Company in 1999, the former CEO and owner has remained active in several business ventures and devotes most of his time to philanthropic interests, serving as a Trustee on several nonprofit boards focused on education, medical innovation, and social justice. The Mathile Institute is one of many initiatives Clay and his wife, MaryAnn, have created as part of their multi-generational Mathile Family Foundation to help transform the lives of children and families in need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582577029287-19Y9VKH4NYLYUW602GJK/Clay+Mathile+standing+next+to+a+young+Central+American+girl Who We Are - Our history Clay Mathile founded The Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition in 1989. Inspired by the work of his friend Dr. Norman Borlaug, Nobel Laureate and father of the Green Revolution, Clay combined his passion for science and nutrition with his belief that no child should suffer from the lack of quality food to create sustainable and practical solutions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1588618654128-8NPFYFLMLBN3NZXHLNB6/Lisa+Villanueva%2C+International+Program+Coordinator+at+the+Mathile+Institute Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1583776788275-HV04T5S62YPEA5DRXQIW/Oscar+Dussan%2C+Executive+Director+of+The+Mathile+Institute Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582577456474-768V97KPQPODJAODHD80/Two+smiling+children+showing+the+%22peace+sign%22+hand+gesture Who We Are - Honduras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582577132599-MNSKLWPQC5T8YEMPT3L4/Children+in+Guatemala+smiling+while+holding+bags+of+Chispuditos Who We Are - Guatemala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582577374763-8HBR0QBPGYNFLRWH20LG/A++malnourished+child+in++El+Salvador+getting+a+health+checkup+at+a+hospital+with+his+mother Who We Are - El Salvador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582577223964-DOOF6V1X0GO7QWTMFEHB/A+baby+in+Nicaragua+playing+with+toys+on+the+floor Who We Are - Nicaragua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1628803978044-THLPHTTSS2XJO9FVI98H/Asset+5%402x.png Who We Are - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1586266846536-6JT66PFO1K3NVPN8R94L/The+Wilson+Sheehan+Foundation Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1586266832434-KD5OYXXTNTJ2DBS3HHN4/Pulte+Family+Charitable+Foundation Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1586266816282-61XUI71CJE9R7ZJCB3Y1/New+Hampshire+Charitable+Foundation Who We Are https://www.mathileinstitute.org/what-we-do daily 0.75 2021-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582649560092-SMJ3HKAI5F1CUVU0CL4S/Kids+sitting+on+a+curb%2C+smiling+while+each+holding+a+bag+of+Chispuditos What We Do Chispuditos® was developed by a multidisciplinary team of nutritionists, scientists, and nutrition caregivers to provide M+ Micronutrients(TM)—high quality vitamins and minerals—to malnourished children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582579823220-R48KYO1VD1SW3RRM5H66/Happy+children+in+Central+America+making+funny+faces What We Do The results are healthier mental and physical development, lower risk for disease, more participation and advancement in school—and a greater chance to survive and thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1583163777276-V4VSTK0SDU7U9Z6GNU3X/A+diagram+comparing+a+nourished+child+brain+to+a+malnourished+child+brain What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1628895505444-T8JZI56EFW3DFZMTIO0Y/Chispuditos+no+background.png What We Do - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-help daily 0.75 2021-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582580048398-23TG93ENMO78V64FXF7O/CONTROLES%252BMEDICOS-NUTRICIONALES-IMG-20191004-WA0032.jpg Who We Help - El Salvador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582580079325-XADMYIGPHI37KT2H11KO/Two+young+boys+in+Honduras+smiling+and+holding+up+the+peace+sign Who We Help - Honduras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582580014458-UNHONBFT8PBOEKHOUCIQ/A+baby+in+Nicaragua+playing+with+toys+on+the+floor Who We Help - Nicaragua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582579990343-GEWR0CC38THSD5XVMQXP/Children+in+Central+America+happily+holding+Chispuditos%C2%AE Who We Help - Guatemala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915453741-J5XWGOQ3MRL7C0C5VAHF/Baby+Christian+looking+malnourished Who We Help - Meet Christian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1583848660618-JF3LW2V4KM52HFZODDXR/Baby+Cristal+looking+frail%2C+holding+her+mothers+hand Who We Help - Meet Cristal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915506406-XLM64XLMH1V465M6ZMBA/Two+women%2C+Sebastiana+and+Magdalena%2C+in+their+office+volunteering+to+help+malnourished+children+in+Central+America Who We Help - Meet Sebastiana and Magdalena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1587475236811-7Z3O1BF4QF0ZGBPCOHUR/Garrett+Fox+in+Central+America+explaining+the+nutritional+values+of+Chispuditos%C2%AE+to+a+mother+and+child Who We Help - Meet Garrett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1628801895849-V62QFPHIUQ5AWWSL9MF6/Asset+2%404x.png Who We Help https://www.mathileinstitute.org/give-now daily 0.75 2020-07-22 https://www.mathileinstitute.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2021-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1583776788275-HV04T5S62YPEA5DRXQIW/Oscar+Dussan%2C+Executive+Director+of+The+Mathile+Institute Contact Us - Óscar Dussán Executive Director Mathile Institute 6450 Sand Lake Road Dayton, OH 45414 937-985-0232 oscar@mathileinstitute.org https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-help/guatemala daily 0.75 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915901912-3SYG9547U64Q1E5QZK58/Baby+Cristal+looking+malnourished%2C+holding+her+mothers+hand Guatemala - Meet Cristal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915844793-OIEVFJOUNYVCGIPE8GUJ/Baby+Christian+looking+hungry Guatemala - Meet Christian https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-help/nicaragua daily 0.75 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915953253-OBEJMIA6UICBX5CR6E7A/Nicaragua-Captusre.jpg Nicaragua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915938998-KW69LKX3W8G20543UDIL/Children+in+school+in+Nicaragua+playing+outside+with+their+teacher Nicaragua Children in school in Nicaragua playing outside with their teacher https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-help/meet-cristal daily 0.75 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1584633061314-FKL67KJ58VWT2MQVWSK1/A+little+Central+American+girl+sitting+at+a+table+looking+nourished Meet Cristal Cristal began receiving Chispuditos® when she was just 2 years old. In just five short months, her skin tone improved and her eyes brightened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1584633006207-QQ0V1CEUIUEFD6Y7253B/Baby+Cristal+holding+her+mother%27s+hand Meet Cristal - From hungry to healing When The Mathile Institute met Cristal, she had a receding hairline, sunken eyes, and suffered from chronic respiratory illness due to malnutrition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1584633305412-RMA6XH8OM4L8ZPMPSSHU/Child+Cristal+sitting+in+class+looking+healthy+and+nourished Meet Cristal Cristal is now a healthy young girl. She's at the top of her fourth-grade class, and aspires to learn English and become a teacher. Without the nutritional intervention provided by The Mathile Institute and its collaborators, she may have never had the chance to thrive. https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-help/meet-sebastiana-and-magdalena daily 0.75 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1584632776277-AY9004C7KEB2GPRUHOQH/Women+in+Guatemala+City+talking+about+the+value+of+nutrition Meet Sebastiana and Magdalena Sebastiana and Magdalena contacted The Mathile Institute and started a program in February 2017 to serve an estimated 750 children and their families across 35 communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1584632896784-4621YU4DM1PSV3F53C8N/Children+and+families+in+Guatemala+City+learning+about+nutrition+and+receiving+Chispuditos%C2%AE Meet Sebastiana and Magdalena Children met with a facilitator every weekday for two hours to participate in bilingual early learning activities and consume a serving of Chispuditos®. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1584632693304-GE35SRPQAD1C7M077UBK/Magdalena+and+Sebastiana+in+Guatemala+City+working+to+end+hunger+and+malnutrition Meet Sebastiana and Magdalena - Determined to make a positive difference Magdalena and Sebastiana in Guatemala city working to end hunger and malnutrition https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-help/meet-garrett daily 0.75 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1587474611537-L0KKMZXMZ6JIYGB8TJ71/web-ready-20140306_153533.jpg Meet Garrett He observed the partnership between The Mathile Institute, the Ministry of Health (MINSAL), and the Salvadorian Foundation for Health and Human Development (FUSAL), as FUSAL's holistic nutrition program, Libras de Amor, monitored the growth and health of over 4,000 at-risk children across 90 communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1587474653424-RT4MEH10KTSCJKH7PJ74/web-ready-entrega-chapudito.jpg Meet Garrett Through this research, the Mathile Institute, MINSAL, and FUSAL hoped to gain insights on what nutritional intervention led to better health outcomes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1587474636356-MBADW76MZ1ZCUGQWYD3D/web-ready-entrega-chapuditos6.jpg Meet Garrett Garrett also conducted detailed dietary assessments throughout the 90 communities, interviewing mother-child pairs and recording their answers. https://www.mathileinstitute.org/home daily 1.0 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582657702935-M0PWM5M02MXNJ9QOBD1Y/Two+unopened+bags+of+Chispuditos%C2%AE+in+a+wooden+bowl+with+a+spoon+beside+it Home - Our solution: Chispuditos is a corn/soy formula fortified with M+ Micronutrients, a unique blend of 21 vitamins and minerals, specially formulated for children under 6 years of age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915639876-HJ38RWCH0KAXNVBSGBW8/Two+Central+American+women+sitting+in+an+office+as+they+collaborate+to+put+an+end+to+child+hunger Home - Meet Sebastiana & Magdalena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1583848593342-HTWLBBYH47GDE2YQYP71/A+young+Central+American+child+named+Cristal Home - Meet Cristal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1587475552121-5KN245N9MQ4VT7QNKCA0/A+male+volunteer+giving+a+supply+of+Chispuditos%C2%AE+to+a+grateful+mother+and+her+child Home - Meet Garrett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915610148-455BQYRQRKCTXK9DRM8O/A+young+Central+American+child+named+Christian Home - Meet Christian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582576806013-7DWMHZEA6G2TOEVFUQ9S/A+school+nurse+in+Central+America+standing+in+a+classroom+with+her+students Home - You can help. Join a mission that aims to eliminate malnutrition and strengthen families and communities. https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-help/el-salvador daily 0.75 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582640759197-6SVHI8RYVY4E26C3RJEL/ESTIMULACION+TEMPRANA-20140610_144613.jpg El Salvador Children in El Salvador drawing colorful pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582640839064-Z22QYES61P8IYJF4PIWB/A+mother+and+daughter+in+El+Salvador El Salvador A mother and daughter in El Salvador https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-help/honduras daily 0.75 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582640978609-KGQJRHQBTCAKVZJES3WM/Volunteers+in+Honduras+serving+nutritious+meals+made+with+Chispuditos%C2%AE+to+community+members Honduras Volunteers in Honduras serving nutritious meals made with Chispuditos® to community members https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1582641002374-SV27FI8JPX7HR9K4030F/A+physician+examining+an+infant+child+at+a+hospital+in+Honduras Honduras A physician examining an infant child at a hospital in Honduras https://www.mathileinstitute.org/who-we-help/meet-christian daily 0.75 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915224866-3QWGWJL5ZB9X92C0G2KA/Baby+Christian+in+Central+America+looking+hungry Meet Christian - True transformation Born into a deprived Guatemala City neighborhood, Christian suffered from malnutrition and anemia. Within just a few months of receiving Chispuditos®, Christian experienced significant improvements in his health. His hairline improved, his cheeks became fuller, and he is no longer anemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4eb5be0ee6203a47e3685e/1585915244231-8STGOSMIVIFNMBEXL3VN/Toddler+Christian+looking+healthier Meet Christian Beyond the physical improvements, Christian's behavior has also changed. He has become more active, attentive, and involved in his daycare activities more than ever before. The work of The Mathile Institute has offered Christian an opportunity to develop appropriately through proper nutrition and early opportunities when they're needed most, during the first five years of life.