During this time of much turmoil and hostility in the world, people seem to have many ideas on achieving conflict resolution, diplomacy, and peace. NEI is witness to one powerful and effective idea: Help people with their most dire, basic needs. We are witnessing the quick and full embrace of soy nutrition...

  We want to honor and recognize Byron & Tasha DeChellis.   Byron & Tasha DeChellis This beautiful young couple committed and volunteered for a year with NEI. Byron was essential to our fundraising and networking efforts last year. Tasha was an anchor who maintained our contact base with efficiency....

Fortitech, a New York based world-wide operating company that fortifies nutrient premixes, has produced a high-protein nutritional supplement specifically for the malnourished women and children of Afghanistan. Packages of these soy-based supplements, donated by Fortitech, are in-transit to Kabul. Furthermore,...

We listen intently to Sungho's stories and updates from the field. Sungho Wiley, Soymilk Program Director of Badakshan province, has returned to Afghanistan after a nice visit home, in L.A. We recently had a warm, quaint send-off dinner gathering at Dr. Kwon’s home. Ms. Wiley delighted us with...

NEI’s director is going full-time!   Dr. Kwon and Friends Dr. Steven Kwon has decided to take an early retirement from Nestlé after 22 years of loyal service to the company. Thanks to everyone’s support, Dr. Kwon strongly feels that NEI’s soy nutrition program for Afghanistan has gained incredible...

  At the end of 2007, we procured 30-40 tons of soybeans from 9 provinces. NEI staff are in the process of transporting the soybeans to our Nutriana facility in Kabul. The soybeans will be cleaned, processed into soy-flour, and distributed to malnourished populations so they can incorporate much needed...

Out of the 50-tons of seeds we shipped in the beginning of February, 10-tons will be used for seed industry development. The goal is to provide an opportunity for Afghans to develop a sustainable soy industry and economy, with little or no future foreign seed imports. We are excited about getting in...