The Fewsi Therapeutic Food Project is The Fewsi Foundation’s humanitarian, not-for-profit program that addresses the rampant malnutrition crisis in Tigray. The project involves preparation of “Fewsi Food”, Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), which has been scientifically proven to swiftly reverse the effects of severe acute malnutrition in women and children.

Founded in 2004 by pediatrician Dr. Mark Manary from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, Project Peanut Butter is a non-profit organization with decades of experience producing and distributing Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) using a nutrient-enriched peanut-butter-based formula.

“Fewsi Food” is the name of our version of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).

The Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia is a semi-arid region that is a difficult environment for agriculture, and is suffering the effects of the Tigray War.

In 2024, Tigray Health Research Institute (THRI) carried out a rapid nutritional assessment in accessible rural areas of Tigray, in partnership with the Tigray Regional Health Bureau (TRHB). Key findings indicate a public health emergency that will take years to overcome.