Edesia Receives First Emergency Food Order From US Government in Months

Edesia receives first emergency food order from US government in months

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Edesia Nutrition, a North Kingstown-based nonprofit, is ramping up production after months in limbo. Navyn Salem, founder and CEO of Edesia Nutrition, announced Wednesday that the U.S. State Department has called for its first order of nutritional peanut paste since taking over international aid efforts last month. "We persevered," Salem said. "By not letting up or giving up, we held America to its ideals as a forc…

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“We persevered,” wrote Navyn Salem, CEO of the North Kingstown-based nonprofit. “By not letting up or giving up, we held America to its ideals as a force for good in the world.”