Provided food assistance in Bangladesh, where new coronavirus infections are spreading
-Distributing 400,000 Euglena cookies to slum residents suffering from food shortages and soaring prices due to lockdown-

Euglena Co., Ltd.

　Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) is a cookie containing microalgae Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena) with abundant nutrients (hereinafter "Euglena"). Cookies ”) We are pleased to announce that 400,000 servings will be delivered to residents of the slum area of Dhaka, the capital of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (“Bangladesh”), which is under the spread of the new coronavirus infection.

Food support in the slums of Dhaka

　In Bangladesh, 2,500 to 3,000 people infected with the new coronavirus ^{* 1} are still confirmed per day, and there are city blockades (lockdowns) such as requests for waiting at home by the government and prohibition of movement between municipalities. It continues. Under such circumstances, in the capital city of Dhaka, food distribution from rural areas was stagnant, and food factories were temporarily shut down, resulting in continued food shortages and soaring store prices. increase. In addition, day labor jobs such as transportation and construction, which are inevitable to go out, have been suspended due to lockdown, and the number of workers' jobs has decreased sharply.
　Since 2014, we have been distributing Euglena cookies 5 days a week to elementary schools without school lunches in Bangladesh under the Euglena However, since March 17, 2020, all educational institutions in Bangladesh have been closed by the government as part of measures to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infections, making it impossible to distribute Euglena I did.

　Therefore, we have decided to partially contribute to the solution of the food problem in Bangladesh, which we are aiming for, even in the situation where the new coronavirus infection is spreading. Euglena cookies that have not been distributed since the school was closed will be distributed free of charge to residents in need. The distribution is planned to be divided into two parts, and for the first time, 200,000 Euglena cookies have been distributed to 6,667 people from June 11th to June 16th, 2020. When distributing the cookies, we created a list of 6,667 people to distribute in advance to ensure that the cookies were delivered to each household, and distributed them directly to each household in the slums. ^{* 2 The} remaining 200,000 meals are being prepared for distribution in other slums in Dhaka City as soon as the production Euglena
　The details are as follows.

-Food assistance in Bangladesh's slums-

● Support location: Dhaka Slums, the capital of Bangladesh
・ 1st Layer Bazaar, Baunia Bud ^{* 3}
・ Second Mohammadpur, Mirpur (planned)
● Support content: Euglena cookies for a total of approximately 400,000 meals ^※Four
・ First distribution period June 11th to June 16th, 2020 / Number of distributions: Approximately 200,000 meals
・ Second distribution period Late June 2020 (planned) / Number of distributions: Approximately 200,000 meals
● Number of target people: Approximately 13,334 people in total (1 cardboard box containing 30 Euglena

* 1: World Health Organization (WHO) https://covid19.who.int/region/searo/country/bd * 2: Visit each household because unnecessary and urgent outing restrictions are enforced due to lockdown. Decided to hand over food directly to the residents to ensure that it is in the hands of the residents. * 3: One of the poorest slum areas in Dhaka. A place that includes many families of children attending the "Euglena * 4: As the city blockdown (lockdown) continues, the Euglena cookie manufacturing company partially resumed factory operations from mid-May, and the number of personnel on the production line is limited, so by June 10th. Completed production for the first 200,000 meals. With the cooperation of the manufacturing company, we are preparing to produce the remaining 200,000 servings by the end of June.

<Comment from our president Izumo>
　In Bangladesh, there is an urgent need for food assistance to the poorest people who have lost their jobs due to lockdown caused by the spread of the new coronavirus infection. ^{* 5} This time, with the cooperation of nearly 100 people, including principals, teachers, town chairpersons and volunteers from each region of Euglena GENKI Program" target schools, we will give 400,000 meals Euglena It has been decided that it can be delivered. The spread of the new coronavirus infection has threatened the lives of many slum dwellers who make a living on a daily basis, leading to anxious days. Euglena cookies, which are rich in 59 kinds of nutrients that humans need in meat, fish and vegetables, we will contribute to solving the urgent food problem of slum residents.
<Reference> * 5: Released by the World Bank on April 12, 2020 "South Asia Economic Report: There is an urgent need to strengthen activities to protect people from new coronavirus infections and promote economic recovery" https://www.worldbank. org / ja / news / press-release / 2020/04/12 / south-asia-must-act-now-to-lessen-covid-19-health-impacts

　Going forward, we will continue to implement initiatives that contribute to the achievement of the SDGs' Goal 1: Eliminate Poverty and Goal 2: Zero Hunger, based on our management philosophy of "Health for People and the Earth." I will continue.

<About "Euglena GENKI Program">
Euglena GENKI Program" with the aim of delivering nutrition to children in Bangladesh. As meals to primary school nutrition improvement is needed in Bangladesh Euglena cookies, 66 schools, the children of about 1 million people, the average five days a week Euglena distributes cookies (2020 March 31). https://euglena.jp/genki/

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