Sanku
The Dosifier adds nutrient premix to flour as small mills grind it.
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- Felix Brooks-Church
Sanku fortifies flour with vitamins and minerals at mills in Eastern Africa. The nonprofit invented the Dosifier. The device adds nutrient premix as flour is milled. It works on small village mills and on larger producers.
Sanku supplies that premix from a factory in Tanzania. The organization calls the plant Eastern Africa's first nutrient premix factory. A second factory has broken ground in Addis Ababa. Flour bag sales and premix sales help cover running costs. Local teams support millers in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda. The US parent is Project Healthy Children, a 501(c)(3).
Families keep buying the same flour. Sanku says fortification costs them nothing extra. Sanku reports 86 million people reached, 1,974 partner mills, and 1,809 Dosifiers. Sanku says donor cost per person per year fell from $0.55 in 2023 to $0.07. Felix Brooks-Church is CEO and co-founder. The stated goal is one billion people across ten countries.
Key benefits
Automatic dosing
The Dosifier adds nutrient premix as flour is milled, including at village mills.
Local premix
A Tanzania factory supplies premix, and a second plant has broken ground in Addis Ababa.
Local teams
Sanku reports 140 staff, with 96% Eastern African nationals.
Sanku installs Dosifiers and supplies premix so mills fortify flour families already buy. Sales of flour bags and premix help cover running costs. Philanthropy funds the next Dosifier, factory, and country launch. An $8 million unrestricted gift from MacKenzie Scott in 2021 paid for the Tanzania factory and expansion into Kenya and Ethiopia.
86 million people reached; 1,809 Dosifiers installed; 1,974 partner mills; 4 countries; donor cost $0.07 per person per year, down from $0.55 in 2023; 140 staff; 96% Eastern African nationals; 86% of senior leaders from and based in the region; premix factory in Tanzania; second premix factory broken ground in Addis Ababa
Frequently asked questions
- What does Sanku do?
- Sanku fortifies flour with vitamins and minerals at mills in Eastern Africa. The nonprofit invented the Dosifier. The device adds nutrient premix as flour is milled. It works on small village mills and on larger producers. Sanku supplies that premix from a factory in Tanzania. The organization calls the plant Eastern Africa's first nutrient premix factory. A second factory has broken ground in…
- Where is Sanku based?
- Sanku is based in Ethiopia.
- What sector does Sanku operate in?
- Sanku operates in the Health & Wellness sector.
- Who founded Sanku?
- Felix Brooks-Church
