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Malnutrition is the #1 killer of kids.
And the pandemic has made it even worse.

Globally, half of all child preventable deaths are attributed to malnutrition.
Source: The Lancet

Now there's a way for
gamers and the gaming industry
to do something about it.

RUTF Product

We can literally save lives.

When food alone can no longer save a child, ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) can. Made of peanut butter and evaporated milk, RUTF is energy-dense, micronutrient-enriched and easy for a malnourished child to digest. Each packet contains 500 calories and costs 25¢. It requires no preparation or refrigeration, enabling children to be treated at home. Three packets a day can bring a child back from the brink of death in a matter of weeks.

Young toddler eating a RUTF packet
Little child receiving vaccination
Infant tasting RUTF packet from mother's finger
A typical treatment regime of RUTF consists of an average of three packets a day, every day, for about six weeks.
PHOTO CREDIT (From left to right): UNICEF/Mohammed Huwais, CARE/Jeremy Mines, UNICEF/Sebastian Rich.

A model built
for impact

Lifepack Logo
Lifepack is a way to unite the videogame industry against malnutrition. Lifepack is built to work across any genre, any game. 100% of the money raised goes to purchase and distribute RUTF directly to kids who need it. Likepack makes it simple for gamers to join the cause. Lifepack is a way to unite the videogame industry against malnutrition. Lifepack is built to work across any platform, any genre, any game. 100% of the proceeds goes to purchase and distribute RUTF directly to kids who need it. Lifepack makes it simple for gamers to join the cause.

As a $200 billion-a-year global industry with 135 million gamers in the US alone, gaming can make a massive impact on a problem long thought to be too big and too complex to solve.

LifePack goes Live.

The first game to partner with LifePack is SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off, a free-to-play game that includes optional in-app purchases. Any in-app purchase labeled “LIFEPACK” funds the purchase and distribution of RUTF to at-risk children. To date 92k packs have been delivered.

Working together,

our goal is to save the lives
of one million children.

We are sending a message to the world that saving children’s lives is doable - and we are inspiring gamers, the gaming industry and others to make this global issue a priority.

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