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Empowering communities with life-saving nutrition when it matters most.

A nonprofit organization operating exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes.

Driven by Purpose. Defined by Impact

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ABOUT US

Our Mission & Purpose

Global Nutrition Readiness is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established to:

✔ Advance scientific research on emergency infant nutrition
✔ Conduct educational outreach to caregivers, communities, and institutions
✔ Provide charitable access to safe feeding solutions for infants in crisis
✔ Collaborate globally to reduce malnutrition and infant mortality

We believe every baby deserves a safe start—no matter the geography, disaster, or disparity they’re born into.

Research & Scientific Focus

We lead and collaborate on critical research in infant feeding systems, emergency nutrition access, and maternal health resilience.

Research Team

Areas of Study

  • Sterile feeding technology under field conditions

  • Nutritional stability and formula shelf-life

  • Safe infant feeding in water-insecure regions

  • Cultural and behavioral barriers to adoption

  • Data to support humanitarian feeding protocols

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In Progress / Published

  • Shelf-stable formula validation study (2024)

  • Humanitarian field trial: bottle efficacy in crisis zones

  • Open-access white paper on emergency feeding gaps

Current Studies
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Current studies

The Callie Baby System: A Case Study in Applied Innovation

Patented feeding solution developed to address a real-world need.

  • The Callie Baby Safe & Ready Bottle is a dual-chamber, sterile, shelf-stable bottle system that protects infants from contaminated mixing environments.

  • No need for clean water, heat, or sterilization

  • Simple mixing mechanism ensures caregiver safety and usability

  • Designed with and for relief organizations, nurses, and caregivers under duress

Global Programs & Field Work

We work hand-in-hand with communities, NGOs, and researchers to deliver impact where it’s needed most.

Field Deployment Projects

  • Disaster response: Earthquakes, floods, displacement

  • Refugee and conflict zones

  • Remote maternal care programs

Capacity-Building Partnerships
  • Ministry of Health collaborations

  • Training midwives and nurses in safe feeding

  • Scaling research-backed tools through logistics networks

Global Programs & Field Work

Education & Outreach

​We empower through knowledge sharing, workshops, and toolkits.

🎤 Conferences, webinars, and community-based training
📚 Curriculum modules for maternal/infant health workers
🌐 Open-access content for public health organizations

Education & Outreach
Volunteering Group
Join Our Work

Join Our Work

You can help scale research and response to reach more infants.

🔹 Donate to Support a Study or Deployment
🔹 Collaborate as a Research or NGO Partner
🔹 Sponsor an Innovation Fellowship
🔹 Volunteer with our Scientific Advisory Network

News & Thought Leadership

News & Thought Leadership

Stay Connected

Subscribe to our quarterly digest for research updates, field stories, and global impact reports.
 

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Leadership & Governance

Leadership & Governance
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Dr. Sonia Gonzales

Founder/Executive Director

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Diana L. Merino

Treasurer

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Lorraine Hightower

Secretary

Advisory Board
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Dr. Alison Thompson, OAM

Senior Advisor, Humanitarian and Crisis Response

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Dr. Yun Li

Advisor, Innovation & Commercial Strategy

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