For Ron Dalgliesh, chief development officer at Edesia, the efforts to help those in need starts with a strip of paper — used to measure the width of a child’s upper arm to determine whether they are malnourished.
Because of a collaboration with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Edesia is getting food to more children in need.
Dalgliesh spoke about the efforts Edesia is making to solve the problem of malnutrition around the world along with leaders of the Church on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Salt Lake City.
In 2025, the Church expended $1.58 billion in 196 countries and territories in efforts to care for those in need. The Church also donated 37,063,409 pounds of food through bishops’ storehouses and contributed to 569 emergency relief projects.