• Worm Project (WP)
• c/o Franconia Mennonite Conference
• 569 Yoder Road
• Harleysville, PA 19438
• Phone: 267-932-6050, Ext. 136
• Fax: 267-932-6055
• Contact: Claude Good
• E-mail: cgood@franconiaconference.org
• Web: www.wormproject.org

Parasitic intestinal worms affect over a billion people in the developing world.  The result can be the loss of 1/4 of a child's nutritional intake, distended bellies, a lot of diarrhea and other illness, and often death. 

"Combating world hunger through parasite removal," is WP's slogan, and they are currently helping over 70 countries. For only a few cents per pill, a child or adult in a developing country can get a tablet to begin getting rid of most parasitic worms and prevent new ones for up to six months. This website shows several ways for church groups, including youth, to raise money toward that goal. If medical relief teams are going where parasitic worms are a problem, and where preventative medicine is not easily available, they can contact the Worm Project four weeks before their trip for Albendazole chewable, mint-flavored tablets. Sometimes they must be shipped to a U.S. or Canadian physician for overseas use.

Unfortunately in some of the developing countries is hard to bring in these pills. Customs regulations vary from place to place. It may also be more practical to buy the pills in the country than to bring them from outside. Contact Claude Good for advice about a specific country.