The Bethlehem Project derives its name from the Hebrew words bethlehem which means "House of Bread" which is exactly what we are. The Bethlehem Project began in the spring of 2004 to help alleviate the chronic malnutrition specifically amongst North Korean children. The project's purpose is to provide nutritional bread buns for local children, pregnant women, and the elderly. It is the Bethlehem Project's goal in providing food for the children of North Korea to not only meet their nutritional needs but also help bridge the gap that has divided North Korea from the rest of the world for sixty years. North Korea's children are the hope for a new and brighter future on the Korean peninsula and it is our burning desire to see that they reach adulthood healthy and well cared for. The Bethlehem Project works toward this goal is by operating a bakery inside North Korea that produces bread that is delivered to Kindergartens and orphanages throughout the area. The bread has become quite famous in the region not only because it is a delicious treat in a land where common people subsist mainly on corn, but also because it is free. The Bethlehem Project staff has also developed a good relationship with the local government and is able to deliver all bread personally to the children in order to ensure it is not diverted to other places. Crucial Statistics: Approximately 2.5 million people died of starvation in North Korea in the last ten years, mostly in the region where our bakery is located. An estimated 64% of North Korean children have stunted growth. The average fourteen-year-old North Korean boy is an alarming sixteen centimeters shorter than his genetically identical South Korean counterpart. In 2005, the daily food ration per person was a mere 250 grams whereas the human body requires at least 600 grams to be healthy. In the northernmost part of North Korea, the average North Korean lives mostly on corn and whatever wild herbs and vegetables can be found in the countryside.