A unique consortium of charities has improved the lives of more than 52 million women and children in a dozen high-need countries over the past two years, leaders said Friday. Charity leaders reported that the during the first two years of the five-year project:52 million children, pregnant women and mothers received essential vitamins. 5 million children and pregnant women were screened for malnutrition and trained in nutrition best practices. 2.6 million women met in mother-to-mother groups to share nutrition best practices. The story of a “one”After Ranatu, a woman in northern Ghana, received nutrition training, she learned how to start a business making nutrient-dense flour.