Food and nutrition are difficult to monitor in the rural areas

You made a real difference in someone’s life! Baby Joyce, 20 months old, and her mother Maurine were seen by the clinical workers in her village. She was recognized to be very malnourished and was taken to the main clinic in Rota where she received a complete medical exam and multivitamins.  Then she was started on a high calorie nutritious diet.  Most of the time it takes at least 3-6 months for a malnourished child to be considered out of danger.  In this area of the world lacking many resources, watching a child and monitoring her health over such a long period of time can be difficult or impossible. This can also be a great stigma in the area; Maurine did not want to show her face as she was ashamed at being unable to provide nutrition for her child.

Thanks to your generous donation, we are able to fund a full-time clinical officer who follows the progress of these children with the help of the rural clinical workers, and supplies the food needed to help children like Joyce grow.