RESCUING MALNOURISHED BABIES
SPONSOR A BABY
The most tangible and practical way you can save a baby’s life is through directly sponsoring a baby, which provides the formula and nutritional needs for the baby of your choosing. Select the baby you would like to provide formula and healthy nutrition for.
Nelia Lenard
Age: 1
Nelia Lenard Baby Formula Sponsorship
Nelia Lenard and her twin brother were born on June 1st, 2022 at Katsekera health center, Ntcheu district. Unfortunately, her twin brother passed away on the morning of June 27th, 2022 due to a lack of breast milk.
Nelia now comes to us malnourished. Her birth weight was 2.6kgs and currently, she weighs 1.7kgs
Her mother, Lisineti Lenard, 37 years of age, is still alive but seriously sick due to pneumonia and High blood pressure which is causing her stomach and both her legs to swell, and was admitted to Ntcheu District Hospital.
She is from Kakhobwe village, GVH Tchadabwali, TA Mpando, Ntcheu district.
Her father, Saizi Lenard, is still alive and is a farmer. She has 4 other siblings namely John, Eliya, Chifuniro and Takondwa.
Would you consider sponsoring Nelia today to give her the nutrition she needs to survive and thrive?
WHAT DOES YOUR SPONSORSHIP COVER?
This is the best question we can answer for each of our partners when they make the decision to save one of these orphaned babies.
First, know that 100% of your sponsorship dollars actually goes to the babies. A sponsorship provides real tangible things like daily formula, bottles, new clothes, medical care, and a porridge full of vita-meal. This may sound like the same story you have heard over and over again but rest assured it isn’t.
This sponsorship will save the life of the baby you just sponsored. We aren’t a ministry that gives a bowl of maize once per day and say we are feeding children. The 2ndMilk children get the same nutrition daily that your children receive because at the end of the day we don’t feel they deserve anything less.
SIGNS OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION
Acute malnourishment comes in many forms and at times it can even be hard to see while other times it may be very hard for us to look at a child experiencing severe malnourishment. Sure, we have all seen the tiny baby with droopy skin and bones but we also see a lot of babies that are experiencing a protein deficiency called Kwashiorkor. This causes their stomachs to swell as well as their legs and feet.
HOW DOES FORMULA HELP?
We all know and understand that infants require either mothers milk or a formula that allows them to receive the nutrients and vitamins their bodies require for proper growth. We purchase our powdered formula in the countries we work in to help the local economy and allow our teams to have quick access to the truckloads of formula we purchase monthly.
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