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.
Chimwemwe Ndeule
Age: 1
Chimwemwe Ndeule Baby Formula Sponsorship
Chimwemwe and his twin brother were born on November 11th, 2022 at the Ntcheu district hospital. Chimwemwe was the second born with a birth weight of 4.4 lb (2 kg). Our staff first visited the twins when they were just 5 days old. At that time, Chimwemwe weighed 4.6 lb (2.1 kg).
The twins mother died as a result of complications related to her cesarian section. The twins will now be cared for by their aunt, Emily Kanyumba who is 30 years old. Their aunt is married with 4 children of her own. Their father is still alive and does side jobs to earn a living. He has 3 other children named Christina, Praise, and Chimwemwe.
Would you consider sponsoring Chimwemwe so that he may get the formula he 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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