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.

Fully Sponsored

Shiela Vikausi

Age: 2

Shiela Vikausi Baby Formula Sponsorship

Shiela was born on December 20th, 2021. Her birth weight was 3.74 lb (1.7 kg). Shiela was first introduced to the 2nd Milk program at 10 months old. She is weighed 8.8 lb (4kgs). Shiela was severely malnourished and was thought to have a neurological condition because she was unable to hold her head up and interact as a 10-month-old should. Her mother was epileptic and passed away not too long after Shiela was born. Her father is alive and will help when he can. He is a seasonal farmer but does not have enough money to buy infant formula. Shiela lives with her aunt who is also a seasonal farmer and has 6 children of her own. 

Shiela has made some astounding improvements since being in our program and consuming adequate nutrition. Would you consider sponsoring Shiela so that she may continue to get the formula and 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.

US Headquarters
Springdale, Arkansas

Malawi Headquarters
Lilongwe, Malawi Africa

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