Taking action to grow good health

Thanks to your support, Seraphine and her children, who were diagnosed with malnutrition, are now eating well and getting healthier. Seraphine recieved seeds and seedlings for a garden at her home, in addition to regular visits from a Gardens for Health agronomist. She also participated in weekly training and cooking demonstrations at her health center. The training covered the myriad causes of malnutrition and inspired Seraphine to take action to treat and prevent it in her own family. She also recently received a chicken which has begun to lay eggs, in addition to the fresh fruits and vegetables her garden provides.

In her own words, Seraphine said, “before being part of this training I didn’t know how to fight against malnutrition, which was chronic in my family. But now my kids will never be affected by malnutrition because I know how to feed them well. I also discovered that we, especially mamas, have the capacity of stopping some illness caused by poor hygiene to our kids by adapting different strategies like training our kids how to wash with soap their hands before eating and washing fresh plants before eating them. Most of all, I am ready to spread all that I learned to my community.”

Thank you Peter, Rajeev, Rao, Ray and Lael for inspiring and investing in such action. It’s incredible to see the change in Seraphine and even more so, the change in her children.