Feed 107 malnourished children in Madagascar

We have almost reached our project goal for kids in Madagascar- and are so grateful to you for your support!  In the past three months we have been able to purchase and distribute Plumpy'Nut to kids (a high calorie, micronutrient filled supplement), conduct a second round of screenings, and help a mother in a unique situation of need. 
First, I'd like to tell you about one of the most touching things we've experienced this past month. Our coordinator learned of a mother with a 2 month old baby she could no longer breast feed due to being hospitalized for congenital heart disease. Her name is Hasimbola. 

She couldn't safely breastfeed because of the medicine she is taking and because the doctors told her to keep the baby away from the sickness of the hospital. So the grandmother had to buy milk for the child. But powdered milk was too expensive for them, so they have resorted to the cheapest milk available: sweetened condensed milk. The baby wasn't dealing with it well but they couldn't afford anything else.  

When our coordinator found out about this situation, she requested permission to purchase formula, to which we readily agreed. (Normally, Liahona only purchases supplements for the mothers of babies under age 6 months to encourage breastfeeding when possible).   The cost of formula is approximately $1 a day. This mother and family was beyond grateful for the help provided to her baby.  
Second, a few days ago we completed our second round of screenings in Madagascar! We haven't anazlyed the data yet, but will let you know of the progress children have made thanks to your help as soon as we can!  We wanted to provide you with some photos from the screening.  Manda, our coordinator, took the photos and said "These are photos of Tamatave screening, the two boys eating the plumpy couldn't wait to have a bite and they call the plumpy by yughurt."
 

We thank you again for your support!