Project Report
| Jul 23, 2020
Thank you so much for your support over the years!
By Eimi Olson | Project Leader
Thank you so much for all of your generous support over the years. You have helped NYF to care for so many children through our Nutrition Rehabilitation Homes. While NYF will continue providing medical care and nutrition education to families and children, our fundraising efforts on GlobalGiving will now focus on providing immediate COVID-19 relief to families in Nepal.
As a result, we will be concluding this project on GlobalGiving. We are so grateful to each and every one of you who have helped to make this project such a success.
We hope you’ll continue to support NYF’s ongoing efforts to empower Nepalese families and children. Please check out our new GlobalGiving projects we’ve launched in response to the current global crisis:
Thank you again!
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Mar 26, 2020
Your support is life-saving: Thank you!
By Eimi Olson | Project Leader
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"Amir" at discharge
“Amir” is a 15-month-old boy from a mountainous village in western Nepal.
In early December 2019, when Amir fell ill, his mother rushed him a local hospital, desperate to find out what was wrong with her baby. Hospital staff referred them to one of NYF’s Nutritional Rehabilitation Homes, where Amir was identified as suffering from malnutrition.
In disbelief, his mother declared that Amir received two meals every day – in addition to breast-feeding.
She explained that with such a heavy workload at home, she had not been preparing separate dishes for her baby. Instead, Amir ate the same foods that the rest of their family ate – most of which were unhealthy even for adults.
With nutritious food, his mother’s milk, and proper care, Amir quickly recovered, while his mother attended nutrition classes where she learned how to prepare nutritious foods for Amir and the rest of the family. In 25 days, Amir was discharged a happy and healthy boy, and they both returned home.
Overall lack of awareness about the relationship between nutrition and health causes severe malnutrition in so many children in Nepal. As Nepal, like the rest of the world, faces challenges from the COVID-19 virus, the poor and vulnerable are at high risk. Your support to help keep malnourished children alive means even more now. Thank you so much!
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Mothers learning about nutrition at the NRH
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Dec 31, 2019
Your support saves lives: Thank You!
By Eimi Olson | Project Leader
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"Ram" at discharge
At 22-months-old, “Ram” - suffering from severe diarrhea and pneumonia - was rushed to NYF’s Nutrition Rehabilitation Home (NRH) in Lalitpur. He was crying inconsolably - and was so ill and malnourished he couldn’t even stand on his own.
Ram needed 24/7 care at the NRH, but his worried mother was under pressure from her husband to come home: he was skeptical of healthcare, and didn’t understand how severe the circumstances were.
The concerned staff at the NRH met with both of Ram’s parents to discuss their sick child’s deteriorating health. They went over the potentially fatal consequences of sending Ram home without care, and explained in detail how the specialized treatment process could save their little boy. Ram’s father finally understood, and, reassured, agreed to let his wife and Ram stay at the NRH to receive care.
Within 26 days, Ram gained over 5 Ibs. His diarrhea was eradicated, and his pneumonia treated. Now a happy and healthy boy, he was officially discharged.
At the NRH, Ram's mother learned about nutrition, good hygiene, and how to grow and prepare local, healthy food. When she and Ram left for home, his mother thanked the NRH staff for all that they did to heal her baby. She was excited to share with other village mothers her new knowledge about keeping children healthy.
Thanks to your support, malnourished children like Ram are rehabilitated every single day. We - and they - are so incredibly thankful for friends like you.
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