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Mae’n ddrwg gen i, mae’r cofnod hwn dim ond ar gael mewn English.
Babies and very young children at our partner’s centre in Antananarivo are growing and healthy thanks to an intervention from another of our partners in Madagascar.
Babies and very young children who have been rescued from danger or desperate situations are being helped to grow and thrive by a partner of Money for Madagascar.
The Akany Avoko Ambohidratrimo Centre (AAA), provides children aged 0-18 who have been forced from their homes, or live in situations where they are not or cannot be properly cared for, shelter, food, healthcare, clothes, education, vocational and life skills training, leisure activities, emotional and psychological care, and eventually support to re-enter society and/or reunite with their families.
The centre, in Antananarivo, currently gives 149 children, girls aged 0-18 and boys aged 0-8, the care and attention they need to develop and thrive.
MfM contributes significantly to the AAA’s running costs, and we fundraise for projects to improve its education, health, hygiene and childcare activities.
Today, we are pleased to share the work of a partner of ours working in Madagascar: Mary’s Meals.
At present, AAA cares for nine very young children and 11 babies, who rely on powdered milk to grow and progress as they should.
The centre’s work is demonstrably working: the vast majority of babies who are cared for at AAA arrive undernourished and well below average weight for their age, but after a month to a month and a half of its care, their weight increases significantly, and they are healthier and happier.
AAA receives no money for powdered milk, however, and its price kept increasing, until it could no longer afford it.
The centre manager was forced to replace the milk with biscuits crushed and soaked in tea, and although this did help their growth, many of the babies and young children became more prone to illness.
That’s where our partner Mary’s Meals stepped in.
The organisation, which provides food and nourishment to babies and children, agreed to provide baby milk powder and other food to youngsters at AAA, and as a result, their growth and well-being is ensured, and improving.
The centre’s educators have improved confidence in the effect of their care work, because since Mary’s Meals have started their help, the babies’ health has improved, to the extent, they say, that they rarely become ill at all.
It is an example of how our partnerships can deliver better outcomes – in health, education, the environment, livelihoods and many other settings – for Malagasy people of all ages.
To make a donation to AAA, click here.
To learn more about the centre, visit here.
