Families Thriving in Ethiopia

Thank you, The Church at Brook Hills, for your love and compassion shown to women, babies, and their families in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Tanzania. In this report, we focus specifically on the women and children in Survival Programs at the Enchini Mulu Wongel and Holeta Mulu Wongel Student Centers. Your faithful gifts allow families to learn more about good nutrition to ensure proper nourishment for their children, dive into their handicraft skills to help support their family, build community with other mothers in the Survival Program, and hear about and absorb the Word of God. You are providing many blessings to the families and they are extremely grateful for the opportunities for health, hope, and healing now available to them in Ethiopia.

* In the photo shown above, a health care professional performs a well baby check. The health and growth of the babies in the Survival Program are all monitored closely to identify infants that need immediate intervention. We are happy to report that all of the newborn babies in the program are healthy and growing well.

 

Survival Statistics in Ethiopia

• 1,091 Prenatal/infants receiving survival support
• 1,062 Mothers/caregivers receiving program benefits
• 80 Local churches implementing survival services

Survival Statistics at the Enchini Mulu Wongel and Holeta Mulu Wongel Child Development Centers

Here are the stats of the two centers in Ethiopia supported by The Church at Brook Hills:

• 30 Prenatal/infants receiving survival support
• 30 Mothers/caregivers receiving program benefits
• 11 Full-term births attended in the last year
• 2 Babies with low weight at birth in the last year

Recent Survival Activities in Ethiopia

Mothers listen to the Word of God at the Student Center.

 

A mother works on a sewing project to make a gorgeous bowl to sell, helping support her family through extra income.

 

Children love coming to ride bikes and play with toys at the center.

 

Survival mothers holds their precious babies at the center.

 

Mothers prepare nutritious flour from a variety of different grains and cereals. They work in groups to prepare the flour and divide it between each other to cook porridge for their babies at home, an excellent option for their baby’s first solid food.

 

Survival mothers socialize with each other at the center while preparing nutritious foods.

 

 

Transitioning from Survival to Sponsorship

Thanks to your support, these six adorable babies are just some of the babies who have recently passed the one year mark at the Enchini Mulu Wongel and Holeta Mulu Wongel Child Development Centers. All are healthy and thriving and ready to grow and develop through Compassion’s Sponsorship program!