Pictured above: Caregivers assist their babies with an art project outside.
IntelliTect, thanks to your support of Survival programming in Kenya, mothers and babies have received constant care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Survival Specialists are ensuring that each caregiver’s prenatal and postnatal medical needs are met, and they are continuing to provide emotional and spiritual support through home visits. With your help, POMC Najile Church is giving babies born into poverty the care they need to thrive, especially during the critical prenatal months and first year of life. Mothers and caregivers are also being equipped with the tools necessary to raise healthy babies. Thanks to your gift, Compassion Survival can continue to support impoverished mothers and their babies, especially during this difficult season. Thank you for partnering with Compassion!
Survival Statistics for Kenya (July – December 2020)
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- Kenya has provided critical care to mothers and their babies since 2004
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- 3,274 Babies and their mothers served
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- 727 Compassion-assisted births occurred
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- 132 Churches currently implement Survival services
Survival Statistics at POMC Najile Church (July – December 2020)
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- 26 Babies and their mothers served
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- 7 Compassion-assisted births occured
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- 100% of babies born at normal weight
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- 4 babies, on average per month, treated for malnutrition
Recent Survival Activities
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- Survival Specialists facilitate a discussion on COVID-19 prevention strategies.
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- The church pastor leads a session for caregivers on the importance of washing hands and using hand sanitizer during the pandemic.
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- Caregivers learn about maintaining a healthy diet and how to prevent food insecurity through a home garden.
Babies Move from Surviving to Thriving Because of Your Support
Thanks to your support, 11 babies transitioned to home-based care through Compassion’s Sponsorship program. Pictured below are babies who recently reached their first birthday. They will continue their growth with the guidance provided to them by the staff at POMC Najile Child Development Center and a loving sponsor.
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- Masipei lives with her mother and father, who are currently unemployed. She likes music and clapping her hands to a rhythm.
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- Seenoi transitioned to the Sponsorship program in October. She loves playing games with her two brothers and two sisters.
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- Lekura lives with his mother and father, who are married and currently unemployed. He is learning how to talk.
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- Precious transitioned to the Sponsorship program in November. She is one year and six months old, and her mother is a homemaker.
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- Lekinyot is one of seven children and has fun with his two sisters and four brothers. His mother is his primary caregiver.
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- Saitabau is one year and nine months old. He lives with his mother and father and loves clapping his hands to a rhythm.