Djovany is thriving thanks to your help

Djovany was brought to Chances for Children by his birth mother. She had no hope for him when she came to us. She was diagnosed with HIV a month before his birth. She knew that to preserve Djovany’s life, she could not breast feed but yet, she wanted to keep him with her. She tried for five months to keep him healthy but could not do so. When she finally brought him to our orphanage, he was dehydrated and malnourished. We started him on the infant version of Medika Mamba and look at him now, at seven months of age! Once he is healthy enough to sustain solid foods we will be sending him back to his mother who is doing well with her HIV treatment plan.

Medika Mamba is creole for peanut butter medicine and is an energy dense peanut butter that is significantly fortified with protein and nutritional supplements. This product both helps children battle the serious effects of malnutrition and provides jobs to peanut farmers in Haiti.

Thank you for your help! Your donations gave someone like Djovany a second chance.