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Nilam has great plans for her daughter

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Dear Max and Pooja,

Nilam (who prefers to be known as Jaya) is an orphan girl who was raised since childhood by her grandmother. Nilam never had the opportunity to go to school, and was married off at age 16 because her grandmother could no longer afford to care for her. Now, three years later, she is the mother of 18-month old Kinjal. Nilam is a devoted mother, and eager to learn how to best care for her daughter, which is why she has joined the Ashraya Initiative for Children Mother-Baby class. The AIC Mother-Baby class is divided into three batches depending on the age of the child ­ Nilam attends the class every other week with other mothers of children in the 12-24 age range. There she and the other mothers participate a variety of discussions led by local specialists (dietary needs of their children, baby growth and development, birth spacing and family planning, communication and relationships within the family, good parenting practices) and engage in hands-on activities with their babies.

Since joining the class, Nilam and Kinjal have attended every single session. Nilam loves spending time bonding with other mothers of similarly-aged children, and is developing confidence in her parenting abilities.

Thank you, Max and Pooja for supporting six months of parenting classes each for Nilam. With your help, she will be able to bring up Kinjal with all the opportunities that were denied to her.




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