Kavita is learning to become a better mother.

Kavita is a mother in her early 20’s with two young children – a four year old son and a one year old daughter. Kavita’s husband is a day laborer and earns about 3,000 rupees ($65) per month to support the family while Kavita stays home with the children. Her son has a thyroid problem that causes abnormal weight gain, and doctors suspect that her daughter, Vidhya, may have this problem as well. It has been a challenge for Kavita to manage her son’s health issues, and she now worries about her daughter as well.

Your donation enabled AIC to enroll Kavita in the Mother-Baby class, which meets weekly to teach women about the dietary needs of their children, baby growth and development, birth spacing and family planning, communication and relationships within the family, good parenting practices and many other topics through structured discussions led by local professionals, specialists and health workers.

Kavita brings her daughter to the interactive sessions and is able to leave her with a designated caregiver during the mothers-only components of the class, though many of the activities are based on interaction between the mothers and their babies, and Kavita enjoys those sessions. At the end of each class, Kavita receives a small item, such as a bar of soap or bottle of baby lotion, as a reward for good attendance. She looks forward to these small gifts, and also feels like she is learning a lot, especially with regard to nutrition and growth and development, that will benefit Vidhya and her brother.

Thank you, Cindy, Bess, Margo and Erik, for coming together to enable Kavita to attend Mother-Baby classes for an entire year.

Feb 18	Paige view profile Paige gave 130 for a month of antenatal care
Jul 19	Bess view profile Bess gave 12 for three months of parenting classes
Apr 5	Laurent view profile Laurent gave 30 for a month of tailoring classes

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Kavita is learning to become a better mother.