Hard-working Sonal tries her best as a mother

Sonal is the proud new mother of one month old Mayan! She already has a three year old daughter, Shikha, so she was excited about the birth of a boy to round out the family. Immediately after Mayan was born, Sonal signed up for parenting classes so that she could join other young mothers in her community to learn how to best meet Mayan’s needs.

The women and their babies attend classes every week where they learn the basics of infant and toddler care through an interactive combination of lectures, discussion, trips and hands-on activities (cooking projects, etc). The women have a chance to socialize and form a supportive network for each other based on shared experience, and the little ones benefit from a chance to interact and play with educational toys. Sonal especially appreciates the health care coverage that she and Mayan receive by attending the classes, as well as the token attendance “gifts” after every class (such as a bottle of baby shampoo, soap, powder or clothing items).

Sonal is an extremely smart, hard-working woman with the motivation to get ahead in life. She is committed to doing whatever she needs to do to provide for her children, and recognizes that this is the perfect opportunity to grow and improve as a parent so that Mayan and Shikha have the best chance of success possible. 

Thank you Akiko, Bindi, and Leo for giving a deserving mother the support she needs!