Mother and Child Nutrition Program

Mother and Child Nutrition Program

… “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”  Matthew 25:37-40

The health and wellbeing of children is very crucial to the health of the entire community.

“When mothers and babies are not healthy, communities are not healthy”—Christiana Tsitsiwu

On the 9th of March 2022 Manna of Life foundation (MLF) received a desperate call from Ms. Nancy Boatenmaa, a nutritionist at the Senchi Clinic in Ghana. Cases of malnourished children reported at the clinic was at a record high, urgent help was needed to support the children.

“Please come to our aid and help us address the cases of malnutrition in this area.”  -- Nancy

In the Senchi community, small scale farming is the only source of employment in the area.  As a result, the income level of most families is very low, and they struggle to provide the needed nutrition for their babies leading to malnutrition and stunted growth in children.

MLF responded with specially prepared baby food to help the mothers in need. 

Helping families, especially mothers and babies has always been one of the core ministries for MLF, we believe strongly that the health of mothers and babies play a major role in the wellbeing of the community. In our effort to continue to promote healthy communities, the “Mother and Child Nutrition Program” has been added to the Ministry.

We will provide specially prepared baby food every quarter to help mothers feed their babies in the Senchi community and other communities as needed.