Samuelvi was abandoned just after he was born. Alerted by his cries, a lady found him in a small bush, wrapped in a cloth. She alerted the police and brought him to the hospital of the city to check his condition. Since then, she has been taking care of him. However, due to lack of means, she has been struggling to feed him. We have decided to support them and provide them with artificial milk, so that Samuelvi can benefit from a diet adapted to his age.⁠

Due to lack of breast milk, Gladys has lost a lot of weight following her birth. When we met her last week, at 2 months old, she weighed 1.9 kg. We are now supporting her through the donation of artificial milk, and we see her at the center every week to monitor her weight gain.⁠

Since Hasana was born, her mom has not produced enough breast milk. She was fed with porridge, which was not suitable for her age. When we first met her, Hosana was 6.5 months old and weighed 2.8 kg. She was suffering from severe malnutrition and anemia. Given the urgency of the situation, we decided to finance her hospitalization.

At the time of care, Laurent is 8 years old and weighs 14 kg. He suffers from acute undernutrition and a serious disability. He has Cerebral Palsy as a result of numerous malaria episodes that he has contracted since 2019. He can no longer stand or feed himself, for example. We met him while he was again suffering from a malaria episode (neurological form). He also presented oral mycosis and bedsores on his body. We decided to finance his hospitalization.

When we met Jean-François, at 13 days of age, he weighed 2.42 kg. Since the day he was born, he has lived with his aunt. Jean-Francois’ mom has a mental disability. After she gave birth, she left him in the hospital, so his aunt decided to take care of him. Jean-François has been fed with artificial milk, but his aunt has limited financial means and cannot afford to pay for it. We are now supporting them with donations of artificial milk and regular consultations at the center.

Zara lives with her parents and her older brother. Her dad runs a small shoe business and her mom is unemployed. Zara was born at home. Since then, her mom has not been able to produce enough milk to feed her. Due to lack of financial means, they have been giving her crushed cookies, an inappropriate and dangerous diet for Zara. When we first met her, at 3 months old, she weighed 3.37 kg, indicating a situation of severe undernutrition. We are now supporting her through the donation of artificial milk and regular check-ups at the center.

Unfortunately, Koffi's mom passed away during childbirth, and he is now living with his aunt. She and his dad provided him with artificial milk during his first two months. However, due to a lack of means, they are no longer able to afford it. We support them today through medical care at the center and the donation of artificial milk, so that he can benefit from a diet adapted to his age.

At the beginning of care, Israël suffered from severe undernutrition (3.68 kg at 3 months). His mom passed away from sickle cell disease in April 2022. Since then, he has been living with his grandmother and his two siblings. Due to lack of means, he was fed with porridge, which is not adapted to his young age. We are now supporting him through medical care at our center and the donation of artificial milk.

The triplets live with their parents and their four siblings. Patron, Jamina and Kezia were born prematurely and through a C-section. Their mom is under treatment for a cardiac disease and cannot breastfeed them. We are now helping them through medical care at our center and the donation of artificial milk.

When we met Afi Grâce, at two and a half months, she weighed 2.21 kg. We met her during a home visit to one of our children. As her mom was not producing enough breast milk to feed her, Afi Grâce was then in a situation of severe undernutrition. In view of her condition, we decided to hospitalize her urgently, at the Hospital of Tsévié.

Jacob lives with his parents, both sewers, and his four siblings. When we met him, at two months old, he weighed 3.75 kg. As his mom does not produce enough breast milk and has limited means, she has fed him with porridge and cookies since his first days. We are now supporting them through medical care at the center and donations of artificial milk.

Following an accident, Julienne's dad lost his job, leaving the family in a very precarious situation. When we met Julienne, at seven weeks old, she weighed 2.6 kg and was then in a situation of undernutrition. She was also suffering from severe malaria, for which she was admitted to the hospital. She was hospitalized in Tsévié for 2 weeks, until she was cured of malaria and reached a safe weight for her age.

Kodjo was 9 months old and weighed 5.75 kg when we first met him. We took him to the hospital for very severe undernutrition. A nasogastric tube was placed to feed him, as he did not have the strength to nurse. Kodjo’s mom has little means and has breastfed Kodjo while she had difficulties to feed herself. We financed Kodjo’s hospitalization, and we give him artificial milk in supplement to his mom’s milk.

When we first met Clarice, at 8 months old, she weighed 6.15 kg and was in a state of undernutrition. Her mom unfortunately passed away in February following an emergency hospitalization. She suffered from sickle cell disease. Clarice’s grandmother is now looking after her. We are supporting them today through the donation of artificial milk, as a complement to the food provided by her grandmother.

We met Adonaï when he weighed 6.43 kg at 2 years and 1 month. He was not able to speak or walk yet. Adonaï lives with his mom and his 6 brothers and sisters. He is the youngest among his siblings. The dad left, and they have not heard from him. The mom has a motor disability since 2018. She no longer walks and has great difficulty standing.

When we first met Roger, at one-year-old, he weighed 4.79 kg at a height of 65 cm. He had been fed on porridge, as his mom did not produce enough breast milk. We are now helping him through medical care at the center and the donation of artificial milk and food supplements.

Émilie has been visually impaired since birth. She can see some light, but she cannot distinguish anything precisely. She has one eye with a regular appearance and one very small eye with a closed eyelid. We are supporting her by providing ophthalmological care. We also give her access to French and Braille classes at the center, so that she can benefit from an education adapted to her handicap.

Samuel was born with valgum knees (inward deviation of the knees). He had an accident while playing soccer in 2019, which caused a fracture in his right leg. Due to lack of means, he never had surgery following the accident. The bones rebuilt, but in an anarchic way. Since then, he had to walk with crutches and suffered from persistent pain. He was quickly exhausted. We planned the surgery on his leg and are currently providing him with post-operative care.

Since Manassé was born, his mom did not produce enough milk to feed him. The grandmother financed the first boxes of artificial milk, but she eventually ran out of money. Manassé was then fed with porridge. Today, we support them through the donation of artificial milk and medical care at our center.

Atsoupé has a developmental delay. When we first met her, she could not sit up or walk. She was in a state of severe undernutrition. We also observed stiffness in her lower limbs. We are now helping her through a monthly food supply for her and her family (proteins, corn, soya, oil, etc.), and we provide medical support for her psychomotor delay.

Komi has Cerebral Palsy. He can say a few words like “mommy” and expresses himself with noises and signs. He does not walk and needs a lot of assistance with daily activities. He is able to eat the family meal, but in very small quantities. The family is very involved in Komi’s daily care. They have visited many hospitals and specialists. However, they no longer have the financial means to continue.

Victor lives with his mom and sister. The dad being absent, the family lives with the grandmother in Tsévié. Victor’s mom is a teacher in biology, but she has not been able to find work. When we first met them, Victor was still fed primarily with his mom’s milk. As his mom did not have the financial means to buy food for her family, she paid for food on credit and struggled to pay it back. Victor does not yet master the sitting position. He suffers from a great psychomotor delay and the tonicity of his lower limbs is limited.

Jean and Jeanne’s mom passed away during childbirth due to severe anemia. The dad’s sister and a friend decided to take care of the children. The twins were born underweight and were both losing weight. When we first met them, at 9 days of life, Jean weighed 1.9 kg and Jeanne 2.03 kg. We are now supporting them through the donation of artificial milk and regular check-ups at the Graines d’Espoir center.

Kékéli suffers from sickle cell disease. This is a chronic, incurable genetic disorder that affects hemoglobin. Evrard, our Head nurse, referred Kékéli to us, as her family has very limited means. All of their savings went into medical care. In fact, she often needs blood transfusions. She is also prone to infections and is very fragile. We decided to support her by financing her medical care.

At five weeks old, Amandine weighed 2.63 kg. Her mom had Sickle cell disease and passed away a week after giving birth, as a result of complications caused by her C-section. Amandine lives with her dad and grandmother, who have limited financial means. We are helping her through the donation of artificial milk and regular check-ups at the center.

Maxim lives with his mom, who works as a seamstress. He has two older sisters. Since he was born, his mom did not produce enough milk to feed him. She also could not afford to buy artificial milk. When we met Maxim, at more than three months old, he weighed only 2.14 kg, indicating severe undernutrition. We are now supporting him through regular check-ups at the center and the donation of artificial milk.

When we met Afi, at 6 weeks old, we were alarmed by her weight, which was the same as when she was born (2.3 kg). In fact, her mom had little breast milk, and Afi had difficulty breastfeeding. She was getting out of breath very quickly. We have supported her through the donation of artificial milk and medical care in our center.

Viviane lives with her parents and her three older siblings. When we first met her, she was suffering from severe undernutrition (5.7 kg at the age of 14 months). Her dad was a teacher and her mom did not work. In fact, Viviane requires constant care. Since birth, she has had respiratory and deglutition problems. At the beginning of the care, she could only drink liquids. She has significant psychomotor deficits and has malformations in both feet (talus valgus feet). She also has a large umbilical hernia.

Grâce was suffering from severe undernutrition. When we first met her, at 5 weeks old, she weighed 2.76 kg. At the examination, we noticed her extreme thinness and apparent dehydration, marked by dry and wrinkled skin, and dull and frizzy hair. In fact, she had trouble breastfeeding properly. We are now supporting Grâce through the donation of artificial milk, and regular check-ups at our center.

Hope suffers from cerebral edema and hydrocephalus. The edema is stable and the major consequence, which is Hope's blindness, is unfortunately already irreversible. We are now giving her access to Braille and French classes, so that she can benefit from an education adapted to her disability. When Hope is older, we intend to give her access to a specialized school for visually impaired children.

Debora comes from a family of three. She was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2019. Since she was very little, she has had what we call “seizures”. These include unconsciousness, hypothermia, sweating, urination and eye twitching. As the family has very limited income, we finance her treatment as well as the tests required by her pathology.

Geremie has had glaucoma since birth. He lives with his mom, his two brothers and his sister. His dad passed away a few years ago. Since then, the family has been living under very precarious conditions. We are now giving Geremie access to an education adapted to his disability. Since Sept. 2021, he attends a specialized school for visually impaired children in Lomé.

Emmanuel has had glaucoma since birth. He lives with his mom, his two brothers and his sister. His dad passed away a few years ago. Since then, the family has been living under very precarious conditions. We are now giving Emmanuel access to an education adapted to his disability. Since Sept. 2021, he attends a specialized school for visually impaired children in Lomé.