Every time Dodline looked at her baby boy, she wanted to cry. Watson was only 4 months old, but his life had already been terrible. From the time he was born, Dodline knew something was wrong. His skin was too loose. His bones were too prominent. Despite his mother’s...
Shedling climbs out of her comfortable bed and puts on her nurse’s uniform. It was only a short time ago that she was jobless and living on the streets of Haiti — trying to care for a newborn baby. She can’t believe how different her life is now. Shoulders back and...
This year, celebrate all the times your mom has cared for you by helping another mother who can’t afford to care for her sick, hungry child. Make a $50 tax-deductible donation in honor of your mom (or another special mother figure in your life), and you will provide...
Pedro cries day and night. While most kids his age spend their days learning to walk, Pedro lies on his back, staring at the laminated roof of his family’s little adobe home. His body is constantly in pain, and his skin is inflamed with sores. He is weak, and if...
Claudine’s soft, baby skin had turned ashy. The 18-month-old’s thin limbs hung by her side. In their small home in Haiti, Claudine’s mother rocked her, trying to comfort her daughter’s weak whimpers. As she tenderly kissed her daughter’s cheek, Claudine’s mother knew...