Physical Health United States Project #23239

#savethebabies: Help Children Rise out of Poverty

by Jake's Network of Hope

#savethebabies: Help Children Rise out of Poverty

Project Report | May 4, 2017
Thomas is joyous!

By Stephanie Bowers | Project Leader

Thomas is a delightful 11-year old, who loves being read to. He’s known for his sweet smile that lights his whole body up. He lives with cerebral palsy, and uses a wheelchair to get around.

He was abandoned as a baby. Perhaps his family of origin couldn’t afford healthcare for his special needs. Or, perhaps they didn’t know (or want) to know how to care for him. Sadly, they also may have thought a child with special needs would be a burden or a curse. Or, perhaps he had family members pass away. These are all sad options, and it could be any of these or a different reason all together. No matter the reason, Thomas had a rough start at life as an abandoned special needs orphan.

Fast forward to today, and you'll find Thomas and & his best bud Valor rolling around in their wheelchairs sporting modern cloth diapers, a gift from you. While you may never meet Thomas & Valor on this side of heaven, know that you have made their lives better. By having appropriately sized cloth diapers, their basic hygiene needs can be met sustainably, instead of worrying about the expense of disposable diapers. This cost savings is adding up to a better quality of life, as precious financial resources are now available for personalized muscular therapy.

I encourage you to reach out to me at stephanie@jakesdiapers.org, with any questions and to learn more ways to get involved with the mission & ministry of Jake's Diapers.

On behalf of Thomas & Valor, thank you!

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Apr 3, 2017
Neila's Journey

By Stephanie Bowers | Project Leader

Neila's Journey

What an amazing thing you have done.

Your kind donation to Jake's Diapers, in support of our Saving Babies in Need project, is doing just that. Saving Babies in Need.

Through your generous support, the Rescue Center at Real Hope for Haiti now has Tiny Blue Diapers, for tiny little babies, like Neila.

Neila's life hasn't been easy. She's just 10 months old, and has already survived two bouts of Kwashiorkor. Kwashiorkor is a form of malnutrition that occurs when there isn't enough protein in the diet, most often seen in regions experiencing famine. This third bout has been extremely tough (not that any bouts are easy). Neila's body became so swollen with edema, caused by the extreme lack of protein causing an osmotic imbalance, thus causing her precious body to retain and swell, with skin blistering and splitting. Neila was also having challenges breathing, and she and her Mother made the challenging trek to the Rescue Center. This meant a boat ride to the mainland, for they call Lagonav Island home, to a car ride, and finaly, by motorcycle. She weighed 14.3 lbs at arrival.

Admitted into the Rescue Center, she now receives a specialized nutritional peanut butter paste, Medika Mamba, which is designed for the treatment of Kwashiorkor. She still fits in the Tiny Blue Diapers, which are designed for tiny babies from 5 to 12 lbs. But not for long!

Because of the amazing love, care, and specialized nutrition she and her other tiny friends receive, she will soon be out of Tiny Blue Diapers, which your amazing love, care, and support provided. The next step in solving diaper need for Neila and the other children like her is the next size of diaper: Little Green Diapers, and then Not-So-Little Yellow Diapers.

By meeting the Rescue Center's diaper need, they can focus on the day to day treatment, prevention, and care of those 75 little babies currently in inpatient care. To obliterate diaper need, it takes a village. Today, our village has an amazing opportunity to make history. Today begins the Little by Little campaign, when all donations up to $50 are matched. Together, we can do this. Every little bit helps. And that's not all. In addition to the amazing monetary matches, our friends at Nicki's Diapers have posed a fun challenge... when we raise funds for 500 cloth diapers, they'll donate an additional 500 diapers. This means TWICE AS MANY LIVES IMPACTED!

Will you prayerfully consider ending diaper need for the Rescue Center? The simple truth is every donation matters, and adds up to big change. Let's do this. Click here to end diaper need. Thank you.

Links:

Fluff 500: Cloth Diapers for the Rescue Center

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Mar 28, 2017
Myolaika's Road to Recovery

By Stephanie Bowers | Project Leader

Myolaika, January 2017

100% diaper coverage. This is a term that never crossed my mind with my own children. What does it mean? It means having enough diapers to have a baby wear a diaper 100% of the time. It's related to diaper need, which is the lack of a sufficient supply of diapers to keep a baby clean, dry, and healthy.

One of our goals is to provide 100% diaper coverage for the babies we serve, like Myolaika and the other 75ish children of diapering age at the Rescue Center at Real Hope for Haiti. Myolaika was first admitted to the Rescue Center in November, weighing just 15.5 lbs at 21 months of age. She was referred to Real Hope for Haiti from Children's Health Ministries, another one of our Haiti Ministry Partners. I'm pleased to share with you she is doing well, and is still not a fan of pictures (note the lack of smile!) She's on the Medika Mamba program, which is a specialized peanut butter nutrition treatment for malnutrition.

The Tiny Blue Diapers still fit her, but not for long! The Tiny Blue Diapers are part one of our color coded experiment, and we are pleased to report not only are they exceeding expectations (dry fast, contain diarrhea better than any other diaper), but that project is fully funded! Which means we are now moving on to phase II of:

The Color-Coded Experiment

Project Tiny Blue Diapers: 500 Tiny Blue Diapers, for the tiniest (<10 lbs) babies: FULLY FUNDED!!!!

Project Little Green Diapers: 250 Little Green Diapers for the little babies (10-20 lbs)

Project Not-So-Little Yellow Diapers: 250 Not-So-Little Yellow Diapers for the not-so-little babies (20 lbs and up!)

Yes, our next goal is to fully fund the Little Green & Not-So-Little Yellow Diapers. When this project is fully funded, the Rescue Center will have 100% diaper coverage! Here's where it gets even MORE EXCITING...

We have an amazing opportunity coming up on April 3-7th, with GlobalGiving's Little by Little Matching Campaign. This campaign focuses on the power of change, little by little. All donations will be matched up to $50, and the organization with the most funds raised wins amazing bonus prizes! To fully fund this, we need to raise $8,975. Each diaper is $17.95 (remember, modern cloth. Each diaper is used at least 4-500 times). We're sticking with the same brand (Imagine) and style (All-In-One), just in bigger sizes and different colors.

Together, we can solve diaper need, just by adding up little amounts of change. Please prayerfully consider supporting this campaign, and join our Litttle by Little Event for reminders! Feel free to reach out to me at stephanie@jakesdiapers.org, I'd love to hear from you.

With gratitude,

Stephanie Bowers

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Jake's Diapers, Inc.

stephanie@jakesdiapers.org

"A nonprofit diaper ministry, providing the basic need of diapers to babies, children, and adults in extreme poverty, whose caregivers have to choose between food & diapers."

Wash day for the Tiny Blues!

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