By Fatih Kyman | Communication and Fundraising Expert
Support to Life continues to provide 10th month packs to refugee mother that are about to give birth or has given birth recently. While Support to Life’s field teams and its outreach campaigns are instrumental reaching out and becoming known to those in need, Support to Life Hubs are also open to consultation by those who need our support.
We would like to begin our report with a piece of exciting news: Thanks to the humanitarians worldwide and our donor institutions, our team is now 300 large and our protection activities are once again geared up for evidence-driven, sustainable, integrated support!
Speaking of which, let us use this opportunity to explain how we provide integrated support to those that receive our 10th month care packs – after all, a 10th month pack is simply one link for a child’s healthy development.
When we identify a refugee mother who has given birth, we conduct a needs assessment that looks not only into basic demographic data such as the household’s income, number of children, senior members; but also predicts a food consumption index through questionnaires. Furthermore, if there are other children at school age, we make sure to provide assistance in getting them enrolled to schools. Unfortunately, child labor is what we call ‘a negative coping strategy’ – it helps the family secure a livelihood while depriving a child of its right to a healthy development.
That said, our integrated support does not end there. We invite family members to information sessions that we regularly hold in our community centers. Topics range from childcare, hazards of child labor, gender-based violence, and similar. Our aim is to make sure that all family members are well quipped to join hands and raise a healthy individual.
Each time we hand over a 10th month pack to someone in need, we also have an invaluable opportunity to deliver integrated support. Thanks to your support, we do not need to worry about the additional costs that are associated, and we can focus on the family’s utmost benefit.
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