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Roza, Philippines Photo: © 2019 ADRA | Frank Spangler
“We learned that the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, ADRA had me put her into an intensive, rehabilitative
beginning from even before they are born, is the most feeding program for 10 days. This helped her gain weight
important time for baby to receive the best nutrition. At the and quickly climb out of the danger zone. The PD Hearth
time I started going, my firstborn was just one year old. She program of EMBRACE taught us how to prepare these same
was sick and teething. She hadn’t been eating much and nutritious meals at home.
without my realizing it, she had become malnourished.
ADRA told us that this can cause stunting and can be very ADRA has been very good for our village. They have kept all
bad for the child and cause problems the rest of their lives! of the promises that they made when they first came.”
Photo: © 2019 ADRA | Frank Spangler
