Tall and Fat!

Before our children joined 1moreChild, they typically had one meal a day and even that wasn’t guaranteed. They now get three good meals a day and don’t have to worry about where their next meal is coming from. The main diet in Uganda consists of posho (maize flour cooked with water to a dough-like consistency) and beans. It’s a simple, cheap & filling meal. We also vary the meals as much as possible, which the children love, with cabbage, rice, peanut sauce, spinach, fish and meat.

Last week we weighed and measured all the boys – one year has passed since we first did it.  Thankfully there were some big gains!  Lochole Michael grew the most – by almost 8cms!  Putan Zakayo gained the most weight – 31lbs which was a 40% increase.

One of the toughest boys to start with was Lomunyan Abra.  Abra was a real street boy – often throwing stones and smashing our car, always filthy and malnourished.  He moved into our boys’ home a year ago. He has gained 9cms and 18lbs and is thriving with the constant care he is getting.