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Helping moms & babies in Ecuador

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Helping moms & babies in Ecuador
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The Need

Of the 5.2 million children who die around the world each year, 75 per cent die in the first year of life. Babies are at risk of death due to premature birth complications, complications during childbirth, infections, pneumonia and diarrhea. But this is preventable. With training and support, moms in poverty can be empowered to raise healthy and happy babies.

Our Response

Critical care
Your support helps secure access to pre- and postnatal care, skilled birth attendants and medical intervention when necessary.

Home-based care
Mothers are visited in their homes monthly by a Survival specialist, who offers education in prenatal care and early child-rearing as well as one-on-one biblical mentoring.

Group-based learning
At these church-based activities, moms learn skills to earn an income and gain vital knowledge including basic literacy, the importance of breastfeeding and how to prevent malnutrition and disease. These groups combat isolation through a supportive community of mothers who, together, learn about the God who loves them.

Ecuador Stats

Average number of children in household 2
Average age of first-time mothers 12
Births attended by skilled health personnel 94
Stunted growth from malnutrition 25

Activities

Home visits: Implementers visited moms and babies in their homes, providing counselling, encouragement and follow-up support. They guided caregivers in activities that supported child development and strengthened parent-child interaction. Moms also learned how to keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy. Staff shared biblical reflections and prayer and offered guidance on pregnancy, childcare, health and family well-being.

Early stimulation: Program staff led early stimulation activities with mothers and babies, focusing on gross and fine motor skills development, sensory exploration, cognitive growth and responsive caregiving. Caregivers learned practical exercises, play activities and stimulation techniques that they could continue at home. Implementers taught moms how to make toys such as rattles using everyday materials to help stimulate their babies’ development.

Group learning: Moms participated in group meetings, workshops and retreats that combined spiritual encouragement with training on parenting, nutrition, child development, child protection, healthy relationships and family life. Interactive activities, discussions, songs, demonstrations and shared learning helped strengthen caregiving knowledge and mutual support among participants.

Spiritual care and support: During both home visits and group activities, program staff and church leaders shared biblical teachings, devotional reflections, prayer and worship. These sessions encouraged moms in their parenting roles, promoted Christian values and strengthened spiritual well-being for mothers and families.

Celebrations and assistance: Moms gathered for fellowship activities, shared meals and special celebrations, including Mother’s Day events. Staff celebrated milestones such as healthy pregnancies and recovery from illness with moms, helping them feel loved and valued.

Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.

Project Stats

This intervention addressed:

Full-term births 18
Pregnancies 17
Illness subc: Skin 1
Illness subc: Other 11
Illness subc: Respiratory Tract Infection 2
Breastfeeding Moms 6
Malnourished Babies - Severely Underweight 18
Attended births 14
Malnourished Babies - Moderately Underweight 7
Normal birth weights 17
Low birth weights 1
Home visits: Implementers visited moms and babies in their homes, providing counselling, encouragement and follow-up support. They guided caregivers in activities that supported child development and strengthened parent-child interaction. Moms also learned how to keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy. Staff shared biblical reflections and prayer and offered guidance on pregnancy, childcare, health and family well-being.
Home visits: Implementers visited moms and babies in their homes, providing counselling, encouragement and follow-up support. They guided caregivers in activities that supported child development and strengthened parent-child interaction. Moms also learned how to keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy. Staff shared biblical reflections and prayer and offered guidance on pregnancy, childcare, health and family well-being.
Home visits: Implementers visited moms and babies in their homes, providing counselling, encouragement and follow-up support. They guided caregivers in activities that supported child development and strengthened parent-child interaction. Moms also learned how to keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy. Staff shared biblical reflections and prayer and offered guidance on pregnancy, childcare, health and family well-being.
Home visits: Implementers visited moms and babies in their homes, providing counselling, encouragement and follow-up support. They guided caregivers in activities that supported child development and strengthened parent-child interaction. Moms also learned how to keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy. Staff shared biblical reflections and prayer and offered guidance on pregnancy, childcare, health and family well-being.
Home visits: Implementers visited moms and babies in their homes, providing counselling, encouragement and follow-up support. They guided caregivers in activities that supported child development and strengthened parent-child interaction. Moms also learned how to keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy. Staff shared biblical reflections and prayer and offered guidance on pregnancy, childcare, health and family well-being.
Home visits: Implementers visited moms and babies in their homes, providing counselling, encouragement and follow-up support. They guided caregivers in activities that supported child development and strengthened parent-child interaction. Moms also learned how to keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy. Staff shared biblical reflections and prayer and offered guidance on pregnancy, childcare, health and family well-being.
Home visits: Implementers visited moms and babies in their homes, providing counselling, encouragement and follow-up support. They guided caregivers in activities that supported child development and strengthened parent-child interaction. Moms also learned how to keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy. Staff shared biblical reflections and prayer and offered guidance on pregnancy, childcare, health and family well-being.
Home visits: Implementers visited moms and babies in their homes, providing counselling, encouragement and follow-up support. They guided caregivers in activities that supported child development and strengthened parent-child interaction. Moms also learned how to keep themselves and their babies healthy during pregnancy. Staff shared biblical reflections and prayer and offered guidance on pregnancy, childcare, health and family well-being.
Early stimulation: Program staff led early stimulation activities with mothers and babies, focusing on gross and fine motor skills development, sensory exploration, cognitive growth and responsive caregiving. Caregivers learned practical exercises, play activities and stimulation techniques that they could continue at home. Implementers taught moms how to make toys such as rattles using everyday materials to help stimulate their babies’ development.
Early stimulation: Program staff led early stimulation activities with mothers and babies, focusing on gross and fine motor skills development, sensory exploration, cognitive growth and responsive caregiving. Caregivers learned practical exercises, play activities and stimulation techniques that they could continue at home. Implementers taught moms how to make toys such as rattles using everyday materials to help stimulate their babies’ development.
Early stimulation: Program staff led early stimulation activities with mothers and babies, focusing on gross and fine motor skills development, sensory exploration, cognitive growth and responsive caregiving. Caregivers learned practical exercises, play activities and stimulation techniques that they could continue at home. Implementers taught moms how to make toys such as rattles using everyday materials to help stimulate their babies’ development.
Early stimulation: Program staff led early stimulation activities with mothers and babies, focusing on gross and fine motor skills development, sensory exploration, cognitive growth and responsive caregiving. Caregivers learned practical exercises, play activities and stimulation techniques that they could continue at home. Implementers taught moms how to make toys such as rattles using everyday materials to help stimulate their babies’ development.
Early stimulation: Program staff led early stimulation activities with mothers and babies, focusing on gross and fine motor skills development, sensory exploration, cognitive growth and responsive caregiving. Caregivers learned practical exercises, play activities and stimulation techniques that they could continue at home. Implementers taught moms how to make toys such as rattles using everyday materials to help stimulate their babies’ development.
Early stimulation: Program staff led early stimulation activities with mothers and babies, focusing on gross and fine motor skills development, sensory exploration, cognitive growth and responsive caregiving. Caregivers learned practical exercises, play activities and stimulation techniques that they could continue at home. Implementers taught moms how to make toys such as rattles using everyday materials to help stimulate their babies’ development.
Group learning: Moms participated in group meetings, workshops and retreats that combined spiritual encouragement with training on parenting, nutrition, child development, child protection, healthy relationships and family life. Interactive activities, discussions, songs, demonstrations and shared learning helped strengthen caregiving knowledge and mutual support among participants.
Group learning: Moms participated in group meetings, workshops and retreats that combined spiritual encouragement with training on parenting, nutrition, child development, child protection, healthy relationships and family life. Interactive activities, discussions, songs, demonstrations and shared learning helped strengthen caregiving knowledge and mutual support among participants.
Group learning: Moms participated in group meetings, workshops and retreats that combined spiritual encouragement with training on parenting, nutrition, child development, child protection, healthy relationships and family life. Interactive activities, discussions, songs, demonstrations and shared learning helped strengthen caregiving knowledge and mutual support among participants.
Group learning: Moms participated in group meetings, workshops and retreats that combined spiritual encouragement with training on parenting, nutrition, child development, child protection, healthy relationships and family life. Interactive activities, discussions, songs, demonstrations and shared learning helped strengthen caregiving knowledge and mutual support among participants.
Group learning: Moms participated in group meetings, workshops and retreats that combined spiritual encouragement with training on parenting, nutrition, child development, child protection, healthy relationships and family life. Interactive activities, discussions, songs, demonstrations and shared learning helped strengthen caregiving knowledge and mutual support among participants.
Group learning: Moms participated in group meetings, workshops and retreats that combined spiritual encouragement with training on parenting, nutrition, child development, child protection, healthy relationships and family life. Interactive activities, discussions, songs, demonstrations and shared learning helped strengthen caregiving knowledge and mutual support among participants.
Group learning: Moms participated in group meetings, workshops and retreats that combined spiritual encouragement with training on parenting, nutrition, child development, child protection, healthy relationships and family life. Interactive activities, discussions, songs, demonstrations and shared learning helped strengthen caregiving knowledge and mutual support among participants.
Group learning: Moms participated in group meetings, workshops and retreats that combined spiritual encouragement with training on parenting, nutrition, child development, child protection, healthy relationships and family life. Interactive activities, discussions, songs, demonstrations and shared learning helped strengthen caregiving knowledge and mutual support among participants.
Spiritual care and support: During both home visits and group activities, program staff and church leaders shared biblical teachings, devotional reflections, prayer and worship. These sessions encouraged moms in their parenting roles, promoted Christian values and strengthened spiritual well-being for mothers and families.
Spiritual care and support: During both home visits and group activities, program staff and church leaders shared biblical teachings, devotional reflections, prayer and worship. These sessions encouraged moms in their parenting roles, promoted Christian values and strengthened spiritual well-being for mothers and families.
Spiritual care and support: During both home visits and group activities, program staff and church leaders shared biblical teachings, devotional reflections, prayer and worship. These sessions encouraged moms in their parenting roles, promoted Christian values and strengthened spiritual well-being for mothers and families.
Spiritual care and support: During both home visits and group activities, program staff and church leaders shared biblical teachings, devotional reflections, prayer and worship. These sessions encouraged moms in their parenting roles, promoted Christian values and strengthened spiritual well-being for mothers and families.
Spiritual care and support: During both home visits and group activities, program staff and church leaders shared biblical teachings, devotional reflections, prayer and worship. These sessions encouraged moms in their parenting roles, promoted Christian values and strengthened spiritual well-being for mothers and families.
Spiritual care and support: During both home visits and group activities, program staff and church leaders shared biblical teachings, devotional reflections, prayer and worship. These sessions encouraged moms in their parenting roles, promoted Christian values and strengthened spiritual well-being for mothers and families.
Spiritual care and support: During both home visits and group activities, program staff and church leaders shared biblical teachings, devotional reflections, prayer and worship. These sessions encouraged moms in their parenting roles, promoted Christian values and strengthened spiritual well-being for mothers and families.
Spiritual care and support: During both home visits and group activities, program staff and church leaders shared biblical teachings, devotional reflections, prayer and worship. These sessions encouraged moms in their parenting roles, promoted Christian values and strengthened spiritual well-being for mothers and families.
Celebrations and assistance: Moms gathered for fellowship activities, shared meals and special celebrations, including Mother’s Day events. Staff celebrated milestones such as healthy pregnancies and recovery from illness with moms, helping them feel loved and valued.
Celebrations and assistance: Moms gathered for fellowship activities, shared meals and special celebrations, including Mother’s Day events. Staff celebrated milestones such as healthy pregnancies and recovery from illness with moms, helping them feel loved and valued.
Celebrations and assistance: Moms gathered for fellowship activities, shared meals and special celebrations, including Mother’s Day events. Staff celebrated milestones such as healthy pregnancies and recovery from illness with moms, helping them feel loved and valued.
Celebrations and assistance: Moms gathered for fellowship activities, shared meals and special celebrations, including Mother’s Day events. Staff celebrated milestones such as healthy pregnancies and recovery from illness with moms, helping them feel loved and valued.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Gifts: Participants received food baskets and hygiene kits. New moms received items such as diapers to help them care for their newborns. Moms also received gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day. These items helped them provide nutritious meals for their families, allowed them to care for themselves and their babies and helped caregivers get through difficult times.
Pastor Alfredo, pastor at EC0625

ReportA message from a pastor

Warm greetings to you. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you. I am very happy to be able to write this letter as it allows me to express all the gratitude we have for the mothers in our community. All your help and support have been useful to empower mothers, enabling them to generate their own resources become self-sustainable and provide for their families. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your love and support.

Thanks to you, we are able to provide mothers with a basket of food and hygiene items. We are also able to hold spiritual retreats so that mothers can receive Christ as their personal Saviour. Every month, we also carry out entrepreneurial activities in which we can share nutritious food with the mothers and babies. We have taught them to pray and be grateful to God because everything we can give them is thanks to God and all the support you give us.

In the future, we hope to establish a collective entrepreneurship in which mothers can be the ones to develop activities, generate resources and support their families and other mothers.

We are implementing evangelization as a monthly activity, and we celebrate each holiday together, such as Mother’s Day, Family Day, Children’s Day and other holidays that we don’t let pass unnoticed.

It is very important for us to have people like you. I thank God for putting you in our path and for enabling us to serve our community through you, imparting God’s love to new families and giving them the opportunity to devote their lives to God’s service. We pray and ask for your lives and your ministry, that God may multiply a hundredfold all the love and support you give us.

You are in our thoughts every day. Greetings and blessings,

Pastor Alfredo, pastor at EC0625
Frelli

ReportA message from those your gift helped

My name is Frelli and my son’s name is Isaid. When I entered the Survival program, I was six months pregnant. I am very grateful for being allowed to enter the program.

Joining the program has been very important to me because I have learned many things. They teach me how to care for my son and they share the Word of God with me. How can I not thank God, when He has been so good to me and my family?

Thank you for all the support you have given me and my son. May God bless you all. I also thank the donors for their donations. Please pray for me, my son and my whole family. Thank you for everything.

I say goodbye to you with much love and gratitude,

Frelli
Blanca

ReportA message from a partnership facilitator

Warm greetings from Ecuador. I am deeply grateful to serve as facilitator for Compassion International Ecuador.

In my daily work, I have witnessed the great challenges that the community of Pampanal de Bolivar in San Lorenzo faces. Problems such as alcoholism, drug addiction, unemployment, lack of education, lack of health care and domestic violence persist. Many mothers, especially young and single mothers, take on the responsibility of raising and providing for their children alone. On this island, they make a living from an activity called concheo (shell collecting), which places them in a highly vulnerable situation. However, today I can share with you significant progress that has been made possible thanks to your generous support.

In the area of comprehensive development and child protection, we have strengthened personalized support for each mother and child in the Survival program. More frequent health checks, hygiene and nutrition orientation sessions, and safe spaces where children receive early stimulation and adequate care have been implemented.

Mothers actively participate in practical workshops where they have learned skills such as making products for sale, crafts, food preparation and basic principles of entrepreneurship and saving. Several of them have already started small businesses from their homes, generating additional income that contributes to family stability. We have seen greater confidence in them, better organization in their homes and a renewed sense of hope. We have also strengthened family counselling spaces to prevent domestic violence, promoting relationships based on respect and love. In the spiritual aspect, the church continues to develop campaigns, meetings, devotionals and camps that have allowed us to reach more families with the message of hope and salvation in God. Many mothers have strengthened their faith and find constant support in the church community amid difficulties.

All of this has been possible thanks to your faithfulness and commitment. Your support not only meets immediate needs but is also sowing lasting transformation in the lives of the mothers and children of San Lorenzo.

I thank God for your lives and your generous heart. You are part of a beautiful work that is bringing hope, restoration and new opportunities to many families. May God bless you abundantly. May He reward your kindness and generosity.

With love and gratitude,

Blanca