Fanwell arrived at Kasensa weighing 1.7 kg., mom had died 9 days after giving birth and other family members apparently not being able to adequately care for him.
He is now over 4 kgs and is smiling and interacting very well! He is a good smiler and is strong on his legs. He loves be carried around - and is often seen on any of the "aunties" backs.
This next week we plan to visit his family in Kalomo and work on discharge planning. He is well and if family can care for him then he can go home. If family cannot care for him, we'll look further for family members who can or look for ways to strengthen family so they can care for him.
Our goal for all the babies we have is for them to be with family as soon as it safe to do so - that is actually not our goal - it is God's goal ~ for God places the lonely in families, not at Kasensa!
And....now that we have the services of Osco Moondomo for a few months, a recently graduated Social Worker from UNZA, we will have the extra benefit of good family assessments and discharge planning!
Osco was sponsored by ZMF-C as a secondary student and during his UNZA years. He is, of course, waiting to be scooped up by the government or some other employer!
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