As COVID-19 makes its way around the globe, we at Mother’s Heart have been lucky; so far, no infections have been reported amongst our beneficiaries, and every one of our staff members is safe right now. For this we are grateful, and we are taking all the precautions we can to maintain this while we continue our work.
We are also grateful to see more and more individuals, locals and expatriates alike, banding together to help one another during this difficult time.
Mother's Heart received from Madam Ek Erika, one of our Board Members, and her family a donation of 500kgs of rice and 10 boxes of instant noodles for our beneficiaries.
Christine and Julie, two expatriates based in Phnom Penh, rallied their families and friends in Australia, England, and here in Cambodia to help local organizations in the country, and Mother’s Heart was chosen to be one of the recipients of their donations. Thank you kindly for your generosity, ladies.
All of the donations will go directly to the mothers and their babies greatly affected by the current public health crisis. Your love, support, and encouragement are helping our beneficiaries get through this. Thank you for being a blessing to others.Thank you all very much for your continued support.
Happy Khmer New Year!
This year’s traditional new year celebration has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with the government imposing travel restrictions and public gatherings to help curb the spread of the virus.
Our work, however, continues.
In the last two weeks, our social work team distributed support packages of much needed food and hygiene essentials and a modest stipend for rents and utilities to ensure our clients and their babies are fed, healthy, and safe in their homes. Our midwives also continue with their scheduled health checks but with increased level of precautions.
Our social work team continues to monitor mothers and their babies through phone calls. They also continue to remind them about the importance of frequent hand-washing and social distancing, and what to do if they get sick. We will continue to be in touch with our clients on a regular basis.
We would like to thank you all for your support and encouragement. Our fervent hope for the new year is that this crisis will be over and we, together with our partners and supporters, will be able to focus on helping vulnerable women rebuild their futures with their babies.
Stay healthy and be safe, everyone.
In today's post, we would like to shine a light on our midwives, Samny (left) and Somalina (right), as we celebrate this year's World Health Day.
Mother's Heart's midwives devote their time caring for mothers and their babies in our care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the critical days and weeks after birth. They ensure both mother and baby are healthy and help prepare young women for their new roles as mothers in the absence of their support system.
Thank, Samny and Somalina, you for your dedication, commitment, compassion, and courage especially during this difficult time.
We join the whole world in celebrating nurses and midwives who bravely go to work each day amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. Hats off to all of you!
