I am saving money to buy nutritious food for my malnourished child

It has been found that most children in the households of Samsi Municipality, Mahottari, are malnourished. Many parents of malnourished children were unaware of what was happening to their kids. One such parent, Agar Kumari Sah, had a child who was frequently ill. When her child fell sick, she would take them to a health facility, where they would receive medication and be fed. After a few days, the child would seem better, but the situation would repeat. Agar Kumari says, "The health facility never informed me about what might be wrong with my child." When her child refused to eat, she would give them money to buy market snacks. One day, she heard from World Vision that they were measuring children's weights. When she took her 2-year-old child for weighing, they only weighed 6 kilograms. Among the types of malnutrition, her child was classified as severely malnourished.

After that, through the community radio program "Sambad," which airs every Tuesday at 6:30 AM, she learned about the importance of feeding malnourished children nutritious food and maintaining hygiene. She realized that the foods available in her own home were also nutritious. Following what she learned, she started preparing meals according to the guidelines. Now, even if her child insists on eating outside snacks, she no longer listens. Instead, she encourages her child to save the money meant for chips and chocolates. Agar Kumari says, "Earlier, I didn’t know, and I would give money for chips and biscuits when my child wouldn’t eat dal bhat, but now I make sure to have that money visibly saved." She has also begun saving money to provide nutritious food for her child. She has made a personal vow to no longer let her child eat junk food and to only serve them nutritious meals.