A New Face among the Nutrition Centre Staff!

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We already shared with you that last year our nutritionist was absorbed by the public health system, Ghana Health Services and we were successful in finding a new and capable nutritionist very fast. However, the public health system was recruiting more nutritionists later on last year. Our new employed nutritionist was among of the ones […]

The Journey of Salomon to a new life

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Salomon, aged two years and two months was admitted to Neesim Nutrition Centre due to oedema (swelling of the body due to lack of protein) and body wasting. He was spotted in the community by one of our caretakers, who advised the parents to bring Salomon to the centre. Once Salomon arrived at the centre, […]

A new face in Neesim Nutrition Centre

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In the middle of January 2021 our nutritionist who had served Project Share for almost eight years in the Neesim Nutrition Centre resigned unexpectantly, as she accepted a job at Ghana Health Service. We are thankful for her faithful service and wish her all the best for her future. Thankfully, we found a new nutritionist […]

Reaching out to the community

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After some planning we started an outreach program in one particular village where we regularly have clients in the nutrition centre. We were delighted to start with a community survey to give us an overview of the current situation, in order to know what we need to emphasise on and to be able to measure […]

Mumuni`s way to more breastmilk

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Mumuni came to the centre slightly malnourished when he was three months old. His mother thought this was due to her not having enough breastmilk. They bought milk formula to feed Mumuni to supplement breastfeeding him. His mother still had problems feeding him, so she took him to the hospital where she was advised to […]

Home visits

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  The Neesim Nutrition Centre staff aim to do follow up on the children once they are discharged in order to prevent from relapses. During home visits the mothers often share with us how they are able to put into practise what they learnt in the centre and the chal-lenges they face that makes it […]

A new outfit for the Nutrition Centre

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During the first quarter of 2018, we undertook significant maintenance work at the centre. The climate here, and the insects, can take its toll on our infrastructure, and we were delighted to be able to do some much needed repairs and to refresh the centre with a new coat of paint. We also put up […]

A second chance for Fatima

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In 2017, 58 children out of the 67 new admissions were successfully rehabilitated at Neesim Nutrition Centre. Another 58 children got a second chance and hope for a better future. At the same time, the mothers of these children have learned a lot, and they can share their knowledge about healthy local food at home. […]

A child (or two) is born!

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As we celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus this Christmas season we have also had some tiny new arrivals at Neesim Nutrition Centre.  This is always a busy season for us, as once the farming season is over people are more free to seek help for their children.  We have 19 children in the […]

“You wouldn’t believe what I am seeing today!”

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Majeed* didn’t like to eat.  At 9 months old he still only took breastmilk, refusing other food.  At 7 months old he had suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea, and since then he had been wasting away before his family’s eyes.  They didn’t know what was wrong.  They tried traditional treatment and took him to the […]