Meet our guides

If you’re like us, you want to hear from people who understand the challenges of making sure you are doing what is best for your child. So, throughout the book, motheres, and other caregivers just like you will guide you by sharing learnings, helpful hints, and words of encouragement. They have learned a lot, so be sure to pay attention when they show up on a page!

Mary has only been married a year and just gave birth to her first child, a little girl. She is a little overwhelmed but doing a great job learning how to raise a healthy baby.

Khadija has four children: a 6 year old, a four year old, a 22 month old, and a 6 month old. She feels pretty confident about raising kids but is focused on learning about nutrition because she wants her kids to do well in school.

Zawadi is a mother to three children: five year old and 3 year old boys, and a 9 month old baby girl. She is also a community health volunteer. Zawadi is focused on learning about nutrition so she can teach other mothers in her community.

Naserian is raising her two grandchildren, a 3 year old boy and a 1 year old girl. She raised six children of her own but recently learned about the benefits of dietary diversity and it gave her a desire to learn more to help her grandchildren.

Mercy is a mother of two boys: a 5 year old and a 12-month old baby. She was recently diagnosed with HIV. She is on ART and is doing well. She is focused on keeping the whole family healthy and knows good nutrition is a big part of that.

Kelvin is a great husband and father. While he leaves the cooking to his wife, he does bring home food from the market and his shamba. He wants his three boys to grow up strong so he learned about what foods are important for growth.