Niger: Saving 10K - Empowering Nigerian Mothers With Local Options For Child Nutrition

Six months have passed, the journey is finally over! You have managed to exclusively breastfeed your baby as recommended by all the health experts and you’re a hero! Now you can rest. Or so you think, until you suddenly realise that you now need to understand your baby’s nutritional needs, now that they may not be exclusively breastfed. What complementary foods should a baby be weaned between the age of 6 months to two years? You may have no idea. This information should have been given during antenatal classes, at worst you can quickly run to “Google”, and type the question exactly the way it is burning in your mind:

You scroll through the responses and slowly notice a new problem. These answers are not particularly helpful for you and your baby living in Abakaliki, Nigeria. “No, Uncle Google, we don’t have blueberries in Abakaliki or Minna, and what are these plums you speak of?” Welcome to the new phase of complementary feeding as a new Nigerian mother.

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