How Community and Hope Saved Baby Reanta’s Life

Sometimes, when we are asked to help, we don’t feel brave.We don’t feel powerful.We don’t even feel hopeful. In 2017, while serving on the board of the Mother and Child Hospital Foundation, I received a phone call that changed me forever. Our Executive Director, Gerta, was calling about a baby—Baby Reanta. The doctors had done everything they could. Reanta had…

A Mother’s well-being – The key to a happy family

A Mother’s well-being – The key to a happy family   A mother’s well-being is an important factor in determining the health and happiness of a family. In this short blog, we will explore what mother’s well-being entails and how it can be cultivated through simple practices of care. The Role of the Mother The mother is the emotional and…

Happy Beginnings Together Summer 2022

In this summer issue of Happy Beginnings, we want to share with you the ways that we are responding to the needs of mothers and their babies at the maternity hospitals in Albania and how you can join us.

Happy Beginnings

Welcome to the first issue of Happy Beginnings. This is a glimpse into the lives of new mothers and babies whose lives we are touching through your generous giving.