Logo of Saving Moses featuring a heart, medical cross, and baby bottle, emphasizing the organization's mission to save vulnerable babies every day.

Stories of Impact: Vulnerable at Birth

Smiling baby in a cozy setting, representing hope and innocence amidst discussions of infant mortality and challenges in conflict zones like Afghanistan.

According to UNICEF, 2.4 million babies died in their first month of life in 2020. The majority of these deaths were preventable. Premature birth, infection, and labor and delivery complications are some of the leading causes of this incredible loss of life.

Surviving the Drought

Baobab tree in a drought-affected landscape of Angola, illustrating the environmental challenges faced by communities impacted by war and malnutrition.

As drought and the effects of war impact an already crippled food system in Angola, babies and toddlers fight to survive.

Pain, Strength, and Hope

Mother holding a baby in a casual setting, highlighting themes of child welfare and maternal care related to malnutrition and child development.

After asking the question, “What concerns you about going home?” the answer of a 26-year-old mom named Maria stopped me in my tracks. “I’m worried I will go home without my baby,” she said.

From Bad to Worse

Child with malnutrition resting against caregiver, highlighting food insecurity challenges in Angola amid COVID-19 crisis.

From Bad to Worse Written by Director of Operations, Heidi Cortez Before the novel Coronavirus ravaged our world, Angola was already extremely food insecure. That means that most of the population lacks access to affordable, nutritional foods. A combination of drought, poor infrastructure, and vast inequality causes this food insecurity. Inequality is readily seen after […]

Severe Acute Malnutrition: More Than Being Hungry

Child with severe acute malnutrition lying on a bed, surrounded by colorful clothing, illustrating the impacts of malnutrition in vulnerable populations.

Severe Acute Malnutrition: More Than Being Hungry Written by Saving Moses Communication’s Coordinator, McKenzie Thompson We see the effects of this disease on babies and toddlers every single day at our malnutrition feeding clinics in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. We see their hair get lighter and become brittle, their skin begin to […]

One Photo I Could Not Take

By Lindy Hickman Copeland People often ask me how I came to be a photographer. I didn’t go to school knowing that was my passion. I didn’t dream of it as a little kid. I simply took a camera on a year-long trip around the world and found that that little Sony was an extension […]

A glimpse into a malnutrition clinic…

Take a peek into what a normal day looks like in a malnutrition clinic in Angola, Africa. Saving Moses provides therapeutic milk to six clinics in the Benguela province of Angola. Mothers are referred to our clinics and often have to travel a considerable distance to reach the clinic. Clinic staff members look at each baby’s case individually, […]