Each day, after singing together and listening to health lectures, woman, children, and other caretakers line up to gain a doctor's assessment and, if they qualify, special nutritional support.
The children are weighed. Their height is assessed. A review of their health condition is completed.
The process is quite amazing to watch - hundred and hundreds of kids moving along a well worn path.
Fortunately, the great majority of the children in the lines are hungry, but reasonably healthy. The children who are not in crisis do not qualify for the "Chiponde" therapy. Despite a long walk from their home, often several hours on dusty paths, and hours of waiting, this is "good news."
In the midst of each wave of women, children, and colorful African cloth, one finds little moments of magic.
This morning, this young child caught my attention.
I love the embrace of her siblings foot and the sense of "Africa" reflected in the procession.
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