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Asha Mohammed breastfeeds her 1-year-old son, Gemechisa Dawe, while standing in the vegetable garden she and her husband have owned for the past two years, in the village of Wolargi, in Gemechis. Ms. Mohammed has three other children. “Previously, I used to buy and use the vegetables from the market, but now I’m using [vegetables] from my garden. … I’m taking my child to the health post, and his weight is being measured every month. If his weight is decreasing, then I give him more of the proper foods, and I take him back to the health post. The reason why I planted the vegetables is for my child to be healthy, to gain weight and to have a brighter mind. The future that I want for my child is for him to go to school and be a good student and become a doctor. The message that I want to pass to [my] community … is to prepare balanced meals and provide it to their children, and this will prevent malnutrition.”

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