Nutrition is based on individual needs, following nutritional and medical evaluations. A weekly nutritional program is planned by the staff and evaluated monthly by taking into account physical parameters and the expectations of children and family members. Interaction between the children, their family members and the staff determines the changes needed to improve the impact of nutritional interventions. Sometimes, the medical staff from the hospitals contributes to solve a particular problem. We help the mothers finding solutions to these problems and have therefore reduced the rate of deaths from diarrhoea and respiratory ailments occurring when children have spent weekends at home.
Children also participate in outdoor activities, such as visits to the zoo and the park.
Birthdays are very important events at the FXB House. There is a monthly party for all the children. The social interventions of AFXB are aimed at identifying situations that impact negatively on our programs. The social worker first makes a routine evaluation of the way of living in each family to be involved in our programs. This evaluation determines the environment of the child and whether or not his or her needs can be fulfilled at the AFXB House.