Once an expecting mother is diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, she is taken for registration, which starts her on the necessary course of treatment to prevent transmission to the child. Due to a lack of awareness, the mothers don't realize the dire importance of appearing for treatment, not only for their baby, but for themselves as well.

To effectively motivate the mothers to show up for treatment, Family Care is providing "incentive/care parcels" for those who attend. These parcels are varied and contain food supplements, vitamins, clothing, and household items, etc. The parcels not only serve as an incentive, but the food items play an important part in boosting the immune system of the mother so that the treatment is successful. We have found that without these incentive parcels, the mothers, in most cases not even aware of what HIV/AIDS truly is, much less its devastating effect, return to their villages and are not seen again until they come for post-natal treatment--which means it is too late.

There are now many expectant mothers who are attending treatment regularly. Although there are many more with HIV/AIDS who we are not able to identify, each mother who is a part of this programme is a success story, because each one is giving the gift of an HIV/AIDS-free life to her unborn children.