Credits and Thanks
The Hesperian Foundation is especially grateful to the committed health staff
of Plan International. They have been important collaborators, sharing their
understanding of the needs of parents and health promoters working
with children. Plan International staff in Bangladesh reviewed and
field-tested early versions of this book, improving it immeasurably.
In addition, Plan’s US member, Childreach, is generously helping
fund the development of this series.
Project coordinator:
Doreen Greenstein
Production management:
Susan McCallister
Art coordination:
Sandy Niemann
Design and production:
Christine Sienkiewicz,
Lora Santiago
Cover design:
Christine Sienkiewicz
Additional writing:
Doreen Greenstein,
Sarah Shannon, Todd Jailer,
Susan McCallister, Aryn Faur
Field-testing and networking:
Estelle Schneider, Denise Bergez, Rebecca
Ratcliff, Sofia Betancourt
Additional illustrations:
Christine Sienkiewicz, Lora Santiago,
Petra Röhr-Rouendaal
Additional production:
Sofia Betancourt, Nicolle Perez
Copy editing:
Jane Maxwell
Proofreading: Lorraine Mann
Research assistance:
Editorial oversight:
Kinkini Banerjee, Felicia Lester, Amina
Todd Jailer
LaCour Mini, Rebecca Ratcliff, Nicolle Perez,
Shana Nelson, Karen Cook
A special thanks to all the
funders of this book and the Early
Assistance Series:
Childreach, the US member of Plan International
DANIDA - Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Frank Edwards
Morgan Hill Lions Club
The Presiding Bishop’s Fund for World Relief (Episcopal Church)
Scales of Justice Lions Club
May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Voluntary Fund on Disability
helping children who are blind