"After the childbirth, I had no hope for my baby's life. She was so thin! And I was having problems myself. I was very weak and suffering from dizziness, and I was not producing enough milk for my baby.
"Martin Mané counseled me to try taking Nebeday with my meals. So, I began adding leaf powder to my food. A couple times I even put some powder in the formula for my baby."
In this photograph, Awa is five months old and weighs five kilograms. She is still a small baby, but appears to be quite healthy. Maïssata has no doubts about the reason for this.
"It was the Nebeday. After I started eating it my dizziness went away and I started producing enough milk. I felt healthier, and both the baby and I began gaining weight." And what will she do the next time she gets pregnant? She laughed. "I will eat it regularly!"
Living on the same street in Ziguinchor is Mariama Diedhiou. She and her 17-month-old son Cheikh Aliou both appear very healthy. But this was not always the case.
"At first, when I tried to nurse my son I was not producing enough milk," recalls Mariama. "Then I started to eat Moringa. After a short while, I had enough milk again.
"In my family we now eat Moringa sauces at least three times a week. My son also eats the sauces with us. Every other time I had a baby, I lost weight during the months I was breast-feeding. This time, I have been gaining weight"