Food Insecurity, Child Health & Malnutrition

When Bhavana was born underweight and malnourished, her fears grew more and Chandanbhai was not sure if her daughter would make it through the year. However, under the World Vision supplementary feeding programme children suffering from malnutrition, Bhavana was supported and she began to pick up on her weight.read more

Barso: a silent cry…

Little Barso is a replica of almost every child in Lakshmipura village, Baran. Protruding belly, thin hands and legs and expressionless faces are common to them. Located in the malnutrition belt of India Lakshmipura is a home to a community of daily-waged labourers caught up in the labyrinth of poverty. . read more

Poverty has a cruel way of stealing from children. It steals their dreams, their education, their health and sometimes even their life. Powered by the current drought that has given rise to a food price hike and severe food insecurity at household levels, the child health and nutrition status in India has begun to deteriorate at a disturbing rate. read more

With the drought destroying the crops and sky-rocketing the food prices a disturbing number of poor and poorest of the households have been helplessly pushed into food insecurity. In Melghat 54% of the households are food insecure and the families have begun to compromise their diet and cheating their hungry stomachs read more