Campaign Story
About the project
There are 597 slums in Bangalore that accommodates around 1.5 million residents majorly belonging from the minority community. Their daily livelihood comprises of rag picking, begging, and construction work. While these people work tirelessly to earn their daily bread, they do not have the basic access to adequate drinking water, health care centers or even proper sanitation facilities. As a result, a major percentage of children and women population suffers from malnutrition, anemia and other severe illness. CRY America envisions to bridge this gap between the have’s and have not’s by ensuring adequate nutrition, conducting awareness programs on hygiene, and healthcare access to six urban slums in Bangalore.
Making a difference
CRY America Project AEET has been working towards the betterment of health access and hygiene facilities across six slums in Bangalore. The project works towards the reduction in malnutrition and undernutrition in children between 6-36 months age and pregnant women respectively. Another focus is on combating severe illness like anemia through fostering proper health care facilities.
The Way Forward
● To conduct sessions with mothers at 5 anganwadi centers on importance of nutritional food during Antenatal Care and Postnatal Care
● 85 children (6-36 months) to get enrolled at anganwadi centers
● 5 Severely Acute Malnutrition (SAM) children to be referred to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC)
● 100% children (6-36 month)s to receive Take Home Ration facilities along with hot cooked meal
● Conduct regular meetings on health, hygiene and nutrition with 105 children collectives
● 8 children collectives to conduct monthly meetings on health and hygiene
Conduct sessions to link 150 pregnant and lactating mothers to existing health programs
● Register 95 women to receive Tetanus injections
● Provide Iron and Folic Acid tablets to 70 adolescents
The Way Forward
● 100% targeted people from reference communities will get awareness training during the project period about COVID-19 & its protection systems
● Survival of newborn children ensured through strengthening preventive and protective mechanisms on maternal and child health
● Reduction in the cases of undernourished children
● Combat child malnutrition through strengthening the livelihood system of the community and also enhancing household food security
● Provide critical education support in this extended gap period, so that children can return to school with confidence
Project Impact
45
Anganwadis visited and growth monitoring done.
158
Children enrolled in anganwadi centers
95
Children transitioned from anganwadi to 1st grade
11
SAM children identified and suggested treatment
6
MAM children identified and suggested treatment
Last Year’s Grant Disbursed : $53,911
Current Year’s Approved Grant
From Fragile Beginnings to Nurtured Growth
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