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Informed and Empowered: Transformation in the Life of Noorjahan

Informed and Empowered: Transformation in the Life of Noorjahan

  • Thu 4 Apr 2019

In a country like India where the population is ever increasing, one would assume that the nation’s health standard will be high. But it is quite the contrary. The case of 30-year-old Noorjahan Shah brings forth the grim realities of a population which is often ignored and tossed aside.
 
Noorjahan Shah resides in Shivajinagar; one of the most underprivileged areas of Mumbai. She lives there with her husband and two children. The family’s financial condition was pitiable as both Noorjahan and her husband was unemployed and uneducated. Limited financial resources led to negligence in terms of Noorjahan’s health as there was no family planning.

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The Road to Recovery from Severe Acute Malnutrition

The Road to Recovery from Severe Acute Malnutrition

  • Thu 4 Apr 2019

Three-year-old Mizbah lives in a small room in Sai Baba Nagar with her parents and her younger sister. The family is not financially sound as Mizbah’s father is a daily-wage labourer and works as a waste segregator with a mere income of Rs. 100 per day. Her mother is a housewife.

Mizbah is losing weight at an alarming pace and has become susceptible to illnesses due to poor nutrition, hygiene, and financial instability. Her worsening health condition was a cause of concern for her mother. Therefore, her mother reached out to Save the Children’s health worker, Malti. Mizbah’s mother, Afsana was told to bring Mizbah for a monthly growth monitoring. Soon, it was found that Mizbah fell in the Severely Acute Malnourished category.

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Helping Young Girls Understand their Rights Through ‘Lalita and Babu’ Training

Helping Young Girls Understand their Rights Through ‘Lalita and Babu’ Training

  • Fri 29 Mar 2019

Having  restricted access to public resources and being clueless about the everyday discrimination her family faced – this was the plight of Lakshmi Kumari Pan, a student of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) Jhinkpani in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. In her village, a vast majority of the population belongs to the Ho community (a classified Scheduled Tribe in this part of Jharkhand).

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Strengthening the Early Education System in Delhi

Strengthening the Early Education System in Delhi

  • Thu 28 Mar 2019

Our project ‘Education to Empowerment: Pillars of Learning’ supported by Bvlgari aims at strengthening the education system in Delhi by developing and showcasing inclusive quality education models at the cluster, block and district level. Our aim is to improve the physical, living and learning environment in 20 schools, 20 early childhood care and Anganwadi centres. We have reached out to over 8000 children so far.

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Retaining Her Innocence: Story of Jyothi from the Vaddera Community

  • Tue 26 Mar 2019

A mildly built Jyothi seems like any other 11 year old listening intently to her teacher imparting a lesson. Her smile widens when she sees us walk in the room. However, her story does reduce our glee as we delve deeper into the conversation.  She is the younger of the two siblings. Her parents are agricultural labourers. While they own two acres of land, they also work at farms owned by others. They are from the Vaddera community which is known for their skills in heavy construction work.

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