Sometimes, a gesture as simple as a glass of milk can change the day and the future of a boy or girl.In the Tansa Valley, PRASAD Chikitsa works every day to ensure that nutrition reaches those who need it most: children, pregnant mothers, and nursing mothers.
PRASAD Chikitsa’s Nutrition Program in India’s Tansa Valley, which evolved from a milk project to provide daily nutritional support, has helped reduce malnutrition cases by 20% in the last year. The initiative serves over 1,000 children and mothers across 40 anganwadis, demonstrating success in treating Severe Acute Malnutrition.
Support our program to provide essential nutrition for children in need. One of the most important children’s health issues addressed by PRASAD is nutrition.
In India, more than 60 million preschool children have developmental deficiencies resulting from malnutrition. According to UNICEF, one third of the world’s malnourished children live in India. Lack of nutrition impedes children’s growth, and makes them susceptible to disease — about 50 percent of all childhood deaths have been attributed to malnutrition.
In 2014, the long-standing Milk Project evolved to form the Nutrition Program. The frequency of deliveries increased to six days a week and nutritional supplements and snacks have been added. The Nutrition Program serves children up to 6 years of age at 40 aanganwadis (schools) in the Tansa Valley and provides over 1000 servings of milk and nutritional snacks each day. The program has been successful in reducing malnutrition and raising the immunity levels of children, as well as pregnant and nursing mothers in the area.
Your support makes this change possible
Every bit of support counts. A lot. Thanks to your help, we continue to bring nutrition, health, and hope to the families of the Tansa Valley. Together, we can ensure that more children grow up with greater strength, more opportunities, and a brighter future
With gratitude,
The PRASAD Europe team
