Economic Growth India Project #36617

nutrition support for 200 malnourished children

by Society for Pragati Bharat

Project Report | May 29, 2019
Report support for malnourished children

By Deepali Pateriya | Project Leader

Thanking you for your guidance, kind cooperation and financial support. Without your generous donations it is very difficult for us to ''Nutrition support for 200 Malnourish Children!!''

Society for Pragati Bharat is working on malnutrition in Medawara block at District Lalitpur of Bundelkhand region which is basically inhabited by SC/ST one of the underdeveloped regions of district where children are victims of malnutrition. Most of the people living in rural areas do not pay attention to the nutrition of children due to poverty and illiteracy. In this age children requires excessive need for body development. But these children cannot get this nutrition on time so that these poor children become malnourished. Pragati Bharat selected those rural areas where the effect of malnourished is high and the malnourished children were identified there earlier. We gave massage to maintain hygiene in the area as well as informed and aware about the nutrition.

To fulfillment of necessary nutrition food items like cerelac and Biscuit was distributed to children by organization. Taking these food items these poor children will become healthy and will become malnutrition free.

Our team identified 91 malnourished children below six years in last 6 months from them taking under observation of 61 children. We make an effort to cure all children who are facing the problem of malnutrition. Organization provided them supplementary nutrition food, sanitation kit provide free medicine and care giver support, counseling & guidance support and monthly medical checkup. Maximum children gained their weight ½ to 1 kg.

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report support for 200 malnourished children

By Deepali Pateriya | project Leader

Society for Pragati Bharat is working on malnutrition in Madawara block at District Lalitpur of Bundelkhand region. Which is besicaly inhabited by SC/ST one of the underdeveloped regions of district where Hunger and malnutrition exist on a massive scale. The overwhelming majority of people are living on staple cereal with salt and chutney. Use of pulses, vegetables and milk has declined. Many of them cannot get enough of even roti and salt to be able to fill their stomach. Many of them have only one meal a day. Such harsh conditions for a long time have led to under-nutrition,. A hunger death takes place because of chronic under nutrition and malnutrition as the weakening body becomes vulnerable to many ailments below 5 years.

Society for Pragati Bharat works to aware against malnutrition and also demonstrates them from fight against malnutrition. In last three months organization identified total 91 malnourish children (from 6 villages) below 5 years. Our volunteers listed malnourished children and counseled their parents (specially women) because Inadequate or improper education, particularly of women is often an underlying cause of malnutrition. Volunteers in every village who can measure the condition of the child and if the child is malnourished then provide training to the mothers to help child in overcoming the situation. The literacy of parents, especially of female counter part must be improved for a long term cost effective benefit in reducing infant and less than 5 years children mortality rate.

Last three months (31^st Nov. 2018 to 24 Feb. 2019) we identified 91 malnourished children and taking under observation of 50 children. We make an effort to cure all children who are facing the problem of malnutrition. Organization provided them supplementary nutrition food, sanitation kit provide free medicine and care giver support, counseling & guidance support and monthly medical checkup
The steps to cure a malnourished child:

We applied following steps.

At first we identified malnourished children and liste
We took their weight by weighing machine and compare with growth chart.
If it is under weight we discussed with their parents
Took under observation for three months
Providing supplementary nutrition, sanitation kits and some Medicines: Albendazole, Vitamin– A, IFA, Zinc, Folic Acid, cunsulted by doctors
Providing care giver support and counseling sessions by volunteers and staff.
Follow up data extracted from community level. Comparative analysis of target weight.

By following these steps, children who have achieved the target weight.

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