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What do you mean by Malnutrition?

Why many children suffer from malnutrition?

How pregnant women are affected by malnutrition?

Yes, there are many questions which arise when we go for our field project and observe that many children are in the trap of malnutrition. Lack of proper nutrition, not having enough food to eat, not eating the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat, is what exactly malnutrition means.

Palghar District is just 107 km away from Mumbai, which is Maharashtra's capital city and economic powerhouse. It is rather surprising that despite this proximity, over 600 children have died due to malnutrition this year; and this number keeps rising. The talukas of Jawahar and Mokhada in Palghar district are the worst affected with almost 900 malnourished children.

In 2016, an RTI document revealed that 17,000 women and children have died due to malnutrition in the tribal districts across Maharashtra. In Jawahar, Mokhada talukas the underlying cause of maternal is child marriage. Due to archaic cultural practices, girls as young as 13 get married. The healthcare facilities in Jawahar are either non-existent or skeletal. Specialist doctors do not want to practice in the rural area, and this only adds to the problem. The main hurdle in improving the living conditions for women in children in these areas is increasing the level of awareness in a community that is largely uneducated and thus resistant to change.

From 13th to 15th May 2018, DESIRE SOCIETY organized Summer Camp for the HIV Children at Paravas Education Centre, Goregaon. To make this event successful and enthrall the happiness of children, Child Help Foundation was the charity Partner for this Summer Camp.

The main motto of this Summer Camp is to engage the kids in activities which will boost their development and to enhance to grow the holistic personality to rise in their living. The camp was arranged for 3 days from morning 7 am till evening 5 pm.

Volunteers from Child Help Foundation also shows an active participation by maintaining coordination during singing, dancing, games, ramp walk, fashion show, treasure hunt, and many more exciting games and performances which were carried out in the Summer Camp.

Child Help Foundation on 22nd April 2018 at Prabhodhankar Thakeray Auditorium, Borivali Mumbai; contributed as a charity partner to Music Ustad concert which presents everlasting memories with full of variety and creativity by the students of Musical Buds. Ms. Dola Basu organized this concert which enhances musical passion in children & gives them a platform to nurture themselves.

"Folk 2 Fusion" was a theme for this concert and also Ms. Kavita Sethan Indian playback singer in Hindi cinema, as well as a performer of Ghazals and Sufi music, showed her presence as a Chief Guest for this concert. Music Utsad concert not only showcases a talent of common people but, also gives a platform to physically challenged peoples to overcome their problem and to perform like an artist because, they follow a protocol which state, "IF YOU HAVE WILL THERE IS A WAY" which encourage all talented artist from underprivileged to physically challenged ones.

Be a Ray of light - goo.gl/a4eAEj

While walking on a path with full of transparency, we usually lose our path and we walk ahead with a blindfold on our eyes. So just imagine what will be a scenario for those children who initiate their lives journey with a darkness. They carry a lot of hope, faith, a positive attitude, grit, determination and hard work which make them believe that this dark side of life will pass and a ray of light will uplift their spirit.

So let us be a small hope, small faith and small belief of a ray which will help them to grow nurture and enrich which will lead them to a beautiful goal of their life.

And you never know that your ray of light can illuminate your darkness as well.

Are we really equal?

If a girl still needs to fight for her Education, then we are not. If a girl is still hiding behind a Veil then we are not. If her parents are still ready to give Dowry, then we are not. If a girl still needs to bury her Dream for her children and husband, then we are not. If a girl still needs to fight for her Rights, then we are not.

Yes, we need Equality not just to mean it, but to act accordingly!