Food Security & Malnutrition

In 10 villages of the project area, awareness programme were held with the women’s group ,youth group,children group ,kishori group in Kamta, Posanda, Nadaha, Krishnabigha, Akbarpur, Bhatbigha, Murarpur, Vabhandiha, Keshopur and Badua villages. In these meetings topics of women’s health, children’s health, nutrition, food habits, employment, and prevention of seasonal diseases, COVID-19, sanitation, drinking water, and kitchen garden were discussed. A discussion was also made on giving mother’s milk to children of 0-6 months and for children above 6 months giving pulse water, green leafy vegetables, and vegetable soup as a supplement and giving rice, green vegetables, pulse, chapati, and seasonal fruits to the pregnant women. Maintaining Social distancing in COVID-19 was also emphasized. People started getting rations from ration shops and midday meal rations from schools. On the pressure of women groups, mid-day meals ration being available in the schools. Weight check-ups for children and pregnant women were also conducted. Women facing diseases are sent to the hospitals for proper treatment. In the group meetings, it was decided not to involve children in child labour. Training of women groups was also organized in October’20 in which selected members of the women groups participated. In the training, topics of the kitchen garden, green vegetables, fruit cultivation, children’s health, and disadvantages of child marriages were discussed. Thus, by empowering the women’s groups their contribution is proving to be important in making the women, children, and youth empowered.