-IANS New Delhi: Half of the children residing in Slums in New Delhi are underweight, a study released by NGO Child Rights and You (CRY) showed on today. According to the survey on the status of health, nutrition and education of children below the age of six years in Slums here, 25.6 per cent of the 50.2 per cent underweight children are severely underweight. Only 31 per cent of the children under the...
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Spotlight on Strategy to Counter Malnutrition
-The New Indian Express Yet another damning report on malnutrition among children in urban Slums has made headlines. A study conducted by the Indian NGO Child Rights and You on early childhood has revealed that children living in Slums suffer from malnutrition, resulting in underweight and stunted growth. Though the numbers vary from one city to another, there’s very little to cheer about. The percentage of underweight children ranged from 33...
More »'One in three children in Bengaluru Slums are underweight' -Tanu Kulkarni
-The Hindu Bengaluru: One in three children in Slums in Bengaluru are underweight reveals a sample survey conducted by Child Rights and You (CRY). The survey, which was conducted in five Slums in the city and covered 258 children was released on Tuesday. The survey stated that only 47 per cent of the children in Bengaluru Slums are enrolled in Anganwadis. The survey also found that 66 per cent of the parents surveyed in...
More »Deficit rain to prompt farmer influx into city?
-The Times of India THANE: With little hopes of revival of farmlands in Marathwada region, large-scale migration of farmers from these barren lands to second tier cities like Thane and Navi Mumbai can be expected in future, say experts in the field of migration. Scant showers this monsoon has filled the Marathwada dam up to just about 16%, providing hardly any relief to farmers here. As a result, massive influx of farmers...
More »Kolkata slum kids battle it out for ‘World Cup’ berth -Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey
-The Times of India KOLKATA: If things go according to plans, underprivileged kids from over 68 countries will converge in the city to play football in 2016. The world cup soccer tournament for underprivileged kids, organized by the Scotland based foundation called Homeless World Cup, has tied up with the Nagpur based slum soccer, a national initiative that has been working to use football as a platform to better the lives...
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