India accounts for a substantial part of the global burden of disease, with 18% of global deaths and 20% disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). The Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in India is a far cry from the Millennium Development Goal (MDG-5) with…
Rajanti lives in the communities we serve in Alwar, Rajasthan. Since she did not have her own milk, buffalo milk was fed to her daughter Yamini since birth. During the National nutrition week celebrated by World Vision India in September…
World Vision India actively responded to floods in Chennai, Cuddalore and Nellore reaching out to over 15000 households with relief materials. Here’s a quick glimpse on the highlights of our flood relief.
What would you consider a sign of relief? Slouching on the couch with a hot cup of coffee after a long day? A rush of a cold evening wind on a smoldering summer day? Different things come as a sign…
Keerthana (11) and Naveen (15) are joyful and happy. Their 35-year-old mother Mariamma received a gift of cow that helped change their lives. She and her husband Nagaraj now run a milk cooperative in their village. For the 75 families…
Hollow cheeks, a vacant stare, listless limbs…all of these and more are signs of malnourishment in a child. All over the country, scores of districts and villages in the rural hinterland of the country abound with children who do not…
