Food & Water

Food & Water are the most elementary need of any human being has always been promised to the segment at the bottom of societal pyramid. Yet food security remains a distant dream in our nation. The visionaries paint a picture of a society where every individual enjoys guaranteed two meals per day of nourishing diet irrespective of his financial status. In such a society, the dreaded poverty fine must have significance in terms of variations experienced in food grain availability. The vision is painted by a brush of hopes and hues of fruitful efforts. Somewhere the efforts to make this vision happen have lacked a vigor and direction. This path correction would pave way for attaining food & water security in our nation.

Perhaps the most critical for an individual’s health is the foundation built in their early years. If, for instance, a pregnant woman is undernourished, the infant in her womb is similarly not fed properly.

• Newborns who do not get the desired amount of nutrition may likely not survive.Most recent available estimates show that in some developing countries, including India, nearly half of children under five years of age die each year due to poor nutrition.
• Those who survive under the same conditions experience serious health disorders at various stages of their life. For the poor, it is highly difficult, if not impossible, to bear the healthcare costs. The middle class and affluent population, meanwhile, show a different trend.
•  A considerable proportion of them lead sedentary lifestyles and consume processed food in excessive quantities. Such unhealthy habits often result in weight gain and an increase in risk of contracting certain diseases.

Thus, they get trapped in what health experts refer to as “an abnormal physiological condition called ‘malnutrition’, caused by inadequate, unbalanced or excessive consumption of macronutrients and/or micronutrients”.

OUR SOLUTIONS-

• PRAYAS  TRUST initiated a programme “Help And Beat Hunger”. From your support and help we provide a child  adequate nutrition. This initiative also aims to sensitize the general public, teachers as well as family on the need of proper nutrition.
• Most of us have proper nutrition and satiated with the food, so lets come forward help those who are suffering from emptiness and inadequate nutrition.
• We promote a new water culture that allows the sustainable management of water resources and guarantees the human right to access to the food and water needed for a dignified and healthy life.