ABOUT THE PROJECT?

War against hunger is the new endeavour of Diya Foundation and Care & Concern Foundation which aims to save lives of those who cant afford square meal a day and malnourished children in India.

HUNGER FACTS

• There are 842 million chronically hungry people in the world.
  
• 836 million Indians survive on less than Rs. 20.
  
• India has 212 million undernourished people.
  
• Over 7.000 Indians die of hunger every day.
  
• 1/3rd of the world's hungry live in India.
  
• 30% of newborn are of low birth weight, 56% of married women are anemic and 79% of children age 6-35 months are anemic.

Sources :
UN World Food Programme
UN World Health Organization:
Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition, 2006
UN Food and Agriculture Organization: SOFI 2006 Report

PROVISIONS TO THE BPL FAMILIES

Diya Foundation in association with Care & Concern Foundation, New Delhi will be distributing provisions to the BPL Families. It Includes five kg rice, three kg sugar, five kg daal and two ltr of cooking oil.