India's Double Crisis: Battling Child Malnutrition and Climate Disaster
South Asia, including large parts of **India**, faces a relentless humanitarian challenge driven by climate change and chronic under-nutrition. While natural disasters like floods and cyclones displace millions yearly, the silent crisis of **child wasting** puts millions of futures at risk. Your help is urgently needed to provide nutrition, health, and resilience building support.
The Numbers Behind the Crisis in India
India is home to a staggering number of children suffering from **child wasting** (low weight for height), a condition that indicates acute malnutrition and is life-threatening. Approximately **19% of children under five** in India suffer from child wasting, equating to about **8.8 million severely wasted children** globally. These numbers are often exacerbated when climate emergencies strike.
The region is highly vulnerable to erratic monsoons, leading to destructive floods in eastern states and severe drought in western states. These disasters wipe out crops, contaminate water sources, and lead to massive displacement, further compromising the health and safety of already vulnerable children.
Immediate Needs of Vulnerable Families
- **Nutrition Support:** Life-saving therapeutic food for children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).
- **WASH Services:** Provision of clean water and sanitation supplies to prevent waterborne diseases like cholera after floods.
- **Child Protection:** Establishing safe learning and play spaces for displaced children who are at high risk of exploitation and lack educational continuity.
- **Health Access:** Mobile health clinics to provide vaccinations and primary healthcare to remote, disaster-affected communities.
Our Mission: Building Resilience and Delivering Aid
Hope Collective partners with local community health workers and government schemes to provide targeted, sustainable aid. Our approach focuses on both immediate relief and long-term resilience against recurring climatic shocks.
Nutritional Intervention
Supplying RUTF (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food) and nutrition education to mothers.
Safe Learning Hubs
Setting up temporary schools in disaster zones to restore education quickly.
Resilient Infrastructure
Supporting the rebuilding of schools and community centers to withstand future floods/cyclones.
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Your support is the difference between life and death for a child struggling with severe malnutrition and displacement.