India’s 17 years of economic change have widened the gap between rich and poor. More than a quarter of the population lives below the official poverty line, subsisting on roughly $US1 ($1.04) a day; one in four city dwellers lives on less than 50 cents a day; and nearly half of all children are malnourished. ->> SMH | Read the Full Story
Archive for June, 2008
Children do die from malnutrition in Uttar Pradesh. The latest was two-year-old Sahabuddin, who died May 31, 2008. He lived with his parents in Dhannipur village in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. His parents were too poor to feed Sahabuddin – he weighed only six kilograms when he died. This is Grade III malnutrition, a condition that the world hears of in places like Somalia.
June 19: The largest number of child labourers in the country are from Uttar Pradesh despite anti-child labour schemes in place since the 1980s. And this is not an allegation by activists but the finding of a report released by the UP government ~ The State of Children in Uttar Pradesh. The Statesman | Read [...]
Toward the end of 2007 we were extremely worried that the children’s food funding was ending in February 2008 and that we hadn’t been able to find a sponsor. Then a miracle occurred:
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Our mission is to teach and nurture hope for some of the world's poorest and most dis- advantaged children. We are a non- denominational, non-profit school located in Varanasi, India.- Connecting with New York
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- South Asia told to fight dire toddler malnutrition
- India still home to largest illiterate population
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- Not just school, an appreciation for learning
- Karen Kotoske: Lotte Cherin is a very special individual who's found a way of enormously impacting the way programs for the impoverished can work more efficiently.
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- Dana: Thank you, Geir, for all you do! You have helped the children of BSS enormously with your efforts. It is very inspiring top me that you can make such
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