A crowdfunding initiative by DHAN Foundation - ‘Moved out of Anemia’
Nusrat was always a happy-go-lucky teenager. Jumping and hymning all the time, you would always find her into some mischief with her friends. Ask the 14-year old what she wants to be when she grows up, ‘Fighter Pilot’, was always the smart reply from her.
All this, however, changed on one fine day when Nusrat was walking her way home. She was feeling dizzy since morning and the sensations had become stronger by the evening. Feeling very tired she was somehow dragging herself towards her home.
Suddenly, it felt like a full stop. She was unable to walk any longer. Losing control of herself she fell flat on the ground picked up only by passing strangers. It was on that day that she would learn a new word, a term that would remain etched in her mind forever - ‘Anemia’.
Like Nusrat, anemia affects over 800 million women worldwide. Anemia is a condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues. Having anemia can make you feel tired and weak.
In India, it is classified as a major public health problem as it is estimated that 52% of nonpregnant women of reproductive age are anemic.
DHAN Foundation - Two Decades Experience on Anaemia Control
Anaemia Control Programme is a part of the health initiatives which is considered to be the Flagship program of DHAN Foundation. This has been implemented over a period of more than two decades and brought in the reduction of prevalence rate of anemia using the Behaviour Change Communication as the major strategy not only changing the knowledge, attitude but majorly the behavior and practices related to Anaemia.
Moved out of Anemia - Crowdfunding initiative by DHAN to fight Anemia.
It is with this desire to fight Anemia and to create awareness on a national level, that we have undertaken the Crowd Funding initiative. With your contribution, we plan to empower around 40,000 adolescent women and girls to move out from Anemia and live a healthy life.
The young children of today are nation-builders of tomorrow. Hence it is our duty that we stand up to them and help them secure a better future. With your contribution, thousands of other girls like Nusrat can live a healthier life and their dream of becoming a fighter pilot, like her may perhaps one day come true.
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