Action Against Hunger

Where we work

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra is home to millions of people living in various slum pockets. Typically characterized by poor access to clean water, lack of food and proper nutrition and poor health and hygiene, children in…

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Palghar, Maharashtra

Palghar district of Maharashtra is dominated by a high tribal population and lies between the two major cities of Mumbai and Nashik. It consists of 7 talukas Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, Talasari…

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Amravati (Dharni), Maharashtra

Famous for its Tiger Reserve, Melghat region of Maharashtra is characterised by its vast forested timber tracks and tribal population. The land is very fertile, the regain suffers from an acute water shortage in summers, forcing the…

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Dhar, Madhya Pradesh

The state of Madhya Pradesh is home to a large tribal population and various unique cultures. Although tribals account for over 20% of the total population of the state, most of these tribes are characterised by low income…

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Baran, Rajasthan

Baran, a district in the southwest region of Rajasthan, India, consists largely of tribal population. Most of the tribal families here survive on small-scale farming, manual labour, or the sale of minor forest produce…

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Sabarkantha, Gujarat

The state of Gujarat harbours persistent pockets of high rates of undernutrition, with 38.5% of children under six years old estimated to be stunted and 9.5% severely wasted. Anaemia among women is a significant public health challenge at…

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Stories

THE ROAD TO A CAREER CALLING

I am Isha Rangnekar and from my very childhood in Mumbai, India, I have always been intrigued by and distressed at the same time by the life children lived on ..
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HELPING COMMUNITIES FIGHT MALNUTRITION

To support my family I started working as an Anganwadi Worker in 2010 while pursuing my Bachelors. Action Against Hunger had a malnutrition treatment…
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YOUNG HEROES AT ECOLE MONDIALE WORLD SCHOOL

The Covid19 pandemic has worsened an already existing malnutrition crisis for vulnerable families. With no income and restricted access to services, their future…
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