July 2025 - Action Against Hunger

Awareness Saves Lives: A Mother’s Journey Through Anemia

Posted on July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 by aah_admin

What began as a routine check-up quickly became a life-saving mission!

During a regular visit, our team identified signs of severe anemia in a mother. The team took immediate action by referring her to a hospital for iron treatment and continued to follow up when her symptoms did not improve. When the family was hesitant about hospitalisation, our team provided in-person counselling to explain the risks and importance of timely care. When no blood was available at the hospital, one of our team members stepped forward to donate.

This was not just about delivering medical support. It was about standing by a mother at a critical moment and ensuring she had the care she needed to stay safe and healthy.

Mapping Migrants, Empowering Communities in Himmatnagar, Gujarat

Posted on July 30, 2025July 31, 2025 by aah_admin

The baseline survey under the Migration Project is currently underway across the Himmatnagar block in Sabarkantha district, Gujarat. The objective of the survey is to identify and map migrant families and individuals in the intervention area to better understand their needs and challenges.

Survey teams are visiting households, interacting with community members, and collecting key demographic and socio-economic data. Special focus is being placed on identifying pregnant women, children aged 0–5 years, and further disaggregating the data into age groups: 0–6 months, 6–23 months, and 24–59 months. Alongside, the anthropometry team is conducting nutritional assessments by measuring children’s weight, height, and MUAC.

This activity is being carried out with support from local volunteers and community leaders to ensure wider coverage and community participation. The data collected will serve as a foundation for designing targeted program interventions and improving service delivery to migrant populations.

Photographs from the field highlight the team’s commitment and the strong community engagement being built during this process. These visuals may be used for documentation, communication, or storytelling purposes as required.

Janata Bhati’s Fight for a Child-Friendly Anganwadi

Posted on July 4, 2025July 7, 2025 by aah_admin

I, Janata Bhati, have been working as a worker at the Anganwadi Center in Nadankheda since 2005. This center comes under the Tirla development block, District Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.

The construction of the Nadankheda building was completed in 2012. However, in the years 2022 and 2023, electric wires were laid above the building. Efforts were made by me and the members of the village panchayat to stop this, but despite that, the work on the electric line continued, and it was eventually installed above the building.

During this time, the organization Action Against Hunger had initiated the process of adopting Anganwadi centers. However, due to the electric line passing over the building, the organization refused to adopt Anganwadi, stating that it was not child friendly. I then made it my mission to make the center child friendly.

We also made several attempts to get the electricity line removed. We applied to the Electricity Department in Tirla, requesting the removal of the wires. The application was signed by the Panch, Sarpanch, and Secretary as well. However, no action was taken.

After that, we informed the CDPO about the issue and also filed a complaint through the CM Helpline. Subsequently, we brought this matter to the attention of the District Collector during a public hearing at the Collector’s Office in Dhar.

We also informed MLA Neena Vikram Verma of Dhar. After all these efforts, the electricity department finally removed the wires from above the building in March 2025.

Following this, we once again requested the organization Action Against Hunger to adopt the Anganwadi center. The organization showed interest and agreed. In April 2025, the building was also renovated. The structural issues such as cracks in the walls and water leakage from the roof were resolved.