• Thousands of kids die every year in the tribal area of Melghat (Maharashtra, India) due to lack of medical attention and nutritional support.
• Increased incidence and rapid spread of infectious diseases such as pneumonia, typhoid, and dysentery are primary cause of high child mortality
• Situation worsens during monsoon when the food supplies are low and the communicable diseases are at their peak

The Solution:

• Sankalpa teamed up with volunteers of Melghat Mitra, an initiative for eradicating child mortality from this region, in the Campaign Against Child Mortality
• 7 cents buy daily nutritional supplies for a child, $3.75 buy daily supply of life-saving medicines for an entire village! Sankalpa provided funds totaling $2000 over last 3 years to help reduce the child mortality
• The volunteers of Melghat Mitra ran special campaigns during monsoon and monitored the food and health situation in 6 villages. The malnourished and sick children were given necessary treatment and nutritious feeds, saving hundreds of lives during past few years
• More volunteering and funds are needed to achieve the ultimate goal – Let us not let a single child die!