India

Community Health Worker Balram measures the mid-upper arm circumference of a three-year-old girl named Bhumika, and finds that she is severely malnourished.
Lys Arango
Action Against Hunger, India

The State of Hunger in India

Although food security and the economy in India are improving, the world’s largest democracy still has a lot to do to tackle its high malnutrition rates. Undernutrition in India is the result of widespread poverty, rapid population growth, pockets of weak governance, poor health systems, and unreliable national indicators. These issues are compounded by the social factors and inequities related to caste, ethnicity, religion, and gender.

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How We're Helping in India

Our teams in India focus on improving nutrition, food security, livelihoods, and access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. We provide children with therapeutic food and supplements to treat and prevent life-threatening hunger, and we are working to improve the ways malnutrition is diagnosed, treated, and prevented.

A community health worker shows a mother how to measure her child's nutrition status.
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People Reached By Nutrition & Health Programs

Action Against Hunger staff get supplies of hand sanitizer, masks, and gloves ready for distribution in Rajasthan, India.
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People Reached By Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Programs

One of Action Against Hunger's Community Mobilizers distributing food baskets in Mumbai.
Sudharak Olwe
Action Against Hunger, India
Community Mobilizer Kavita hosts a cooking demonstration for mothers.
Lys Arango
Action Against Hunger, India
Community Mobilizer Kavita uses her motorbike to go home to home in her community.
Lys Arango
Action Against Hunger, India
Action Against Hunger Community Mobilizers Kavita and Janhvi visit Anjum at home, following up on the supplies and advice they've provided.
Sudharak Olwe
Action Against Hunger, India
Community Mobilizer Foranti leads a group discussion with mothers in her community.
Lys Arango
Action Against Hunger, India

As part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve worked with local government to support the healthcare system and provide emergency food supplies and hygiene kits to vulnerable communities.

Our teams work with pregnant women and new mothers to prevent iron deficiencies, which could impact the health and development of their child. We also visit families at home to help them learn and improve nutrition and hygiene.

We provide communities with ways to earn their livelihoods and improve nutrition by helping them grow their own vegetable gardens, raise chickens, practice organic farming, and more.

We install taps, promote hand-washing, and train communities in good hygiene practices for eating, cooking, and more.

We work with partners to encourage stronger policies on nutrition and greater resources. Wherever possible, we strive amplify the voices of those who are not always heard.

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