RCB Eeaches Out To Malnourished Vaidu Children Vaidu Outreach Reveals Shocking Neglect Of The Girl Child
At the age of 13, Payal Singh weighs a measly 30 kg. She is one of 150 children who benefit from RCB’s outreach to the Vaidu community in Jogeshwari. Most of the people here are from nomadic communities and now live under bridges and flyovers, near drains and in slum areas. They pick through garbage to get a bite of something edible that has been thrown by nearby hotels and homes.
Testimonials
I have never seen a round roti, so when
I saw one in the food distributed by the Rotary Club of Bombay, it was a surprise. Thank you!
– Gauri Melkundi
The food is so delicious that I have gained weight in one month. My mother is a housemaid and we ate stale food earlier.
– Roshani Shivarlu
My mother is disabled and my father is a housekeeper. I used to feel so hungry when I came back from school. But now, there is food from Rotary Club of Bombay.
– Simaran Mallapule
14-year-old Sheetal Baraf is from the tribal Vaidu community in Marol. She is in the 9th standard and weighs a shocking 35.9 kg. Like most children in the community, she is in the malnourishment zone as she rarely eats one proper meal a day. Parents and adults are unable to provide as they are daily wage earners who have lost their livelihoods in these last two years and just about scraped through even before that.
For the entire month of December, the Rotary Club of Bombay provided one nutritious meal daily for a hundred girl children of the community. After all, this is the group that will go on to become changemakers and leaders, empowering others as they, themselves, have been empowered.
Testimonials:
My mother works as a housemaid and brings vada pav and samosa daily. Now, didi gives us healthy food every day. Thank you, Rotary Club of Bombay.
– Prachi Jethe
My sister and I both do a lot of housework but there is no proper food. This month, we got good food and I have gained some weight. Thank you so much, Rotary Club of Bombay, you are giving us a healthy life.
– Kanij Shaik
