KHUSHI IS 5 YEARS OLD TODAY - CELEBRATING CARE FOR THE DEPRIVED CHILDREN

We are very proud to inform you that the Campaign “KHUSHI” that we started on 10^th April, 2012 is 5 years old today. During these years, we have organized several online discussions/debate, ground level workshops with street children, Awards and “KHUSHI” Walk and also direct interaction with thousands of school children to sensitize them about Care for the Deprived Children – their Nutrition, Education & Health.

Our “KHUSHI” Film ‘Humko Mann Ki Shakti Dena’ has been viewed by more than 7.6 million people across the globe – reaching to over 2 crore people, over 200,000 shares, 100,000 likes and 2000 comments. Here, today we celebrate the “KHUSHI” Day with our more than 225,000 followers.

CAMPAIGN "KHUSHI" ADOPTS 75 CHILD CARE CENTRES IN INDIA - VEDANTA INCREASES ITS FOCUS ON CHILD CARE

Rajasthan (18), Odisha (35), Chattisgarh (10) and Tamil Nadu (12) - 2500 rural deprived children to benefit...

"Khushi" awareness campaign on child care launched by Vedanta Group in 2012 has the objective to spread the message towards care for the underprivileged children, their education, nutrition and health, and give them a life of dignity. This project of Vedanta has now moved ahead and adopted 75 child care centres in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Chattisgarh. These Centres are located in deep rural areas and the intervention by "Khushi" project of Vedanta will bring awareness and motivate about 2500 rural children.

"Khushi" has currently adopted 12 child care centres in Tamil Nadu, 18 centres in Rajasthan, 10 centres in Chattisgarh and 35 centres in Odisha. The children are below 6 years of age and would be provided nutrition, regular health check-up and will be taught through play-way method. These centres will also become a place for common immunization and knowledge sharing on health, nutrition and education issues.

These children need to be exposed to colourful books, colourful posters, toys, cleanliness in terms of sanitation & hygiene, besides finally upgrading them to join formal schools.

The world largest child population lives in India and it is also true that nearly one third of the malnourished child population also lives in India. The country also accounts for largest child deaths and school dropouts. The condition of girls is even worse. Taking cognizance of the issue, Government of India has sanctioned Rs. 129,000 crore in the current plan to be spent under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) within 3 years.

"Khushi" will also focus on enrolling as many girl child in the centres. "Khushi" is looking to have a minimum 50% girl child in each Centre and will ensure they are attended on priority. Each centres is expected to enroll about 30 children and right from the weight measurement, the height, an overall growth chart will be prepared of each child. We would also keep their parents involved so that within the process they also learn the importance of education, health and nutrition in family.

These child care centres have been named as "Khushi - Vedanta Child Care Centres" and the community relations executives of the company are working door to door in villages for sending the children in the centres.

Recently, Vedanta's "Khushi" has joined hands with NDTV and Priyanka Chopra for a campaign " Our Girls Our Pride" that has focus towards girl children in India. This event has also ensured education for about 2200 girl children.

Khushi has a strong membership base on facebook with more than 34,000 members from across the globe -www.facebook.com/groups/vedantakhushi.

The campaign uploads success stories on the blog www.khushi-creatinghappiness.blogspot.in. The campaign that connects people of similar minds and thoughts...

Members have gone ahead and helped these underprivileged children at their own level.

VEDANTA “KHUSHI” NOW HAS 10 CHILD CARE CENTRES IN CHHATTISGARH ALSO…

Vedanta’s “Khushi” project moves to deep rural villages in Chattisgarh to provide health, nutrition and education to deprived children

Now, Vedanta Khushi has 10 Child Care Centres in the state of Chhattisgarh at Bhadrapara, Lalghat, Belgiri, Rumghara, Jambahar, Chuhiya, Rukbahari, Barima, Ropakhar and Sapnadhar.

 

Keeping the focus alive to strengthen the girl child presence in each centre, the Vedanta Khushi campaign has been able to get more than 50% girl child in the these centres. The total strength of children in these centres is 320, and out of these, 164 are girls, which is more than 50%.This makes the Vedanta “Khushi” centres to 22 now. India is a country with largest child population, largest child deaths, largest street children and largest malnourished children in the world.

Seeing this state of the country, for once we felt apprehensive about building India for the future. It is sure, government, NGOs, corporates alone cannot bring this problem to a solution alone and common masses need to align and join on such mammoth national missions.

This is where Vedanta decided to spread the message of "Khushi" - Care for the Underprivileged Children.  Awareness is the key for bringing change, as only due to awareness the knowledge gets shared.

The campaign Vedanta “Khushi” has ultimate objective to see no child in India remains malnourished and is deprived of primary health, education and nutrition.

 

Be part of the campaign. Join at Facebook 

www.facebook.com/groups/vedantakhushi and visit Blog - http://khushi-creatinghappiness.blogspot.in/
Vedanta is moving ahead to further have more Child Care Centres in deep rural areas of India in the State of Rajasthan and Odisha.

VEDANTA “KHUSHI” NOW HAS CHILD CARE CENTRES IN TAMIL NADU

Vedanta’s “Khushi” project moves to deep rural villages to provide health, nutrition and education to deprived children

Now, Vedanta Khushi has 12 Child Care Centres in the state of Tamil Nadu at Athimarapatti, Jahirhussain Nagar, Jamirviyas, Bharathi Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Mattakadai, Puthukumaran Nagar, Rajiv Nagar, Savariarpuram, SBI Colony, Thalamuthu Nagar and Sami Nagar.

Keeping the focus alive to strengthen the girl child presence in each centre, the Vedanta Khushi campaign has been able to get more than 50% girl child in the these centres. 

The total strength of children in these centres is 405, and out of these, 207 are girls, which is more than 50%.

India is a country with largest child population, largest child deaths, largest street children and largest malnourished children in the world. Seeing this state of the country, for once we felt apprehensive about building India for the future.

It is sure, government, NGOs, corporates alone cannot bring this problem to a solution alone and common masses need to align and join on such mammoth national missions. 

The campaign Vedanta “Khushi” has ultimate objective to see no child in India remains malnourished and is deprived of primary health, education and nutrition.

Be part of the campaign. Join at Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/vedantakhushi and visit Blog - http://khushi-creatinghappiness.blogspot.in/

Vedanta is moving ahead to further have more Child Care Centres in deep rural areas of India.