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Nurturing





          India’s Future








                                                                                                                                 true potential and for that we must begin with the
                                                                                                                                 elimination of hunger and lack of nutrition.”
          AAF through its flagship social impact project Nand
          Ghar, a collaborative project between Vedanta and                                                                      The campaign, designed and executed by McCANN
                                                                                                                                 Erickson (India), in its initial phase, strives to spread
          the Government of India is contributing to eliminating                                                                 awareness among citizens to end hunger and

          hunger and malnutrition across the country                                                                             malnutrition and provide equal opportunities to our   this year’s Poshan Maah theme of ‘Suposhit Bharat,
                                                                                                                                 future generation for a better tomorrow. With this   Sakshar Bharat, Sashakt Bharat’, Nand Ghar has become
                                                                                                                                 launch, Anil Agarwal Foundation has also revealed its   a true personification of its vision to support health,
                                                                                                                                 new logo, inspired by a growing sapling symbolizing   education, and empowerment along with addressing
                     nil Agarwal Foundation (AAF), the                                                                           AAF’s philosophy that there is potential in everyone   nutritional needs of all beneficiaries.
                     philanthropic arm of Vedanta Limited                                                                        that should be recognized and nurtured to flower to its
                     recently launched a campaign, to address                                                                    maturity.                                            Nutrition forms one of the core focus areas of the
                     the pressing issues of hunger and                                                                                                                                Nand Ghar initiative. Considering that poor nutrition
         Amalnutrition. Commencing in the month                                                                                  Sharing his thoughts on the campaign, Prasoon        hampers growth among children, having long-lasting
          of September, also observed as the National Nutrition                                                                  Joshi, CEO & CCO at McCann Worldgroup India and      consequences on learning and productivity, the project
          Month or ‘Poshan Maah’, the campaign with the tagline                                                                  Chairman, Asia Pacific said, “When campaigns are born   supports this crucial need. Nutrition is also central to
          ‘Agar Bachpan Se Puchha Khaana Khaya Toh Desh Ka                                                                       out of true-life experiences, they are authentic and   the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2
          Kal Banaya’ propagates the need to end child hunger                                                                    strike a genuine chord with people. This is one such   of Zero Hunger. Nand Ghars have been successful in
          and malnutrition, to nurture the untapped potential                                                                    campaign which genuinely reflects a felt truth and a   reducing malnourishment among preschool children and
          amongst the less privileged. The campaign represents                                                                   true connect. It also tries to shake one out of inertia and   include almost 20% lesser children in Severely Acute
          the Foundation’s dedication to build a better future                                                                   move society towards positive action.”               Malnourished (SAM) & Moderately Acute Malnourished
          for children and youth in India by ensuring proper                                                                                                                          (MAM) categories as compared to the national average.
          nourishment required for growth and development.                                                                       AAF through its flagship social impact project Nand
                                                                                                                                 Ghar, a collaborative project between Vedanta and    Nand Ghars have consistently demonstrated the ability
          Commenting on the campaign launch, Ms. Priya                                                                           the Government of India is contributing to eliminating   to transform the lives of communities at the grassroots.
          Agarwal Hebbar, Director, Vedanta Limited and       future generations a fair chance to realize their dreams           hunger and malnutrition across the country. It aims to   Earlier this year, AAF launched a nutrition initiative
          Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc Ltd., said, “Stemming from   and take India to even greater heights. It’s our inherent     develop and modernise over 29,000 Anganwadis across   for pre-school children to provide multi-millet nutri
          my father’s personal journey and experiences of hunger   belief that there is potential in every child that needs to   the country. It has already developed 5,500 Anganwadis   bars across Anganwadis including Nand Ghars. These
          in his childhood, and his vision of ensuring food security   be nurtured, not just for their sake but for our country’s   into Nand Ghars so far and is impacting the community,   bars, rich in protein, fiber, and antioxidants have not
          for each child, the launch of this campaign marks the   future. Through Project Nand Ghar, we are positively           especially children and women at the grassroots      only improved the daily nutrient intake of children,
          beginning of a movement that will involve and engage   impacting children enrolled in our centers yet there’s          through holistic development opportunities. Aligned   but also boosted cognitive development, and reduced
          every citizen of India so that together we can give our   a lot that needs to be done to help them realize their       with the Government of India’s POSHAN Abhiyaan and   absenteeism in Anganwadis.

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