#AllForBengal | "Lesser resources are available now and we are struggling to get money for the operations in Bengal": Roland Angerer, Asia Regional Director, ChildFund Donate now: ndtv.com/allforbengal (In partnership with NDTV and JSW Group )

“There are about 35 lakh people who have been impacted so badly, I think as citizens of India, each one of us owes to those people, to give them back their dignity and self-respect” - Neelam Makhijani, Country Director & CEO, ChildFund India on #CycloneAmphan

#ViolenceAgainstChildren must end. Increasing awareness, behaviour change communications, and establishing and strengthening community based #ChildProtection systems can help to #EndViolenceAgainstChildren

Despite several efforts are being made to eliminate #genderdisparity, it still exists perennially even in affluent societies- a grim reality that must be acknowledged and addressed for better social and economic development #gender #womenempo #SRHR

#COVID19 outbreak has increased fear in communities that is adversely impacting people's #health seeking behaviour that is evident with drop in hospital addmissions and OPD visits & will result in delayed diagnostic & treatment for #NCDs. So community must be engage strategically

A pan-India survey reveals data on children's addicted to inhalants. Such addiction ↑ their vulnerabilities to face #violence, abuse, exploitation and risk to life threatening infections & diseases - a matter of grave concern timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/u… #EndViolenceAgainstChildren

Millions of children in India are engaged in work as child laborers. With the pandemic pushing many families further into poverty and schools being closed temporarily, more children become vulnerable and could be forced into #ChildLabor.

The latest data released by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of #India shows that infant mortality rate for for the country has come down to 32 in 2018 from 40 in 2013: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/infant-m… #IMR #SRB #U5MR #SDGs

Sr officer says "increase in female infection ratio is a clear indication that women are going out in the market & not following the precautions". Presumably men are? Let's look at data: 70.49% males, 29.51% females COVID19 +ve -> compared to May 2020: 74.6% males, 25.4% females

Must watch Ravish on how the Mumbai HC came down on govt & media on making Tabligh Jamaatis into scapegoats for Covid. youtu.be/4-S34vQExSo

2020 #GlobalHungerIndex shows that India continues to be in "serious #hunger category" despite little progress, and it ranks 94 out of 107 countries even lower than neighbours. Accelerated efforts are needed to ensure #foodsecurity for all: bit.ly/3m2CwbM

World is not on track to achieve #SDG goal of #zerohunger by 2030, shows 2020 GHI data. 37 countries will fail to touch even lower hunger level with current pace of development, it is calling for accelerated actions at nation, state and community level: bit.ly/31ksXxk

1 - What I find most unsettling is the assumption that farmers don’t know what is good for them and that if they have a position which is contrary to official ideas of agricultural reforms, they must be necessarily misguided or part of some conspiracy.

Today we deconstruct the second generation vaccine wave in #India and how it is faring in The Ken daily newsletter Beyond The First Order. It is a ready reckoner for everyone interested in #COVID19Vaccine Arundhati Ramanathan Nithin Prajakta Patil

Check out our 2020 Annual Report to learn how Rise Up Leaders like Alicia and Ben created change for millions of girls and women last year. bit.ly/3rTmnIf BENJAMIN YUNANA MAIGARI YUVA AMDF

देश मे बहुत से बाबा ऐसे हैं जिनके लगभग हर जिले में आश्रम/सत्संग भवन हैं.इन सभी को जिले का प्रशासन अपने अधिकार में लेकर टेम्प्रोरी हॉस्पिटल बना सकते हैं. साथ ही जितने मेडिकल/पैरा मेडिकल इंस्टिट्यूट के ट्रेनी डॉक्टर्स/स्टूडेंट्स हैं उन्हें ट्रेंड करना चाहिए.काफी मदद मिलेगी.

Hi, I am sharing a google doc which has compiled all resources for COVID related help in different states. This was shared in one of my JSA google groups and is being constantly updated and verified. Please feel free to share in your networks. Thanks. (LINK IN THE NEXT TWEET)

#COVID19 has become a public health crisis in #India leading to a collapse of the healthcare system @paimadhu Zain Chagla and myself developed this infographic (w/help from Joel Klinton) with tips to advise people on how to care for themselves at home. Please share!

Couldn't agree more that #breastfeeding mothers must get #SafeSpaces everywhere - free from stigma and shame. Let's change the mind set and environment around us to promote breast feeding as a matter of honor. #WorldBreastfeedingWeek #SDGs #exclusivebreastfeeding